Credit by Examination

Undergraduate students at Texas A&M may earn course credits by demonstrating superior achievement on tests offered through several examination programs. Credit by examination is available to freshmen who plan to enter the University and to students who are currently enrolled. Credit earned by examination does not contribute to a student's grade point ratio. The University awards credit for scores on certain tests published by the Advanced Placement Program (AP), the College Level Examination Program Computer-Based Testing (CLEP CBT), the SAT II (Achievement Tests), DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. Texas A&M also offers qualified students opportunities to earn credits by taking departmental examinations prepared by the faculty. Information concerning credit by examination may be obtained from Measurement and Research Services, (979) 845-0532.

Advanced Placement Program (AP)

Examinations offered by the AP are administered during late spring by high schools. Students usually take the examinations after completing Advanced Placement courses, although experience in an AP course is not required. Interested students should contact their high school counselors for information concerning registration and test sites. High school students and currently enrolled students should have the College Board forward their scores to Measurement and Research Services. Advanced Placement scores of entering freshmen are generally received in late July.

The following list includes all AP examinations currently accepted for credit.

 

College Level Examination Program Computer-Based Testing (CLEP CBT)

CLEP CBT tests are designed to evaluate nontraditional college-level education such as independent study, correspondence work, etc. Both enrolled undergraduate students and entering freshmen may receive CLEP CBT credit for the courses which are listed below. Only examination titles below are currently accepted. The minimum scores listed below are based on the current version of CLEP CBT Examinations.

 

Dantes Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) Program

The DSST Program is available to all interested persons. These tests are untimed. Enrolled undergraduate students and entering freshmen may receive DSST credit for the courses listed below. For more information about the test, please contact Measurement and Research Services.

 

International Baccalaureate (IB)

The IB tests are offered world-wide to students enrolled in programs affiliated with the IB program. Texas A&M will grant credit on IB Higher Level tests for the courses listed below. Please contact Measurement and Research Services for additional information.

 

SAT II (Achievement Tests)

Credits are offered to entering freshmen who score high on the SAT II Subject Tests. High school students who are interested in taking these tests should contact their school counselors or write College Board ATP, Box 592, Princeton, NJ 08541.

 

Departmental Examinations for Entering Freshmen and Currently Enrolled Students

Qualified entering freshmen may take departmental tests the day before their New Student Conferences prior to initial enrollment at Texas A&M. Entering freshmen and currently enrolled students should contact Measurement and Research Services for registration information. The tests are prepared by participating Texas A&M departments. Check the Credit by Examination brochure for eligibility requirements.

Texas Success Initiative (TSI)

The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) was instituted to ensure that students enrolled in Texas public colleges and universities possess the necessary academic skills to perform effectively in college and to provide diagnostic information about reading, writing and mathematics skills of each student. All undergraduate students who did not earn at least 3 semester credit hours prior to the 1989 fall semester, or did not meet one of the allowed exemptions, must take the Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) test or an approved alternative.

Students who do not meet established cutoff scores or other approved exemptions for the THEA test are required by Texas law to be enrolled in, and actively attend, an academic skills course and/or program each semester prior to completing all TSI requirements. Academic skills courses in each of the three TSI areas are offered by Texas A&M. Failure to meet the attendance requirements of the academic skills course will result in withdrawal from Texas A&M. The hours for these courses will not count toward any degree program but may count toward determining full-time status.

Students required to take the THEA test should have their scores sent by the testing agency to Texas A&M University at College Station.

More information can be obtained from testing centers at most Texas public colleges and universities or by contacting:

National Evaluation Systems, Inc.
P. O. Box 140347
Austin, TX 78714-0347

or

Center for Academic Enhancement
525 Blocker Building
4230 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4230
(979) 845-2724

Texas A&M University at Galveston

Texas A&M University at Galveston offers undergraduate and graduate curricula leading to Texas A&M University degrees in maritime studies, marine biology, marine engineering technology, marine fisheries, marine sciences, marine transportation, maritime administration, maritime systems engineering, ocean and coastal resources, and marine resource management. Applicants who wish to enroll must meet all requirements for admission as specified in the current catalog for Texas A&M University at Galveston. Admission information for Texas A&M University at Galveston may be obtained from the Office of Student Relations in Galveston. Results of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (Code 6835) or American College Test (Code 6592) should be sent directly to Texas A&M University at Galveston. A program leading to licensing as a Merchant Marine officer is offered as an option in four of the curricula at Texas A&M University at Galveston.

For further information, see the section on Texas A&M University at Galveston.

Office of Student Relations
Texas A&M University at Galveston
P. O. Box 1675
Galveston, TX 77553-1675
(409) 740-4428
Toll free: 1-87-SEAAGGIE
seaaggie@tamug.edu
www.tamug.edu