Credit for External Examinations
Northwest utilizes College Board Advanced Placement (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES), Missouri Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) and General Education Certificate (GCE) Advanced Level Examinations 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-Operations with original, official score reports from the testing agency.
Northwest does not award credit for all AP, CLEP, IB, DANTES or GCE A-level examinations. Northwest will allow credit for scores on selected exams as follows:
Advanced Placement
| Course (Northwest Equivalent) |
Score Required |
Hours Granted |
| African American Studies (77-916) |
3 |
3 |
|
American History (33-905)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Art History (13-102)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Biology (04-102/103)
|
3
|
4
|
|
Calculus AB (17-120)
|
3
|
4
|
|
Calculus BC* (17-120)
|
3
|
4
|
|
Chemistry* (24-114/115)
|
3
|
4
|
| Comparative Government and Politics (34-310) |
3 |
3 |
|
Computer Science A (44-241)
|
3
|
3
|
| Computer Science Principles (44-101) |
3 |
3 |
|
Drawing (13-120)
|
3
|
3
|
|
English Language and Comp (10-111)
|
3
|
3
|
|
English Literature and Comp (10-908)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Environmental Science (04-420)
|
3
|
4
|
|
European History (26-103)
|
3
|
3
|
|
French Language and Culture* (14-131, 14-132)
|
3
|
6 |
|
German Language and Culture (14-916)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Human Geography (32-101)
|
3
|
3
|
| Latin (14-916) |
3 |
3 |
|
Macroeconomics (52-150)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Microeconomics (52-151)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Music Theory (19-910)
|
3
|
3
|
| Physics 1 (25-110/111) |
3
|
4
|
| Physics 2 (25-112/113) |
3
|
4
|
|
Physics C – Mechanics* (25-120/121)
|
3
|
5
|
| Precalculus (17-117) |
3 |
5 |
|
Psychology (08-103)
|
3
|
3
|
| Research (10-902) |
3 |
3 |
|
Spanish Language and Culture* (14-141, 14-142)
|
3
|
6
|
|
Spanish Literature (14-916)
|
3
|
3
|
|
Statistics (17-114)
|
3
|
3
|
| Studio Art – 2-D Design (13-191) |
3 |
3 |
| Studio Art – 3-D Design (13-192) |
3 |
3 |
United States Government and Politics (34-924)
|
3 |
3 |
|
World History (26-203)
|
3
|
3
|
* For a Course Score greater than 3, additional credit will be awarded. See table below.
| Course (Northwest Equivalent) |
Score Required |
Hours Granted |
| Calculus BC (17-120, 17-121) |
4
|
9
|
|
Chemistry (24-114/115, 24-116/117)
|
4
|
9
|
| French Language and Culture (14-131, 14-132, 14-232) |
4 |
9 |
| French Language and Culture (14-131, 14-132, 14-232, 14-233) |
5 |
12 |
|
Physics C - Mechanics (25-120/121, 25-230/231)
|
4
|
10
|
|
Spanish Language and Culture (14-141, 14-142, 14-242)
|
4
|
9
|
|
Spanish Language and Culture (14-141, 14-142, 14-242, 14-243)
|
5
|
12
|