Students may be awarded credit through achieving the college’s minimum scoring requirements on the following standardized examinations: Advanced Placement Examination Program (AP); College-Level Examination Program (CLEP); Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Educational Support (DANTES); and higher-level International Baccalaureate courses (IB). Minimum score requirements and their ESCC equivalent are below.
The awarding of credit through standardized examinations shall be given, to the extent possible, to courses listed in the current ESCC Catalog. In certain instances, credit may be awarded for courses listed in the Virginia Community College System Master Course File (MCF).
Official test scores must be directed from the testing agency to ESCC’s Registrar at Registrar@es.vccs.edu.
1. Advanced Placement Examination Program (AP)
The College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) administers advanced placement examinations that enable high school students to complete college-level courses while still in high school, to demonstrate college-level achievements through examinations, and to receive college course credit when they matriculate at an institution of higher learning. AP credit is only awarded to students who are enrolled in classes at ESCC and are curriculum-placed, and who earn a score of 3 or higher. For evaluation, students must have official AP score reports from ETS forwarded to the Admissions and Records Office at ESCC. AP courses and their ESCC equivalent are as follows:
Examination | Course Equivalent | Credit |
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Art History | ART 101-102 | 6 |
Biology | BIO 101-102 | 8 |
Chemistry | CHM 111-112 | 8 |
Chinese language and Culture | CHI 201-202 | 6 |
Computer Science AB | CSC 201 | 3 |
Economics, Macro | ECO 201 | 3 |
Economics, Micro | ECO 202 | 3 |
English Language & Composition | ENG 111-112 | 6 |
Environmental Science | ENV 121-122 | 8 |
French Language | FRE 201-202 | 6 |
French Literature | FRE 233-234 | 6 |
German | GER 201-202 | 6 |
Government & Politics/Comparative | PLS 120 | 3 |
Government & Politics/U.S. | PLS 211 | 3 |
History, U.S. | HIS 121-122 | 6 |
History, European | HIS 101-102 | 6 |
History, World | HIS 111-112 | 6 |
Human Geography | GEO 210 | 3 |
Japanese language and Culture | JPN 201-202 | 6 |
Latin/Literature or Virgil | LAT 201-202 | 6 |
Mathematics (Calculus AB) | MTH 263 | 4 |
Mathematics (Calculus BC) | MTH 264 | 8 |
Music Theory | MUS 111-112 | 8 |
Physics B | PHY 201-202 | 8 |
Physics C/Mechanics | PHY 241 | 4 |
Physics C/Electricity & Magnetism | PHY 242 | 4 |
Psychology | PSY 200-203 | 4 |
Spanish Language | SPA 201-202 | 6 |
Spanish Literature | SPA 233-234 or SPA 271-272 | 6 |
Statistics | MTH 245 | 3 |
2. College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
CLEP is a national program of credit-by-examination that offers students the opportunity to document their existing knowledge for 100 and 200 level collegiate courses. Eastern Shore Community College accepts most of the CLEP exams, and uses the American Council on Education recommended minimum score of 50 for most tests when awarding CLEP credit. For higher level courses, the minimum score may be higher and as noted.
CLEP examinations are administered at Eastern Shore Community College by the Testing Center. CLEP examinations are not administered at Eastern Shore during the last two weeks of a semester or during the final examination period. CLEP courses and their ESCC equivalent are as follows:
Exam Title | Minimum
Score | ESCC Equivalent Course(s) | Credits
Awarded |
---|---|---|---|
American Government | 50 | PLS 211 & PLS 212 | 6 |
American Literature | 50 | ENG 241 & 242 | 6 |
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | 50 | ENG 251 & 252 | 6 |
Biology | 50 | BIO 101 & 102 | 8 |
Calculus | 50 | MTH 263 or 270 | 3 |
Chemistry | 50 | CHM 111 & 112 | 8 |
College Composition | 50 | ENG 111 & ENG 112 | 6 |
English Literature | 50 | ENG 243 & 244 | 6 |
Financial Accounting | 50 | ACC 211 | 3 |
French Language | 50 | FRE 101 & 102 | 8 |
French Language | 59 | FRE 101 & 102 and FRE 201 & 202 | 14 |
German Language | 50 | GER 101 & 102 | 8 |
German Language | 60 | GER 101 & 102 and GER 201 & 202 | 14 |
History of the US I: Colonization to 1877 | 50 | HIS 121 | 3 |
History of the US II: 1865 to Present | 50 | HIS 122 | 3 |
Human Growth and Development | 50 | PSY 230 | 3 |
Humanities | 50 | HUM 201 & HUM 202 | 6 |
Information Systems & Computer Applications | 50 | ITE 115 | 3 |
Introductory Business Law | 50 | BUS 241 | 3 |
Introductory Psychology | 50 | PSY 200 | 3 |
Introductory Sociology | 50 | SOC 200 | 3 |
Precalculus | 50 | MTH 161 & MTH 162 | 6 |
Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | ECO 201 | 3 |
Principles of Management | 50 | BUS 200 | 3 |
Principles of Marketing | 50 | MKT 100 | 3 |
Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | ECO 202 | 3 |
Spanish Language | 50 | SPA 101 & 102 | 8 |
Spanish Language | 63 | SPA 101 & 102 and SPA 201 &202 | 14 |
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 | 50 | HIS 101 | 3 |
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present | 50 | HIS 102 | 3 |
3. Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Educational Support (DANTES)
ESCC awards specific course credit for acceptable scores, as recommended by the American Council on Educations, on DANTES college-level examinations. Several types of examinations are reported: end of course examinations for correspondence; extension courses from regionally accredited colleges and universities; College-Level Tests of General Educational Development given prior to 1960; and General Examination of the College-Level Examination Program. Also, college course credits may be granted for tests administered by the United States Armed Forces Institutes (USAFI) prior to June 1, 1974. Scores at the 40th percentile and above are accepted by ESCC. Scores at the 20th percentile and above are accepted for DANTES exams taken prior to September 1981. A complete listing of current and prior tests and recommended scores may be found in ACE’s 2004 Guide to Educational Credit by Examination.
4. International Baccalaureate (IB)
Students completing the Higher Level exams for International Baccalaureate may be granted academic credit for these exams if a score of 5 or above is achieved. IB courses and their ESCC equivalent are as follows:
IB Examination | Score of 5 | Scores of 6 & 7 |
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Biology | BIO 101, 4 cr. | BIO 101-102, 8 cr. |
Chemistry | CHM 111, 4 cr. | CHM 111-112, 8 cr. |
Computing Studies | CSC 201, 4 cr. | CSC 201-202, 8 cr. |
English A1 | ENG 111, 3 cr. | ENG 111-112, 6 cr. |
English B | ENG 111, 3 cr. | ENG 111, 3 cr. |
French A1 or B | FRE 101-102, no cr. | FRE 201-202, 6 cr. |
German A1 or B | GER 101-102, no cr. | GER 201-202, 6 cr. |
Geography | GEO 220, 3 cr. | GEO 205, 220, 7 cr. |
History | HIS 101, 3 cr. | HIS 101-102, 6 cr. |
History of the Americas | (only if 5, 6, or 7) | HIS Elective, 6 cr. |
Mathematics | MTH 263, 4 cr. | MTH 263-264, 8 cr. |