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Credit by Exam Tables
Prior Learning Assessment opportunities allow students to accelerate their studies by earning college credit through examination. Some exams are completed in high school, CLEP and DSST can be taken during your studies at KSU which can allow you to complete some of your degree requirements.
Disclaimer: Please make sure to review the tables routinely as they can and will change. Current tables are in effect. In order to receive an credit, official test scores must be sent directly to KSU.
Quick Guidelines
A couple of quick guidelines:
No duplicate credit will be awardedExample: earning ENGL 1101 in AP and IB. This will award a single instance of ENGL 1101 at 3 credits; not 6)
xT00 (elective) is an exception and may be awarded more than once
If a student earns credit for the same course from different exams, credit will be awarded from the exam that would provide the most credit
When an exam score corresponds to the same credit as a completed course, the course credit will be applied, if the course grade is “C” or higher
Course equivalencies are included in degree audit and/or transcript
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Advanced Placement (AP) Test Credit
Contact theCollege Boardto request your official AP test scores to be sent to KSU to receive credit. Credit is not awarded based upon high school transcripts.
AP SUBJECT SCORE EQUIVALENCE African American Studies 3-5 AADS 1102 Art History 3-5 ARH 2750 & 2850 Art: Drawing 3-5 ART 1T00 (or ART 1150*) Art: 2D Design 3-5 ART 1T00 (or ART 1100*) Art: 3D Design 3-5 ART 1T00 (or ART 1200*) Biology 3
4
5
SCI 1101
BIOL 1107/L
BIOL 1107/L & 1108/L
Calculus AB 3
4-5
MATH 1113
MATH 1113 & 1190
Calculus BC (AB Subscore) 3
4-5
MATH 1113
MATH 1113 & 1190
Calculus BC 3
4-5
MATH 1113 & 1190
MATH 1113, 1190 & 2202
Chemistry 3-4
5
CHEM 1211/L
CHEM 1211/L & 1212/L
Comparative Government & Politics 3-5
POLS 2240
Computer Science A 3-5
CSE 1321/L
Computer Science Principles 3-5
CSE 1300
English Language & Composition 3-4
5
ENGL 1101
ENGL 1101 & 1102
English Literature & Composition 3-4
5
ENGL 1101
ENGL 1101 & 1102
Environmental Science 3-5
SCI 1102
European History 4-5
HIST 1T00
Human Geography 3-5
GEOG 1101
Latin 3
4-5
LATN 1001 & 1002
LATN 1001, 1002, 2001 & 2002
Macroeconomics 3-5
ECON 2105
Microeconomics 3-5
ECON 2106
Modern Languages: Language & Culture (Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish) 3
4-5
xxxx 1001 & xxxx 1002
xxxx 1001, 1002, 2001 & 2002
Physics 1 3-5
PHYS 1111/L
Physics 2 3-5
PHYS 1112/L
Physics B 3-4
5
PHYS 1111/L
PHYS 1111/L & 1112/L
Physics C (Mechanics) 3-5
PHYS 2211/L
Physics C
(Elec. & Mag.)3-5
PHYS 2212/L
Precalculus 4-5
MATH 1113
Psychology 3-5
PSYC 1101
Spanish Literature and Culture 3
4-5
SPAN 1001 & 1002
SPAN 1001, 1002, 2001 & 2002
Statistics 3-5
STAT 1401
United States Government & Politics 4-5
POLS 1101^
United States History 4-5
HIST 2111^
World History 4-5
HIST 1100
^Please check with your academic advisor for options to complete the GA legislative requirement
1T00 = lower division elective
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Cambridge AICE (A Levels)
ContactCambridge Internationalto request your official test scores to be sent to KSU to received credit. Credit is not awarded based upon high school or college transcripts.
Unless otherwise noted, passing scores are a, b, c, d, and e (not based on the U.S. grading system).
