Credit By Examination

A maximum of 24 semester hours may be acquired through credit by examination credit by examination is recorded on the student's permanent record as (CE) credit without a grade and becomes part of the official transcript. No credit is valid without the student's enrollment for credit at Morehouse College. Transfer credit which does not meet Morehouse requirements will not be allowed for credit by examination.

COLLEGE BOARD ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM
Morehouse encourages prospective students in secondary schools to take the Advanced Placement Tests given by the College Board. In most departments, course credit is granted for a score of four (4) or above, which may be applied towards the degree requirements. In a few departments, a score of three (3) will be accepted. Students who present scores of five (5) or above on certain foreign examinations may, on a course by course basis, be awarded the same credit as noted above. These foreign examinations include British A Levels. The decision to grant course credit is reported prior to registration.
A student may apply Advanced Credit or its equivalents toward degree requirements in the following ways:

1. AP credits may be used to fulfill course requirements in the appropriate Core curriculum areas.
2. While students may not, in most instances, apply AP credits towards the requirements of their respective majors, AP scores, together with subject-level examination, may be used as a basis for placement.

COLLEGE-LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP)
Entering students who demonstrate superior ability on the CLEP General Examination may be granted course credit by the College.

The maximum number of hours of credit through the programs listed above shall exceed 24 semester hours.

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM
Morehouse College allows students to earn credit prior to entrance through the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program sponsored by the International Baccalaureate Organization of Geneva, Switzerland and the International Baccalaureate North American regional office in New York. Morehouse awards IB credit for Higher Level Examination scores 6, or 7. Credit will be granted upon receipt of an official IB transcript.

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