Advanced Placement Credits
Advanced Placement (AP) examination scores prepared by the College Board in the following subjects will be considered for credit at Baldwin Wallace: history of art, studio art, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, literature, English composition, French, German, government and politics, American and European history, Latin, mathematics, physics, psychology and Spanish.
Baldwin Wallace University recognizes the merits of the Advanced Placement Program and awards credit as appropriate. Students who present a score of 3, 4 or 5 in the Advanced Placement Program examination may be awarded credit, with placement and course equivalents determined by the academic department.
The
program
is
administered
by
the
registrar
who
processes
credit
awards
and
notifies
students
concerning
application
of
credit
and
placement.
List
of
BW
course
credits
awarded
by
AP
examination
>
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College Level Examination Program
The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) an activity of the College Board, makes examinations available through which a student may receive credit toward the bachelor's degree. Two types of examinations are offered: General Examinations (Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences) and a number of subject examinations ranging from American Government through Western Civilization. Baldwin Wallace University requires a passing CLEP score of at least 50.
The faculty of the University recognizes the merits of CLEP and is prepared to make the following awards to those students who qualify:
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In
order
to
qualify
for
credit
in
any
of
the
examinations
offered
in
CLEP,
the
student
must
meet
each
of
the
following
requirements:
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The
student
may
not
receive
credit
for
a
general
examination
if
he/she
has
already
earned
University
credit
in
more
than
one
discipline
covered
by
the
appropriate
General
Examination.
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The
student
may
not
receive
credit
for
a
subject
examination
that
covers
the
same
subject
area
in
which
the
student
has
already
earned
University
credit.
-
The
student
may
not
receive
credit
for
a
general
examination
if
he/she
has
already
earned
University
credit
in
more
than
one
discipline
covered
by
the
appropriate
General
Examination.
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Credits
awarded
from
the
CLEP
program
are
considered
transfer
credit.
- Further information concerning the details of the various examinations, score requirements and registration procedures can be found on the CLEP program page.