A LEVEL EXAM EQUIVALENCE Biology BIOL 1107/L & 1108/L Chemistry CHEM 1211/L & 1212/L Computer Science CSE 1300 (or CSE 1321/L and/or CSE 1322/L)* Economics ECON 2105 & 2106 English Language ENGL 1101 & 2110 English Literature ENGL 1101 & 2110 Mathematics MATH 1113 & 1190 Physics PHYS 1111/L & 1112/L Psychology PSYC 2T00 Sociology SOCI 1101 *May be awarded only after passing Advanced Standing Examination. Replaces CSE 1300. Contact you academic advisor for more information.
2T00 = lower division elective
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Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)
Contact theCaribbean Examinations Councilto request your official CAPE test scores to be sent to KSU to receive credit. Credit is not awarded based upon high school or college transcripts.
Unless otherwise noted, passing unit scores areI, II, III, IV, and V.
CAPE UNIT EQUIVALENCE Accounting Unit 1 ACCT 2101 Accounting Unit 2 ACCT 2102 Applied Mathematics Unit 1 STAT 1401 Art & Design Unit 1 ART 1107 & 1T00 (or ART 1100*) Art & Design Unit 2 ART 1107 & 1T00 (or ART 1200*) Biology Unit 1 SCI 1101 Biology Unit 2 SCI 1102 Caribbean Studies Unit 1 AADS 1102 Chemistry Unit 1 CHEM 1151/L Chemistry Unit 2 CHEM 1152/L Communication Studies Unit 1 ENGL 1101 Computer Science Unit 1 AND Unit 2 IT 1113 Economics Unit 1 ECON 2106 Economics Unit 2 ECON 2105 Environmental Science Unit 1 AND Unit 2 GEOG 1125 Food and Nutrition Unit 1 ES 2500 Food and Nutrition Unit 2 ES 3300 French Unit 1 FREN 1001 & 1002 French Unit 2 FREN 1002, 2001 & 2002 Geography Unit 1 GEOG 1101 Geography Unit 2 GEOG 1130 Green Engineering Unit 1 AND Unit 2 IET 3511 History Unit 1 HIST 1T00 History Unit 2 HIST 1T00 Information Technology Unit 1 AND Unit 2 ICT 2101 Integrative Mathematics Unit 1 MATH 1111 & 1160 Literatures in English Unit 1 ENGL 2110 Literatures in English Unit 2 ENGL 2110 Logistics & Supply Chain Operations Unit 1 AND Unit 2 IET 2449 Physics Unit 1 PHYS 1111/L Physics Unit 2 PHYS 1112/L Pure Mathematics Unit 1 MATH 1113 Pure Mathematics Unit 1 AND Unit 2 MATH 1113 & 1190 Sociology Unit 1 AND Unit 2 SOCI 1101 Spanish Unit 1 SPAN 1001 & 1002 Spanish Unit 2 SPAN 1002, 2001 & 2002 *May be awarded only after Portfolio Review. Replaces 1T00.
1T00 = lower division elective
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College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Contact theCollege Boardto request your official CLEP test scores to be sent to KSU to receive credit. Credit may not be awarded for a course previously failed or audited. Credit is not awarded based upon high school or college transcripts.
KSU students: If you are interested in taking any of these exams, visit theKSU Testing Center.
CLEP EXAM MINIMUM SCORE EQUIVALENCE American Government 50 POLS 1101^ American Literature 50 ENGL 2130 Analyzing & Interpreting Literature 50 ENGL 2110 Biology 50 SCI 1101 Calculus 50 MATH 1190 Chemistry 50
70
CHEM 1211/L
CHEM 1211/L & 1212/L
College Algebra 50
MATH 1111
College Composition Modular 50
ENGL 1101*
College Mathematics 50
MATH 1001
English Literature 50
ENGL 2120
Financial Accounting 50
ACCT 2101
French Language 50
59
FREN 1001 & 1002
FREN 1001, 1002, 2001 & 2002
German Language 50
60
GRMN 1001 & 1002
GRMN 1001, 1002, 2001 & 2002
History of the U.S. I 50
ELEC 1T00
History of the U.S. II 50
ELEC 1T00
Human Growth and Development 50
PSYC 2103
Intro to Educational Psychology 50
PSYC 3010
Introductory Psychology 50
PSYC 1101
Introductory Business Law 50
BLAW 2200
Introductory Sociology 50
SOCI 1101
Precalculus 50
MATH 1113
Principles of Macroeconomics 50
ECON 2105
Principles of Microeconomics 50
ECON 2106
Western Civilization I 50
HIST 1T00
Western Civilization II 50
HIST 1T00
Spanish Language 50
63
SPAN 1001 & 1002
SPAN 1001, 1002, 2001 & 2002
Spanish with Writing 50
65
SPAN 1001 & 1002
SPAN 1001, 1002, 2001 & 2002
* Separate essay is required. Please check with the testing center for more information.
