Northwest Christian University

AP & CLEP Credits

Advanced Placement (AP) and College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) scores are accepted for credit by Northwest Christian University. Please review the table below and submit scores to the Office of the Registrar.

AP Credits
AP Examination Credit Granting Score Credit Granted Equivalent Course
Composition and Literature
English: Language and Composition 3 3 WR121
English: Literature and Composition 3 3 ENG220 or ENG230
Foreign Languages
French: Language 3 8 One year of Foreign Language
French: Literature 3 8 One year of Foreign Language
German: Language 3 8 One year of Foreign Language
German: Literature 3 8 One year of Foreign Language
Classics: Latin Vergil 3 8 One year of Foreign Language
Classics: Latin Literature 3 8 One year of Foreign Language
Spanish: Language 3 8 One year of Foreign Language
Spanish: Literature 3 8 One year of Foreign Language
History and Social Sciences
Govt & Politics: Amer 3 3 IDS114 + electives
Govt & Politics: Comparative 3 3 PS200
History: US 3 5 IDS101/102
History: European 3 6 IDS201/202
Economics-Micro 3 3 ECON201
Economics-Macro 3 3 ECON202
Psychology 3 3 PSY200
Science and Mathematics
Biology 3 4 BIOL111 LAB
Chemistry 3 5 CHEM121 LAB
  4 or 5 10 CHEM121/122 LAB
Computer Science A 3 2 CIS121
Computer Science AB 3 2 CIS121
Environmental Science 3 2 GS110
Mathematics: Calculus AB 3 4 MATH251
Mathematics: Calculus BC 3 4 MATH252
Mathematics: Statistics 3 3 MATH315
Physics B 3 4 PHYS110
Physics C: Mechanics 3 4 PHYS110
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 3 4 PHYS110
Humanities
Art History 3 6 FA120 + electives
Music Theory 3 3 MUS101
  4 or 5 6 MUS101/102
   

CLEP Scores
CLEP Examination Credit Granting Score Credit Granted Equivalent Course
Composition and Literature
American Literature 50 6 EN220,230
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 50 6 EN220,230
Composition, Freshman 50 6 WR121 + electives
English Composition (with or without optional essay) 50 6 WR121 + electives
English Literature (with or without optional essay) 50 6 EN220,230 + electives
Humanities 50 6 Humanities electives
Science and Mathematics
Algebra 50 3 MATH110
Biology 50 6 BIOL111 LAB + electives
Chemistry 50 6 CHEM121 LAB
Calculus with Elementary Functions 50 3 MATH251
College Mathematics 50 6 MATH110 + electives
Natural Sciences 50 6 BIOL100 LAB + electives
Precalculus 50 3 MATH130
Foreign Languages
French, Level 1 50 6 One year of Foreign Language + electives
French, Level 2 62 12 One year of Foreign Language + electives
German, Level 1 50 6 One year of Foreign Language + electives
German, Level 2 63 12 One year of Foreign Language + electives
Spanish, Level 1 50 6 One year of Foreign Language + electives
Spanish, Level 2 63 12 One year of Foreign Language + electives
History and Social Sciences
American Government 50 3 IDS114 + electives
Educational Psychology 50 2 EDUC330 or 370
Intro to History of the United States: Early Colonializations to 1877 50 4 IDS101
History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present 50 4 IDS102
Human Growth and Development 50 3 PSY320
Macroeconomics, Principles of 50 3 ECON202
Microeconomics, Principles of 50 3 ECON201
Psychology, Introductory 50 3 PSY200
Social Sciences and History 50 6 Social Sci Electives
Sociology, Introductory 50 3 SOC200
Western Civilization I: Ancient near East to 1648 50 3 IDS201
Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present 50 3 IDS202
Business
Business law, Introductory 50 3 BUS370
Information Systems and Computer Applications 50 3 CIS121
Management, Principles of 50 3 BUS100
Marketing, Principles of 50 3 BUS330

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