Credit by Exam
Lamar State College Port Arthur awards college credit for successful performance in these examination programs: College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Program, College Level Examination Program (CLEP), ACT, and SAT I tests. Credit through any of the examinations listed in this section is awarded when the student has completed an enrollment term at Lamar State College Port Arthur and has earned an amount of resident credit equal to the hours earned by examination. By law, students may receive only three semester credit hours of credit in U.S. history and three semester credit hours credit in government through credit by examination. Applicants who wish to receive credit for college level work completed in high school may do so by submitting their scores on the College Board’s Advanced Placement Examinations. Testing arrangement are made by high school counselors. Subject matter areas and the basis for granting credits for Advanced Placement courses are as follows:
Subject Area |
Required Score |
Credit Granted |
Biology |
3 |
BIOL 1406 & 1407 |
Calculus AB |
3 |
MATH 2312 & 2413, or MATH 1324 and 1325, or MATH 2312 & 2313 |
Calculus BC |
3 |
Math 2312, 2413, & 2414 |
Chemistry |
3 |
CHEM 1411 |
Chemistry |
4 |
CHEM 1405 & 1407 |
Chemistry |
5 |
CHEM 1411 & 1412 |
Economics-Macro |
3 |
ECON 2301 |
Economics-Micro |
3 |
ECON 2302 |
English |
3 |
ENGL 1301 |
English |
4 |
ENGL 1301 & 1302 |
Foreign Language |
3 |
6 hours of foreign language |
Foreign Literature |
4 |
12 hours of foreign language |
Government |
3 |
GOVT 2301 or 2302 |
History (U.S.) |
3 |
HIST 1301 or 1302 |
Music Theory |
3 |
MUSI 1301 |
Credit is awarded for most CLEP subject examinations. A list of subjects for which credit can be awarded and required minimum scores is available from the Admission and Records Office or the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Credit will not be awarded for the CLEP General Examinations. Credit will be granted in composition, government, history and mathematics for students presenting the following minimum ACT Standard Scores:
ACT Standard |
Score |
正规靠谱赌博软件 Course |
SCH[1] |
English |
28 |
ENGL 1301 |
3 |
Usage/Mech |
14 |
|
|
Rhet Skills |
14 |
|
|
English |
30 |
ENGL 1301 & 1302 |
6 |
Usabe/Mefh |
15 |
|
|
Rhet Skills |
15 |
|
|
Mathematics |
26 |
MATH 1332 |
3 |
Pre-algebra |
14 |
|
|
Algebra/Geometry |
13 |
|
|
Geometry/Trig |
13 |
|
|
Mathematics |
28 |
MATH 1332 & 1314 |
6 |
Pre-algebra |
15 or |
|
|
Algebra/Geometry |
14 |
MATH 1332 & 1324 |
|
Geometry/Trig |
14 |
|
|
Reading |
28-29 |
HIST 1301 or 1302 |
3 |
Social Studies |
15 |
|
|
Reading |
|
HIST 1301 or 1302 and |
6 |
Social Studies |
16 |
GOVT 2301 or 2302 |
|
Reading |
30 |
ENGL 2326 or 2331 |
|
Arts/Literature |
16 |
|
|
Reading |
32 |
HIST 1301 or 1302 and |
9 |
Soc. Science |
16 |
GOVT 2301 or 2302 and |
|
Arts/Literature |
16 |
ENGL 2326 or 2331 |
|
Credit earned through the ACT Test will be recorded on the transcript after a student earns an equal amount of credit at Lamar State College Port Arthur. The student must petition the Registrar for ACT credit. ACT Test scores are valid for credit-by-exam for five years.
Credit will be granted in English and Mathematics for student with the following minimum score on the SAT I Reasoning Test:
SAT Scores |
正规靠谱赌博软件 Course |
SCH |
Critical Reading: 590 |
ENGL 1301 |
3 |
Critical Reading: 640 |
ENGL 1301 & 1302 |
6 |
Math: 600 |
MATH 1332 |
3 |
Math: 630 or |
MATH 1332 & 1314 |
6 |
|
MATH 1332 & 1324 |
6 |
Credit earned for the SAT will be granted in composition and mathematics after a student earns an equal amount of credit at 正规靠谱赌博软件. The student must petition the Registrar for SAT credit. SAT scores are valid for Credit by Exam for five (5) years.