Credit for External Examinations
Northwest utilizes the College Board Advanced Placement Tests (AP), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations, and the International Baccalaureate (IB) to award credits toward graduation. The AP exam and IB are administered through the student’s high school, while the CLEP may be taken on campus through the Assessment Office or at any other institutional testing center. Students may not receive credit for any of these exams in subject areas already enrolled in at the college level or in which college credit has already been granted; students may not receive credit for CLEP exams retaken less than six months after the previous exam. In order to receive credit, students must supply the Office of Admissions with original score reports from the testing agency.
Northwest does not award credit for all AP, CLEP or IB examinations. Northwest will allow credit for scores on selected exams as follows:
| Advanced Placement Course (Northwest Equivalent) |
Score Required |
Hours Granted |
|
American Govt./Politics* (34-924)
|
4
|
3
|
|
American History (33-905)
|
4
|
3
|
|
Art History (13-102)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Biology (04-102/103)
|
3
|
4
|
|
Calculus AB (17-120)
|
4
|
4
|
|
Calculus BC (17-120)
|
3
|
4
|
|
Calculus BC (17-120, 17-121)
|
4
|
8
|
|
Chemistry (24-114/115)
|
3
|
4
|
|
Chemistry (24-114/115, 24-116/117)
|
4
|
9
|
|
Computer Science A+
|
–
|
–
|
|
Computer Science AB+
|
–
|
–
|
|
English Language and Comp (10-111)
|
3
|
3
|
|
English Literature and Comp (10-908)
|
4
|
3
|
|
Environmental Science (04-920)
|
3
|
4
|
|
European History (26-103)
|
4
|
3
|
|
French Language (14-131)
|
3
|
3
|
|
French Literature (71-916)
|
3
|
3
|
|
German Language (71-916)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Human Geography (32-101)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Macroeconomics (52-150)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Microeconomics (52-151)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Music Theory (19-173)
|
4
|
3
|
|
Music Listening and Literature (19-201)
|
4
|
3
|
|
Physics B (25-110/111)
|
3
|
4
|
|
Physics B (25-110/111, 25-112/113)
|
4
|
8
|
|
Physics C – Mechanics (25-120/121)
|
3
|
5
|
|
Physics C – Mechanics (25-120/121, 25-230/231)
|
4
|
10
|
|
Psychology (08-103)
|
4
|
3
|
|
Spanish Language (14-141)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Spanish Literature (71-916)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Statistics (17-114)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Studio Art-Drawing++
|
–
|
–
|
|
Studio Art-General++
|
–
|
–
|
|
World History (26-103)
|
3
|
3
|
*Students are required to take POLS 34-201 Missouri Politics in order to fulfill the state’s requirement for graduation. See Graduation Policies and Requirements.
+ The Department of Mathematics,Computer Science and Information Systems faculty will review and award credit on an individual basis.
++Credit will not be awarded.