College Credit via Testing, including AP and IB and Credit for Prior Learning

College Credit via Testing including Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate and Credit for Prior Learning

College Board Advanced Placement Program

International Baccalaureate Program Exams

College Level Examination Program (CLEP/DSST)

Seal of Biliteracy

Credit for Prior Learning

College Board Advanced Placement Program

Governors State University awards college credit for Advanced Placement (AP) exams with scores of three (3) or higher depending upon the exam. The AP chart below gives information about earned scores and associated credits earned for each examination. Specific questions in regard to how AP credit(s) potentially apply to your selected major must be directed to an Academic Advisor in the student’s program of study.

If you are a high school student and requested that the College Board send your scores to Governors State University when you took the tests, your scores will be evaluated in early August when GovState receives the score report. If your AP test score meets the requirements for course/elective credit, you will see the appropriate credit posted onto your student record in 8-12 weeks after scores are received by the Admissions Office. Scores of two (2) or one (1) will not be considered for course or elective credit. An AP exam score of three (3) may be considered for credit in some cases as listed on the official GovState AP chart. Scores of four (4) or five (5) will be considered for course or elective credit as listed on the official GovState AP chart.

As defined by the College Board, each AP exam score is a weighted combination of your score on the multiple-choice section and the free-response section of the exam. The final score is reported on a 5-point scale:

5 = extremely well qualified
4 = well qualified
3 = qualified
2 = possibly qualified
1 = no recommendation

If you did not ask the College Board to send your scores to GovState, you will need to contact the College Board directly to make this request. You can obtain reports by:

U.S. Mail:

AP Exams
P.O. Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541

Scores by phone: 1-888-225-5427

Check the College Board web site to be sure to follow proper directions to get AP scores:
www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/exgrd.html

The code number for Governors State University is 0807.

If you are a college student transferring to GovState and you took an AP exam in high school, check the AP chart to see if GovState will grant credit for your score. If you want this credit attached to your GovState transcript, contact the College Board. No credit can be posted until a student has enrolled at GovState and official AP scores have been received from the College Board.

