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 |
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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 111 & ENG 112 |
ENG 111 |
No Credit |
| English Literature & Comp. |
ENG 211 & ENG 212 |
ENG 211 |
No Credit |
| History & Social Science |
| Comparative Government & Politics |
POLS 115 |
POLS 115 |
No Credit |
| European History |
HIST Elective, 6 hrs.
(Freshman Level) |
HIST Elective, 3 hrs.
(Freshman 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 & HIST 152 |
HIST 152 |
No Credit |
| World History |
HIST 107 & HIST 108 |
HIST 107 |
No Credit |
| Math & Computer Science |
| Calculus AB |
MATH 131 |
MATH 131 |
MATH 131 |
| Calculus BC |
MATH 131 & MATH 132 |
MATH 131 & MATH 132 |
MATH 131 |
| Computer Science A |
CS 112/CS 112L & CS 172/CS 172L |
CS 112/CS 112L |
No Credit |
| Computer Science Principles |
CS Elective, 3hrs |
CS Elective, 3hrs |
No Credit |
| Statistics |
STAT 221 |
STAT 221 |
No Credit |
| Sciences |
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| Biology |
BIOL 111/BIOL 111L & BIOL 112/BIOL 112L |
BIOL 111/BIOL 111L |
No Credit |
| Chemistry |
CHEM 113/CHEM 113L & CHEM 114/CHEM 114L |
CHEM 113/CHEM 113L |
No Credit |
| Environmental Science |
BIOL 107/BIOL 107L |
BIOL 107/BIOL 107L |
No Credit |
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism |
PHYS 251/PHYS 251L |
PHYS 251/PHYS 251L |
No Credit |
| Physics C: Mechanics |
PHYS 150/PHYS 150L |
PHYS 150/PHYS 150L |
No Credit |
| Physics 1: Algebra-Based |
PHYS 201/PHYS 201L |
PHYS 201/PHYS 201L |
No Credit |
| Physics 2: Algebra-Based |
PHYS 202/PHYS 202L |
PHYS 202/PHYS 202L |
No Credit |
| World Languages & Cultures |
| Chinese Language and Culture |
CHIN 101, CHN 102, CHN 201 & CHN 202 |
CHIN 101 & CHN 102 |
No Credit |
| French Language & Culture |
FREN 101, FREN 102, FREN 201 & FREN 202 |
FREN 101 & FREN 102 |
No Credit |
| German Language and Culture |
GRM 101, GRM 102, GRM 201 & GRM 202 |
GRM 101 & GRM 102 |
No Credit |
| Latin Language and Culture |
LATN 101, LATN 102, LATN 201 & LATN 202 |
LATN 101 & LATN 102 |
No Credit |
| Spanish Language & Culture |
SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 201 & SPAN 202 |
SPAN 101 & SPAN 102 |
No Credit |
| Spanish Literature & Culture |
SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 201 & SPAN 202 |
SPAN 101 & SPAN 102 |
No Credit |
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB): Christian Brothers 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.
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. That 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 scores reports sent directly from the issuing agency / institution to CBU are acceptable. CLEP tests, the minimum scores and CBU course equivalencies are as follows: