| Test/Testing Program |
UIndy Equivalent |
Credit Hours |
Credit/Placement |
Accounting,
Principles of
CLEP |
ACCT110
Elementary Accounting I |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Accounting,
Principles of Financial
DSST |
ACCT110
Elementary Accounting I |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=47 |
Algebra,
College
CLEP |
General elective
(does not fulfill math requirement) |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Algebra,
College and Trigonometry
CLEP |
MATH180
College Algebra & Trigonometry |
4.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Algebra,
Fundamentals
of College
DSST |
Math elective |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=47 |
American
Dream (Part I)
Excelsior College Exam |
General elective |
3.0 |
Credit |
American
Government
CLEP |
PSCI101
American National Government |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
American
Literature
CLEP |
ENGL307
American Literature II |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Analyzing
& Interpreting Literature (with Essay)
CLEP |
ENGL102
Western World Literature and Composition |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50; also:
Essay=Pass by 2 UI profs.
Both required for ENGL102 credit at UIndy. |
Anatomy
& Physiology
Excelsior College Exam |
BIOL103 and BIOL104
Human Anatomy & Physiology |
8.0 |
Credit |
Anthropology,
General
DSST |
ANTH100
Cultural Anthropology |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=47 |
Art,
History of
Advanced Placement Exam |
ART110, Art Appreciation
(score of 3); ART281 and 282 (score of 4 or 5) |
3.0 for score
of 3;
6.0 for a 4 or 5 |
Credit |
Art: Studio
Drawing
Advanced Placement Exam
|
Individually
evaluated by department chairperson |
Amount of credit
depends upon your score |
Credit |
Art: Studio
General
Advanced Placement Exam
|
Individually
evaluated by department chairperson |
Amount of credit
depends upon your score |
Credit |
Art of
the Western World
DSST |
Art elective |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=48 |
Astronomy
DSST |
ESCI207
Astronomy |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=48 |
Biology
Advanced Placement Exam
|
BIOL155, General
Biology I:
Diversity of Life |
4.0 for a score
of 4 or 5 |
Credit |
Biology,
General
CLEP |
Biology elective |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Business,
Introduction to
DSST |
Business elective |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=46 |
Business
Law, Introductory
CLEP |
BADM230
Business Law |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Business
Law II
DSST |
BADM233
Partnerships and Corporations |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=44 |
Business
Policy and Strategy
Excelsior College Exam |
BADM420
Special Topics |
3.0 |
Credit |
Calculus:
AB
Advanced Placement Exam
|
MATH180, Coll.
Alg. & Trig. (3);
MATH180 & MATH190 (4 or 5) |
4.0 for a score
of 3;
8.0 for a score
of 4 or 5 |
Credit |
Calculus:
BC
Advanced Placement Exam
|
MATH190, Calc.
& Anal. Geom. (3);
MATH190 & MATH191 (4 or 5) |
4.0 for a score
of 3;
8.0 for a score
of 4 or 5 |
Credit |
Calculus
with
Elementary Functions
CLEP |
MATH190
Calculus & Anal. Geometry I |
4.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Chemistry
Advanced Placement Exam
|
CHEM103, Intro.
