Advanced Placement (AP) Table National Standardized Exams AP Examination UAF Course Equivalent Credits Minimum Score Art: History ART F261 & F262 6 3 Art*: All other exams ART Elective Credits 6 3 Biology BIOL F115X & F116X 8 3 Chemistry CHEM F105X & F106X 8 3 Computer Science A CS F201 3 3 Economics - Macro ECON F202 or ECON F100X 3 3 Substitute Economics - Micro ECON F201 3 3 English Language ENGL F111X 3 3 English Literature ENGL F111X 3 3 Environmental Science GEOS F125X 4 3 European History HIST F101 & F102 6 3 French Language & Culture FREN F101 & F102 10 3 German Language & Culture GER F101 & F102 10 3 Government & Politics: PS F201 3 3 Comparative Government & Politics: U.S. PS F131 3 3 Latin: Vergil LANG Electives 8 3 Math: Calculus AB MATH F200X 4 3 Math: Calculus BC MATH F200X & F201X 8 3 Music Theory MUS F103 3 3 MUS F131 & F133 5 4 Physics B PHYS F103X & F104X 8 3 Physics C: Mechanics PHYS F211X 4 3 Physics C: Electricity & PHYS F212X 4 3 Magnetism Psychology PSY F101 3 3 Spanish Language SPAN F1201 & F102 10 3 Spanish Literature SPAN F201 & SPAN 200-level 5 3 electives Statistics STAT F200X 2 3 U.S. History HIST F131 & F132 6 3 World History HIST F100X 3 3 * Portfolios may be submitted to the Art department for further evaluation. The Advanced Placement (AP) exams through the College Board are taken when the student is in high school. Scores must be sent to UAF Office of Admissions & the Registrar. Credit is not given for completing an AP course.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Table IB Examination UAF Course Equivalent Credits Minimum Score Anthropology, Social & Cultural, ANTH F100X Substitute 3 4 Higher Level Biology, Higher Level BIOL F115X & F116X 8 4 Chemistry, Standard Level CHEM F103X & CHEM F104X 8 4 Chemistry, Higher Level CHEM F105X & F106X 8 4 Classical Greek, Higher Level Humanities Elective Credits (h) 6 4 French, Standard Level FREN F101 & F102 10 4 French, Higher Level FREN F101 & F102 & F201 & F202 16 4 German, Standard Level GER F101 & F102 10 4 German, Higher Level GER F101 & F102 & F201 & F202 16 4 Japanese, Standard Level JPN F101 & F102 8 4 Japanese, Higher Level JPN F101 & F102 & F201 & F202 20 4 History of Europe & the Islamic HIST F100X Substitute & HIST 6 4 World, Higher Level Elective Credits Latin, Higher Level LAT F101 & LAT F102 6 4 Language A1 (English), Higher ENGL F111X & ENGL Elective 6 4 Level Credits Mathematics, Higher Level MATH F200X 4 5 Mathematics w/series & ODE MATH F200X & F201X 8 5 Option, Higher Level Mathematics & Further Math, MATH F200X & F201X & MATH 11 5 Higher Level & Standard Level Elective Credits Philosophy, Higher Level PHIL F102 3 4 Physics, Standard Level PHYS F103X 4 4 Physics, Higher Level PHYS F103X & F104X 8 4 Russian, Standard Level RUSS F101 & F102 10 4 Russian, Higher Level RUSS F101 & F102 & F201 & F202 18 4 Spanish, Standard Level SPAN F101 & F102 10 4 Spanish, Higher Level SPAN F101 & F102 & F201 & F202 16 4 Theatre, Standard Level THR F200X 10 4 Theatre, Higher Level THR F200X & THR Elective Credits 4 4 History of Africa, Higher Level History of the Americas, Higher Level History of Asia & Oceania, Higher Level History of Europe & the Middle East, Higher Level The International Baccalaureate (IB) exams are taken when the student is in high school. Students must submit an official record of their IB certificate(s) or diploma to the Office of Admissions & the Registrar.
