2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

Credit by Examination

Cumberland University accepts the American Council of Education’s recommended score on a scaled score of 50 for granting credit for courses. Please visit the Cumberland University website for additional CLEP examination information or contact the Academic Enrichment Center (AEC).

CLEP

Credit

In Lieu of Courses at Cumberland University

Composition and Literature

 

 

American Literature

3

ENG 216

Analyzing and Interpreting Literature

3

ENG 215

Composition

3

ENG 101

English Literature

3

ENG 216

Social Sciences and History

 

 

American Government

3

POLSC 223

Introduction to Educational Psychology

3

PSY 212

History of the United States II: 1865 to Present

3

HIS 202

Human Growth and Development

3

PSY 211

Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECON 241

Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECON 242

Introduction to Psychology

3

PSY 201

Introduction to Sociology

3

SOC 221

Science and Mathematics

 

 

College Algebra

3

MATH 111

Algebra-Trigonometry, College

3

MATH 111

General Biology

4

BIO 111

Calculus with Elementary Functions

4

MATH 121

General Chemistry

8

CHEM 111, 112

Trigonometry

3

MATH 112

Business

 

 

Principles of Accounting

6

ACC 211, 212

Introduction to Business Law

3

BUA 340

Information Systems and Computer Applications

3

CIS 300

Principles of Management

3

MGT 363

Principles of Marketing

3

MKT 362

To be eligible to take a CLEP Examination, a student must not have been enrolled in the class for which the student wants to receive credit for a period of time longer than the drop date to receive a grade of “W” (the student must have dropped the class before he/she would have received a grade of “WP” or “WF”). CLEP tests may be repeated within the guidelines of the College Level Examination Program.

Cumberland grants university credit in select courses to students who pass a comprehensive examination. Students seeking credit by special examination will be tested over all components of the course. All credit by special examination is governed by the following guidelines:

The student will be charged a fee of $100.00 for each examination.