Siena Heights University
Spanish Literature & Culture |
5 |
4 |
SPA 240 & SPA 241 |
Statistics |
4 |
3 |
MAT 174 |
Studio Art |
3 |
3 |
Studio Art Credit |
U . S . History |
3 |
3 |
HIS 211 |
U . S . Government & Politics |
3 |
3 |
PSC 130 |
World History |
3 |
3 |
HIS 111 |
College-Level Examination Program ( CLEP )
Siena Heights University awards credit for successful completion of CLEP as established by the University . For information about the CLEP program , please contact the Advising Office .
1 . Siena Heights University allows a maximum of 36 credit hours of CLEP credit toward the baccalaureate degree and 18 toward the associate degree .
2 . Siena Heights University awards three to twelve credit hours ( see below ) for each CLEP subject matter examination passed at a scaled score of 50 or higher .
3 . Students may not receive CLEP credit for subjects for which they have already received college / university credit or for which they are in the process of earning college / university credit .
4 . Siena Heights University records the name of the CLEP examination on the student ' s transcript along with the notation " CLEP Examination ." The grade of " CR " ( meaning Credit ) is also recorded . No letter grades or honor points are awarded for CLEP credit .
5 . All CLEP credits are counted as general electives not to be applied toward any program requirements . A student who passes a CLEP examination which is analogous to a program requirement can be given a written waiver for that requirement by the program director but will be required to take a substitute course in that program . The credit hours earned in this substitute course will then be counted toward the program requirements .
6 . Credit earned by means of CLEP will fulfill the Liberal Arts requirements provided that such credit has been designated by the appropriate department / program chairperson as fulfilling Liberal Arts requirements .
7 . See Liberal Arts requirements for which CLEP exams satisfy Liberal Arts requirements .
8 . Siena Heights University grants Elective Credit for the passage of the CLEP exam in General Mathematics , College Algebra , and Trigonometry . However , Liberal Arts Credit will be granted for successful completion in Calculus with Elementary Functions .
9 . Students who earn a scaled score of 63 or higher on both sections of the CLEP foreign language examinations will receive 12 hours of credit .
10 . Spanish Language Level I & II with a high score of 69 will receive 16 hours of credit equivalent to SPA 101 , 140 , 240 & 241 .
11 . CLEP credit will be accepted within an Associate degree with transfer credit .
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