^Please check with your academic advisor for options to complete the GA legislative requirement
1T00 = lower division elective
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DSST Exams
Go togetcollegecredit.comto request your official DSST test scores to be sent to KSU to receive credit. Credit may not be awarded for a course previously failed or audited. Credit is not awarded based upon high school or college transcripts.
KSU students: If you are interested in taking any of these exams, visit theKSU Testing Center.
DSST EXAM SCORE 2008 REVISED EXAM SCORES EQUIVALENCE A History of Vietnam War 400 HIST 2T00 Art of the Western World 400 ART 1107 Astronomy 48 400 ASTR 1000K Business Ethics & Society 400 PHIL 1T00 Business Mathematics 48 400 MATH 1T00 Criminal Justice 400 CRJU 1101* Computing and Information Technology (Formerly, Introduction to Computing) 400 CSE 1300 Environment and Humanity (Replaced by Environmental Science in 2018) 48 400 STS 1101 Environmental Science 400 SCI 1102 Ethics in America 400 PHIL 1T00 Ethics in Technology 400 PHIL 1T00 Fundamentals of College Algebra 47 400 MATH 1111 Fundamentals of Counseling 45 400
440
PSYC 2T00
PSYC 4440
Fundamentals of Cybersecurity 400 CYBR 3100** General Anthropology 47 400 ANTH 1102 History of the Soviet Union (Formerly titled: The Rise & Fall of the Soviet Union) 400 HIST 2T00 Health & Human Development (formerly Here's to Your Health) 400 WELL 2000 Intro to Geography (Formerly titled: Human/Cultural Geography) 48 400 GEOG 1130 Introduction to World Religions 400 RELS 1102 Lifespan Developmental Psychology 46 400 PSYC 2103 Math for Liberal Arts 400 MATH 1101 Personal Finance 46 400 FIN 2500 Principles of Advanced English Composition 400 ENGL 1101 Principles of Public Speaking 47 400 COMM 1110 Principles of Statistics 48 400 STAT 1401(or IET 2227) Substance Abuse 400 SOCI 4200* The Civil War and Reconstruction 400 HIST 2T00 Technical Writing 400 ELEC 2T00 *Only one attempt permitted for this exam
**Exam does not exempt undergraduate major prerequisites. For MS-Cyber Foundations of Cybersecurity entry requirement: Exemption may be granted with a minimum score of 440
1T00 or 2T00 = Lower division elective
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International Baccalaureate (IB)
For IB results or IB transcript, please visitwww.ibo.organd request a official hard copy be mailed to KSU. Credit is not awarded based upon high school or college transcripts.
