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ADVANCED PLACEMENT WITH CREDIT

Entering students and regularly enrolled students may obtain advanced placement with credit in certain courses by obtaining high scores on the appropriate test(s):

ACT English Subtest score of 27-30	ENGL 1010
SAT Critical Reading Subtest score of 610-690	ENGL 1010
ACT English Subtest score of 31 or higher	ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020
SAT Critical Reading Subtest score of 700 or higher	ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020

The ACT code for Tennessee Tech is No. 4012. The SAT code is No. 1804.

CEEB POLICY FOR TTU

Effective January 1, 2008

A.P. Examination	Score	Course Exemption	Semester Hours
Biology	4 5	BIOL 1010 or 1110 BIOL 1010 and 1020 or BIOL 1110 and 1120	4 8
Calculus (AB)	3 4 5	MATH 1830 MATH 1910 MATH 1910 (section 800)	3 4 4
Calculus (BC)	3 4 5	MATH 1910 MATH 1910-1920 MATH 1910 and 1920 (section 800)	4 8 8
Chemistry	4^a 5	CHEM 1110 or CHEM 1010 and 1020 CHEM 1110 and 1120 or CHEM 1010 and 1020	4 8 8
Computer Science	4 or 5	CSC 2010, 2011	4
Economics: Micro	4 or 5	ECON 2010	3
Economics: Macro	4 or 5	ECON 2020	3
English Language	4 5	ENGL 1010 ENGL 1010 and 1020	3 6
English Literature	4	ENGL 2330	3
Environmental Science	4 or 5	BIOL 3130	4
French Language	34 or 5	FREN 1010 and 1020 FREN 1010, 1020, 2010 and 2020	6 12
German Language	34 or 5	GERM 1010 and 1020 GERM 1010, 1020, 2010 and 2020	6 12
Government and Politics: United States	4 or 5	POLS 1000	3
Human Geography	3	GEOG 1120	3
Spanish Language	34 or 5	SPAN 1010 and 1020 SPAN 1010, 1020, 2010 and 2020	6 12
Statistics	4 or 5	MATH 1530	3
Physics B	4 or 5	PHYS 2010 and 2020	8
Physics C: Mechanics	3	PHYS 2010	4
	4 or 5	PHYS 2010 or 2110	4 or 3
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism	3	PHYS 2020	4
	4 or 5	PHYS 2020 or 2120	4 or 3
Psychology	4	PSY 2010	3
United States History	4 or 5	HIST 2010 and 2020	6
World History	4 or 5	HIST 1010 and 1020	6

^a	Students may submit the exam essay portion for departmental evaluation for possible credit in CHEM 1120.

CLEP (College Level Examination Program) - 25 subject matter tests from which to select - credit given in corresponding courses for acceptable scores. Credit is not given for the general examinations. For further information, contact the Admissions Office.

Credit by Examinations- A student who has had sufficient training or experience in a subject to merit the establishment of credit by comprehensive examination, but who has not enrolled in the same, comparable, or higher level course at the college level, may request the privilege of taking a special examination prepared by the department involved. A grade will be recorded on the permanent record.

Non-credit Courses and Professional Certification - Academic credit may be awarded on occasion for professional certification or non-credit courses. Requests for the award of such credit must be submitted to the appropriate department chairpersons. As the executor of departmental policy, he or whe will evaluate the requests and submit a recommendation to accept or reject them to the college dean and Office of Records for final approval.

The ACT code for Tennessee Tech is No. 4012. The SAT code is No. 1804.

Credit obtained through high test scores on ACT, SAT, and CLEP receive the grade of "S" for satisfactory and do not affect the student's quality point average. Up to 33 semester hours of credit may be obtained through any combination of advanced placement tests, military equivalency credits, correspondence courses, special departmental examinations, and extension courses. For more detailed information, contact the Office of Admissions or your high school counselor.

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