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Courses Open to Challenge by Examination

Department of Arts and Communication · Hicks 123 · 215-968-8425

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Exam

Minimum Score

Credits

MUSC100 CREX 70 3
MUSC111/115 CREX 70 6
MUSC112/116 CREX 70 6
MUSC211/215 CREX 70 6
MUSC212/216 CREX 70 6
MUSL100* CREX 70 0.5
MUSL101* CREX 70 0.5
MUSL111*/112*/211*/212* CREX 70 1
VAFA100 CREX 80 3
VAFA192 DSST - Art of the Western World 48 3
VAMM100 CREX 70 3

*Voice, Guitar Piano and Percussion are excluded from this CREX option. Students must have their reperoire vetted 15 weeks prior to the scheduled School of Music jury dates at the end of the Fall and Spring semesters. Please contact pla@bucks.edu

Department of Business and Innovation · Grupp 401 · 215-968-8227

Bucks Course

Exam

Minimum Score

Credits

 ACCT103 CREX   70  3
 ACCT105 CLEP - Financial Accounting  50  4
 MGMT100 DSST - Introduction to Business  46  3
 MGMT120 DSST - Business Mathematics  48  3
 MGMT130 CLEP - Introductory Business Law  50  3
 MGMT140 DSST - Principles of Supervision  46  3
 MGMT200 DSST - Organizational Behavior  48  3
 MGMT230 CLEP - Principles of Management  50  3
 MGMT250 DSST - Human Resource Management  46  3
 MKTG215 CLEP - Principles of Marketing  50  3
 OADM140 CREX  70  3

Department of Health Sciences · Founders 212 · 215-968-8353

Bucks Course

Exam

Minimum Score

Credits

HLTH103 CREX 80 3
HLTH120/120N CREX 80 3
MEDA120 CREX 70 3
NURS120 CREX 80 1

Department of Language & Literature · Grupp 105 · 215-968-8150

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Exam

Minimum Score

Credits

AMSL110 CREX  70 3
COMP110 CLEP - College Composition  50 3
COMP111

CLEP - Analyzing and Interpreting Literature

Only open to Nursing students in lieu of transferring in a successfully completed comparable Composition II course from a regionally accredited college or university.

 50 3
COMP114 DSST - Technical Writing  46 3
FREN110/111 CLEP - French Language, Level 1  50 6
FREN201/202 CLEP - French Language, Level 2  59 6 (plus 6 for FREN110/111)
GRMN110/111 CLEP - German Language, Level 1  50 6 
GRMN201/202 CLEP - German Language, Level 2  60 6 (plus 6 for GRMN110/111) 
LITR205  CLEP - English Literature  50 3
LITR206  CLEP - English Literature  65 3 (plus 3 for LITR205)
LITR231  CLEP - American Literature  50 3 
LITR232  CLEP - American Literature  65 3 (plus 3 for LITR231) 
SPAN110/111 CLEP - Spanish Language, Level 1  50  6
SPAN201/202 CLEP - Spanish Language, Level 2  63  6 (plus 6 for SPAN110/111)

 

Department of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) · Founders 110 · 215-968-8305

Bucks Course

Exam 

Minimum Score

Credits 

 CISC100 CREX  70  3
 CISC110 CLEP - Information Systems and Computer Applications  50  3
 CISC110 CREX  70  3
 CISC113 CREX  70  3
 CISC128 CREX  70  4
 CISC143 CREX  70  4
 MATH101 CLEP - College Mathematics  50  3
 MATH115 CREX  70  3
 MATH115 DSST - Principles of Statistics  48  3
 MATH120 CLEP - College Algebra  50  4
 MATH125 CLEP - Precalculus  50  4
 MATH140 CLEP - Calculus  50  4
 MATH141 CLEP - Calculus  65  4 (plus 4 for MATH140)

Department of Social & Behavioral Science · Grupp 301 · 215-968-8270

Bucks Course Exam Minimum Score Credits
CRIJ100 DSST - Criminal Justice  49 3
CRIJ250 DSST - Introduction to Law Enforcement  45 3
ECON111 CLEP - Principles of Macroeconomics  50 3 
ECON112 CLEP - Principles of Microeconomics  50 3 
HIST111 CLEP - Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648  50 3 
HIST112 CLEP - Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present  50 3 
HIST151 CLEP - U.S. History: Young America  50 3 
HIST152 CLEP - U.S. History: Modern America  50 3 
POLI111 CLEP - American Government  50 3 
PSYC110 CLEP - Introductory Psychology   50 3 
PSYC180 CLEP - Human Growth and Development  50 3 
PSYC190 CLEP - Introduction to Educational Psychology  50 3 
SOCI110 CLEP - Introductory Sociology  50 3 

 

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