Appendix B. National Standardized Tests: Minimum Scores Credit at UTSA Students are encouraged to maximize their experience at UTSA by accessing the credit that can be received through prior learning experiences such as, the Advanced Placement (AP) program (p. ), College Level Examination Program (CLEP) (p. ), Competency Based Exams (CBE) (p. ), Dantes (DSST) (p. ), International Baccalaureate Diploma (IBD) (p. ), International Baccalaureate Certificate (IBC) (p. ), and SAT Subject Tests (p. 7). The following tables provide information on minimum scores required in order to receive credit at UTSA. There are University policies that may affect whether or not credit can be received through these tests. The cutoff scores displayed on these pages are valid beginning August, 08. These scores and course credits are subject to change without notice. For more information regarding credit by examination, please review the AP, CLEP, CBE, DSST, and IB information on the Testing Services website (http://www.utsa.edu/testing). Testing Services is located in MS.0.0 on the Main Campus, phone 0-8-, and in BV.0 on the Downtown Campus, phone 0-8-9. Advanced Placement (AP ) AP Capstone AP Seminar and AP Research AP Seminar and AP Research Awarded AIS 0 WRC 0 Art Art AHC elective, hours (lower Studio Art: D Design Studio Art: D Design Studio Art: Drawing ART 00 ART 0 ART Biology Biology or BIO, BIO Biology BIO 0, BIO Chemistry Chemistry CHE 00, CHE 07 Chemistry CHE 0, CHE (lab), CHE Chemistry CHE, CHE (lab), CHE Chinese Chinese A CHN 0, CHN 0 CHN 0, CHN 0, CHN 0, CHN 0 CS 0, CS 08 Economics Macroeconomics ECO 0 English French Italian Microeconomics ECO 0 English Composition English Literature & Composition French Language and Human United States WRC 0 ENG 0 ES 0, ES 0 FRN 0, FRN 0 FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0 GES elective, hours (lower GER 0, GER 0 GER 0, GER 0, GER 0, GER 0 GER 0, GER 0, GER 0, GER 0, GER 0 GER 0, GER 0, GER 0, GER 0, GER 0, and GER electives, hours (upper HIS 0, HIS 0 European HIS World HIS or HIS Italian Language and ITL 0, ITL 0
Japanese Japanese ITL 0, ITL 0, ITL 0, ITL 0 JPN 0, JPN 0 JPN 0, JPN 0, JPN 0, JPN 0 Latin Latin LAT Calculus AB MAT or MAT 9 Physics Physics : Algebra Based Political Calculus BC MAT or MAT 9 Calculus BC or MAT Physics : Algebra Based Physics C PHY 0 PHY a. Mechanics PHY 9 b. Electricity & Magnetism Comparative Government & Politics Government & Politics US PHY 9 GLA or POL POL 0 PSY 0 Literature and SPN 0, SPN 0 SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0 SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0, and SPN elective, hours (upper SPN Literature elective, hours (upper Statistics Statistics STA 0 Students must earn a minimum score of "" on both the AP Seminar and Research sections in order to receive credit for Academic Inquiry and Scholarship (AIS 0). Student must earn at least the AP Seminar and Research Certificate, submit a portfolio, with a reflective self-analysis for possible credit for WRC 0. Credit will be awarded for either HIS or HIS, but not Credit will be awarded for either MAT 9 or MAT, but not This credit is earned after completion of POL Texas Politics and Society (available as a Competency Based Exam see chart below for requirements). Any substitutions or equivalencies allowed by an advisor will not be the responsibility of Testing Services. College Level Examination Program (CLEP ) Awarded Biology Biology BIO, BIO Natural s Financial Accounting Introductory Law Management Marketing BIO elective, hours (lower 0 ACC 0 0 BLW 0 0 MGT 0 0 MKT 0 Chemistry Chemistry 8 CHE 0, CHE (lab) Economics English Systems Macroeconomics Microeconomics College Composition Modular with Essay Literature 8 CHE 0, CHE (lab), CHE, CHE (lab) 0 CS 0 0 IS 00 0 ECO 0 0 ECO 0 0 WRC 0 WRC 0, WRC 0 ENG, ENG 9 English Literature ENG, ENG Analyzing and Interpreting Literature ENG 0 with Essay ENG French French Language FRN 0 0 FRN 0, FRN 0 09/07/8
Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition Philosophy & Classics Political Sociology Language of the United States I of the United States II Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 8 Western Civilization II: 8 to the Present FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0 FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0 GER 0 0 GER 0, GER 0 GER 0, GER 0, GER 0 GER 0, GER 0, GER 0, GER 0 0 HIS 0 0 HIS 0 0 HIS 0 HIS Human Growth 0 HTH and Development College 0 MAT elective, hours (lower College Algebra 0 MAT 07 Precalculus 0 MAT 09 Calculus 0 MAT Humanities 0 HUM 0 Government Introductory Introductory Sociology Language 0 POL 0 0 PSY 0 0 SOC 0 SPN 0 0 SPN 0, SPN 0 8 SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0 SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0 This examination is the same for both credit granting areas. The score determines which credit is awarded. Credit cannot be awarded for both IS and CS. Students having earned course credit for IS 00 cannot earn test credit for CS 0. With pass on essay scored by Writing Program faculty. With "pass" on essay scored by English Department faculty. Credit will be awarded for Western Civilization I or Western Civilization II, but not This credit is earned after completion of POL Texas Politics and Society. Any substitutions or equivalencies allowed by an advisor will not be the responsibility of Testing Services. Competency Based Exams (CBE) Students who take and successfully pass a departmentally created Competency Based Exam will receive credit in the course for which the exam was taken. The grade of CR will not be included in the UTSA grade point average, but the hours for the course will contribute to overall hours taken and count toward the minimum UTSA residence requirements. Departmental Exam Awarded Credit/No Credit CS Credit/No Credit CS 7 Credit/No Credit CS 7 Credit/No Credit CS 8 English Writing Portfolio Credit/No Credit WRC 0 Systems Political IS 0 Test Out Series College Algebra with Applications College Algebra for Scientists & Engineers Credit/No Credit WRC 0 70% Cumulative over Exam Modules IS 0 70% MAT 0 70% MAT 07 Texas Politics & 0 out of 0 POL Society with on AP Government or an "A" in POL 0 or equivalent course
out of 0 with on AP Government or a "B" in POL 0 or equivalent course out of 0 with on AP Government or a "C" in POL 0 or equivalent course POL POL Specific requirements must be met prior to attempting the Competency Portfolio Option including: a) Student must be a Junior or Senior who has written papers for their major/degree requirements; and b) Student has not been able to register for Freshman Composition I or II. Contact the Writing Program at 0-8- for further details. Students must be eligible for credit for AP Government or have college credit for POL 0 Introduction to Politics or equivalent course prior to attempting the Competency Exam. Students must meet the AP score or college course credit grade requirements. Students must have an AP score of - or college credit for POL 0 or equivalent course with a grade of "A," "B," or "C". Students who do not meet the required AP scores or grades will not be eligible to take the Competency Exam. Passing of the exam is determined on a sliding scale in accordance with AP score and or letter grade. Dantes Subject Standardized Test (DSST) Anthropology General Anthropology Awarded 00 ANT 0 Astronomy Astronomy 00 AST 0 Biology Substance Abuse 00 BIO 0 Ethics & Society Human Resource Management Introduction to Money and Banking Organizational Behavior Finance Supervision GBA 0 00 MAT elective, hours (lower MGT MGT 0 00 FIN MGT 0 00 FIN 0 MGT 0, MGT 9 Computing and Technology 0 CS 0 Criminal Justice Criminal Justice 00 CRJ Introduction to 00 CRJ Law Enforcement English Technical Writing 00 ENG Health Humanities Human Cultural Health & Human Development The Civil War & Reconstruction of the Soviet Union Introduction to World Religions Fundamentals of Systems & Cyber Cybersecurity Security Management Systems Fundamentals of College Algebra Math for Liberal Arts 00 ES 0 00 GES 00 HTH 00 HIS 00 HIS 7 0 HUM 09 00 IS 00 00 IS 00 00 MAT 0 00 MAT 0 Philosophy Ethics in America PHI Lifespan Developmental 00 PSY 0 International Baccalaureate Diploma Examination (IBD) The University of Texas at San Antonio accepts credit by examination through several testing venues. In accordance with Section.98 of the Texas Education Code, students who receive an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma will be eligible for a minimum of hours course credit if scores of or better were achieved on all IB examinations attempted. The current articulation of how credit will be - disseminated for standard level (SL) and higher level () International Baccalaureate Diploma examinations is available below or on the Testing Services website at http://testing.utsa.edu. Examination UTSA Course Minimum Score Required College of /Management ACC 00 MGT 0 MKT 0 Economics ECO 0, ECO 0 09/07/8
