TTU Undergraduate Catalog


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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 Verbal Subtest score of 610-690	ENGL 1010
ACT English Subtest score of 31 or higher	ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020
SAT Verbal Subtest score of 700 or higher	ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020

CEEB POLICY FOR TTU

Effective January 1, 1990

A.P. Examination	Score	Course Exemption	Semester Hours
American Government	4 or 5	POLS 2210	3
Biology	4 5	BIOL 1010 or 1110 BIOL 1010 and 1020 or BIOL 1110 and 1120	4 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	4
Economics: Micro	4 or 5	ECON 2010	3
Economics: Macro	4 or 5	ECON 2020	3
English	4 5	ENGL 1010 ENGL 1010 and 1020	3 6
Environmental Science	4 or 5	BIOL 2130	4
Literature	4	ENGL 2330	3
French	3^b4 or 5	FREN 2010 and 2020	6
German	3^b4 or 5	GERM 2010 and 2020	6
History (American)	4 or 5	HIST 2010 and 2020	6
History (European)	4 or 5	HIST 1010 and 1020	6
Spanish	3^b4 or 5	SPAN 2010 and 2020	6
Math (AB)	3 4 5	MATH 1830 MATH 1910 MATH 1910 (section 800)	3 4 4
Math (BC)	3 4 5	MATH 1910 MATH 1910-1920 MATH 1910 and 1920 (section 800)	4 8 8
Statistics	4 or 5	MATH 1530	3
Physics B	4 or 5	PHYS 2010 and 2020	8
Physics C Part I	4^c5	PHYS 2110	3
Physics C Part II	4^c5	PHYS 2120	3
Psychology	4	PSY 2010	3

^a	Students may submit the exam essay portion for departmental evaluation for possible credit in CHEM 1120.
^b	No credit but it can be used for foreign language requirement exemption. (Required foreign language credits could be taken in other disciplines.)
^c	Student may submit essay or free response portion for departmental evaluation for possible credit.

CLEP (College Level Examination Program) - 26 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.

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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