Governors State University Advanced Placement Credit Table
TEST	SCORE REQUIRED	COURSE AWARDED	GovState CREDIT HOURS
ART
Art History	5, 4, 3	ART - 1111 Survey of Art History II (3)	3
Studio Art 2D Design	5, 4, 3	ART - 1210 Two-Dimensional Design (3)	3
Studio Art 3D Design	5, 4, 3	ART - 1211 Three-Dimensional Design (3)	3
Studio Art Drawing	5, 4, 3	General Elective (specific course equivalency pending student portfolio review by GovState faculty)	3
BIOLOGY and CHEMISTRY
Biology	5, 4	BIOL - 1500 General Biology I (3) BIOL - 1501 General Biology I Laboratory (1)	3+1
Biology	3	BIOL - 2102 Biological Science Foundations I (3) BIOL - 2107 Biological Science Foundations Laboratory (1)	3+1
Chemistry	5, 4	CHEM - 1141 General Chemistry I (3) CHEM - 1142 General Chemistry I Lab (1)	3+1
Chemistry	3	CHEM - 1111 Chemical Science Foundations I (3) CHEM - 1112 Chemical Science Foundations Laboratory (1)	3+1
Environmental Science	5, 4, 3	BIOL - 1200 Environmental Biology (3) BIOL - 1201 Environmental Biology Lab (1)	3+1
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer Science A	5, 4, 3	CPSC - 2100 Introduction to Computing (3)	3
ECONOMICS
Microeconomics	5, 4	ECON - 2301 Principles of Microeconomics (3)	3
Microeconomics	3	General Elective	3
Macroeconomics	5, 4	ECON - 2302 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)	3
Macroeconomics	3	General Elective	3
ENGLISH
English Language and Composition	5, 4,	ENGL - 1000 Writing Studies I (3)		3
English Language and Composition	3	General Elective		3
English Literature and Composition	5, 4. 3	H3-900 - Introduction to Literature (IAI course number)		3 or 6
GEOGRAPHY
Human Geography	5, 4, 3	S4900N - Introduction to Human Geography (IAI course number)		3
HISTORY
European History	5, 4, 3	HIST - 2710 World History Since 1500 (3)		3
U.S. History	5, 4, 3	HIST - 1110 History of the United States to 1865 (3)		3
World History	5, 4, 3	HIST - 2700 World History to 1500 (3)		3
MATHEMATICS
Calculus AB	5, 4	MATH - 2290 Calculus I (4)		4
Calculus AB	3	MATH - 2281 Applied Calculus (4)		3
Calculus BC	5, 4	MATH - 2290 Calculus I (4) MATH - 2292 Calculus II (4)		8
Calculus BC	3	MATH - 2290 Calculus I (4)		4
Statistics	5, 4, 3	MATH - 2100 Elementary Statistics (3)		3
LANGUAGE STUDIES
Chinese Language and Culture	5, 4	Humanities or General Elective		6
Chinese Language and Culture	3	Humanities or General Elective		3
French Language and Culture	5, 4	Humanities or General Elective		6
French Language and Culture	3	Humanities or General Elective		3
German Language and Culture	5, 4	Humanities or General Elective		6
German Language and Culture	3	Humanities or General Elective		3
Italian Language and Culture	5, 4	Humanities or General Elective		6
Italian Language and Culture	3	Humanities or General Elective		3
Japanese Language and Culture	5, 4	Humanities or General Elective		6
Japanese Language and Culture	3	Humanities or General Elective		3
Latin	5, 4	Humanities or General Elective		6
Latin	3	Humanities or General Elective		3
Spanish Language	5, 4	Humanities or General Elective		6
Spanish Language	3	Humanities or General Elective		3
Spanish Literature and Culture	5, 4	Humanities or General Elective		6
Spanish Literature and Culture	3	Humanities or General Elective		3
MUSIC
Music Theory	5, 4, 3	Humanities or General Elective		3
PHYSICS
Physics B	5, 4, 3	PHYS - 1111 Physical Science Foundations (3) PHYS - 1112 Physical Science Foundations Laboratory (1)		3 + 1
Physics C Mechanics	5, 4, 3	PHYS - 2141 Intermediate Physics I (3) PHYS - 2142 Intermediate Physics Lab I (1) OR PHYS - 2171 University Physics I (3) PHYS - 2172 University Physics I Lab (1)		3 + 1
Physics C Electricity and Magnetism	5, 4, 3	PHYS - 2143 Intermediate Physics II (3) PHYS - 2144 Intermediate Physics Lab II (1) OR PHYS - 2181 University Physics II (3) PHYS - 2182 University Physics II Lab (1)		3 + 1
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Comparative Government and Politics	5, 4, 3	POLS - 2950 Transformation of Global System (3)		3
U.S. Government and Politics	5, 4, 3	POLS - 2100 American National Government (3)		3
PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology	5, 4, 3	PSYC - 1101 Principles of Psychology (3)		3

International Baccalaureate Program Exams

You can receive college credit for earning acceptable scores on International Baccalaureate (IB) exams. The table below identifies the GovState course equivalencies to IB exam scores. Please see the Admission Counselors or your Academic Advisor if you have questions regarding the identified equivalencies.

International Baccalaureate to Governors State University Equivalencies

Group I: Language and Literature	IB Score	IB Score	Course Number(s)	Course Title(s)	Hrs.
Language A: Literature	HL 4-7	SL 4-7	H3-900 (IAI GECC)	Writing Intensive Humanities Course	3
Language A: Language and Literature	HL 4-7	SL 4-7	H3-900 (IAI GECC)	Writing Intensive Humanities Course	3
Literature and Performance		SL 4-7	TAPS - 2252 Performance of Literature (3)	Performance of Literature	3