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Table CLEP Examination UAF Course Equivalent Credits Minimum Score Algebra (College) MATH F107X or F161X 4 or 3 50 American Government PS F101 3 50 Calculus MATH F200X 4 50 Chemistry, General CHEM F105X & F106X 8 50 College Composition ENGL F111X 3 50 College Mathematics** Mathematics Elective Credits (m) 3 50 Financial Accounting ACCT F261 3 50 French* (Levels 1 & 2) FREN F101 & F102 10 50 FREN F101 & F102 & F201 & F202 16 59 German* (Levels 1 & 2) GER F101 5 39 GER F101 & F102 10 50 GER F101 & F102 & F201 13 55 GER F101 & F102 & F201 & F202 16 60 History of the U.S. I Early HIST F131 3 50 Colonization to 1877 History of the U.S. II 1865 to the HIST F132 3 50 present Human Growth & Development PSY F240 3 50 Humanities** Humanities Elective Credits (h) 6 50 Natural Sciences** Natural Science Elective Credits (n) 6 50 Precalculus MATH F107X & F108 7 50 Principles of Microeconomics ECON F201 3 50 Principles of Macroeconomics ECON F202 or ECON F100X substitute 3 50 Psychology, Introductory PSY F101 3 50 Social Sciences & History** Social Science Elective Credits (s) 6 50 Sociology, Introductory SOC F100X or SOC Elective Credits 3 50 Spanish* (Levels 1 & 2) SPAN F101 5 39 Western Civilization I Ancient Near East to 1648 Western Civilization II 1648 to the present SPAN F101 & F102 10 50 SPAN F101 & F102 & F201 13 57 SPAN F101 & F102 & F201 & F202 16 63 HIST F101 or HISTF100X Substitute 3 50 HIST F102 or HIST F100X Substitute 3 50 * Language ability is the equivalent to that of students who have completed two to four semesters of college-level language study. ** If the student has already earned (from any source) 6 semester credits in the subject areas of humanities, social sciences/history, natural sciences or college mathematics, no credit will be awarded for successfully completing the general exam (identified as receiving elective credit only) in any of the subject areas listed above. For example, if the student has already earned 6 credits of humanities and he or she takes a CLEP general humanities exam, he or she will not receive any credit; if the student has only earned 3 humanities credits, he or she can be awarded an additional 3 credits for successfully completing the CLEP exam. NOTE: Students may not duplicate a course for which credit has already been earned or in which the student is currently enrolled. Students must wait at least one year after the end of an audited course before taking the CLEP exam for that course. To register for a CLEP exam or for more information, contact UAF Testing Services at 907-474- 5277. Cost is $105 per test. Active military students may take the test for free on base or for $25 through Testing Services.
Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service (FLATS) Table FLATS Examination UAF Course Equivalent Credits Minimum Score Afrikaans FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Albanian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Arabic FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Armenian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Bulgarian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Cambodian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Cantonese-Simplified FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Cantonese-Traditional FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Cebuano FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Croatian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Czech FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Danish FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Dutch FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Estonian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Fijian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Finnish FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Georgian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Greek FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Haitian-Creole FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Hmong FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Hungarian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Icelandic FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Ilonggo-Hiligaynon FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Indonesian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Italian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Japanese FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Korean FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Latvian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Lithuanian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Malagasy FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Malay FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Mandarin-Simplified FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Mandarin-Traditional FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Mongolian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Norwegian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Persian-Farsi FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Polish FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Portuguese-Brazilian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Portuguese-Continental FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Romanian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Russian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Samoan FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Serbian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Swedish FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Tagalog FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Tahitian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Thai FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Tongan FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Ukrainian FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Vietnamese FL elective and/or PHC substitute 12 Pass Brigham Young University s (BYU) Foreign Language Achievement Testing Service (FLATS) provides online non-english language correspondence tests. The first 10 credits may be applied to the Perspectives on the Human Condition (PHC) requirement and any additional credits will be awarded general humanities credit. Students register for the exam through BYU. The exam is administered by Testing Services. Cost is $110 per test.
DANTES Subject Standard Test (DSST) Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) Subject Standard Tests (DSST) is a national testing program that offers exams in traditional academic, vocational/technical and business subject areas. Credit is awarded for successfully completing DSST tests as recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE). Acceptance of the DSST exam is subject to departmental approval and is typically posted as elective credit. Cost is $105 per test. Active military students may take the test for free on base or for $25 through Testing Services. UExcel The University of Excelsior UExcel exams credit is awarded based on American Council on Education (ACE) recommendations. Acceptance of the UExcel exam is subject to departmental approval and is typically posted as elective credit. Cost Is $50 - $60 per test through UAF Community and Technical College (CTC) Student Advising & Registration Center. University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) accepts the University of Excelsior UExcel and Excelsior College Exam (ECE) nursing scores.