MSU will accept up to 60 hours of credit by examination, limiting CLEP, DANTES, and Proficiency Exams to a maximum of 30 hours.  Contact Testing Services for more information.  MSU Admissions evaluates AP, CLEP and IB credit as transfer credit.

Credit by examination may be earned through the College Board Advanced Placement Program (AP), Proficiency examinations administered through the MSU College Offices, the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Subject examination only, International Baccalaureate Program (IB) and the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Educational Support (DANTES) standardized examinations.  DANTES credit will not be accepted for business, speech, history, English, or foreign language courses. 

Credit by examination may not be used to satisfy the minimum residence requirements for the degrees or for honors awarded at graduation.  Credit by examination assumes the student has had no formal classroom instruction, as an enrolled student or as an auditor, in the course being challenged.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP) -- Subject Examinations 

The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a national testing program administered by the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, New Jersey. The CLEP is administered in two parts, the CLEP General Examinations and the CLEP Subject Examinations.  MSU does not award credit on the basis of CLEP General Examinations.  MSU will grant credit on the basis of CLEP Subject Examinations scores according to the following policy: 

Credit will be posted to the permanent record by the Midwestern State University course number, hours, and grade points, but will be designated as CLEP credit.

To request CLEP scores call 1-800-257-9558 or write to:
College Board
P.O. BOX 6600
Princeton, NJ 08541-6600

MSU is a test center for subject examinatinos and the reporting school code is 6408.

High school students with superior academic achievements in any of the following areas may earn college credit in these fields through the College Board Advanced Placement Program. The following grades may be awarded for the test scores: 5 = A, 4 = B, and 3 = Credit. If the student takes both English Composition & Literature and English Language & Composition and scores at least a 4 on both exams, the student will receive 3 hours for Rhetoric and Composition Engl 1113 and 3 hours of sophomore literature elective credit. Please note that the credit awarded for an exam will correspond with the date the exam was taken. The course, grade, and grade points are posted to the student's permanent record and designated as Advanced Placement credit. 

The College Board Advanced Placement Program exams are administered only through cooperating high schools and only once each spring. Arrangements for the testing are to be made with the high school counselor.  Official scores must be received from College Board. AP reports are mailed to MSU in June or July.

Midwestern State University's Code No. is 6408.

To request Advance Placement test scores call (888) 225-5427 (toll-free) or write to:    

AP Exams
P.O. Box 6671
Princeton, NJ  08541

The transcript should be sent to:

Midwestern State University
Admissions Office
3410 Taft Blvd.
Wichita Falls, TX 76308-2099

 

AP Examinations	Credit Hours	Equivalent MSU course	Texas Common Course Number
American History	6	HIST 1133, 1233	HIST 1301, 1302
Art: Drawing	6	ART 1313, 1323	ART 1316, 1317
*Art: History	3	ART 3413	N/A
*Art: Studio	6	ART 1113, 1123	ARTS 1311, 1312
*Biology	8	BIOL 1544, 1144	BIOL 1411, 1413
*Chemistry	8	CHEM 1141, 1143, 1241, 1243	CHEM 1111, 1311, 1112, 1312
Classics: Virgil	3	Soph. foreign language elective	N/A
Classics: Latin Lyric	3	Soph. foreign language elective	N/A
Comparative Govt. & Politics	3	POLS 3533	N/A
Computer Science A	3	Computer Science 1043	N/A
Computer Science AB	6	Computer Science 1043, 1053	N/A
Economics - Macro	3	Economics 2333	ECON 2301
Economics- Micro	3	Economics 2433	ECON 2302
*English Comp. & Literature	3	ENGL 1113	ENGL 1301
*English Language & Comp.	3	Soph. Elective	N/A
*Environmental Science	4	Environmental Science 1114	N/A
European History	6	HIST 1333, 1433	HIST 2311, 2312
French Language	8	FREN 1134, 1234	FREN 1411, 1412
French Literature	6	FREN 2133, 2233	FREN 2311, 2312
German Language	8	GERM 1134, 1234	GERM 1411, 1412
German Literature	6	GERM 2133, 2233	GERM 2311, 2312
Mathematics: Calculus AB	4	MATH 1634	MATH 2413
Mathematics: Calculus BC	8	MATH 1634, 1734	MATH 2413, 2414
Music Listening & Literature	3	Music elective	N/A
Music Theory	6	MUSC 1603, 1613	MUSI 1311, 1312
Physics B	8	PHYS 1144, 1244	PHYS 1401, 1402
Physics C: Mechanics	4	PHYS 1624	N/A
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism	4	PHYS 2644	N/A
Psychology	3	Psychology 1103	PSYC 2301
Spanish Language	8	SPAN 1134, 1234	SPAN 1411, 1412
Spanish Literature	6	SPAN 2133, 2233	SPAN 2311, 2312
Statistics	3	STAT 3573	N/A
U.S. Government & Politics	3	POLS 1333	GOVT 2301
World History	6	History 1333, 1433	2311, 2312

Note:  N/A indicates that a Texas Common Course Number is not applicable to the course.
*Only scores of 4 or 5 will receive credit.

