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大学先修课程(AP)

大学先修课程(AP) Tests are administered by your high school, 所有的官方考试成绩都要寄到 招生办公室 获得信用. Northwest grants credit only in the following areas, with the required minimum scores:

*For a 课程 分数 greater than 3, additional credit will be awarded. 见下表.

大学水平考试计划(CLEP)

大学水平考试计划(CLEP) exams may be taken on the Northwest campus at our Assessment Office (660.562.1452)或任何其他机构的测试中心. Students may not receive credit for any of these exams in subject areas already enrolled in at the college level or in which college credit has already been granted; students may not receive credit for CLEP exams retaken less than six months after the previous exam. For exams taken at other testing agencies, students must supply the 招生办公室 with original score reports from the testing agency in order 获得信用.

CLEP一般考试

CLEP General exams may be used to fulfill General Education requirements and receive credits, 但可能不等同于特定的西北球场.

国际文凭(IB)学分

Northwest recognizes the rigor of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program and is pleased to award students credit for IB courses completed at their high school. Several subjects have been evaluated by academic departments at Northwest and course credit will be awarded to the student if the designated score was achieved. Credit is awarded for higher level examinations only unless otherwise stated. Official score reports must be received directly from the International Baccalaureate Organization.

DSST考试

General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level examinations

这个考试是针对国际学生的.

考试s must reflect a grade of C or higher on a US grading scale to earn credit. Only pass credit will be awarded by Northwest, not a grade. Credit is only awarded for A (Advanced)-Level examinations, not for AS (Advanced Subsidiary)-Level. 每次考试将获得8个学分.

*电脑 and 数学 can be taken separately or together; credit hours will be adjusted accordingly depending on whether 电脑, 数学, 或电脑 & 数学 exams were completed - totaling 8 credit hours of awarded credit.

双语印

The Missouri 双语印 (SoBL) is awarded to graduating high school students in districts with a DESE-approved program, 谁在英语方面表现出色, a Language Other Than English (LOTE) and sociocultural competence through the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (行为FL) and 行为FL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) testing. Equivalent scores on another measure of proficiency recognized by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for use with the Missouri 双语印 may also be considered. All Missouri students studying any of the world’s languages are potential Seal candidates. The equivalencies listed below are for Spanish using the AAPPL assessment. A 双语印 issued in another state may also be accepted upon review of the criteria.

* 14990 represents Upper-Level Language elective to bring the total credit to the level indicated.

测试政策

Departmental test-out differs from 跳级 in that the examinations are administered and credit awarded solely by the department, 而不是通过像CLEP这样的国家机构, 行为, 等. 因此, the student should contact the department for information on which courses are available for test-out and examination dates.

政策: Students expecting to test out of a course should not enroll in the course. The student must be enrolled at Northwest for the period during which the test-out is administered and credit is awarded.

The chairperson or dean determines what courses are available for test-out and will arrange for the test-out process in accordance with department policy.

试销会导致计划变更的地方, the entire test-out process should be completed before the end of the 100% refund period.

Test-out may not be taken to superseded a "D" or "F" grade. 考试可在符合资格的班级重复进行两次, subject to department approval but a period of six months must elapse between testing. A letter grade of "A", "B", "C", or "D" will be assigned.