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Courses Open to Challenge by Examination

Department of the Arts · Hicks 123 · 215-968-8425

Bucks Course

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
VAFA100 CREX 70 3
VAFA192 DSST - Art of the Western World 48 3
VAMM100 CREX 70 3

Department of Business and Innovation · Penn 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 Kinesiology & Sport Studies · Linksz Pavilion 209 · 215-968-8450

Bucks Course

Exam

Minimum Score

Credits

HLTH103 CREX 80 3
HLTH120/120N CREX 80 3

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

Bucks Course

Exam

Minimum Score

Credits

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)

Professional Studies · Founders 210 · 215-968-8106

Bucks Course

Exam

Minimum Score

Credits

MEDA120 CREX 70 3
NURS101

CREX

Only open to LPNs and/or students transferring from other NLNAC accredited Nursing programs.

pass 6
NURS102

CREX

Only open to LPNs and/or students transferring from other NLNAC accredited Nursing programs.

pass 6
NURS120

CREX

Only open to LPNs and RNs

80 1

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
 CISC113 CREX  70  3
 CISC115 CREX  70  4
 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 · Penn 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 - History of the United States I  50 3 
HIST152 CLEP - History of the United States II  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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