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Course Credit by Examination

Advanced Placement (AP)

Students who have taken an Advanced Placement Exam and earned composite scores of 3, 4, or 5 may be granted credit. Credit will be treated as transfer credit without a grade but will count toward graduation, and may be used in fulfilling specific curriculum requirements. The head of the department in which the course is offered will determine the amount of the credit and the equivalent university courses for which credit will be granted. [Rev 8-07]

EXAMINATION TITLE	EXAM SCORE	NMSU COURSE	NMSU CREDIT
American History	3 or higher	Hist 201G (3 cr.) and Hist 202G (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
Art History	3 or higher	Art 101G (3 cr.) and Art 295 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
Art Studio General I or Art Drawing	3 or higher	Art 150 (3 cr.) and Art 151 (3 cr.) or Art 155 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
Biology	3 or higher	Biol 111G (3 cr.) + Biol 111L (1 cr.) and Biol 211G (3 cr.) + Biol 211l (1cr.)	8 Credit Hours
Calculus AB	3 or higher	Math 121G (3 cr.) and Math 191 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
Calculus BC	3 or higher	Math 191 (3 cr.) and Math 192 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
Chemistry	3 or higher	Chem 111 (4 cr.) and Chem 112 (4 cr.)	8 Credit Hours
Comparative Gov.	3 or higher	Govt 100 E (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Computer Science A	3 or higher	CS 171 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Computer Science AB	3 or higher	CS 171 (3 cr.) and CS 272 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
Economics	3 or higher	Econ 251G (3 cr.) and Econ 252G (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
English Lang. and Comp.	3 or higher	Engl 111G (4 cr.)	4 Credit Hours
English Lit. and Comp.	3 or higher	Engl 111G (4 cr.) and Engl 112 (2 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
Environmental Science	3 or higher	ES 110G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
European History	3 or higher	Hist 101G (3 cr.) and Hist 102G (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
French Language	3 or higher	Fren 325 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
French Literature	3 or higher	Fren 302 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
German Language	3 or higher	Ger 313 (3 cr.) and Ger 325 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
German Literature	3 or higher	Ger 341 (3 cr.) and Ger 471 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
Government and Pol. US	3 or higher	Govt 100G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Human Geography	3 or higher	Geog 120G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Latin/Vergil	3 or higher	AS 301E (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Macroeconomics	3 or higher	Econ 251G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Microeconomics	3 or higher	Econ 252G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Music Listening/Lit.	3 or higher	Mus 202 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Music Theory	3 or higher	Mus 211 (1 cr.) and Mus 212 (1 cr.) and Mus 213 (3 cr.) and Mus 214 (3 cr.)	8 Credit Hours
Physics B	3 or higher	Phys 211G (3 cr.) and Phys 211L (1 cr.) and Phys 212 (3 cr.) and Phys 212L (1 cr.)	8 Credit Hours
Physics C Mech.	3 or higher	Phys 215 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Physics E. and M.	3 or higher	Phys 216 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Psychology	3 or higher	Psy 201G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Spanish Language	3	Span 313 (3 cr.) and Span 325 (3 cr.) or Span 312 (3 cr.) and Span 327 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
Spanish Literature	4 or 5	Span 306 (3 cr.) and Span 380 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
Statistics	4 or 5	Stat 251 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
World History	3 or higher	Hist 111G(3 cr.) and Hist 112G(3cr.)	6 Credit Hours

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International Baccalureate

IBO or IB

SUBJECT AREA	EQUIVALENCY
Biology	BIOL 111G/111GL&
	BIOL 211G/211GL
Business Management	MGT 309
Chemistry	CHEM 111 & 112
Chinese Language	CHIN 111 & 112
Computer Science	CS 110G
Economics	ECON 251G & 252G
English Language	ENGL 111G & 240
Environmental Systems	ES 110G
French Language	FREN 111 & 112
Geography	GEOG 112G
German Language	GER 313 & 325
History Africa	HIST 100 E
History Americas	HIST 201G & 202G
History East & South East Asia & Oceania	HIST 211G & 212G
History Europe (including Russia/USSR)	HIST 363 & 364
History South Asia & The Middle East(including North Africa)	HIST 404
Info Tech in Global Society	BUSA 111G
Islamic History	HIST 221G & 222G
Japanese Language	JPNS 111 & 112
Mathematics	MATH 191 & 192
Mathematical Methods
Mathematical Studies	MATH 210G
Math
Music	MUS 101G
Philosophy	PHIL 110G
Physics	PHYS 211/211L
	PHYS 212/212L
Biomedical Physics	PHYS 290
Psychology	PSY 201G
Social & Cultural Anthropology	ANTH 301
Spanish Language A	SPAN 313 & 325
Spanish Language B	SPAN 111 & 112
Theater Arts	THTR 101G
Visual Arts	ART 110G

Exam Must Receive 3,4,5,6 or 7
Max of 3 Credit Hours/per Course given credit
or 3 Credits for Lectures & 1 Credit for Labs

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College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Prior to (or during) a student's enrollment at NMSU, credits may be earned through the College Level Examination Program. Earned CLEP credit will be treated as transfer credit without a grade, will count toward graduation, and may be used in fulfilling specific curriculum requirements. Not all programs of study include electives, CLEP is not useful to students pursuing these programs. CLEP credit will not be granted if taken during the student's last 30 credit hours unless waived by the dean of your college. [Rev 8-07]