to Chemistry (3);
CHEM103 and CHEM150 (4 or 5) |
3.0 for a score
of 3;
7.0 for a score
of 4 or 5 |
Credit |
Chemistry,
General
CLEP |
CHEM150
General Chemistry I |
4.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Civil
War and Reconstruction
DSST |
HIST405
Civil War & Reconstruction |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=47 |
College Composition,
Freshman
CLEP |
Not
accepted
at UIndy |
N/A |
N/A |
Computer
Science:
A & AB
Advanced Placement Exam
|
Individually
evaluated by
department chairperson |
Amount of credit
depends upon your score |
Credit |
Computing,
Introduction to
DSST |
CIS151
Intro. to Information Systems |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=45 |
Counseling,
Fundamentals of
DSST |
General elective |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=45 |
Criminal
Justice
DSST |
CRIM110
Intro. to Criminal Justice |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=49 |
Drug
and Alcohol Abuse
DSST |
General elective |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=49 |
Education,
Foundations of
DSST |
General elective
(consult School of Education
for further evaluation) |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=46 |
Educational
Psychology, Introduction to
CLEP |
EDUC200
Educational Psychology
(with approval of Teacher Education Committee) |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
English
Composition
Excelsior College Exam |
ENGL101
English Composition |
3.0 |
Credit |
English
Composition
with Essay
CLEP General |
ENGL101
English Composition |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
English
Language
and Composition
Advanced Placement Exam
|
ENGL101, English
Composition (3);
ENGL101 and 3.0 elective
hours (4 or 5) |
3.0 for a score
of 3;
6.0 for a score
of 4 or 5 |
Credit |
English
Literature & Composition
Advanced Placement Exam
|
ENGL102, Western
World Lit. & Composition (3);
ENGL102 and 3.0 elective
hours (4 or 5) |
3.0 for a score
of 3;
6.0 for a score
of 4 or 5 |
Credit |
English
Literature
CLEP |
ENGL302 or ENGL303
English Literature I or II |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
English
Placement Exam
UIndy Examination |
Placement in
ENGL100 or ENGL101 |
N/A |
Exemption/Placement |
Environment
and Humanity:
Race to Save the Planet
DSST |
General elective |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=46 |
Environmental
Science
Advanced Placement Exam |
General elective |
3.0 |
Credit |
Ethics
in America
with Essay
DSST |
General elective
Does not count for
PHIL120 at UIndy. |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=46 |
European History
Advanced Placement Exam
|
Individually
evaluated by
department chairperson |
Amount of credit
depends upon your score |
Credit |
Finance,
Principles of
DSST |
ECON366
Finance |
4.0 |
Credit
ACE=46 |
French
Language
Advanced Placement Exam
|
Exempt from the
B.A. language requirement (4 or 5) |
Exemption for
a
score of 4 or 5 |
Exemption |
French Language,
College Level
CLEP |
FREN101 and FREN102
(50);
FREN102 and FREN201 (62+) |
8.0 hours (50);
8.0 hours (62+) |
Credit
ACE=50 or 52 |
French
Proficiency Exam
UIndy Examination |
Placement or
exemption |
See
footnote at end of list *** |
Credit ***/
Placement/Exemption |
Freshman College Composition
CLEP |
Not
accepted
at UIndy |
N/A |
N/A |
Geography,
Human/Cultural
DSST |
Not
accepted
at UIndy |
N/A |
N/A |
German
Language
Advanced Placement Exam
|
Exempt from the
B.A. language requirement (4 or 5) |
Exemption for
a
score of 4 or 5 |
Exemption |
German Language,
College Level
CLEP |
GERM101 and GERM102
(50);
GERM102 and GERM201 (63) |
8.0 hours (50);
8.0 hours (63) |
Credit
ACE=50 or 63 |
German
Proficiency Exam
UIndy Examination |
Placement or
exemption |
See
footnote at end of list *** |
Credit ***/
Placement/Exemption |
Gerontology,
Foundations of
Excelsior College Exam |
General elective |
3.0 |
Credit |
Government
& Politics: US
Advanced Placement Exam
|
HIST484 ST |
3.0 for a score
of 3;
4.0 for a score of 4;
5.0 for a score of 5 |
Credit |
Government
& Politics: Comparative
Advanced Placement Exam
|
HIST484 ST |
3.0 for a score
of 3;
4.0 for a score of 4;
5.0 for a score of 5 |
Credit |
Here's
to Your Health
DSST |
H/PE101
Wellness and Fitness for a Lifetime |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=48 |
History
of Nazi Germany
Excelsior College Exam |
History elective |
3.0 |
Credit |
History
of the
United States I
CLEP |
HIST217
U.S. History to 1877 |
2.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
History
of the
United States II
CLEP |
HIST218
U.S. History since 1877 |
2.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
History:
European
Advanced Placement Exam
|
HIST484 ST |
3.0 for a score
of 3;
4.0 for a score of 4;
5.0 for a score of 5 |
Credit |
History:
U.S.
