The following Credit by Examination Articulation Rules are referenced in UST's Credit by Examination Policy (A.02.01). These rules are subject to change and will be reviewed annually by the departments under which the examination subjects reside. Amendments may be made to the rules by Deans, Program Directors, or Chairs, as needed following best practices in their respective academic fields.
Department Standards
Department/Subject |
Minimum Score |
Credit Received |
Accounting CLEP Principles of Accounting |
50 |
ACCT 1341 & ACCT 1342 |
Art History AP Art History |
4 3 |
ARTHS 1350 ARTHS 1000 |
Biology AP Biology*
IB Biology CLEP Biology |
4 3 7 50 |
BIOL 1351 & BIOL 1352 BIOL 1000 8 hours of science credit 8 hours of science credit *AP examination applies to non-majors ONLY. Biology majors must take BIOL 1351 and 1352. To receive credit for required laboratories (BIOL 1151, 1152) that parallel BIOL 1351 and 1352, consult the department chair. The examination credit alone does not automatically fulfill the General Biology lecture and lab requirements in various major or minor degree plans. |
Chemistry AP Chemistry
CLEP Chemistry ACS Exam IB Chemistry (Higher Lvl) |
4 3 50 Review 8 |
CHEM 1341 & CHEM 1342 CHEM 1000 CHEM 1341 & CHEM 1342 CHEM 1341 & CHEM 1342 Science lower division credit. To receive credit for the required laboratory that parallels CHEM 1341 and 1342, consult the department chair. The examination credit alone does not automatically fulfill the General Chemistry lecture and lab requirements in various major or minor degree plans. |
Computer Science AP Computer Science A
AP Computer Science B
IB Computing (Higher Lvl) IB Computing (Stand Lvl) |
4 3 4 3 6 7 6 |
COMSC 1450 COMSC 1000 COMSC 1450 & COMSC 1451 COMSC 1450 COMSC 2351 COMSC 1450 & COMSC 1352 COMSC 1450 |
Drama IB Theatre (Higher Level) |
6 |
DRAM 1330 |
Economics AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
CLEP Principles of Macro CLEP Principles of Micro |
4 3 4 3 50 50 |
ECON 1331 ECON 1000 ECON 1332 ECON 1000 ECON 1331 ECON 1332 |
English AP Engl Lit & Comp
CLEP Engl Comp w/ Essay CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature |
4 3 50 50 |
ENGL 1999 ENGL 1000 ENGL 1999 ENGL 1999 |
Geography AP Geography |
4 3 |
GEOG 2332 GEOG 1000 |
History AP U.S. History
AP European History
AP World History
CLEP History of the U.S. I* CLEP History of the U.S. II* CLEP Western Civ I* CLEP Western Civ II* IB World Hist (Higher Lvl) |
4 3 4 3 4 3 50 50 50 50 6 |
HIST 2333 & HIST 2334 HIST 2333 & HIST 2334 HIST 1336 HIST 1000 HIST 1336 HIST 1000 HIST 2333 HIST 2334 HIST 1335 HIST 1336 HIST 1336 *To be granted CLEP credit, students must submit a research paper in history to the chair of the department demonstrating proficiency in research and writing. History majors granted AP or CLEP credit for U. S., Western Civilization, European or World History must fulfill the required 36 hours of the major with other history courses. |
Language (Classics, Fren, Germ, Span, Ect.) AP Language AP Language CLEP Language-French I* CLEP Language-French II* CLEP Language-German I* CLEP language-German II* CLEP Language-Span I* CLEP Language-Span II* IB Language (Standard Lvl) IB Language (Higher Lvl) |
3 4 50 50 50 50 50 50 6 5 |
LANG 1000 LANG 1331 & 1332 FREN 1331 FREN 1332 GERM 1331 GERM 1332 SPAN 1331 SPAN 1332 LANG 1999 (6hrs) LANG 1999 (6hrs) *CLEP Written and ACTFL Oral both required for any credit through either. |
Mathematics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC
CLEP College Mathematics CLEP Pre-Calculus CLEP Calculus |
4 4 3 50 50 50 |
MATH 1431 MATH 1431 & MATH 1432 MATH 1431 MATH 1999 MATH 1999 MATH 1999 (4hrs) |
Music AP Music Theory |
3 |
MUSC 2362 or MUSC 2363 |
Philosophy IB Philosophy (Higher Lvl) |
6 |
PHIL 1000 (3hrs) |
Physics AP Physics 1
AP Physics 2
AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism AP Physics C: Mechanics |
4 3 4 3 4 4 |
PHYS 1331 PHYS 1000 PHYS 1332 PHYS 1000 PHYS 2334 PHYS 2333 Laboratories must be taken at UST for credit. |
Political Science AP Govt & Politics: U.S.
CLEP American Govt. |
4 3 50 |
POSC 2331 & POSC 2332 POSC 1000 POSC 2331 |
Psychology AP Psychology
AP Statistics CLEP Introductory Psyc CLEP Hmn Growth & Dev IB Psychology (Higher Lvl) |
4 3 4 50 50 6 |
PSYC 1332 PSYC 1000 PSYC 3433 PSYC 1332 PSYC 2332 PSYC 1332 |
Sociology CLEP Sociology |
50 |
3hrs Sociology Credit |
Studio Arts AP Studio Art: Drawing AP Studio Art: 2D AP Studio Art: 3D |
3 3 3 |
ARTS 1000 ARTS 1000 ARTS 1000 |