Equivalency Exams

Nationally Recognized Equivalency Exams 

Jackson State Community College accepts and awards credit for several national equivalency exams. Below is a list of the most common exams we accept. 

Advanced Placement (AP) Exams are a series of tests developed by the College Board initially for AP High School courses, including 34 exams in 19 subject areas. For more information visit http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/subjects.html. Course credit will be granted to students presenting Advanced Placement examination grades of three or higher in courses accepted by JSCC. Inquiries concerning Advanced Placement should be forwarded to the Records Office. A letter grade of "P" (Pass) will be assigned for credit granted. 

AP exams accepted by JSCC

College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Exams offers 33 exams in 5 different subject areas offered by the College Board. Most CLEP test cover lower level and introductory knowledge of certain subjects, many of which fall within general education requirements. The cost is typically $80-90 per exam. JSCC is not an official testing station for CLEP but for test sites and more information please visit http://clep.collegeboard.org/. Once the test is complete to receive credit Students should have official CLEP scores sent to the Records Office from The College Board. An evaluation for possible credit will be made. If credit is awarded a letter grade of “P” (Pass) will be assigned for credit granted. 

CLEP exams accepted by JSCC 

If you have college credit from another exam source not listed, please contact our Registrar’s Office at (731) 425-2654 to see if credit can be granted for your exams.

See the full list of AP exams accepted by JSCC.

AP Exams

See the full list of CLEP exams accepted by JSCC.

CLEP Exams

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AP Examination Equivalencies

AP examination AP Score SCH JSCC Equivalent Courses*
African American Studies 3,4,5 3 SCH HIST 2060 African American History
Art History 3,4,5 3 SCH ARTH 2010 Art History I
Biology 3 4 SCH  BIOL 1110 General Biology I
4,5 8 SCH BIOL 1110 & 1120 General Biology I & II
Calculus AB 3  3 SCH  MATH 1830 Applied Calculus
4,5 3 SCH MATH 1830 Applied Calculus or MATH 1910 Calculus I
Calculus BC 3 4 SCH MATH 1910 Calculus I or MATH 1920 Calculus II
Chemistry 3  4 SCH  CHEM 1110 General Chemistry I
4 8 SCH CHEM 1110 General Chemistry I & CHEM 1120 General Chemistry II
Chinese Language & Culture*** 3 6 SCH   1010 & 1020 Beginning Language I & 2  
4 9 SCH 1010, 1020, & 2010 Intermediate Language I
5 12 SCH 1010, 1020, 2010, & 2020 Intermediate Language II
Computer Science A 4,5 4 SCH CISP 1010 Computer Science I
Computer Science Principles 3,4,5 3 SCH CITC 1301 Introduction to Programming and Logic Design
Macroeconomics 3,4,5 3 SCH ECON 2010 Macroeconomics
Microeconomics 3,4,5 3 SCH ECON 2020 Microeconomics
English Language 3  3 SCH  ENGL 1010 Composition I 
4,5 6 SCH ENGL 1010 Composition I & ENGL 1020 Composition II
English Literature 3,4,5 6 SCH ENGL 2210 & 2220 Survey of British Literature I & II
Environmental Science 3,4,5 4 SCH BIOL 1510 Environmental Science I
European History*** 3,4,5 6 SCH HIST 1010 & 1020 Survey of Western Civilization I, II
French Language & Culture 3 6 SCH   FREN 1010 & 1020 Beginning French I & II  
4 9 SCH FREN 1010, 1020, & 2010 Intermediate French I
5 12 SCH FREN 1010, 1020, 2010 & 2020 Intermediate French II
German Language & Culture*** 3 6 SCH   1010 & 1020 Beginning Language I & 2 
4 9 SCH 1010, 1020, & 2010 Intermediate Language I 
5 12 SCH 1010, 1020, 2010, & 2020 Intermediate Language II
Comparative Government & Politics*** 3,4,5 3 SCH Social Science Core Requirement (ELEC 1000)
U.S. Gov’t & Politics 3,4,5 3 SCH POLS 1030 Introduction to American Government
Human Geography 3,4,5 3 SCH GEOG 2010 World Regional Geography
Italian Language & Culture*** 3 6 SCH 1010 & 1020 Beginning Language I & 2 
4 9 SCH  1010, 1020, & 2010 Intermediate Language I 
5 12 SCH 1010, 1020, 2010, & 2020 Intermediate Language II
Japanese Language & Culture*** 3 6 SCH  1010 & 1020 Beginning Language I & 2 
4 9 SCH  1010, 1020, & 2010 Intermediate Language I 
5 12 SCH 1010, 1020, 2010, & 2020 Intermediate Language II
Latin*** 3 6 SCH  1010 & 1020 Beginning Language I & 2 
4 9 SCH  1010, 1020, & 2010 Intermediate Language I 
5 12 SCH 1010, 1020, 2010, & 2020 Intermediate Language II
Music Theory 3,4,5 3 SCH MUS 1057 Music Theory I
Physics 1 3,4,5 4 SCH  PHYS 2010 Non-Calculus Based Physics I
Physics 2 3,4,5 4 SCH  PHYS 2020 Non-Calculus Based Physics II
Physics C: Mechanics 3,4,5 4 SCH PHYS 2110 Calculus Based Physics I
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 3,4,5 4 SCH PHYS 2120 Calculus Based Physics II
Precalculus 3 3 SCH MATH 1710 Precalculus Algebra
  4,5 3 SCH MATH 1710 and Direct Placement in MATH 1910 Calculus I
Psychology 3,4,5 3 SCH PSYC 1030 Introduction to General Psychology
Spanish Language   3 6 SCH   SPAN 1010 & 1020 Beginning Spanish I & 2 
4 9 SCH SPAN 1010, 1020, & 2010 Intermediate Spanish I 
5 12 SCH SPAN 1010, 1020, 2010, & 2020 Intermediate Spanish II
Spanish Literature & Culture*** 3,4,5 3 SCH No equivalent community college course; (ELEC 1000)
Statistics 3,4,5 3 SCH MATH 1530 Introductory Statistics
Studio Art Drawing 3,4,5 3 SCH ART 1045 Drawing I
Studio Art 2D Design 3,4,5 3 SCH ART 1340 Foundation Studios I
Studio Art 3D Design 3,4,5 3 SCH ART 1350 Foundation Studios II
U.S. History 3,4,5 6 SCH HIST 2010 & 2020 Survey of American History I & II
U.S. Government & Politics 3,4,5 3 SCH POLS 1030 Introduction to American Government
World History 3,4,5 3 SCH HIST 2320 Modern World History