IB SUBJECT IB SCORE EQUIVALENCY Business and Organization 4-7 ELEC 1T00 Business Management 4-7 ELEC 1T00 Biology SL 4
5
6-7
No Credit Awarded
SCI 1101
SCI 1101 & 1102
Biology HL 4
5
6-7
SCI 1101
BIOL 1107/L
BIOL 1107/L & 1108/L
Chemistry SL 4
5-6
7
No Credit Awarded
CHEM 1151/L
CHEM 1211/L
Chemistry HL 4-5
6
7
CHEM 1151/L
CHEM 1211/L
CHEM 1211/L & 1212/L
Classical Languages (Latin or Greek) 4-5
6-7
xxxx 1001, 1002 & 2001
xxxx 1001, 1002, 2001 & 2002
Computer Science SL 4-7
CSE 1300
Computer Science HL 4-7
CSE 1300
Computer Science SL/HL with D Option 4-7
CSE 1321/L
Economics SL 4
5
6-7
No Credit Awarded
ECON 1000
ECON 1000 & 2106 (or 2105 instead if Area E4 already met)
Economics HL Economics HL
45-6
7
ECON 1000
ECON 1000 & 2106 (or 2105 instead if Area E4 already met)
ECON 1000, 2105 & 2106
English Language A: Language & Literature SL 4-5
6-7
ELEC 1T00
ENGL 1101 & 2110
English Language A: Language & Literature HL 4-5
6-7
ENGL 1101
ENGL 1101 & 2110
English Language A: Literature 4-5
6-7
ELEC 1T00
ENGL 2110
English B 4-7
ENGL 1101
Film SL 4-5
6-7
ART 1107
TPS 1107
Film HL 4-7
TPS 1T00 & 1107
Foreign Language A: Literature SL 5
6-7
1001, 1002, 2001
1001, 1002, 2001, 2002
Foreign Language A: Literature HL 4
5
6-7
1001, 1002, 2001
1001, 1002, 2001, 2002
1001, 1002, 2001, 2002, and a 3T00**
Foreign Language A: Literature & Language SL 5
6-7
1001, 1002, 2001
1001, 1002, 2001, 2002
Foreign Language A: Literature & Language HL 4
5
6-7
1001, 1002, 2001
1001, 1002, 2001, 2002
1001, 1002, 2001, 2002, and a 3T00**
Language B: All Foreign Languages 4-5
6-7
xxxx 1001, 1002 & 2001
xxxx 1001, 1002, 2001 & 2002
Foreign Language ab initio: All Foreign Languages 4
5
6-7
xxxx 1001 & 1002
xxxx 1001, 1002 & 2001
xxxx 1001, 1002, 2001 & 2002
Geography SL 4-7
GEOG 1130
Geography HL 4-7
GEOG 3330
Global Politics SL/HL 4
5-7
No Credit Awarded
POLS 2401
HIstory SL 4-7
HIST 1T00
History HL: Americas 4
5
6-7
HIST 2T00
HIST 2111^
HIST 2T00 & 2111^
History HL: Europe 4-5
6-7
HIST 2T00
HIST 1T00 & HIST 2T00
History HL: Africa & Middle East 4-5
6-7
HIST 2T00
HIST 1T00 & 2T00
History HL: Asia & Oceania 4-5
6-7
HIST 2T00
HIST 1T00 & 2T00
Information Technology in a Global Society 4-7
ICT 2101
Literature & Performance 4-5
6-7
TPS 2T00
TPS 3000
Mathematics SL/HL 4-7
MATH 1113
Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches SL 4
5
6-7
No Credit Awarded
MATH 1101
MATH 1111
Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches HL 4
5
6-7
MATH 1111
MATH 1113
MATH 1190
Mathematics: Applications & Interpretation SL 4
5-7
No Credit Awarded
MATH 1101
Mathematics: Applications & Interpretation HL 4 - 7
MATH 1101
Mathematical Studies SL 4-7
MATH 1T00
Philosophy SL 4-7
PHIL 2010
Philosophy HL 4-5
6-7
PHIL 2010
PHIL 2T00 & 2010
Physics SL 4
5
6-7
No Credit Awarded
PHYS 1111/L
PHYS 1111/L & 1112/L
Physics SL 4
5
6-7
No Credit Awarded
PHYS 1111/L
PHYS 1111/L & 1112/L
Physics HL 4
5
6-7
PHYS 1111/L
PHYS 1111/L & 1112/L
PHYS 2211/L & 2212/L
Psychology 4-7
PSYC 1101
Social & Cultural Anthropology 4-7
ANTH 3307
Sports, Exercise & Health Science SL 4-7
ES 2290
Theatre SL 4-7
TPS 1107
Theatre HL 4-5
6-7
TPS 2T00
TPS 3T00
Visual Arts SL 4-7
ART 1107
Visual Arts HL 4-5
6-7
ART 1107
ART 1107 & 1T00 (or ART 1100*)
*May be awarded only after Portfolio Review. Replaces 1T00
^Please check with your academic advisor for options to complete the GA legislative requirement
1T00 & 2T00 = Lower division elective
3T00 = Upper division elective
** 3000 Level course to be determined by Language Department
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Departmental Challenge Exams for Advanced Standing
Somedepartmentsoffer departmental challenge exams for advanced standing, which provides those students who demonstrate satisfactory evidence of acquired knowledge from prior learning to receive course credit. If you are seeking permission to take challenge exams for BIOL 2221, BIOL 2222, BIOL 3317 or CRJU 3315 make the request through Owl Express. SeeStudent Credit by Examination Applicationfor further instructions.