College of Education & Human Development Sports, Exercise & Health SL College of Liberal & Fine Arts Social & Cultural Anthropology KIN 0 ANT 0 Arabic Language B ARA 0, ARA 0 Arabic Language AB or B SL Chinese Language B Classical Languages English A Literature SL/ English A Language & Literature SL/ ARA 0, ARA 0, ARA 0, ARA 0 ARA 0, ARA 0 CHN 0, CHN 0 CHN 0, CHN 0, CHN 0. CHN 0 GRK or LAT ENG 0 ENG 0 French Language B FRN 0, FRN 0 FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0 FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0, & hours (upper FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0, & 9 hours (upper French Language B SL FRN 0, FRN 0 SL/ GES 0, GES, GES, GES, GES, & POL Global Politics SL/ Language B Language AB SL Language B SL GLA 0 or POL 0 GER 0, GER 0 GER 0, GER 0, GER 0 GER 0, GER 0, GER 0, GER 0, & hours (upper GER 0, GER 0, GER 0, GER 0, & 9 hours (upper GER 0 GER 0, GER 0 HIS Italian Language B ITL 0, ITL 0 ITL 0, ITL 0, ITL 0 ITL 0, ITL 0, ITL 0, ITL 0, & hours (upper Italian Language B SL ITL 0, ITL 0 Japanese Language B Japanese Language AB or B SL JPN 0, JPN 0 JPN 0, JPN 0, JPN 0, JPN 0 JPN 0, JPN 0 Music MUS Philosophy PHI 0 SL/ PSY 0 Russian Language B Russian Language AB or B SL Language B Language AB or B SL RUS 0, RUS 0, RUS 0, RUS 0, & hours (upper RUS 0, RUS 0 SPN 0, SPN 0 SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0 SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0 SPN 0, SPN 0 Theater SL/ THR 0 College of Biology SL/ BIO, BIO BIO 0, BIO Chemistry CHE 0, CHE Chemistry SL CHE 0, CHE SL CS 08 CS 08, CS 7, CS 7 Systems and Societies SL ES 0, ES 0, ES 0, ES 0 MAT 09, MAT Physics PHY 0, PHY Credit will be awarded for either GRK or LAT, but not Credit will be awarded for either GLA 0 or POL 0, but not It is recommended for students who have met the score requirements for IB, and are eligible for course credit to contact the Math Department prior to registering for MAT Calculus II.
International Baccalaureate Certificate Examination (IBC) International Baccalaureate Certificate students can currently receive the following course credit for the higher level () exams if they meet the score criteria listed on the table below, also available on the Testing Services website at http://testing.utsa.edu. Examination UTSA Course Minimum Score Required College of /Management MKT 0 MGT 0 Economics ECO 0, ECO 0 College of Liberal & Fine Arts Social and Cultural Anthropology ANT 0 Arabic Language B ARA 0, ARA 0, ARA 0, ARA 0 Chinese Language B Classical Languages English Language A - Literature English Language A - Language & Literature CHN 0, CHN 0 CHN 0, CHN 0, CHN 0, CHN 0 LAT ENG 0 ENG 0 French Language B FRN 0, FRN 0 FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0 FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0 FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0 & hours upper FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0, FRN 0 & 9 hours upper GES 0, GES, GES, POL Language B GER 0, GER 0 GER 0, GER 0, GER 0 GER 0, GER 0, GER 0, GER 0 GER 0, GER 0, GER 0, GER 0 & hours upper GER 0, GER 0, GER 0, GER 0 & 9 hours upper HIS Global Politics GLA 0 or POL 0 Italian Language B ITL 0, ITL 0 Japanese Language B ITL 0, ITL 0, ITL 0 ITL 0, ITL 0, ITL 0, ITL 0 ITL 0, ITL 0, ITL 0, ITL 0 & hours upper ITL 0, ITL 0, ITL 0, ITL 0 & 9 hours upper JPN 0, JPN 0 JPN 0, JPN 0, JPN 0 JPN 0, JPN 0, JPN 0, JPN 0 JPN 0, JPN 0, JPN 0, JPN 0 & hours upper JPN 0, JPN 0, JPN 0, JPN 0 & 9 hours upper Music MUS Philosophy PHI 0 PSY 0 Russian Language B Language B RUS 0, RUS 0 RUS 0, RUS 0, RUS 0 RUS 0, RUS 0, RUS 0, RUS 0 RUS 0, RUS 0, RUS 0, RUS 0 & hours upper RUS 0, RUS 0, RUS 0, RUS 0 & 9 hours upper SPN 0, SPN 0 SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0 SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0 SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0 & hours upper 09/07/8
SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0, SPN 0 & 9 hours upper Theatre THR 0 College of s Biology BIO, BIO BIO 0, BIO Chemistry CHE 0, CHE CS 08, CS 7, CS 7 MAT 09, MAT Physics PHY 0, PHY Credit will be awarded for either GLA 0 or POL 0, but not It is recommended for students who have met the score requirements for IB, and are eligible for course credit to contact the Math Department prior to registering for MAT Calculus II. SAT Subject Tests Biology Biology - Molecular Biology - Ecological Awarded 700 BIO 0 700 BIO Chemistry Chemistry 70 CHE 0, CHE Philosophy & Classics Latin 700 LAT 7