| CLEP Test | Minimum Score | KSU Course Equivalent(s) (Credits) |
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| Science and Mathematics | | |
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| Biology | 50 | Either BIO 101 (3 credits) or BIO 111 (4 credits) |
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| Calculus | 50 | MAT 131 (5 credits) |
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| Chemistry | 50 | CHE 101, 110 (4 credits) |
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| College Algebra | 50 | MAT 115 (3 credits) |
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| College Mathematics | 50 | MAT 111 (3 credits) |
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| Natural Sciences | 50 | BIO 103 (3 credits) |
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| Precalculus | 50 | MAT 120 (4 credits) |
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| Business | | |
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| Financial Accounting | 50 | ACC 201 (3 credits) |
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| Business Law | 50 | BUA 321 (3 credits) |
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| Information Sys. and Computer Apps. | 50 | COS 100 (3 credits) |
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| Principles of Management | 50 | MGT 301 (3 credits) |
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| Principles of Marketing | 50 | MKT 301 (3 credits) |
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The “Credit for Life Experience” program is a Kentucky State University option which affords an adult student, who has significant learning generated by life experiences, the opportunity to document this learning for possible academic credit. To be eligible for the program, a student must:
Enroll in CLE 299 (Portfolio Development) for 3 credits with the written approval of the CLE instructor in the Office of Continuing and Distance Education;
Be an associate or baccalaureate degree-seeking student and have completed ENG 101 (English Composition I), or its equivalent at another institution; and
Have significant life experience that is equivalent to selected and approved coursework offered by the University. A student is eligible to take CLE 299 and complete the assessment process only once in each five-year period.
Nursing: Kentucky State University’s Department of Nursing offers Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN’s) the opportunity to be exempted from taking NUR 101 (Nursing I) by successfully completing the ACT-PEP Fundamentals of Nursing Examination and a nursing skills test administered by the Department of Nursing. A minimum of 50 is required on the ACT-PEP, and a satisfactory performance is required on the nursing skills test. Code 1516 must be used to designate Kentucky State University as a score recipient. Interested students should contact the chairperson of the Department of Nursing.
Foreign Languages: The area of Modern Foreign Languages offers proficiency examinations for students with prior experience in French, Italian, and Spanish. Students who demonstrate competency in a foreign language by making the necessary score on a proficiency examination may qualify for a 102 level foreign language course (or above) depending upon their score. Students demonstrating competency above the 102 level are considered to have fulfilled the foreign language requirement of the University’s Liberal Studies Requirements. However, students demonstrating foreign language competency through a proficiency examination will not receive academic credit. Foreign language proficiency examinations may not be repeated.
The successful completion of CLE 299 results in the development of a portfolio that documents the student’s learning through life experience and becomes the basis for the formal request for academic credit. Academic credit through assessment is granted only for related courses taught by the University’s faculty as part of the degree programs of Kentucky State University. Academic credit is not available for any course that state or accrediting agency policy does not allow to be granted by
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