Advanced Placement and Credit by Examination

Placement tests developed by Union University may be administered in all departments represented in the core curriculum. No credit will be awarded for Union-developed tests; the hours required in the core will be satisfied at a higher level.

Nationally recognized credit by examination programs including the Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Correspondence and Extension credit, International Baccalaureate (IB) and DANTES SST may be accepted. Credit will be awarded for training received in the military service in accordance with recommendations of the American Council on Education (ACE). Other ACE-evaluated programs may be accepted upon review.

Credit awarded by successful completion of CEEB, CLEP, DANTES and IB exams and for ACE-approved training through non-collegiate sponsored education, including but not limited to the military, is assigned semester hours without quality points.

Students may earn one, but not both, required general core natural science classes with credit by testing.  

The General Core for all degrees requires an in-class laboratory science. Therefore, the requirement may not be completely satisfied with credit by testing.

When reviewing credit by testing, please take note of the following:

  1. Union only accepts the tests that are listed in each category.
  2. "Union parallel" refers to the Union course for which credit can be earned.
  3. "Substitute" indicates that while there is no parallel course available, Union is willing to substitute testing credit for the course indicated.
  4. If specific course credit can be awarded, the specific course is indicated in the information provided.

Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB)

Union University will award credit with grades of 3 or above unless otherwise noted#:

CEEB Test

Union Parallel | Substitute

Credit

2D Art and Design

ART 113 | n/a

3

Art History

none | ART 210

3

Biology

BIO 100 | n/a

4

Chemistry *

CHE 105 or CHE 111 | n/a

4

Computer Science A #

none | CSC 125

4

Computer Science Principles

CSC 115 | n/a

3

Economics-Macro

ECO 211 | n/a

3

Economics-Micro

ECO 212 | n/a

3

English Language and Composition

ENG 111 | n/a

3

English Literature and Composition

ENG 111 and ENG 112 | n/a

6

French Language and Culture **

FRE 111 and FRE 112 | n/a

6

German Language

GER 111 and GER 112 | n/a

6

Government and Politics, United States  PSC 211 | n/a

3

Comparative Government

PSC 232 | n/a

3

History, European

n/a | HIS Lower-level Elective

6

History, United States

HIS 211 and HIS 212 | n/a

6

History, Modern World

HIS 102 | n/a

3

Human Geography

none | GEO Lower-level Elective

3

Latin

LAT 111 and LAT 112 | Language

6

Mathematics, Calculus AB

MAT 211 | n/a

4

Mathematics, Calculus BC

MAT 211 and MAT 212 | n/a

8

Music Theory

MUS 109 | n/a

4

Physics 1 #

PHY 213 | n/a

4

Physics 2 #

PHY 214 | n/a

4

Physics C–Mechanical #

PHY 231 | n/a

5

Psychology

PSY 213 | n/a

3

Spanish Language and Culture **

SPA 111 and SPA 112 | n/a

6

Spanish Language and Literature ##

SPA 111 and SPA 112 | n/a

6

Statistics

MAT 114 | n/a

3

*Students will receive credit for CHE 111 with an AP score of 4 or 5

**Students will receive 111,112, 211, 212 credit for an AP score of 4 or 5 (total of 12 hours credit)

#Score of 4 or above required

##Students will receive 112, 211, 212, 214 credit for AP score of 4 or 5. 

 

College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), Subject Exams

Credit will be awarded to students earning a minimum score equivalent to a grade of C in accordance with the standards of ACE:

CLEP

Union Parallel | Substitute

Credit

American Government

PSC 211 | n/a

3

Analysis and Interpretation of Literature **

none | ENG Lower-level Elective

3

Business Law, Introductory

BLAW 321 | n/a

3

Calculus

MAT 211 | n/a

4

Chemistry

CHE 111 | n/a

4

College Algebra

MAT 111 | n/a

3

College German- Levels 1 and 2 *

GER 111 and GER 112 | n/a

6

Educational Psychology, Introduction to

EDU 358 | n/a

3

Financial Accounting

ACC 211 and ACC 212 | n/a

6

Human Growth and Development

PSY 324 | n/a

3

Information Systems

none | CSC Lower-level Elective

3

Macroeconomics, Principles of

ECO 211 | n/a

3

Management, Principles of ##

MGT 218 | n/a

3

Marketing, Principles of %%

MKT 228 | n/a

3

Mathematics, College

none | MAT Lower-level Elective

3

Microeconomics, Principles of

ECO 212 | n/a

3

Psychology, Introductory

PSY 213 | n/a

3

Precalculus

MAT 116 | n/a

4

Sociology, Introductory

SOC 211 | n/a

3

U.S. History I

HIS 211 | n/a

3

U.S. History II

HIS 212 | n/a

3

Western Civilization I: Ancient New East to 1648

none | HIS Lower-level Elective

3

Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present

none | HIS Lower-level Elective

3

* Additional hours are awarded to the student with a superior test score.