Advanced Placement Exam
|
HIST484 ST |
3.0 for a score
of 3;
4.0 for a score of 4;
5.0 for a score of 5 |
Credit |
History
of the Vietnam War
DSST |
HIST484
ST: Vietnam War |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=44 |
Human/Cultural
Geography
DSST |
Not
accepted
at UIndy |
N/A |
N/A |
Human
Growth & Development
CLEP |
EDUC205
Human Growth & Development |
4.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Human
Resource Management
DSST |
HRM381
Human Resource Management |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=46 |
Human
Resource Management
Excelsior College Exam |
HRM381
Human Resource Management |
3.0 |
Credit |
Humanities
CLEP General |
Fine Arts theory
requirement |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Information
Systems & Computer Applications
CLEP |
CIS151
Intro. to Information Systems |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Labor
Relations
Excelsior College Exam |
Business elective |
3.0 |
Credit |
Latin:
Vergil/Latin Literature
Advanced Placement Exam
|
Individually
evaluated by
department chairperson
(Latin may not be used to fulfill the
modern language requirement) |
Amount of credit
depends upon your score |
Credit |
Law Enforcement,
Introduction to
DSST |
Criminal Justice
elective |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=45 |
Literature,
Analyzing & Interpreting (with Essay)
CLEP |
ENGL102
Western World Literature and Composition |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 on multiple choice; 2 UI profs grade the essay—both must pass
it. |
Macroeconomics,
Principles of
CLEP |
ECON262
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Macroeconomics
Advanced Placement Exam
|
ECON262
Principles of Macroeconomics
(score of 3+) |
3.0 for a score
of 3+ |
Credit |
Management
Information Systems
DSST |
CIS151
Intro. to Information Systems |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=46 |
Management,
Principles of
CLEP |
MGT281
Introduction to Management |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Marketing,
Principles of
CLEP |
MKTG290
Marketing |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
College
Mathematics
CLEP General |
MATH150
Finite Mathematics |
4.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Mathematics,
Business
DSST |
General elective |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=48 |
Mathematics
Proficiency
UIndy Examination |
Placement in
MATH090 or MATH105
or higher mathematics course |
N/A |
Exemption/Placement |
Microbiology
Excelsior College Exam |
BIOL209
Microbiology |
4.0 |
Credit |
Microcomputer
Applications
UIndy Proficiency Examination. $50 fee. |
COMP150
Microcomputer Applications
(Covers Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access in
MS Office XP 2003; must pass all four parts to receive credit) |
3.0 |
Credit |
Microeconomics,
Principles of
CLEP |
ECON261
Principles of Microeconomics |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Microeconomics
Advanced Placement Exam
|
ECON261
Principles of Microeconomics
(score of 3+) |
3.0 for a score
of 3+ |
Credit |
Modern
Middle East,
Introduction to the
DSST |
HIST463
History of the Middle East |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=47 |
Money
and Banking
DSST |
ECON363
Money and Banking |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=48 |
Music
Theory
Advanced Placement Exam |
MUS100, Music
Fundamentals (3);
MUS100 and MUS121 (4 or 5) |
3.0 for a score
of 3;
6.0 for a score
of 4 or 5 |
Credit |
Music
Theory Examination
UIndy Examination |
Placement in
MUS100 or MUS101 |
N/A |
Placement |
Natural
Sciences
CLEP General |
Natural Science
requirement |
4.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Nursing Courses
Excelsior College Exams |
UIndy
does not accept
Excelsior College
Nursing exams. |
N/A |
N/A |
Organizational
Behavior
DSST |
BADM234
Organizational Behavior |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=48 |
Organization
Behavior
Excelsior College Exam |
BADM234
Organizational Behavior |
3.0 |
Credit |
Pathophysiology
Excelsior College Exam |
General elective
(evaluation pending) |
3.0 |
Credit |
Personal
Finance
DSST |
BUED146
Personal Financial Management |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=46 |
Physical
Geology
DSST |
ESCI205
Physical Geology |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=46 |
Physical
Science I, Principles of
DSST |
CHEM100
Elements of Chemistry & Physics |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=47 |
Physics
B
Advanced Placement Exam
|
PHYS150 (3);
PHYS150 and PHYS160 (4 or 5) |
4.0 for a score
of 3;
8.0 for a score
of 4 or 5 |
Credit |
Physics
C
Advanced Placement Exam
|
PHYS153 (3);
PHYS153 and PHYS163 (4 or 5) |
4.0 for a score
of 3;
8.0 for a score
of 4 or 5 |
Credit |
Precalculus
CLEP Exam |
MATH180
College Algebra and Trigonometry |
4.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Production
& Operations Management
Excelsior College Exam |
POM488
Production & Operations Management |
3.0 |
Credit |
Psychology
Advanced Placement Exam
|
PSY110 or PSY111
(4 or 5) |
6.0 for a score
of 4 or 5 |
Credit |
Psychology,
Abnormal
Excelsior College Exam |
PSY240
Abnormal Psychology |
3.0 |
Credit |
Psychology
of
Adulthood & Aging
Excelsior College Exam |
PSY360
Adult Development and Aging |
3.0 |
Credit |
Psychology,
Introductory
CLEP |
PSY120
General Psychology |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Psychology,
Lifespan Development
DSST |
Psychology elective
(consult dept.
