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Non-Traditional Credit

DSST Credit Granted by Blue Mountain Christian University
Test Title Credit in Semester Hours Minimum Score Closest BMC Equivalent
Fundamentals of College Algebra 3 47/400 MAT 110 College Algebra
Human Resource Management 3 46 BUS 415 Human Resource Management
Introduction to Business 3 46/400 BUS 110 Introduction to Business
Introduction to Computing 3 45/400 BUS 230 Communication Technology
Lifespan Developmental Psychology 3 46 PSY 260 Human Growth and Development
Management Information Systems 3 46/400 BUS 362 Management Information Systems
Money and Banking 3 48 BUS 367 Money and Banking
Personal Finance 3 46/400 BUS 341 Personal Finance
Principles of Finance 3 46/400 BUS 340 Principles of Finance
Principles of Physical Science I 3 47 PHY 204 Concepts in Physics and Astronomy
Principles of Public Speaking 3 47 STH 210 Oral Communication
Principles of Statistics 3 48/400 MAT 140 Elementary Statistics
Western Europe Since 1945 3 45 Upper level Elective in History
Technical Writing 3 46 ENG 329 Writing for the Workplace
Introduction to Law Enforcement 3 45 CRJ 120 Introduction to Criminal Justice
 AP CREDIT GRANTED BY BLUE MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Effective for Entering Freshmen - Fall 2012
Advanced Placement Program
Advanced Placement Course Minimum Required Score BMCU Equivalent Credit
United States History 3 HIS 210-211 U.S. History I & II 6hrs
American Government and Politics: United States 3 PSC 300 American Government I 3hrs
American Government and Politics: Comparative 3 PSC 301 American Government II 3hrs
Biology 3 BIO 184-185 Biology I & II 8hrs
Chemistry 3 CHE 194-195 General Chemistry I & II 8hrs
Economics: Macro 3 ECO 320 Economics (Macro) 3hrs
 Economics: Micro  3 ECO 321 Economics (Micro) 3hrs
English Language and Composition 4 ENG 100 English Composition I 3hrs
English Literature and Composition 4 ENG 200 Introduction to Literature 3hrs
Environmental Science 3 PHY 207 Earth and Environmental Science 3hrs
World History 3 HIS 110-111 World Civilization I & II 6hrs
Mathematics (Calculus AB) 4 MAT 230 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I 3hrs
Mathematics (Calculus BC) 4 MAT 230-231 Calculus and Analytical Geometry I and II 6hrs
Statistics 3 MAT 140 Elementary Statistics 3hrs
Music (Listening-Literature) 3 MUS 104 Music Appreciation 3hrs
Music (Theory) 3 MUS 126 Elementary Theory I 6hrs
Music (Theory) 4 MUS 126-127 Elementary Theory I and II 5hrs
Physics (Physics B) 3 PHY 250-251 General Physics & II 8hrs
Psychology 3 PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology 3hrs
Spanish Language and Culture 3 SPA 100-101 Introductory Spanish I & II 6hrs
Spanish Language and Culture 4

SPA 100-101 Introductory Spanish I & II and

SPA 200 Intermediate Spanish I

 9hrs
Spanish Language and Culture 5

SPA 100-101 Introductory Spanish I & II and

SPA 200-201 Intermediate Spanish I & II

 12hrs
NOTE(1) In some cases the AP course is not the full equivalent of the corresponding BMCU course; in such cases the department concerned will be consulted to determine if AP credit may be applied to major, electives, etc. All students must take ENG 101 English Composition II at Blue Mountain Christian University or by transfer credit.
CLEP Credit Granted by Blue Mountain Christian University
Subject Examinations Only/Score/Credit/BMCU Equivalent
(No credit will be granted for any General Examination)
Subject Score Credit BMCU Equivalent

English*

College Composition

English Literature

American Literature

Analyzing & Interpreting Literature

 

50

50

50

50

 

3hrs

3hrs

3hrs

3hrs

 

ENG 100 English Composition I
ENG 210 Survey of British Literature I

ENG 320 Survey of American Literature I

ENG 200 Introduction to Literature

Foreign Languages**
Spanish Level 1
Spanish Level 2

Spanish with Writing: Level 1

Spanish with Writing: Level 2

50
63

 

50

65

6hrs
9hrs

 

6hrs

12hrs

SPA 100-101 Introductory Spanish I & II

SPA 100-101 Introductory Spanish I & II and

SPA 200 Intermediate Spanish I

 

SPA 100-101 Introductory Spanish I & II

SPA 100-101 Introductory Spanish I & II and

SPA 200-201 Intermediate Spanish I & II
History and Social Science***
American Government
History of U.S. I
History of U.S. II
Introductory Psychology
Human Growth and Development
Introductory Sociology
Western Civ. I
Western Civ. II
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs

 

PSC 300 American Government I
HIS 210 Early U.S. History
HIS 211 Modern U.S. History

PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology

PSY 260 Human Growth & Development

SOC 220 Introduction to Sociology
HIS 110 Western Civilization I
HIS 111 Western Civilization II

Science and Mathematics

College Algebra

College Mathematics
Biology
Chemistry
Calculus

50
50
50

50

50

3hrs
3hrs
6hrs

6hrs

4hrs

 

MAT 110 College Algebra

MAT 105 Contemporary Mathematics
BIO 184-185 General Biology I & II
CHE 194-195 General Chemistry I & II
MAT 230 Calculus & Analytical Geometry I

Business

Information Systems
Principles of Management
Introduction to Business Law
Principles of Marketing