Credit will be awarded in some programs for DANTES Standardized Subject Tests based on ACE recommendations or on a percentile level which reflects at least 50% of test questions being answered correctly. Acceptable percentile levels are generally at the 40th percentile or above. DANTES SST's are not considered as part of the 12 hour limit on military credits. Credit will not be accepted for business, English, foreign languages, history, or speech courses.

CLEP tests administered and reported by DANTES will be accepted according to MSU's published CLEP guidelines. Midwestern's school code is 9870.

 International Baccalaureate Program

Midwestern State University’s prospective students who earn the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma are offered unconditional admission status to MSU.  Students under 21 years of age must submit official ACT or SAT scores with the required writing portion.  Scholarships will be offered to these students through the University scholarship program if MSU Admissions is notified by March 1, and students enter MSU directly from high school.  Students from high schools that offer IB courses but not the candidates diploma may receive credit according to the same criteria.  An official IB transcript must be sent to MSU.  All IB students must show proof of meeting the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) requirements prior to their initial enrollment at MSU.

Midwestern State University recognizes the value of the International Baccalaureate program and has approved the granting of credit for the IB Higher level exams when a score of 5 or higher is obtained.  A score of 4 or higher on any higher level or standard level exam will be awarded to IB diploma candidates only.  Credit will be granted for the following higher level exams:  Art, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, English, French, Geography, German, History, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Spanish and Theatre.  Standard level credits will be given for Art, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, French, German, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Spanish and Theatre.  Where applicable, credit will count toward your major and meet university requirements.

*Any new student receiving the IB diploma with a score of at least a 4 on all subjects will be granted a minimum of 24 hours.

Higher Exam	Credit Hours	Equivalent  MSU Course	Texas Common Course Number
Art	3	ART 1413	ARTS 1301
Biology	8	BIOL 1144, 1544	BIOL 1413, 1411
Business & Management	6	FINC 3733, MGMT 3013	N/A
Chemistry	8	CHEM 1141, 1143, 1241, 1243	CHEM 1111, 1311, 1112, 1312
Computer Science	3	CMPS 1023	COSC 1300
Economics	6	ECON 3323, 3333	N/A
English	6	ENGL 1113, 1123	ENGL 1301, 1302
French	8	FREN 1134, 1234	FREN 1411, 1412
Geography	3	GEOG 3003	N/A
German	8	GERM 1134, 1234	GERM 1411, 1412
History	6	HIST 1133, 1233	HIST 1301, 1302
History-Europe	6	Humanities Core	N/A
Mathematics	8	MATH 1634, 1734	MATH 2413
Music	6	MUSC 3723/1603**	N/A
Philosophy	3	Humanities Core	N/A
Physics	8	PHYS 1144, 1244	PHYS 1401, 1402
Psychology	3	PSYC 1103	PSYC 2301
Spanish	8	SPAN 1134, 1234	SPAN 1411, 1412
Theatre	3	THEA 1503	DRAM 1310

The transcript should be sent to:

Midwestern State University
Admissions Office
3410 Taft Blvd.
Wichita Falls, TX 76308-2099

The college dean may allow a currently enrolled student to challenge a course in that college and receive credit by examination. Credit and grade obtained by examination are used in determining the grade point average for the semester in which the examination is taken, and they are used in calculating the cumulative grade point average; however they cannot count toward residency hours or graduation with honors. When an examination for credit is taken, only a grade of C or better will be recorded. Credit earned by proficiency examination will be posted to the academic record after the student has earned 9 semester hours in residence at MSU.

Credit by examination assumes the student has had no formal classroom instruction, either as a regularly enrolled student or as an auditor in the course being challenged. It is the responsibility of the college dean to validate the student's request. If approved, the student pays a $35.00 testing fee per course at the University Business Office and presents the receipt to the college dean who will make arrangements for the test.