UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - UMUC Europe
UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - UMUC Europe
UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - UMUC Europe
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appliCation oF Credit By exaMination<br />
Clep General examination Credit<br />
english<br />
aCe<br />
recommended<br />
Score<br />
duplication of<br />
<strong>UMUC</strong> Courses<br />
Ger<br />
application<br />
Composition 6 50* none Communications<br />
Social Sciences and<br />
history<br />
social science 3 50* none social sciences<br />
History 3 50* none Humanities<br />
natural Science 6 50* nsCi 100<br />
BioL 101<br />
science<br />
Mathematics 6 50* mATH 106 mathematics**<br />
humanities 6 50*<br />
Fine Arts ARTH 100 Arts and<br />
Humanities<br />
Literature none Arts and<br />
Humanities<br />
* For exams taken prior to 31 March 2005, the minimum score for credit is 500. For CLEP English Composition examinations taken between<br />
August 1979 and May 1986 (ETS) or October 1986 (DANTES), the minimum passing score is 594. After these 1986 dates and continuing through<br />
30 June 1993, the minimum passing score was 494. A maximum of 3 credits by examination can be awarded for English writing/speech.<br />
** CLEP General Mathematics examination must have been taken after 1 August 1985. No credit will be awarded for exams taken after credit<br />
has been assigned for MATH 106 or a higher-level math course.<br />
College-level Examination Program<br />
(ClEP)<br />
Up to 30 credits may be awarded for general examinations in<br />
the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). The scores<br />
must meet <strong>UMUC</strong> standards. <strong>UMUC</strong> may award 6 credits<br />
each for the examinations in English, mathematics, natural<br />
sciences, social sciences and history, and humanities.<br />
Successful completion of certain subject-area examinations<br />
is another way of earning college credit. Generally, all CLEP<br />
subject examinations yield only lower-level credit. Academic<br />
advisors can furnish details.<br />
dAntEs Examinations<br />
Credit may be awarded for successfully completing certain<br />
Subject Standardized Tests of DANTES (formerly known as<br />
USAFI). Academic advisors have information on which tests<br />
are acceptable.<br />
Excelsior College Examinations<br />
(ECEP — Formerly RCEP and ACt/PEP)<br />
Students may earn credit for successfully completing subject<br />
tests offered by Excelsior College. Tests are available in various<br />
areas of the arts and sciences, as well as in business. Scores<br />
must meet <strong>UMUC</strong> standards. Academic advisors can furnish<br />
details.<br />
gRAduAtE WoRk by<br />
umuC EuRoPE sEnioRs<br />
Undergraduate students enrolled with <strong>UMUC</strong> <strong>Europe</strong> who<br />
have reached senior-level status (90 credits or more) may<br />
be able to register for graduate-level courses with the Bowie<br />
State University graduate programs in <strong>Europe</strong> if the following<br />
requirements/conditions are met:<br />
G The graduate courses exceed the number of credits<br />
required for the bachelor’s degree<br />
G English proficiency has been successfully established<br />
G The student’s grade point average is 3.0 or better<br />
G Permission has been secured from the appropriate program<br />
director, Graduate Programs.<br />
Permission to take courses while a senior does not constitute<br />
regular admission to the Graduate School. Graduate<br />
coursework may not be taken to fulfill undergraduate degree<br />
requirements. Students interested in taking graduate courses<br />
should contact the Office of Graduate Programs in Heidelberg<br />
by e-mailing edgradprog@ed.umuc.edu or by phone.<br />
www.ed.umuc.edu 25<br />
EARninG<br />
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