chair for further evaluation) |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=46 |
Psychology,
Life Span Development
Excelsior College Exam |
Psychology elective
(consult dept.
chairperson for further evaluation) |
3.0 |
Credit |
Public
Speaking,
Principles of
DSST |
General
elective
Does not count for the "Critical Thinking"
requirement in the Liberal Arts core at UIndy |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=47 |
Reading
Instruction in the Elementary School
Excelsior College Exam |
General elective
(consult the School of Education
for further evaluation) |
3.0 |
Credit |
Religions
of the World
Excelsior College Exam |
General elective
(consult dept. chairperson
for further evaluation) |
3.0 |
Credit |
Research
Methods in Psychology
Excelsior College Exam |
Psychology elective
(consult dept.
chairperson for further evaluation) |
3.0 |
Credit |
Rise
and Fall
of the Soviet Union
DSST |
HIST427
Modern Russia |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=45 |
Social
Sciences/History
CLEP General |
Social Inquiry
requirement |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Sociology,
Introductory
CLEP |
SOC101
Principles of Sociology |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Spanish
Language
Advanced Placement Exam
|
Exempt from the
B.A. language requirement (4 or 5) |
Exemption for
a score of 4 or 5 |
Exemption |
Spanish
Language,
College Level
CLEP |
SPAN101 and SPAN102
(50);
SPAN102 and SPAN201 (66) |
8.0 for a score
of 50;
8.0 for a score of 66 |
Credit
ACE=50 or 54 |
Spanish
Proficiency
UIndy Examination |
Placement or
exemption |
See
footnote at end of list *** |
Credit ***/
Placement/
Exemption |
Statistics
Excelsior College Exam |
MATH220
Elementary Statistics |
4.0 |
Credit |
Statistics
Advanced Placement Exam
|
Individually
evaluated by the department chairperson |
Amount of credit
depends upon
your score |
Credit |
Statistics,
Principles of
DSST |
Math elective
(this exam does not fulfill the MATH220 requirement) |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=48 |
Structure
& Change:
Our Place in the World
Excelsior College Exam |
General elective |
3.0 |
Credit |
Supervision,
Principles of
DSST |
Business
elective |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=46 |
Technical
Writing
with TWE Essay
DSST |
Business
elective |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=46 |
Trigonometry
CLEP |
MATH170
College Trigonometry |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
U.S. History
Advanced Placement Exam
|
HIST484 ST |
3.0 for a score
of 3;
4.0 for a score of 4;
5.0 for a score of 5 |
Credit |
Values &
Responsibility:
The Individual and Society
Advanced Placement Exam
|
General elective |
3.0 |
Credit |
War in Vietnam:
A Global Perspective
Advanced Placement Exam
|
History elective |
3.0 |
Credit |
Western
Civilization I
CLEP |
HIST101
World History to 1700 |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Western
Civilization II
CLEP |
HIST203
Modern Europe |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=50 |
Western
Europe
Since 1945
DSST |
HIST484
ST: Western Europe since 1945 |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=45 |
World
Population
Excelsior College Exam |
General elective |
3.0 |
Credit |
World
Religions, Introduction to
DSST |
General elective
(consult department chairperson
for further evaluation) |
3.0 |
Credit
ACE=48 |
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