For selected courses, students may request credit by proficiency examination for previous experience or training. The student must be currently enrolled at CFCC and must not have enrolled in the course prior to taking the proficiency exam. The student must request the Credit by Proficiency Application from the Registrar and have it approved by the department chair in order to challenge the course. Students may challenge a course only once. Students successfully passing a proficiency exam will receive credit for the course as a “CR” (credit for record). Credit by Proficiency does not usually transfer. CLEP and AP exams (see below) may be used in lieu of proficiency exams.
CLEP - College Level Examination Program®
The College-Level Examination Program® or CLEP provides students of any age with the opportunity to demonstrate college-level achievement through a program of exams in undergraduate college courses.
CFCC may grant credit in appropriate courses on the basis of CLEP examination results. The following guide describes the cutoff scores and credits that may be earned through the CLEP. Credit may be awarded for other CLEP tests not listed. Students should submit official CLEP scores to the Registrar’s Office prior to registration for possible credit and proper course placement.
| CFCC | Credit | Min. |
Examination | Course | Hours | Score |
Financial Accounting | ACC 120 | 4 | 50 |
Biology | BIO 110 | 4 | 50 |
Chemistry | CHM 151+lab | 4 | 50 |
Information Systems | CIS 110 | 3 | 50 |
Introductory Business Law | BUS 115 | 3 | 50 |
Principles Of Microeconomics | ECO 251 | 3 | 50 |
Principles Of Macroeconomics | ECO 252 | 3 | 50 |
College Composition | ENG 111 & ENG 112 | 6 | 50 |
College Composition Modular | ENG 111 | 3 | 50 |
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | ENG 131 | 3 | 50 |
English Literature | ENG 241 | 3 | 50 |
American Literature | ENG 231 | 3 | 50 |
Western Civilization I | HIS 121 | 3 | 50 |
Western Civilization II | HIS 122 | 3 | 50 |
History of U.S. I Early Colonization to 1877 | HIS 131 | 3 | 50 |
History of U.S. II 1865 - Present | HIS 132 | 3 | 50 |
Humanities | HUM 211 | 3 | 50 |
College Algebra | MAT 171 | 4 | 50 |
Calculus | MAT 271 | 4 | 50 |
Precalculus | MAT 171 & MAT 172 | 8 | 50 |
Principles of Marketing | MKT 120 | 3 | 50 |
American Government | POL 120 | 3 | 50 |
Introduction Psychology | PSY 150 | 3 | 50 |
Human Growth and Development | PSY 241 | 3 | 50 |
Introduction to Educational Psychology | PSY 263 | 3 | 50 |
Introductory Sociology | SOC 210 | 3 | 50 |
French Language | FRE 111&FRE 112 | 6 | 50 |
| FRE 211 | *9 | 59 |
German Language | GER 111&GER 112 | 6 | 50 |
| GER 211 | *9 | 60 |
Spanish Language | SPA 111&SPA 112 | 6 | 50 |
| SPA 211 | *9 | 63 |
*Students achieving the cutoff score for 211 are also given credit for 111 and 112.
AP®- Advanced Placement
CFCC may grant credit in appropriate courses on the basis of AP® examination results. The following guide describes the cutoff scores and credits that may be earned through AP®. Credit may be awarded for other AP tests not listed. Students should submit official AP® scores prior to registration for possible credit and proper course placement.
| CFCC | Credit |
|
Examination | Score | Course | Hours |
Art History | 3 | ART 114 | 3 |
Art 2D Design | 3 | ART 121 | 3 |
Art 3D Design | 3 | ART 122 | 3 |
Biology | 3 | BIO 111 & BIO 112 | 8 |
Chemistry | 3 | CHM 151 & CHM 152 | 8 |
Computer Science A | 3 | CIS 115 | 3 |
Microeconomics | 3 | ECO 251 | 3 |
Macroeconomics | 3 | ECO 252 | 3 |
English Lang & Comp | 3 | ENG 111 & ENG 112 | 6 |
Eng Lit & Comp | 3 | ENG 111 & 113 | 6 |
Environmental Science | 3 | ENV 110 BIO-140 & BIO-140A | 3 |
French Language | 3 | FRE 111 & FRE 112 | 6 |
French Language | 4 | FRE 111 & FRE 112 |
|
|
| FRE 211 & FRE 212 | 12 |
German Language | 3 | GER 111 & GER 112 | 6 |
German Language | 4 | GER 111 & GER 112 |
|
|
| GER 211 & GER 212 | 12 |
Human Geography | 3 | GEO 112 | 3 |
World History | 3 | HIS 111 & HIS 112 | 6 |
European History | 3 | HIS 121 & HIS 122 | 6 |
US History | 3 | HIS 131 & HIS 132 | 6 |
Latin | 3 | LAT 111 & 112 | 6 |
Statistics | 3 | MAT 152 | 4 |
Calculus AB | 3 | MAT 271 | 4 |
Calculus BC | 3 | MAT 271 & MAT 272 | 8 |
Music Theory | 3 | MUS 121 | 4 |
Physics I | 4 | PHY 151 | 4 |
Physics C-Mechanics | 3 | PHY 131 | 4 |
Physics C-Elec/Mag | 3 | PHY 132 | 4 |
Physics 2 | 3 | PHY 152 | 4 |
Precalculus | 3 | MAT-175 or MAT-171 | 4 |
US Gov/Politics | 3 | POL 120 | 3 |
Comp.Gov/Politics | 3 | POL 210 | 3 |
Psychology 3 | 3 | PSY 150 | 3 |
Spanish Language | 3 | SPA 111 & SPA 112 | 6 |
Spanish Language | 4 | SPA 111 & SPA 112 |
|
|
| SPA 211 & SPA 212 | 12 |
IB (International Baccalaureate)
Students may receive credit by examination for achieving acceptable scores on the High Level (HL IB) International Baccalaureate examinations. Official test scores should be sent to the registrar’s office for evaluation prior to registration for possible credit and proper course placement. CFCC only accepts certain exams of the “High Level.”
DSST (DANTES Subject Standardized Tests)
Students may receive credit by examination for achieving acceptable scores on the DSST (DANTES Subject Standardized Tests). Students should submit official DSST scores prior to registration for possible credit and proper course placement.
Note: Course credit awarded by CFCC on the basis of CLEP, AP, IB, or DSST exam scores may not transfer to other institutions.