Other requests for credit by exam should be initiated with a PLA coordinator. Please complete thePLA Inquiry Formto initiate the process.
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Foreign Language Achievement Testing Services (FLATS)
If you want to take a foreign language test for college credit you can do so by using the Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service (FLATS) offered by Brigham Young University. You can earn 3, 6, 9 or 12 credit hours based on your proficiency level in any of the languages in the table below. Exam credits awarded will correspond to the KSU language course listing or foreign language if there is no associated KSU course at levels 1001, 1002, 2001 and 2002.
FLATS TESTS AVAILABLE No Value No Value Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Armenian Bulgarian Cambodian Cantonese Cebuano Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Fijian Finnish French Georgian German Greek Haitian-Creole Hmong Hungarian Icelandic Ilonggo-Hiligaynon Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Malagasy Malay Mandarin Mongolian Norwegian Persian-Farsi Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Samoan Serbian Spanish Swedish Tagalog Tahitian Thai Tongan Ukrainian Vietnamese Setting up your FLATS exam is a two-step process. First, register for and purchase your FLATS exam for $50 per exam through BYU's FLATS Department. Click here and follow the instructions onBYU's website.
Use the information below to fill out the proctor information section on the registration form:
Department: KSU Academic Testing Services
Educational Institution: Kennesaw State University
Address: 3333 Busbee Drive, MD 3313
City, State, Zip Code: Kennesaw, GA 30144
Phone: 470-578-4800
Email:ksutesting@kennesaw.eduAfter registering for your exam you will receive an email with instructions and a unique confirmation number and online password. Schedule your appointment at one of our two testing centers and pay your $30 test administration fee byclicking here. On the day of your test, remember to bring your confirmation number, password and KSU appointment ticket with bar code to the testing center.
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Legislative Requirements
Georgia Code 32-171states that “...no undergraduate student in any college or university shall receive a certificate of graduation or a degree without successfully completing course work or previously passing a satisfactory examination on the history of the United States and the history of Georgia, and upon the provisions and principles of the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Georgia.” No student can receive an undergraduate degree without meeting these requirements.
These requirements are met by successfully completing the following courses:
- U.S. and Georgia History: HIST 2111 U.S. History to 1877 or HIST 2112 U.S. History Since 1877
- U.S. and Georgia Constitution: POLS 1101 American Government
The USG Legislative Requirements at KSU pdfincludes information on United States and Georgia History and Constitution Exams as an optional way to fulfill the requirements.
Transfer credit equivalent to the above courses from outside of the State of Georgia or from credit-by-exam will satisfy the appropriate US Constitution and US History legislative requirements. Georgia Constitution and Georgia History requirements for degree-seeking students in these cases will have to take the KSU course (s) or pass the relevant Georgia Constitution and/or Georgia History exemption examinations available through ourTesting Center.
Please see theUniversity System of Georgia websitefor more information on Legislative Requirements.
Please see the Table ofPrivate Institutionsfor information on transferable courses from private institutions in the state of Georgia that will meet the Legislative Requirements.