Group II: Language Acquisition	IB Score	IB Score	Course Number(s)	Course Title(s)	Hrs.
Language ab Initio: Japanese		SL 4	JAPN - 3350 Japanese Language and Culture I (3)	Japanese Language and Culture I	3
		SL 5-7	JAPN - 3350 Japanese Language and Culture I (3) JAPN - 3351 Japanese Language and Culture II (3)	Japanese Language and Culture I & II	6
Language B: Japanese		SL 4	JAPN - 3350 Japanese Language and Culture I (3)	Japanese Language and Culture I	3
	HL 4	SL 5	JAPN - 3350 Japanese Language and Culture I (3) JAPN - 3351 Japanese Language and Culture II (3)	Japanese Language and Culture I & II	6
	HL 5-7	SL 6-7	JAPN - 3350 Japanese Language and Culture I (3) JAPN - 3351 Japanese Language and Culture II (3) JAPN - 4350 Japanese Language and Culture III (3)	Japanese Language and Culture I, II, and III	9
	HL 6-7		JAPN - 3350 Japanese Language and Culture I (3) JAPN - 3351 Japanese Language and Culture II (3) JAPN - 4350 Japanese Language and Culture III (3) and 3 credit hours of foreign language IV	Japanese Language and Culture I, II, II and 3 hours of Foreign Language IV elective	12
Language ab Initio: Spanish		SL 4	SPAN - 1100 Spanish Language and Culture I (3)	Spanish Language and Culture I	3
		SL 5-7	SPAN - 1100 Spanish Language and Culture I (3) & SPAN - 1200 Spanish Language and Culture II (3)	Spanish Language and Culture I & II	6
Language B: Spanish		SL 4	SPAN - 1100 Spanish Language and Culture I (3)	Spanish Language and Culture I	3
	HL 4	SL 5	SPAN - 1100 Spanish Language and Culture I (3) & SPAN - 1200 Spanish Language and Culture II (3)	Spanish Language and Culture I & II	6
	HL 5	SL 6-7	SPAN - 1100 Spanish Language and Culture I (3) & SPAN - 1200 Spanish Language and Culture II (3) & SPAN - 2100 Spanish Language and Cultures III (3)	Spanish Language and Culture I, II and III	9
	HL 6-7		SPAN - 1100 Spanish Language and Culture I (3) & SPAN - 1200 Spanish Language and Culture II (3) & SPAN - 2100 Spanish Language and Cultures III (3) & SPAN - 2200 Spanish Language and Culture IV (3)	Spanish Language and Culture I, II, III and IV	12

Group III: Individuals and Societies	IB Score	IB Score	Course Number(s)	Course Title(s)	Hrs.
Business Management		SL 4-5	MGMT - 1100 Essential Business Skills (3)	Essential Business Skills	3
	HL 4-7	SL 6-7	MGMT - 2100 Principles of Business Management (3)	Principles of Business Management	3
Economics		SL 4-5	ECON - 2301 Principles of Microeconomics (3)	Principles of Microeconomics	3
	HL 4-7	SL 6-7	ECON - 2301 Principles of Microeconomics (3) ECON - 2302 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)	Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics	6
Geography		SL 4-7	General Elective	General Elective	3
Geography	HL 4-7		General Elective	General Elective	6
Global Politics	HL 4	SL 4-6	GBLS - 1100 Introduction to Global Studies (3)	Introduction to Global Studies	3
Global Politics	HL 5-7	SL 7	GBLS - 1100 Introduction to Global Studies (3) and General Elective (3)	Introduction to Global Studies and General Elective	6
History		SL 4-7	HIST - 2710 World History Since 1500 (3)	World History Since 1500	3
	HL 4-7		HIST - 2710 World History Since 1500 (3) & General Elective	World History Since 1500 and 3 hours of General Elective	6
Digital Society	HL 4-7	SL 4-7	General Elective	General Elective	3
Philosophy	HL 4	SL 4-6	Humanities Course	Humanities Course	3
	HL 5-7	SL 7	PHIL - 1100 Introduction to Philosophy (3)	Introduction to Philosophy	3
Psychology	HL 4	SL 4-6	General Elective	General Elective	3
	HL 5-7	SL 7	PSYC - 1101 Principles of Psychology (3)	Principles of Psychology	3
Social and Cultural Anthropology		SL 4	ANTH - 1100 Cultural Anthropology (3)	Cultural Anthropology	3
	HL 4-7	SL 5-7	ANTH - 1100 Cultural Anthropology (3) & General Elective	Cultural Anthropology and General Elective	6
World Religions	n.a	SL 4-7	PHIL - 2111 Philosophy of World Religions (3) OR RELS - 2111 Philosophy of World Religion (3)	Philosophy of World Religions	3

