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Credit by Examination
Salem State University recognizes mastery of curriculum areas through Advanced Placement (AP), the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) and may consider other nationally-recognized examinations or departmentally mandated challenge exams of prior subject area knowledge subject to individual evaluation for course comparability and program applicability. Students seeking credit by examination must have official test scores submitted directly from the testing agency. For complete information about policies on credit by examination, please visit the academic catalog at catalog.salemstate.edu. For current examination credit equivalencies, please see below. All equivalencies are subject to periodic review and may change without notice.
Advanced Placement (AP)
| AP Component | Description | Score Range | Salem State Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art | Art History | 3 to 5 | ART100A |
| Art | Drawing Portfolio | 3 to 5 | ART102 |
| Art | Two-Dimensional | 3 to 5 | ART101 |
| Art | Three-Dimensional | 3 to 5 | ART203 |
| Biology | Biology | 3 to 5 | BIO121 and BIO122 |
| Calculus | Calculus AB | 3 to 5 | MAT220 |
| Calculus | Calculus BC | 3 to 5 | MAT220 and MAT221 |
| Chemistry | Chemistry | 3 to 4 | CHE130 |
| Chemistry | Chemistry | 5 | CHE130 and CHE131 |
| Chinese | Chinese Language | 3 | CHI201 |
| Chinese | Chinese Language | 4 | CHI201 and CHI202 |
| Chinese | Chinese Language | 5 | CHI201, CHI202 and CHIT61 |
| Computer Science | Computer Sci A | 3 to 5 | CSC110 or ITE 210 |
| Computer Science | Computer Sci AB | 3 to 5 | CSC110 and CSC260 |
| Computer Science | Principles | 3 to 5 | CSC Free Elective |
| Economics | Macroeconomics | 3 to 5 | ECO201 |
| Economics | Microeconomics | 3 to 5 | ECO202 |
| English | Eng. Lang and Comp. | 3 | Credit may be granted for ENL110 upon review. Writing portfolio submission required by August 25. |
| English | Eng. Lang and Comp. | 4 to 5 | ENL110 |
| English | Eng. Lit and Comp. | 4 to 5 | ENLT61 |
| English | International Eng. Lang | N/A | No Credit |
| Environmental Science | Environmental Science | 3 | BIO208 |
| French | French Language | 3 | FRE201 |
| French | French Language | 4 | FRE201 and FRE202 |
| French | French Language | 5 | FRE201, FRE202 and FRET41 |
| Geography | Human Geography | 3 to 5 | GPH105 |
| German | German Language | 3 | GER201 |
| German | German Language | 4 | GER201 and GER202 |
| German | German Language | 5 | GER201, GER202 and GERT61 |
| Govt & Politics | Comparative | 3 to 5 | POL271 |
| Govt & Politics | United States | 3 to 5 | POL201 |
| History | European | 3 to 5 | HST269 |
| History | United States | 3 to 5 | HST204 and HST205 |
| History | World History | 3 to 5 | HST101 and HST102 |
| Italian | Italian Language | 3 | ITL201 |
| Italian | Italian Language | 4 | ITL201 and 202 |
| Italian | Italian Language | 5 | ITL201, ITL202 and ITLT61 |
| Japanese | Japanese Language | 3 | WLCT03 |
| Japanese | Japanese Language | 4 | WLCT03, WLCT04 |
| Japanese | Japanese Language | 5 | WLCT61 |
| Latin | Latin Language | 3 | LAT201 |
| Latin | Latin Language | 4 | LAT201 and LAT202 |
| Latin | Latin Language | 5 | LAT201, LAT202, LATT61 |
| Music | Music Theory | 3 to 5 | MUS132N |
| Physics | Physics B | 3 to 5 | PHS211A and PHS212A |
| Physics | Phys C Elec & Magn | 3 to 5 | PHS222 |
| Physics | Phys C Mechanics | 3 to 5 | PHS221 |
| Psychology | Psychology | 3 to 5 | PSY101 |
| Spanish | Spanish Language | 3 | SPN201 |
| Spanish | Spanish Language | 4 | SPN201 and SPN202 |
| Spanish | Spanish Language | 5 | SPN201, SPN202 and SPN350 |
| Spanish | Spanish Literature | 3 | SPN202 |
| Spanish | Spanish Literature | 4 | SPN202 and SPN353 |
| Spanish | Spanish Literature | 5 | SPN202, SPN350 and SPN353 |
| Statistics | Statistics | 3 to 5 | MAT147 |
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
| Category | Subject | Score Range | Salem State Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composition and Literature | English Composition | N/A | N/A |
| Science and Mathematics | Biology | 50 | BIO121 and 122* |
| Science and Mathematics | Calculus | 50 | MAT220 |
| Science and Mathematics | Chemistry | 50 | CHE130 and 131 |
| Science and Mathematics | Precalculus | 50 | MAT150 |
| Foreign Languages | French | 50 | FRE102 |
| Foreign Languages | French | 62 | FRE201 and 202 |
| Foreign Languages | German | 50 | GER102 |
| Foreign Languages | German | 63 | GER201 and 202 |
| Foreign Languages | Spanish | 50 | SPN102 |
| Foreign Languages | Spanish | 60 | SPN201 and 202 |
| History and Social Sciences | American Gov't | 75 (for POL majors) | POL201 |
| History and Social Sciences | American Gov't | 50 (for non-POL majors) | POL201 |
| History and Social Sciences | History of the US I | 75 (for HIS majors) | HST204 |
| History and Social Sciences | History of the US I | 50 (for non-HIS majors) | HST204 |
| History and Social Sciences | History of the US II | 75 (for HIS majors) | HST205 |
| History and Social Sciences | History of the US II | 50 (for non-HIS majors) | HST205 |
| History and Social Sciences | Macroeconomics, Princ. of | 50 | ECO201 |
| History and Social Sciences | Microeconomics, Princ. of | 50 | ECO202 |
| History and Social Sciences | Psychology, Introductory | 47 | PSY101 |
| History and Social Sciences | Sociology, Introductory | 50 | SOC110 |
| History and Social Sciences | Western Civilization I | 50 | HST101 |
| History and Social Sciences | Western Civilization II | 50 | HST102 |
| Business | Accounting, Principles of | 50 | ACC106 |
| Business | Business Law, Introductory | 50 | BUS252 |
| Business | Information Systems and Computer Applications | 50 | MIS201 |
| Business | Management, Principles of | 50 | MGT231 |