Principles of Macroeconomics

Principles of Microeconomics

50
50
50

50

50

50

3hrs
3hrs
3hrs

3hrs

3hrs

3hrs

BUS 230 Communication Technology
BUS 410 Principles of Management
BUS 330 Business Law

BUS 345 Fundamentals of Marketing

ECO 320 Economics (Macro)

ECO 321 Economics (Micro)
*CLEP credit in English is limited to a total of six (6) semester hours. A student may CLEP only one literature course.
**A single examination covers the foreign language skills usually learned from the end of the first year through the second year of college study.
***CLEP credit in history is limited to a total of six (6) semester hours chosen from the courses listed above.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit
Subject Matter Area Required Minimum IB Score IB Level BMCU Equivalent Credit
Art (Visual) 5 n/a ART 142 Art Appreciation 3hrs
Biology 5 S BIO 184 General Biology I 3hrs
Biology 6-7 H BIO 184-185 General Biology I & II 8hrs
Chemistry 5 S CHE 194-195 General Chemistry I & II 8hrs
Computer Science 5 n/a BUS 230 Communication Technology 3hrs
Economics 6 n/a ECO 320-321 Economics (Macro & Micro) 6hrs
English 5 S ENG 100 English Composition I 3hrs
English A1 5 H ENG 271 Survey of World LIterature I 3hrs
Foreign Languages (Spanish) 5 S SPA 100-101 Introductory Spanish I & II 6hrs
Spanish 5 H SPA 200-201 Intermediate Spanish I & II 6hrs
Geography 5 n/a GEO 307 World Regional Geography 3hrs
History-Europe 5 H HIS 110 Western Civilization I 3hrs
History-Additional 100 Year Study 5 H HIS lower-level elective 3hrs
Mathematics 5 n/a MAT 110 College Algebra 3hrs
Mathematics 6-7 H MAT 230 Calculus & Analytical Geometry I 3hrs
Music 5 S MUS 142 Music Appreciation 3hrs
Psychology 5-7 n/a PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology 3hrs
Physics 5 S PHY 204 Concepts in Physics & Astronomy 3hrs
Physics 5 H PHY 250-251 General Physics I-Trigonometry-based & General Physics II 8hrs
Students who are interested in obtaining IB credit should contact the Office of the Registrar, Telephone: 662-685-4771 ext. 123. Level refers to S or Subsidiary, H or Higher, n/a or either level is acceptable

 

StraighterLine Credit Accepted at Blue Mountain Christian University

StraighterLine Course

ACE Credits

BMCU Credit Accepted

ACC 101 Accounting I

3

ACC 210 Principles of Accounting I

ACC 102 Accounting II

3

ACC 211 Principles of Accounting II

ECON 101 Economics I: Macroeconomics

3

ECO 320 Economics (Macro)

ECON 102 Economics II: Microeconomics

3

ECO 321 Economics (Micro)

MAT 101 College Algebra

3

MAT 110 College Algebra

Cambridge International (CIE) Credit Granted by Blue Mountain Christian University

Levels A & AS accepted.

Level A (Advanced is comparable to completion of two semesters of an undergraduate course (up to 8 credit hours)

Level AS (Advanced Subsidiary) is comparable to one semester of an undergraduate course (up to 4 credit hours)
 CIE SUBJECT CIE Level  Minimum Required Score BMCU Equivalent Credit

 English

English Language (9093)

 

AS & A

 

A*, A, B, C, D, E

 

ENG 100 English Composition I

 

3hrs
 English LIterature (9695) AS & A  A*, A, B, C, D, E ENG 210 Survey of British Literature I 3hrs
     A*, A, B, C, D, E  ENG 220 Survey of American Literature II 3hrs
 Language & Literature AS A, B, C, D, E  ENG 100 English Composition I 3hrs

 Creative & Professional

Music (9483)

 

AS & A

 

A*, A, B, C, D, E

 

MUS 142 Music Appreciation

 

3hrs
 Computer Science (9608) AS & A A*, A, B, C, D, E CSI 111 Introduction to Computer Programming 3hrs

 Languages

Spanish Language (8685)

 

AS

 

A*, A, B, C, D, E

 

SPA 100 Introductory Spanish I

 

3hrs
 Spanish (9719) A A*, A, B, C, D, E SPA 100 Introductory Spanish I 3hrs

 Humanities & Social Science

Geography (9696)

 

AS & A

 

A*, A, B, C, D, E

 

GEO 307 World Regional Geography

 

3hrs
 Economics (9708) AS & A A*, A, B, C, D, E ECO 321 Economics (Micro) 3hrs
 Psychology AS & A A*, A, B, C, D, E PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology 3hrs
 Sociology (9699) AS & A A*, A, B, C, D, E SOC 220 Introduction to Sociology 3hrs
 History (9389) AS & A A*, A, B, C, D, E HIS 345 Topics in HIstory 3hrs

 Sciences & Mathematics

Biology (9700)

 

AS & A

 

A*, A, B, C, D, E

 

BIO 184 General Biology I

 

4hrs
Chemistry (9701)  AS & A A*, A, B, C, D, E CHE 194 General Chemistry I 4hrs
 Physics (9702) AS & A A*, A, B, C, D, E PHY 250 General Physics I-Trigonometry-based 4hrs

 Mathematics (9709)

Papers 1 & 2

 AS A, B, C, D, E  MAT 110 College Algebra 3hrs
 Mathematics (9709)

AS Papers 1 & 2

A (Mathematics)

AS (Papers)

  A*, A, B, C, D, E  MAT 140 Elementary Statistics 3hrs
 *Credit for additional AS & A Level Languages & Literature courses will be determined by BMCU.