Group IV: Experimental Sciences	IB Score	IB Score	Course Number(s)	Course Title(s)	Hrs.
Biology	HL 4	SL 4-7	BIOL - 2102 Biological Science Foundations I (3) and BIOL - 2107 Biological Science Foundations Laboratory (1)	Biological Science Foundations and Lab	4
	HL 5-7		BIOL - 1500 General Biology I (3) / BIOL - 1501 General Biology I Laboratory (1) & BIOL - 1510 General Biology II (3) / BIOL - 1511 General Biology II Laboratory (1)	General Biology I with Lab and General Biology II with Lab	8
Computer Science		SL 4-7	CPSC - 2100 Introduction to Computing (3)	Introduction to Computing	3
	HL 4-7		CPSC - 2100 Introduction to Computing (3) & CPSC-3310 Introduction To Object-oriented Programming (3)	Introduction to Computing and Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming	6
Chemistry	HL 4	SL 4-7	CHEM - 1111 Chemical Science Foundations I (3) / CHEM - 1112 Chemical Science Foundations Laboratory (1)	Chemical Science Foundations I and Lab	4
	HL 5-7		CHEM - 1141 General Chemistry I (3) / CHEM - 1142 General Chemistry I Lab (1) & CHEM - 1143 General Chemistry II (3) / CHEM - 1144 General Chemistry II Lab (1)	General Chemistry I with Lab and General Chemistry II with Lab	8
Design Technology	HL 4-7	SL 4-7	General Elective	General Elective	3
Physics	HL 4	SL 4-7	PHYS - 2141 Intermediate Physics I (3) / PHYS - 2142 Intermediate Physics Lab I (1)	Intermediate Physics with Lab	4
	HL 5-7		PHYS - 2171 University Physics I (3) / PHYS - 2172 University Physics I Lab (1) & PHYS - 2181 University Physics II (3) / PHYS - 2182 University Physics II Lab (1)	University Physics I with Lab and University Physics II with Lab	8
Sports, Exercise & Health Science	n.a	SL 4-7	HLSC - 2100 Contemporary Issues in Health (3)	Contemporary Issues in Health	3
Environmental Systems and Societies	HL 4-7	SL 4-7	BIOL-1200 Environmental Biology	Environmental Biology (IAI L1 905)	3

Group V: Mathematics	IB Score	IB Score	Course Number(s)	Course Title(s)	Hrs.
Mathematical Studies (SL)	n.a	SL 4	General Elective	General Elective	3
Applications and Interpretation - SL	n.a	SL 4-5	MATH - 1423 College Algebra (3)	College Algebra	3
Applications and Interpretation - SL		SL 6-7	MATH-1423 College Algebra (3) and MATH-2100 Elementary Statistics (3)	College Algebra and Elementary Statistics	6
Applications and Interpretation - HL	4,5	n.a	MATH-2100 Elementary Statistics (3)	Elementary Statistics	3
Applications and Interpretation - HL	6,7	n.a	MATH-2100 Elementary Statistics (3) and MATH-2281 Applied Calculus (4)	Elementary Statistics and Applied Calculus	7
Analysis and Approaches - SL	n.a	SL 4-5	MATH-2281 Applied Calculus (4)	Applied Calculus	4
Analysis and Approaches - SL	n.a	SL 6-7	MATH - 2290 Calculus I (4)	Calculus I	4
Analysis and Approaches - HL	HL 4-5	n.a	MATH - 2290 Calculus I (4)	Calculus I	4
Analysis and Approaches - HL	HL 6-7	n.a	MATH - 2290 Calculus I (4) & MATH - 2292 Calculus II (4)	Calculus I and II	8

