Credit By Examination
Standardized or departmentally-prepared examinations may be taken for academic credit (per instructor’s and Associate Dean’s approval). A student must obtain a grade of C or better or its predefined equivalent per the College Board Exam criteria (Advanced Placement and CLEP).
These may be attempted if:
- A student has not already audited or attended and failed the course at any college or university.
- The faculty involved assess that the student has sufficient knowledge either through prior work experiences or credits in closely related areas.
Credit obtained by departmentally-prepared examinations will be recorded on the student’s transcript with a K and will not be calculated in the student’s grade point average. For exams taken through the College Board (Advancement Placement and CLEP), the credits are transferred to the College and are recorded into the total earned hours. There will be a fee for the administration/recording of departmentally-prepared examinations. Credit by Examination forms for departmentally-prepared exams, are available through the Student Records Office or on the Mercy College web.
Advanced Placement (AP) Standards at Mercy College
To be awarded college credit for Advanced Placement courses taken in high school, a student must obtain a grade of C or better or its predefined equivalent per the College Board Exam criteria (Advanced Placement and CLEP). For exams taken through the College Board (Advancement Placement and CLEP), the credits are transferred to Mercy College and are recorded as total earned hours.
The award information presented below is effective August 2008.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT SEMESTER CREDIT
| AP EXAMINATION | AP SCORE | MC EQUIVALENT | MC CREDIT |
| Art History | 4 or higher | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| Biology | 3 or higher | BIO 101 | 3 |
| Chemistry | 3 or higher | CHM 110 | 4 |
| Language + Comp or Literature + Comp | 4 | ENG 101 | 3 |
| Language + Comp or Literature + Comp | 5 | ENG 102 | 3 |
| European History | 4 or higher | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| French Language | 4 or higher | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| French Literature | 4 or higher | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| German Language | 4 or higher | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| Latin Language | 4 or higher | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| Music Theory | 4 or higher | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| Psychology | 4 or higher | PSY 101 | 3 |
| Spanish Language | 4 or higher | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| Spanish Literature | 4 or higher | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| Statistics | 4 or higher | MTH 310 | 3 |
| US History | 4 or higher | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| World History | 4 or higher | Humanities Elective | 3 |
*Advanced Placement courses and exams are subject to revision on a yearly basis. Therefore, Mercy College of Ohio reserves the right to change, at any time and without notice, the criteria for awarding Advanced Placement credit in any or all subject areas.
For additional information about Advance Placement credit, please click on this link: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html
CLEP Credit
CLEP APPROVED COURSES AT MERCY COLLEGE
To be awarded college credit for successful completion of a CLEP exam, a student must obtain a grade of C or better or its predefined equivalent per the College Board Exam criteria (Advanced Placement and CLEP). These may be attempted if a student has not already audited or attended and failed the course at any college or university. For exams taken through the College Board (Advancement Placement and CLEP), the credits are transferred to Mercy College and are recorded as total earned hours.
The award information presented below is effective August 2008.
CLEP SEMESTER CREDIT
| CLEP EXAMINATION | CLEP SCORE | MC EQUIVALENT | EARNED CREDIT HRS |
| Humanities | 50 | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| Biology | 50 | BIO 101 | 3 |
| Chemistry | 50 | CHM 110 | 4 |
| English Composition (multiple-choice with an essay) | 50 | ENG 101 | 3 |
| French Language, Level 1 | 50 | Humanities Elective | 6 |
| German Language, Level 1 | 50 | Humanities Elective | 6 |
| Spanish Language, Level 1 | 50 | Humanities Elective | 6 |
| US History I or II | 50 | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| Western Civilization I or II | 50 | Humanities Elective | 3 |
| Information Systems & Computer Applications | 50 | CIS 104, 106, 108 | 3 |
| Human Growth and Development | 50 | PSY 201 | 3 |
| Intro to Psychology | 50 | PSY 101 | 3 |
| College Algebra** | 50 | MTH 100 | 3 |
*CLEP courses and exams are subject to revision on a yearly basis. Therefore, Mercy College of Ohio reserves the right to change, at any time and without notice, the criteria for awarding CLEP credit in any or all subject areas.
**It is recommended that you take Mercy College’s Departmentally-Prepared MTH 100 Credit By Exam versus the CLEP College Algebra exam for equivalency to MTH 100. To schedule the MTH 100 exam at Mercy College, please call 419-251-1734 . If you have any questions, please contact the Student Records Office at 419-251-1216.
For additional information about CLEP, please click on this link: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.htm
*Please note that UEXCEL Credit By Exams are not accepted at Mercy College of Ohio.
DEPARTMENTALLY-PREPARED CREDIT BY EXAM OPTIONS AT MERCY COLLEGE
To be awarded credit by exam, a student must obtain a grade of C or better or its predefined equivalent per the College Board Exam criteria (Advanced Placement and CLEP). The exam may be attempted if a student has not already audited or attended and failed the equivalent course at any college or university. The faculty involved must also assess that the student has sufficient knowledge either through prior work experiences or credits in closely related areas prior to being approved to take the exam.
Credit obtained by departmentally-prepared examinations will be recorded on the student’s transcript with a K and will not be counted in calculating the grade point average. There will be a fee for the administration/recording of departmentally-prepared examinations. Credit by Examination Form for departmentally-prepared exams, are available through the Student Records Office or at the below link.
The award information presented below is effective August 2008.
| DEPARTMENTALLY-PREPARED CREDIT BY EXAM OPTIONS SEMESTER CREDIT |
| COURSE NUMBER | COURSE NAME | CREDIT HOURS |
| ALH 120 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
| CIS 104 | Intro to Word Processing and Presentation Applications | 1 |
| CIS 106 | Intro to Spreadsheet Applications | 1 |
| CIS 108 | Intro to Database Applications | 1 |
| MTH 098 | Basic Math | 3 |
| MTH 100 | Basic Algebra | 3 |
| MTH 104 | Finite Mathematics and Elements of College Algebra | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introduction of Psychology | 3 |
*Departmentally-Prepared Credit By Exam Options are subject to revision on a yearly basis. Therefore, Mercy College of Ohio reserves the right to change, at any time and without notice, the Departmentally-Prepared Credit By Exam Options in any or all subject areas.