 

***No JSCC equivalent course. Credit will be awarded as ELEC 1000 elective credit.

 

 

CLEP Examination Equivalencies

CLEP examination Score Accepted by TBR CC’s Credit Granted by TBR CC’s Equivalent Course
American Government 50 3 POLS 1030 American Government
American Literature 50 6 ENGL 2110 Early American Literature & ENGL 2120 Modern American Literature
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature 50 6 Credit for Literature Requirement or specific ENGL course
Biology 50 8 BIOL 1110 & 1120 General Biology I & II
Calculus 50 4 MATH 1910 Calculus
Chemistry 50 8 CHEM 1110 & 1120 General Chemistry I & II
College Algebra 50 3 MATH 1130 College Algebra or MATH 1630 Finite Mathematics
College Composition (also Freshmen) 50 6 ENGL 1010 & 1020 Composition I & II
College Composition Modular 50 3/6 ENGL 1010 & 1020 Composition I & II
College Mathematics 50   3 MATH 1010 Math for General Studies
English Literature 50   6 ENGL 2210 Early British Literature and ENGL 2220 Modern British Literature
Financial Accounting 50 3 ACCT 1010 Principles of Accounting I
French Language, level 1 50 6 FREN 1010 & 1020 Beginning French I & II
French Language, level II 59 12 FREN 1010 & 1020 Beginning French I & II FREN 2010 & 2020 Intermediate French I & II
German Language, level 1*** 50 6 GERM 1010 & 1020 Beginning German I & II
German Language, level II*** 60 12 GERM 1010 & 1020 Beginning German I & II GERM 2010 & 2020 Intermediate German I & II
History of the United States I 50 3 HIST 2010 Early American History
History of the United States II 50 3 HIST 2020 Modern American History
Human Growth and Development 50 3 PSYC 2130 Lifespan Psychology
Humanities 50 6 HUM 1010 Early Humanities and HUM 1020 Modern Humanities
Information Systems & Computer Applications 50 3 INFS 1010 Computer Applications
Introduction to Educational Psychology 50 3 EDUC 2210 Educational Psychology
Introductory Business Law 50 3 BUSN 2370 Legal Environment of Business
Introductory Psychology 50 3 PSYC 1030 General Psychology
Introductory Sociology 50 3 SOCI 1010 Introduction to Sociology
Natural Sciences 50 8 BIOL 1010 & 1020 Intro to Biology I & II
Precalculus 50 3 MATH 1710 Precalculus Algebra
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 3 ECON 2010 Macroeconomics
Principles of Management 50 3 BUSN 2330 Principles of Management
Principles of Marketing 50 3 BUSN 2380 Principles of Marketing
Principles of Microeconomics 50 3 ECON 2020 Microeconomics
Social Sciences & History*** 50 6 Elective (ELEC 1000)
Spanish Language, level I 50 6 SPAN 1010 & 1020 Beginning Spanish I & II
Spanish Language, level II 63 12 SPAN 1010 & 1020 Beginning Spanish I & II
SPAN 2010 & 2020 Intermediate Spanish I & II
Western Civilization I*** 50 3 HIST 1010 Survey of Western Civilization I
Western Civilization II*** 50 3 HIST 1020 Survey of Western Civilization II

 

***No JSCC equivalent course. Credit will be awarded as ELEC 1000 elective credit.

 

Institutional Challenge Exams

JSCC currently offers an Institutional Challenge Exam for SPAN 1010 Beginning Spanish I. For more information about this exam, contact Marisol Hernandez-Soto at mhernandezsoto@jscc.edu or (731) 424-3520 x.50252.

 

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