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AP and IB Transfer Charts

Below you’ll find charts that indicate how SPU awards credit for Advanced Placement exam scores and International Baccalaureate higher-level exam scores.

How AP Exams Transfer

For AP exams, the minimum score requirements range from 3 to 5; no score below 3 will result in transfer credit.

If you believe your courses may also fulfill major requirements, contact the appropriate department for a review. If you are interested in receiving credit for AP exams, you should have an official score report sent to Undergraduate Admissions at SPU.

Advanced Placement, College Level Examination Program, and International Baccalaureate

If you are a matriculated student at ɬÀï·¬, you may earn up to 45 quarter credits through university-recognized testing and advance credit programs. Recognized testing programs are limited to the following:

• Advanced Placement Testing Program (AP)
• Cambridge International A-Level Exams
• College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
• International Baccalaureate (IB)
• International High School 13th Year Exams*
  
• National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses (NCLEX)
• SPU’s Credit by Examination

Credits are awarded only from official score reports and using SPU’s awarding criteria. Awarding criteria may change from year to year. You will be granted credit based on the criteria in effect during the catalog year you enter ɬÀï·¬.

*Students who attended high school outside the U.S. and Canada may be awarded credit for external examinations for advanced high school work equivalent to a thirteenth year. The decision to award credit is dependent on examination scores and will require faculty review of course syllabi and subjects taken. SPU requires an officially certified copy of exam results showing scores for each exam subject, with an official English translation.  Combined credit for all test programs cannot exceed 45 quarter credits.

Examination credits, plus credits from community colleges, technical colleges, and unaccredited colleges cannot exceed 90 quarter credits. Credits are evaluated for Exploratory Curriculum requirements at the time you enter SPU according to policies outlined on these Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate charts.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

If you have completed CLEP exams with minimum scores in the 50th percentile (C grade range), you may receive 5 quarter credits for most of the exams offered. An up-to-date listing of credit offered for CLEP tests is available on the .

How Higher-Level International Baccalaureate Exams Transfer

Following is a chart showing how International Baccalaureate higher-level subject exam scores presented on an official score report are accepted at SPU. Unless otherwise noted in the chart, a score of 5 or above will earn you the number of credits listed. No score below 5 will result in credit.

If you believe credit for an exam may also fulfill major requirements, you should contact the appropriate academic department for a review. No credit will be awarded for standard-level exams. If you are interested in receiving credit for IB exams, you should have an official score report sent to Undergraduate Admissions.

*Consult with the academic department regarding placement or major requirements.