EXAMINATION TITLE	EXAM SCORE	NMSU COURSE	NMSU CREDIT
American Government	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	GOVT 100G	6 Credit Hours
American Literature	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	ENGL 251 (3 cr.) and ENGL 252 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
Analysis and Interpret of Lit	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	ENGL 261 (3 cr.) and ENGL 262 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
Business Law I	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	BLAW 317 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Calculus	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	MATH 191 (3 cr.) and MATH 192 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
College Algebra	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	MATH 121 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
College French I	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	FREN 111 (4 cr.) and FREN 112 (4 cr.)	8 Credit Hours
College French II	Current CLEP: 52 or higher Old CLEP: 520 or higher	FREN 211 (3 cr.) and FREN 212 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
College German I	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	GER 111 (4 cr.) and GER 112 (4 cr.)	8 Credit Hours
College German II	Current CLEP: 54 or higher Old CLEP: 540 or higher	GER 211 (3 cr.) and GER 212 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
College Spanish I	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	SPAN 111 (4 cr.) and SPAN 112 (4 cr.) OR SPAN 113 (4 cr.) and SPAN 213 (4 cr.)	8 Credit Hours
College Spanish II	Current CLEP: 54 or higher Old CLEP: 540 or higher	SPAN 211 (3 cr.) and SPAN 212 (4 cr.) OR SPAN 213 (3 cr.) and SPAN 214 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
College Mathematics	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	MATH 120 (3 cr.) and MATH 100E as Elective (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
English Literature	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	ENGL 271 (3 cr.) and ENGL 272 (3 cr.)	6 Credit Hours
Freshman Composition	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	ENGL 111G (4 cr.)	4 Credit Hours
General Biology	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	BIOL 211G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
General Chemistry	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	CHEM 111 (3 cr.) and CHEM 112 (3 cr.) No Lab Credit	6 Credit Hours
History I	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	HIST 201G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hour
History II	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	HIST 202G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Human Growth and Devel.	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	CEP 110G (3 cr.) OR PSY 205 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Humanities	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	ELECTIVE(s)	6 Credit Hours at most
Intro Info Syst and Comptr App	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	CS 110G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Intro Educational Psych	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	CEP 210 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Intro to Psychology	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	PSY 201G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Intro to Sociology	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	SOC 101G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Natural Sciences	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	ELECTIVE(s)	6 Credit Hours at most
Prin of Macroeconomics	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	ECON 251G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Prin of Management	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	MGT 201G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Prin of Marketing	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	MKTG 303 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Prin of Microeconomics	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	ECON 252G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Social Sciences and History	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	ELECTIVE(S)	6 Credit Hours at most
Spanish Native Spkr	Current CLEP: 50 to 53 Old CLEP: 500 to 530	SPAN 113 (4 cr.)	4 Credit Hours
Spanish Native Spkr	Current CLEP: 54 to 59 Old CLEP: 540 to 590	SPAN 213 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Spanish Native Spkr	Current CLEP: 60+ Old CLEP: 600+	SPAN 214 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Western CIV I	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	HIST 101G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Western CIV II	Current CLEP: 50 or higher Old CLEP: 500 or higher	HIST 102G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours

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Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Educational Support Credit (DANTES)

Prior to (or during) a student's enrollment at NMSU, credits may be earned through the DANTES program. Earned DANTES credit will be treated as transfer credit without a grade, will count toward graduation, and may be used in fulfilling specific curriculum requirements. DANTES credit will not be granted if taken during the student's last 30 credit hours unless waived by the dean of your college. Not all programs of study include electives, DANTES credit is not useful to these students. [Rev 8-07]

EXAMINATION TITLE	EXAM SCORE	NMSU COURSE	NMSU CREDIT
Art of Western World	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	ART 101G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Astronomy	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	ASTR 110G (3 cr.) or ASTR 100E (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Business Law II	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	BLAW 318 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Business Math	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	OEBU 216 (3 cr.) or BOT 106 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Civil War/Reconstruction	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	HIST 404 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Contemporary Western Europe	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	HIST 438 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Criminal Justice	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	CJ 101 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Drug and Alcohol Abuse	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	CJ 432 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Ehtics in America	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	PHIL 223G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Fundamentals of Counseling	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	CEP 451G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Fundamentals of College Algebra	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	MATH 115 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
General Anthropology	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	ANTH 201G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Here's to Your Health	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	HLS 150 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
History of Vietnam War	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	HIST 300E (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Human Cultural Geography	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	GEOG 201G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Human Resource Management	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	MGT 332 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Intro to Business	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	BUSA 111 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Intro to Computing	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	CS 110G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Intro to Law Enforcement	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	CJ 210 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Intro to Modern Middle East	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	HIST 222G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Intro to World Religions	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	PHIL 136G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Life-Span Development Psychology	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	PSY 350 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Management Info Systems	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	BCS 338 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Money and Banking	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	ECON 304 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Organizational Behavior	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	MGT 309 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Personal Finance	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	FIN 303G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Physical Geology	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	GEOL 111G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Principles of Finance	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	FIN 206 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Principles of Financial Accounting	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	ACCT 252 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Principles of Physical Science I	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	PHYS 110G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Principles of Public Speaking	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	COMM 253G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Principles of Statistics	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	STAT 251 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Principles of Supervision	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	MGT 347 (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Technical Writing	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	ENGL 218G (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours
Wester Europe Since 1945	Current DANTES: 50 or higher Old DANTES: 500 or higher	HIST 300E (3 cr.)	3 Credit Hours

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