** Does not count for ENG 201 or ENG 202.
%% May not be taken after earning credit in BSOL 421.

##  May not be taken after BSOL 435 or any MGT course.

 

DANTES Subject Standardized Tests

Credit will be awarded for passing scores as defined by ACE:

DANTES Test
Union Parallel | Substitute
Credit

Anthropology, General

none | SOC Lower-level Elective

3

Art of the Western World

ART Elective | ART 210

3

Astronomy

none | PHY Elective

3

Business, Introduction ##

Elective | Lower-level Elective

3

Business Mathematics

none | Lower-level Elective

3

Business Ethics and Society

BAD 475 | n/a

3

Civil War and Reconstruction

HIS 332 | n/a

3

College Algebra, Fundamentals

MAT 111 | n/a

3

Computing and Information Technology

none | CSC Lower-level Elective

3

Counseling Fundamentals

none | PSY Lower-level Elective

3

Criminal Justice

none | SOC Lower-level Elective

3

Cybersecurity, Fundamentals of

CSC 117 | n/a

3

Environmental Science

none | PHY 310

3

Ethics in America

none | PHL 243

3

Finance, Principles of

FIN 320 | n/a

3

Geography, Introduction to

none | GEO Lower-level Elective

3

Health and Human Development

PEWS 324 | n/a

3

Human Resource Management ###

MGT 432 | n/a

3

Law Enforcement, Introduction to

none | Lower-level Elective

3

Life Span Development Psychology

PSY 219 | n/a

3

Management Information Systems #

MGT 310 | n/a

3

Math for Liberal Arts

MAT 107 | n/a

3

Money and Banking

none | ECO Elective

3

Organizational Behavior #

MGT 348 | n/a

3

Personal Finance

ECO 400 | n/a

3

Physical Science I @

PHY 111 | n/a

3

Soviet Union, History of the

HIS 420 | n/a

3

Statistics, Principles

MAT 114 | n/a

3

Substance Abuse

PEWS 301 | n/a

3

Supervision, Principles of ###

none | Elective

3

Technical Writing

ENG 343 | Elective

3

Vietnam War, History

none | HIS Lower-level Elective

3

World Religions, Introduction to

PHL 349 | n/a

3

# May not be taken after BSOL 418.           

## May not be taken after earning credit in any MGT course, MKT 228, BSOL 402, or BSOL 421.                     

### May not be taken after BSOL 435 or any MGT course.    

@ May not be taken after earning credit in CHE or PHY.

@@ May not be taken after BSOL 350.

 

FLAT Exam (BYU)

Credit for some less-commonly taught languages not currently offered at Union may be arranged with special permission by the Department of Languages, Literature, and Writing. Students may receive 3-12 hours of credit depending on the score earned.

 

International Baccalaureate

Union University awards credit for successful completion of selected programs of the International Baccalaureate. Course credit will be awarded as indicated in parenthesis (). IB Level refers to S or Subsidiary, H or Higher, n/a or either level is acceptable.

IB Course
Minimum Score
IB Level
Union Parallel | Substitute (credit)

Art/Design

5

S

ART Lower-level Elective | ART 210 (3)

Biology

5

n/a

BIO 100 (4)

Chemistry

5

n/a

CHE 111 and CHE 112 (8)

Computer Science

5

S

CSC 115 (3)

Computer Science

5

H

CSC 115 (3) and CSC Lower-level Elective (3)

Design Technology

5

n/a

Lower-level Elective (3)

English A1

5

H

ENG 202 (3)

Geography

5

n/a

GEO 112 (4)

History-Europe

5

H

HIS Lower-level Elective | HIS 102 (3)

History-Additional 100-year study

5

H

HIS Lower-level Elective (3)

Mathematics

5

H

MAT (3) ##

Math Methods

5

S

MAT (3) ** #

Math Studies

5

S

MAT (3) **

Math, Advance

5

S

MAT 205 (3)

Music

5

H

MUS 220 (3)

Music

5

S

MUS 216 | ART 210 (3)

Spanish B

5

n/a

SPA 112 (3)

Business and Organization

5

n/a

Business Upper-Level (3) @

Economics

5

n/a

ECO Lower-Level (3) **

Info. Tech. in Global Society

5

S

CSC Lower-Level Elective (3)

Psychology

5

n/a

PSY Lower-Level (3) ##

Social Anthropology

5

H

SOC 355 (3)

* upon presentation to Art Faculty of acceptable journal

** applicable to General Core requirements

# applicable to Specific Core requirements

## applicable as an elective to the major or minor indicated

@ applicable as an elective to any SOBA major or minor

 

Statewide Dual Credit

Union University accepts Statewide Dual Credit awarded for successful completion of the course challenge exam.

Statewide Dual Credit
Union Parallel | Substitute
Credit

Sociology

SOC 211

3