Additional Means of Transferring Credit
Students who have successfully passed one or more of the Advanced Placement Tests of the College Entrance Examination Board, TN Statewide Dual Credit, the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) of the CEEB (including DSST-CLEP) and/or International Baccalaureate (IB) may ask for advanced standing and / or credit when they submit their applications for admission to Christian Brothers University. The maximum number of credit hours that can be granted through any combination of the above is 30. Only official scores reports sent directly from the issuing agency / institution to CBU are acceptable.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP): The Department Chair where the course resides will decide on the type of credit to be granted and the college course or courses to be granted, based on the AP score report. The actual decision to grant credit is based on such factors as the content of courses in the University’s curriculum and the applicability of the submitted area of advanced study to the prescribed or elective requirements of the program in which the student is enrolled.
| AP TESTS |
SCORE ON AP TEST |
|
|
|
5 |
4 |
3 |
| Arts |
| Art History |
ART Elective, 3 hrs. |
ART Elective, 3 hrs. |
No Credit |
| Studio Art: 2-D Design |
ART Elective, 3 hrs. |
ART Elective, 3 hrs. |
No Credit |
| Studio Art: 3-D Design |
ART Elective, 3 hrs. |
ART Elective, 3 hrs. |
No Credit |
| Studio Art: Drawing |
ART Elective, 3 hrs. |
ART Elective, 3 hrs. |
No Credit |
| English |
| English Language & Comp. |
ENG 123 & ENG 130 |
ENG 123 |
No Credit |
| English Literature & Comp. |
ENG 211 & Elective (3 hrs.) |
ENG 211 |
No Credit |
| History & Social Science |
| Comparative Government & Politics |
POLS 115 |
POLS 115 |
No Credit |
| European History |
HIST Elective, 6 hrs.
(100-Level) |
HIST Elective, 3 hrs.
(100-Level) |
No Credit |
| Human Geography |
GEOG 340 |
GEOG 340 |
No Credit |
| Macroeconomics |
ECON 215 |
ECON 215 |
No Credit |
| Microeconomics |
ECON 214 |
ECON 214 |
No Credit |
| Psychology |
PSYC 105 & Elective (3 hrs.) |
PSYC 105 |
No Credit |
| U.S. Government & Politics |
POLS 112 |
POLS 112 |
No Credit |
| U.S. History |
HIST 151 & 152 |
HIST 152 |
No Credit |
| World History |
HIST 107 & 108 |
HIST 107 |
No Credit |
| Math & Computer Science |
| Precalculus |
MATH 117 |
MATH 117 |
|
| Calculus AB |
MATH 131 |
MATH 131 |
MATH 131 |
| Calculus BC |
MATH 131 & 132 |
MATH 131 & 132 |
MATH 131 |
| Computer Science A |
CS 112/L & 172/L |
CS 112/L |
No Credit |
| Computer Science Principles |
CS Elective, 3hrs |
CS Elective, 3hrs |
No Credit |
| Statistics |
STAT 221 |
STAT 221 |
No Credit |
| Sciences |
|
|
|
| Biology |
BIOL 111/L & 112/L |
BIOL 111/L |
No Credit |
| Chemistry |
CHEM 113/L & 114/L |
CHEM 113/L |
No Credit |
| Environmental Science |
BIOL 107/L |
BIOL 107/L |
No Credit |
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism |
PHYS 251/1L |
PHYS 251/L |
No Credit |
| Physics C: Mechanics |
PHYS 150/L |
PHYS 150/L |
No Credit |
| Physics 1: Algebra-Based |
PHYS 201/L |
PHYS 201/L |
No Credit |
| Physics 2: Algebra-Based |
PHYS 202/L |
PHYS 202/L |
No Credit |
| World Languages & Cultures |
| Chinese Language and Culture |
CHIN 101,102, 201 & 202 |
CHIN 101 & 102 |
No Credit |
| French Language & Culture |
FREN 101,102, 201 & 202 |
FREN 101 & 102 |
No Credit |
| German Language and Culture |
GRM 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
GRM 101 & 102 |
No Credit |
| Latin Language and Culture |
LATN 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
LATN 101 & 102 |
No Credit |
| Spanish Language & Culture |
SPAN 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
SPAN 101 & 102 |
No Credit |
| Spanish Literature & Culture |
SPAN 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
SPAN 101 & 102 |
No Credit |
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB): Christian Brothers University will evaluate higher level International Baccalaureate courses for college credit for students scoring between a 4 and 7. An official transcript from the IB school must be sent to CBU before credit can be evaluated.
| INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (HL Higher Level Only) |
|
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
| Biology |
BIOL 111/L & 112/L |
BIOL 111/L & 112/L |
BIOL 111/L & 112/L |
BIOL 111 & 111L |
| Chemistry |
CHEM 113/L & 114/L |
CHEM 113/L & 114/L |
CHEM 113/L & 114/LL |
CHEM 113/L & 114/L |
| Computer Science |
CS 112/L & 172/L |
CS 112/L & 172/L |
CS 112/L & 172/L |
CS 112/L & 172/L |
| Economics |
ECON 214 & 215 |
ECON 214 & 215 |
ECON 214 & 215 |
ECON 214 & 215 |
| English |
ENG 211 & Elective |
ENG 211 & Elective |
ENG 211 |
ENG 211 |
| French |
FREN 101, 102, 201, 202
& 301 |
FREN 101,102, 201 & 202 |
FREN 101, 102 & 201 |
FREN 101 & 102 |
| German |
GRM 101,102, 201, 202
& 301 |
GRM 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
GRM 101,102 & 201 |
GRM 101 & 102 |
| History (American) |
HIST 151 & 152 |
HIST 151 & 152 |
HIST 151 & 152 |
HIST 151 & 152 |
| History (European) |
HIST 107 & 108 |
HIST 107 & 108 |
HIST 107 & 108 |
HIST 107 & 108 |
| Latin |
LATN 101, 102, 201 & 202
|
LATN 101,102, 201 & 202 |
LATN 101,102 & 201 |
LATN 101 & 102 |
| Mathematics |
MATH 131 & 132 |
MATH 131 & 132 |
MATH 131 & 132 |
MATH 131 & 132 |
| Philosophy |
PHIL 220 |
PHIL 220 |
PHIL 220 |
PHIL 220 |
| Physics |
PHYS 150/L & 251/L |
PHYS 150/L & 251/L |
PHYS 150/L & 251/L |
PHYS 150/L & 251/L |
| Psychology |
PSYC 105 |
PSYC 105 |
PSYC 105 |
PSYC 105 |
| Spanish |
SPAN 101, 102, 201, 202 & 301 |
SPAN 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
SPAN 101, 102 & 201 |
SPAN 101 & 102 |
| Theatre |
THEA Elective
(100-Level) |
THEA Elective
(100-Level) |
THEA Elective
(100-Level) |
THEA Elective
(100-Level) |
| Visual Arts |
ART 101 |
ART 101 |
ART 101 |
ART 101 |
TN STATEWIDE DUAL CREDIT: Students who pass their statewide dual credit challenge exam are eligible to receive college credit at CBU.
A student is responsible for providing his/her official statewide dual credit course/exam information in order for postsecondary credits to be awarded. The Department Chair presiding over the course will decide on the type of credit to be granted Below are the score requirements for Dual Credit:
| Statewide Dual Credit Course |
Cut Score |
| Pre-Calculus |
75% |
| Greenhouse Management |
70% |
| Agribusiness Finance |
70% |
| Statistics |
75% |
| Health Information Technology |
75% |
| Sociology |
70% |
| Criminal Justice I |
80% |
DANTES SUBJECT STANDARDIZED TEST (DSST): Credit may be allowed for college courses satisfactorily completed through the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (Dantes-Military CLEP), subject to the recommendation of the course Departmental Chair. Below are the available CLEP Exams and recommendations for credit by the CBU Department Chairs:
COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP) OF THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD (CEEB): Christian Brothers University participates in the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB). Students who, by virtue of study or travel abroad, work experience, independent study, advanced work in high school, or study in non-accredited institutions, believe that they might already possess knowledge comparable to that expected in certain courses may receive credit and placement based on acceptable scores of selected Subject Examinations administered by CLEP. Acceptable CLEP scores on specified exams are determined by individual departments. A student may not receive CLEP credit for any course which was previously failed either at Christian Brothers University or elsewhere. Only official score reports sent directly from the issuing agency / institution to CBU are acceptable. CLEP tests, the minimum scores and CBU course equivalencies are as follows:
| CLEP TESTS |
SCORE |
CBU EQUIVALENT |
| Composition and Literature |
| American Literature |
50 |
ENG 223 & ENG 224 |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature |
50 |
ENG 211 & ENG Elective (3 hrs.) |
| College Composition |
50 |
ENG 123 |
| English Literature |
50 |
ENG 221 & ENG 222 |
| World Languages |
| French Language (Level 1) |
50 |
FREN 101 & FREN 102 |
| French Language (Level 2) |
62 |
FREN 101, FREN 102 & FREN 201 |
| German Language (Level 1) |
50 |
GRM 101 & GRM 102 |
| German Language (Level 2) |
63 |
GRM 101, GRM 102 & GRM 201 |
| Spanish Language (Level 1) |
50 |
SPAN 101 & SPAN 102 |
| Spanish Language (Level 2) |
63 |
SPAN 101, SPAN 102 & SPAN 201 |
| History & Social Sciences |
| American Government |
60 |
POLS 112 |
| History of the United States I |
60 |
HIST 151 |
| History of the United States II |
60 |
HIST 152 |
| Human Growth & Development |
50 |
PSYC 218 |
| Introduction to Education Psychology |
50 |
PSYC 315 |
| Introductory Psychology |
50 |
PSYC 105 |
| Introductory Sociology |
50 |
SOC 101 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics |
60 |
ECON 215 |
| Principles of Microeconomics |
60 |
ECON 214 |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 |
60 |
HIST 107 |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present |
60 |
HIST 108 |
| Science & Mathematics |
| Calculus |
54 |
MATH 131 |
| Precalculus |
54 |
MATH 117 |
| Business |
| Financial Accounting |
60 |
ACCT 260 |
| Introductory Business Law |
60 |
BLAW 301 |
| Principles of Marketing |
50 |
MKTG 311 |
| Principles of Management |
50 |
MGMT 227 |