The credit-by-examination policy at Washington Adventist University gives students an opportunity to receive official academic credit for learning achieved in nontraditional ways. Examinations officially used by Washington Adventist University to grant credit by examination are:
- Advanced Placement (AP) program tests administered by CEEB to students whose secondary schools offer Advanced Placement courses (National exam)
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests administered by the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) (National exam)
- DANTES (DSST) subject standardized tests (Subject exam)
- Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service (FLATS) examinations (Proficiency exam)
- Excelsior College examinations (Subject exam)
- Examinations prepared by WAU instructional departments (challenge exams) (Institutional exam)
- Validation Examinations (Institutional exam)
- Certain other commercially prepared standardized examinations as approved by the WAU Academic Leadership Council.
See information on these examinations in the following sections.
General Policies for Credit by Examination
- Credit earned by examination will be recorded consistent with current program criteria. Students planning to attend graduate school are advised to understand the requirements for each University and/or program for accepting AP credit.
- Credit earned by examination will be granted a “P” (pass).
- Maximum credit that can be earned by examination is 24 hours for baccalaureate degrees and 12 hours for associate degrees.
- Credit granted based on a combination of portfolio and examinations may not exceed 30 hours.
- An examination may not be taken in an area where the student has completed a more advanced course or a course with similar content.
- Credits by examination cannot be used to meet WAU residency requirements.
- Credit by examination earned through national tests such as CLEP, AP, etc., may be transferred if an official transcript from the testing body is received by WAU and it meets the credit by examination policies of WAU. Credit earned from institutional exams is not transferable, except when granted by institutionally accredited (formerly known as regional accreditation) Seventh-day Adventist colleges and/or universities in the North American Division.
- Graduating seniors must present scores from examinations at least one term prior to the term in which they plan to graduate.
Fees for Credit by Examination
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Challenge and validation examination fee |
$125 |
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Recording fee (per credit hour gained by examination) |
$50 |
Note: The list of examinations officially used by Washington Adventist University to grant credit by examination are listed above, along with the general policies for credit by examination.
A recording fee will apply to each examination that a student wishes to receive credit. If students elect to take an Institutional exam (challenge exam or validation exam), an exam fee will also be charged. (See above for fees).
Advanced Placement Program
The Advanced Placement program (AP) allows qualified teachers in certain secondary schools to prepare students to take AP tests.
Credits earned by examination will be recorded consistent with current program criteria. If planning to attend graduate school, please confirm the individual requirements of each university and graduate program accepting AP credit.
The College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) prepares, administers and grades the examinations and sends the grades to the colleges specified by the candidate. They are graded on a five-point scale: (1) no recommendation; (2) possibly qualified; (3) qualified; (4) well-qualified; (5) extremely well-qualified.
For most courses, it is the policy of WAU to grant college credit to students with scores of 3 or better on the AP examinations. However, for credit in English, students must earn a 4 on the AP examinations.
Students must pay the recording fee of $50 per credit hour in order to have their transcripts reflect the appropriate credit earned for passing any AP exam.
A list of subjects accepted by WAU is listed below:
*Not recommended for pre-professional studies.
Students who transfer from another institution that awarded them credit for the Advanced Placement exam will be evaluated to receive similar credit after a review of their current writing skills. Advanced Placement transcripts will be required.
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
There are two kinds of College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests: general examinations and subject examinations. Washington Adventist University only accepts subject examinations.
To receive academic credit, an examination score of 50 or above is required. † (A score at the 50th percentile or above is required for an examination taken before July 1, 2001.)
Students must pay the recording fee of $50 per credit hour in order to have their transcripts reflect the appropriate credit earned for passing CLEP exams.