Group VI: The Arts	IB Score	IB Score	Course Number(s)	Course Title(s)	Hrs.
Dance	HL 4-7	SL 4-7	DNCE-1100 Dance Appreciation (3)	Dance Appreciation	3
Music	HL 4-7	SL 4-7	MUS-1100 Music Appreciation (3)	Music Appreciation	3
Film	HL 4-7	SL 4-7	FILM-1101 Film Appreciation	Film Appreciation	3
Theatre	HL 4-7	SL 4-7	TAPS - 1100 Theatre Appreciation (3)	Theatre Appreciation	3
Visual Arts	HL 4-7	SL 4-7	ART - 1100 Art Appreciation (3)	Art Appreciation	3

College Level Examination Program (CLEP and DSST)

Governors State University may award credit on the basis of scores earned on the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and DSST Exams. Students are advised to consult their college and/or advisor for assistance in determining GovState course credit and required scores before taking any CLEP examination. Not all exams will be applicable to all programs and minimum scores are required to receive credit. If you have previously completed a CLEP or DSST exam, you will be required to have the official score report sent directly to GovState. The GovState school code for CLEP testing is 1263. The GovState school code for DSST Exams is 8536.

CLEP tests and DSST exams are regularly administered on campus as well by the Testing Center. For further information on CLEP and DSST examinations and exam scheduling, call the GovState Testing Center at (708) 235-7555 or email at testingcenter@govst.edu. You can also view test information at www.govst.edu/testing-center/.

DSST Exams and Minimum Scores

TEST	SCORE REQUIRED	COURSE AWARDED	GovState CREDIT HOURS
Fundamentals of College Algebra	50	MATH-1423	3
Principles of Statistics	50	MATH-2100	3
Principles of Advanced English Comp	50	Elective	3
Art Of The Western World	50	ART-1100	3
Astronomy	50	ASTR-1111	3
The Civil War & Reconstruction	50	HIST-1110	3
Fundamentals Of Counseling	50	Elective	3
Criminal Justice	50	CJUS-2100	3
Foundation Of Education	50	EDUC-2310	3
Environment & Humanity: Race	50	Humanities Elective	3
Principles Of Financial Accounting	50	ACCT-2110	3
Here’s To Your Health	50	Health Elective	3
Human/Cultural Geography	50	GEOG-2500	3
Introduction to Geology	50	Physical Science	3
Introduction to Law Enforcement	50	CJUS-2360	3
Mathematics for Liberal Arts	50	MATH-2137	3
Intro to Modern Middle East	50	HIST-4300	3
Management Information Systems	50	MIS-3101	3
Money and Banking	50	Upper Division Elective	3
Personal Finance	50	Elective	3
Principles of Supervision	50	Elective	3
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union	50	HIST-4670	3
Substance Abuse	50	ADDS-5100	3
Technical Writing	50	Elective	3
History of the Vietnam War	50	Elective	3
Western Europe Since 1945	50	HIST-4650	3
Principles of Physical Science	50	PHYS-1111	3

Seal of Biliteracy

Governors State University will award 12 credit hours for the Seal of Biliteracy (equivalent to ACTFL Intermediate High / fourth‑semester proficiency) and 6 credit hours for the Commendation (equivalent to ACTFL Intermediate Low / second‑semester proficiency). The Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish will receive SPAN-1100, SPAN-1200, SPAN-2100, and SPAN-2200. Commendation in Spanish will recieve SPAN-1100 and SPAN-1200. If students receive the Seal of Biliteracy in a non-Spanish language, they will receive 12 hours of Foreign Language electives or if they receive Commendation in a non-Spanish language, they are receive 6 hours of Foreign Language electives. Students are responsible for initiating a review of the Seal.

Credit For Prior Learning

Military and Life Experience

Your military service or life experiences have given you in-demand competencies, like leadership, team motivation and management, cultural capability, language and communication, and more. At GovState, we give credit by evaluation (Joint Service Transcripts/Community College Air Force), standardized testing (CLEP/ DSST) and portfolio assessment, to make the most of your achievements and help you save time and money. Military training and experience is assessed according to the American Council on Education (ACE) standards for recommended college credit. We offer CLEP and DSST Testing in our on-site Testing Center.

Take the self-assessment to assess eligibility for CPL credit at: https://www.govst.edu/cpl-assessment/.

Policy 36 identifies the process by which students may obtain college credit(s) for prior experiential learning.