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.

See the full list of CLEP exams accepted by JSCC.

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AP Examination Equivalencies

AP examination AP Score SCH JSCC Equivalent Courses*
Art History 3,4,5 3 SCH ARTH 2010 Art History I
Biology 3 4 SCH  BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1110 
4 8 SCH BIOL 1010 & 1020 or BIOL 1110 & 1120
Test scheduled for revision effective fall 2012
Calculus AB 3 SCH  MATH 1830 Calculus for BUS/Biol 
4,5 3 SCH MATH 1830 or MATH 1910 Calculus for Engin/Math I
Calculus BC 3 3 SCH MATH 1910 & MATH 1920 Calculus for Engin/Math II
Chemistry 4 SCH  CHEM 1110 General Chemistry I 
4 8 SCH CHEM 1110 & 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 3,4,5 3 SCH Determined by individual community college
Macroeconomics 3,4,5 3 SCH ECON 2010 Macroeconomics
Microeconomics 3,4,5 3 SCH ECON 2020 Microeconomics
English Language 3 SCH  ENGL 1010 Composition I 
4,5 6 SCH ENGL 1010 & 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 Physical/Natural Science Core Requirement
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 Fren 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
U.S. Gov’t & Politics 3,4,5 3 SCH POLS 1030 Introduction to American Government
Human Geography 3,4,5 3 SCH Social Science Core Requirement
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 4 5 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 Music Theory I
Physics B 3 4 SCH  PHYS 2010 Non-Calculus Based Physics I
4 8 SCH PHYS 2010 & 2020 Non-Calculus Based Physics II 
Test scheduled for revision effective fall 2014
Physics C 3 4 SCH  Pt. 1 PHYS 2110 Calculus Based Physics I 
3 4 SCH Pt. 2 PHYS 2120 Calculus Based Physics II
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; test is scheduled for revision effective fall 2013
Statistics 3,4,5 3 SCH MATH 1510 or MATH 1530 Probability/Statistics
Studio Art Drawing 3,4,5 3 SCH Drawing I
Studio Art 2D Design 3,4,5 3 SCH 2D Design I
Studio Art 3D Design 3,4,5 3 SCH 3D Design I
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 6 SCH HIST Survey of World Civilization I & II

 

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 Introduction to American Government
American Literature 50 6 ENGL 2110 & 2120 Survey of American Literature I & II
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 Liberal Arts or Credit for college-level Mathematics Requirement
English Literature 50   6 ENGL 2010 & 2020 Intro to Literature I & II or ENGL 2210 & 2220 Survey of British Literature I & II
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 Survey of American History I
History of the United States II 50 3 HIST 2020 Survey of American History II
Human Growth and Development 50 3 Psychology of Human Growth & Development or Life Span Psychology (no common course #)
Humanities 50 6 Credit for Humanities Requirement
Information Systems & Computer Applications 50 3 INFS 1010 Computer Applications
Introduction to Educational Psychology 50 3 Educational Psychology (there is no common course number)
Introductory Business Law 50 3 Business Law (there is no common course #)
Introductory Psychology 50 3 PSYC 1030 Introduction to 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 I
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 3 ECON 2010 Macroeconomics
Principles of Management 50 3 Principles of Management (there is no common course number)
Principles of Marketing 50 3 Principles of Marketing (there e is no common course number)
Principles of Microeconomics 50 3 ECON 2020 Microeconomics
Social Sciences & History 50 6 Elective (there is no common course number)
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

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