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Credit by Examination

A student who feels he/she has already acquired the basic content of a course on his/her approved schedule should inquire about credit-by-examination. Some exams are offered through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and others may be offered within departments. Interested students should obtain additional information from their advisors or the Office of Evaluation and Testing.

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College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

USF allows students to receive up to 45 semester hours of credit towards the baccalaureate degree upon successful completion of General and Subject College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and DANTES examinations. Performance levels necessary to achieve credit have been established at a common level for all universities and community colleges in the State system. Credit earned through one examination program may not be duplicated by another examination or course. The following limitations should be recognized:

1. Although the General Examinations are not equated to specific courses, there are two cases in which the content is sufficiently similar to be considered as duplicate credit. Thus, students may not receive duplicate credit for the course and the CLEP test in the following areas:

   Test	Courses
   English Composition with Essay	ENC1101 & ENC 1102
   Mathematics	MAC 1105 & MGF 1106

2. Credit earned for the Freshman English courses through the CLEP program does not count toward the twelve hour writing requirement for SBE Rule 6A-10.030 (“Gordon Rule”);

3. CLEP General/Subject Examinations in mathematics, calculus, college algebra, trigonometry satisfy the mathematics requirement for SBE 6A-10.030;

4. CLEP credit will not satisfy USF’s residency requirement;

5. Credit for the General Natural Science examination will be granted for non-majors only; and

6. Each College at USF has the prerogative to exclude CLEP from the required 48 hours of upper level credit.

Certain General and Subject CLEP Examinations noted in the table below may apply to the General Education Liberal Arts Requirements. Some programs do not award credit toward the degree for certain CLEP examinations, and certain graduate or professional schools such as law, medicine and engineering may not grant equal recognition to students with extensive examination credits. An academic advisor should be consulted to ascertain the applicability of a specific CLEP examination toward a student’s degree requirements and the advisability of taking the examinations in a student’s specific situation.

Descriptions of the examination content and other information are available from Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey or in the Office of Evaluation & Testing (SVC 2054).

The CLEP General and Subject Examinations are administered on the Tampa Campus during the months of January, April, June, August and October. Testing schedules and application forms are available in the Office of Evaluation & Testing.

CLEP Subject Area Examinations

NOTE: Credit is awarded for scores above the fiftieth percentile. For information regarding discontinued exams not listed, contact Evaluation & Testing at 974-5298.

*Essays may be required for the subject examinations. Please consult with Evaluation & Testing at SVC 2054, 974-2742.

**Applicable toward the Liberal Arts Requirement.

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Advanced Placement Credit Program

The University participates in the Advanced Placement Program conducted by the College Entrance Examination Board. The Advanced Placement Test is based on specific college level courses that are offered in a number of high schools. Interested students should contact their high school counselors or principals for additional information. Please note: not all colleges will interpret AP test results in the same manner. Consult the table below to ascertain how the University of South Florida interprets AP test results. 

AP Tests and Their Course Equivalents at USF

*Plus satisfactory portfolio review.

**Laboratory credit (CHM 2045L or CHM 2046L) is not automatically granted, but may be when specific information concerning secondary school lab program is provided.

***As of May, 1999 C++ is the language being assessed (not BASIC); prior to May 1999, the language was PASCAL

****Pending results of Music Theory Placement Test.

*****Plus satisfactory grade on USF Department of Physics test covering thermodynamics, wave motion, sound, and optics.

Please send questions or comments to:
Karen M. Hall - webCat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2000