Advanced Standing-- Credit by Examination (AICE, AP, IB, CLEP Exams) and Dual Enrollment

Credit by Examination
Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) Program
Advanced Placement Program
International Baccalaureate Program
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Credit by Examination

A student may participate in several credit by examination programs to earn credit toward a degree. Credit received from one exam program may not be duplicated by another. A maximum of 30 semester hours may be granted by combining AICE, AP, IB and CLEP credit. Students beginning in the fall or spring term must have taken the exams and have their scores reported to the university before enrolling or, at the latest, prior to the end of the first term of enrollment at UF. Students who begin in the summer must have taken the exam(s) and had them reported prior to the end of their first fall term.

If the student submits appropriate scores, UF will grant credit and post approximate course equivalencies to the student's UF transcript (Course Equivalency charts for AP and IB follow). Credit (AICE, AP, IB, dual enrollment transfer credit, or UF course credit) will be awarded only once for the same subject. UF course credit takes precedence over all other forms of credit for the same course. Credit awarded for dual enrollment courses takes precedence over AICE, AP or IB credit. If duplicate credit exists among AICE, AP or IB, the exam yielding the most credit will be awarded.

Equivalent courses earned by examination may be used to fulfill the same requirements that the UF course fulfills. Students may determine which courses they will gain credit for from AP and IB scores by consulting the Course Equivalency charts that follow. Once the student has identified the course numbers that will be posted to the transcript, the student should locate the course in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. The course description includes a designation showing whether the course counts for General Education (Gen Ed) requirements. AICE, AP, or IB credit counts toward completion of the General Education requirement only if the UF course identified on the equivalency chart awards Gen Ed credit.

Whether AICE, AP, or IB credit counts toward the Gordon Rule requirement is not related to course equivalency. Information on Gordon Rule credit is listed in the separate descriptions of the exams below.

Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) Program

Students completing AICE examinations should submit to UF official scores as evidence of completion of a college-level course taken in high school. Students' scores will be evaluated and, if they meet minimum requirements, the student will receive credit for approximate UF course equivalencies that will appear on the student's UF transcript.

Advanced Placement Program

Students completing AP examinations should submit to UF official scores as evidence of completion of a college-level course taken in high school. If the results of the examination meet the requirements listed in the charts below, the student will receive university credit. The AP Score-Course Equivalency chart that follows indicates the approximate UF course equivalencies that will appear on the student's UF transcript.

If credit is granted, AP English, history, art history, government and politics, music theory and psychology will fulfill 6,000 words of the communication portion of the Gordon Rule requirement.

AP mathematics, statistics and computer science count toward Gordon Rule computation if credit is granted.

Scores of 3 or higher on AP French, German, Latin and Spanish fulfill the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences foreign language proficiency requirement.

International Baccalaureate Program

Students completing IB examinations should submit to UF official scores as evidence of completion of a college-level course taken in high school. Students receiving the IB diploma will receive up to 30 semester hours of credit for scores of 4 or higher on both higher level and standard level examinations. Students who do not receive the IB diploma will receive credit for scores of 5 or higher on higher level examinations only. The IB Score-Course Equivalency chart that follows indicates the approximate UF course equivalencies that will appear on the student's UF transcript.

If credit is granted, IB English A1 or A2, History, History of Americas, and History of Europe will count toward the Gordon Rule communication requirement. IB Computer Science, Mathematics, Math Studies, Math Methods and Advanced Math count toward the Gordon Rule computation requirement if credit is granted.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Students may receive as many as 30 semester hours of CLEP credit. CLEP examination scores must meet the minimums established by the State University System. CLEP testing is available on campus periodically and is administered by the Office of Instructional Resources. Students beginning in the fall or spring term must have taken the exams and have their scores reported to the university before enrolling or, at the latest, prior to the end of the first term of enrollment at UF. Students who begin in the summer must have taken the exam(s) and had them reported prior to the end of their first fall term.

In general, CLEP credit fulfills only a few requirements at UF. CLEP credit may not be used to fulfill the General Education requirements. Any student satisfying College Level Examination Program (CLEP) requirements in mathematics for post-admission exemptions of course work shall be allowed to exempt three hours of Gordon Rule computation.

Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences can use CLEP Spanish, French and German examinations to meet the college language requirement.

Students should consider seriously their decision about taking the CLEP general examination in English. Experience has shown that those who score below the 75th percentile are often handicapped because they have not had college courses in composition. However, those students who do decide to take the CLEP English examination are required to take the essay option so that their scores will be based in part on a writing sample. Regardless of scores, CLEP English Composition will not fulfill the General Education composition requirement.

The university awards credit for CLEP examinations based on the following scaled scores:

Students who score a minimum 490 or higher on the natural sciences examination will receive three semester hours of credit in both biology and physical science.

CLEP Subject Area Examinations: If English subject examinations (Freshman English or College Composition) are taken, the essay option must also be taken. A minimum score ensures that the essay portion of the exam is eligible for review by UF evaluators. This score in itself does not guarantee that credit will be awarded; favorable review must be received on the essay. A minimum score of 51 is required for College Composition and for Freshman English. The maximum credit allowed, if the minimum score is achieved and the essay is acceptable, is six semester hours.

Department Examinations: Departments may grant credit to students who perform well on departmental subject examinations. For specific information, contact the relevant department.