A complete list of subjects accepted by WAU is listed below:
| CLEP SUBJECT EXAM |
CREDIT HOURS |
COMPARABLE WAU COURSE |
| Accounting, Introductory |
6 |
ACCT 211 Principles of Accounting I , ACCT 212 Principles of Accounting II * |
| American Government |
3 |
PLST 250 American Government |
| American History I |
3 |
HIST 275 United States History I: Founding to Reconstruction |
| American History II |
3 |
HIST 276 United States History II: Gilded Age to Globalization |
| American Literature |
6 |
LITR 225 American Literature I , LITR 226 American Literature II |
| Biology, General |
8 |
BIOL 161 College Biology I , BIOL 162 College Biology II ** |
| Business Law, Introductory |
3 |
BUAD 375 Business Law I * |
| Calculus |
8 |
MATH 151 Contemporary Calculus I , MATH 252 Contemporary Calculus II |
| Chemistry, General |
8 |
CHEM 151 College Chemistry I , CHEM 152 College Chemistry II ** |
| College Algebra |
4 |
MATH Mathematics elective |
| College Level I French |
6 |
FREN 101 Introductory French I , FREN 102 Introductory French II |
| College Level II French |
6 |
FREN 201 Intermediate French I , FREN 202 Intermediate French II |
| College Level I German |
6 |
FLNG elective Foreign Language elective |
| College Level II German |
6 |
FLNG 15X Intermediate Foreign Language |
| College Level I Spanish |
6 |
SPAN 101 Introductory Spanish I , SPAN 102 Introductory Spanish II |
| College Level II Spanish |
6 |
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I , SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II |
| Educational Psychology |
3 |
PSYC Psychology elective |
| Introduction to English Literature |
3 |
LITR Literature elective |
| Human Growth and Development |
3 |
PSYC 210 Developmental Psychology |
| Information Systems and Computer |
3 |
CPTR 105 Introduction to Computers |
| Precalculus |
4 |
MATH 126 Precalculus |
| Principles of Management |
3 |
MGMT 201 Introduction to Management I * |
| Principles of Marketing |
3 |
MKTG 310 Principles of Marketing * |
| Principles of Macro-Economics |
3 |
ECON 265 Principles of Economics I – Macro * |
| Principles of Micro-Economics |
3 |
ECON 266 Principles of Economics II – Micro * |
| Psychology, General |
3 |
PSYC 105 Introduction to Psychology |
| Sociology, Introductory |
3 |
SOCI 105 General Sociology |
| Trigonometry |
3 |
MATH Mathematics elective |
| Western Civilization I |
3 |
HIST 125 History of World Civilizations I |
| Western Civilization II |
3 |
HIST 126 History of World Civilizations II |
† French Language Level 2 requires a score of 59; German Language Level 2 requires a score of 60; Spanish Language Level 2 requires a score of 63.
* Not accepted for traditional business majors ** Not accepted for pre-professional studies
DANTES (DSST) Examinations
Credit for DANTES (DSST) examinations will be awarded in accordance with the “Transfer Policy and Non-classroom Learning Credits” approved by the Educational Policies Committee on March 9, 1993 and the ACE Guide to Credit by Examination.
The complete transfer policy document is located on the university’s website:
Transfer Policy and Non-classroom Learning Credits - March 9, 1993
Official scores must be sent to the Office of the Registrar. Recording fees apply.
FLATS Examination
Foreign Language Achievement Testing Services
FLATS Examination (Foreign Language Achievement Testing Services) is a testing program that allows students to take a FLATS test and receive up to 12 college credits for a foreign language. See info.flats.byu.edu for more information.
Official scores must be sent to the Office of the Registrar. Recording fees apply.
Excelsior University Examinations
For details see www.excelsior.edu/courses-and-exams.
Official scores must be sent to the Office of the Registrar. Recording fees apply.
Challenge Examinations
A challenge examination may be taken for course credit for the following courses:
There may be challenge tests available for additional classes. Students who pass challenge exams shall earn credit for the course.
See General Policies for Credit by Examination above.
Challenge Exams are administered through the SGPS (School of Graduate and Professional Studies). Payment is made through the SGPS office. The Office of the Registrar records the exam information upon receipt of required paperwork from SGPS.
Validation Examination
An examination may be required in order to validate credits from unaccredited programs or institutions, or to update the contents of courses required by a department. Validation exams are administered through the SGPS (School of Graduate and Professional Studies). Payment is made through their office. The Office of the Registrar records the exam information upon receipt of required paperwork from SGPS.
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