National Testing Programs

College Level Examination Program, Approved General Examinations, Approved Subject Examinations, Advanced Placement Program, International Baccalaureate Program, Placement and Proficiency Tests
When credit by a national examination is granted, the student's academic record will list the score used as a basis for credit as well as the type of examination used to establish credit, such as CLEP subject examination or general examination, AP examination or IB examination.

Credit is awarded on the basis of official score reports, which must be sent by the national testing service directly to the Office of Admissions, 200 Silas H. Hunt Hall, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Credit may also be awarded on the basis of scores posted on an official university or college transcript, provided the type of examination is included. In all cases, minimum score requirements as established by the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, must be met.

Approval has been granted to award credit for the following national testing programs.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

The University of Arkansas is a CLEP testing center, and is authorized to administer CLEP examinations both on a national basis and on an institutional basis. However, CLEP examinations may be taken at scheduled times at any national test center, and the results forwarded to the U of A. The test center code number and score recipient code number for the U of A is 6866. For information or to make application, write Testing Services, 730 Hotz Hall, U of A, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (telephone 501-575-3948).

Approval has been granted by appropriate departments to award credit in the following courses by the use of CLEP examinations. The minimum scores were established by the departments of the subject areas concerned.

Approved General Examinations

General        U of A Course            Minimum Score  
Examinations   Designations             For Credit

Mathematics    MATH 0003           520
    Skills     MATH 1203 when both      57
    Content    subscores equal or exceed     57

English 
   Composition ENGL 1013           490
          ENGL 1013 & 1023         540

Approved Subject Examinations

 
American Government      PLSC 2003 47
American History I       HIST 2003 50
    (1607-1865)
American History II      HIST 2013 50
    (1865 to present)
American Literature      ENGL 3313 55
                    ENGL 3313
                    & 3323         65
Calculus with Elemen-         MATH 2554 55
  tary Functions
College Algebra               MATH 1203 53
College Algebra-         MATH 1285 55
     Trigonometry
Freshman College Comp         ENGL 1013 52
                    ENGL 1013
                     & 1023        62
English Literature       ENGL 2113 55
                    ENGL 2113 
                    & 2123         65
General Biology               BIOL 1003
                    /1001L or 1234 41
BIOL                     1003/1001L
                    & 1013/1011L   49
General Chemistry   
                    CHEM 1103/1101L 
                    & 1123/1121L   50
General Psychology       PSYC 2003 47
General Sociology        SOCI 2013 59
Introductory Accounting       ACCT 2013 
                    & 2023         50
Prin. Macroeconomics          ECON 2013 48
Prin. Microeconomics          ECON 2023 48
Introductory Marketing        MKTT 3433 48
Trigonometry             MATH 1213 55
Western Civilization I        WCIV 1003 50
Western Civilization II       WCIV 1013 50

Advanced Placement Program (AP)

 The Advanced Placement (AP) Program of the College Entrance Examination Board gives students the opportunity to pursue college-level studies while still in high school and to receive advanced placement and/or credit upon entering the University. The AP examinations are offered annually by high schools which participate in this program. U of A departments have authorized credit and/or placement for students who present qualifying scores in these AP courses:

Advanced                 Minimum Score for
Placement Course    UofA Course    Placement and/or Credit

American Government PLSC 2003 3C
      And Politics
American History    HIST 2003 3C
               HIST 2003 
                  & 2013 5C
Art History         ARHS 1003 3C
               ARHS 2913 4C
               ARHS 2913 
                  & 2923 5C
Biology             BIOL 1003H/
                  1001M Honors     3P
               BIOL 12344     4C
                  BIOL 1003/
                  1001L& 1013/
                  1011L  5C
Calculus AB         MATH 2554 3C
Calculus BC         MATH 2554 
                  & 2564 2Pq,3C
Chemistry      CHEM 1103/
                  1101L & 1123/
                  1121L  4C
Comparative Government   PLSC 2013 3C

And Politics
Computer Science A  CSCI 1023 3Pq,4C
               CSCI 1023H 
                  Honors 5C
Computer Science AB CSCI 1023 2Pq,3C
               CSCI 1033 3Pq,5C
English Composition and  ENGL 1013 
                  (exempt)    3E
Literature or English    ENGL 1013 4C
Language and Comp.  ENGL 1013 
                  & 1023 5C
European History    WCIV 1013 4C
French Language          FREN 2013 2Pq
French Literature   FREN 2013 2Pq
German Language          GERM 2013 2Pq
Latin: Vergil       LATN 2013 2Pq
Latin: Catallus-Horace   LATN 2013 2Pq
Macroeconomics      ECON 2013 3Pq5
Microeconomics      ECON 2023 3Pq5
Music Listening & Lit.   MLIT 1003 3C
Music Theory        MUTH 1603, 
                  1621        2P,3Cq,4C
               MUTH 1653 2Cq,3C
               MUTH 1613, 
                  1631        4Cq,5C
Physics B      PHYS 2013/
                  2011L & 2033/
                  2031L  4C
Physics C      PHYS 2053/
                  2051L & 2073/
                  2071L  4C
Psychology          PSYC 2003 3C
Spanish Language    SPAN 2013 2Pq
Spanish Literature  SPAN 2013 2Pq

International Baccalaureate Program (IB)

 The International Baccalaureate (IB) program is a comprehensive and rigorous two-year high school curriculum offered in the U.S. and 72 countries around the world. The IB program provides students with a balanced education, facilitates geographic and cultural mobility, and promotes international understanding through a shared academic experience. The IB program gives students the opportunity to pursue college-level studies while in upper secondary school and to receive credit for final examinations upon entering the University.

The IB examinations are offered annually, usually in May, by high schools who participate in this program. Students seeking credit for examinations must request a final, official IB transcript of certificate or diploma results be sent by mail to the UA Office of Admissions from: International Baccalaureate North America, 200 Madison Avenue, Suite 2007, New York, NY 10016 (telephone: 212-696-4464).

Approval has been granted by appropriate academic departments to award credit in the following courses. The minimum scores were established by the departments of the subject areas concerned. 

International            Minimum Score/Level
Course         U of A Course  For Credit

Economics ECON 2013 
             & 2023 5 Higher Level
English        ENGL 1013 5 Higher Level
          ENGL 1023 6 Higher Level
Geography GEOG 1123 5 Subsidiary
Mathematics    May qualify for up 
          to 8 hours of credit 
          and/or placement 
          in higher level courses 
          as determined by 
          the Math 
          Department.    5 Higher Level
Philosophy     PHIL 2003 5 Higher Level
Physics        PHYS 2013, 2011     4 Higher Level
          PHYS 2033, 2031

Placement and Proficiency Tests

 The ACT measures proficiency in English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning, and scores are used to determine placement in University courses. Students whose scores indicate the need for additional preparation may be placed in courses designed to prepare them for college-level work. (See Arkansas Requirements for Developmental Course Placement on page 40.) Credit earned in such courses does not count toward degrees in all colleges. (See Courses Which Do Not Count Toward All Degrees, page 40.)

Freshman Composition Placement: Students whose Enhanced ACT scores in English are 19 or below should enroll in sequence of courses ENGL 0003, 1013, and 1023. Students whose Enhanced ACT scores in English are between 20 and 27 should enroll in ENGL 1013-1023. Students with Enhanced English ACT scores of 28 or above may enroll in Honors English (1013H-1023H) or regular English (1013-1023). Students with English ACT scores of 30 or above may take 1013H-1023H, or elect exemption. Students electing exemption must fill out forms in the English Department office. Some programs require credit in composition, and students should confer with their advisers before exempting.

The Math Placement Test is offered during New Student Orientation and is required for new freshmen who have not presented Enhanced ACT Mathematics subscores and for transfer students who have not taken and passed a college-level Calculus I course. High school course work deficiencies assigned in mathematics may be removed on the basis of an appropriate score on this test. Students may opt to take the placement test to improve their placement in mathematics.

Speech Communication Exemption Examination: Students who have had speech in high school and/or experience in public speaking may elect to take this test for exemption from or credit in COMM 1313. Both the written and oral (a five-minute impromptu speech) examinations must be passed to receive exemption or credit.

Foreign Language Placement Examinations: Students with previous foreign language experience in French, German, or Spanish are encouraged to participate in language placement examinations offered during summer orientation. Test scores will be used by academic advisers to recommend an appropriate foreign language placement level. Students who omit one or more courses in the basic language sequence will receive credit for omitted courses when they have validated their high placement by passing the course into which they were placed with a "C" or better. Conversation courses (3033, 4033) and correspondence courses may not be used to validate such prior knowledge; and no degree credit (graduation credit) is awarded for a foreign language 1003 course to students in Fulbright College continuing the language begun in high school, either by validation or regular registration.

General Chemistry Placement Examinations will be offered during orientation and at other times during the year. Students who performed at above average levels in high school chemistry will find it to their advantage to enroll directly in the second semester of general chemistry. This examination is designed to provide guidance in making this course selection. Students who place into the second semester of general chemistry and earn a grade of "C" or better in the course will also receive credit for the first semester of the course.

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