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Credit by Exam
Entering freshmen and other students may be given credit in certain subjects by applying Military Credit, or by passing these nationally recognized examinations:
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
- Advanced Placement (AP)
- International Baccalaureate (IB)
Official examination scores must be sent to:
MCC Student Data Center
3200 Broadway
Kansas City, Missouri 64111
Credit by examination will be transcripted only after a student has enrolled. Only 30 semester hours of credit may be earned this way.
CLEP
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) subject exams will be accepted for credit at or above the American Council on Education (ACE) recommended cut-off scores. The following scores and MCC course equivalents were approved by MCC District Instructional Coordinating Committee on 9/28/2010.
| CLEP: Composition and Literature |
Required Score | MCC Courses Equivalent | MCC Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Literature | 50 | ENGL 222 & ENGL 223 | 6 |
| Analysis & Interpretation Literature | 50 | ENGL 120 & ENGL 121 | 6 |
| College Composition | 50 | ENGL 101 | 3 |
| English Literature | 50 | ENGL 220 & ENGL 221 | 6 |
| Humanities | 50 | Humanities Electives | 6 |
| CLEP: Foreign Languages |
Required Score | MCC Courses Equivalent | MCC Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| French - Level 1 | 50 | FREN 101 | 5 |
| French - Level 2 | 59 | FREN 101 & FREN 102 | 10 |
| German - Level 1 | 50 | GERM 101 | 5 |
| German - Level 2 | 60 | GERM 101 & GERM 102 | 10 |
| Spanish - Level 1 | 50 | SPAN 101 | 5 |
| Spanish - Level 2 | 63 | SPAN 101 & SPAN 102 | 10 |
| CLEP: History and Social Sciences |
Required Score | MCC Courses Equivalent | MCC Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Government * | 50 | POLS 136 | 3 |
| Human Growth and Development | 50 | PSYC 243 | 3 |
| Introduction to Educational Psychology | 50 | PYSC Elective | 3 |
| Introductory Psychology | 50 | PYSC 140 | 3 |
| Introductory Sociology | 50 | SOCI 160 | 3 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | ECON 210 | 3 |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | ECON 211 | 3 |
| Social Sciences & History * | 50 | 3-hr. American Institutions 3-hr. Social Science Elective |
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| U. S. History I: Early Colonization's to 1877 * | 50 | HIST 120 | 3 |
| U.S. II: 1865 to Present * | 50 | HIST 121 | 3 |
| Western Civilization I | 50 | HIST 133 | 3 |
| Western Civilization II | 50 | HIST 134 | 3 |
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*Does not satisfy Mo. Constitution Requirements |
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| CLEP: Science and Mathematics |
Required Score | MCC Courses Equivalent | MCC Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology - General** | 50 | BIOL 101 | 5 |
| Calculus with Elementary Functions | 50 | MATH 180 | 5 |
| Chemistry*** | 50 | CHEM 111 | 5 |
| College Algebra | 50 | MATH 120 | 3 |
| College Mathematics | 50 | MATH 119 | 3 |
| Natural Science | 50 | Gen. Education Electives | 6 |
| Precalculus | 50 | MATH 150 | 5 |
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**plus course in physical science with lab ***plus course in biological science with lab |
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| CLEP: Business |
Required Score | MCC Courses Equivalent | MCC Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Accounting | 50 | BSAD 101 | 3 |
| Introductory Business Law | 50 | BSAD 270 | 3 |
| Information Systems Computer Applications |
50 | CSIS 110 | 3 |
| Principles of Management | 50 | BSAD 204 | 3 |
| Principles of Marketing | 50 | BSAD 205 | 3 |
AP
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Advanced Placement (AP) tests will be accepted for credit at or above the American Council on Education (ACE) recommended cut-off scores. The following scores and MCC course equivalents were approved by MCC District Instructional Coordinating Committee on 9/28/2010. |
| AP | Required Score | MCC Courses Equivalent | MCC Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3 | ART 150 | 3 |
| Biology | 3 | BIOL 101 | 5 |
| American Gov. & Politics* U.S. Gov. & Politics* |
3 | POLS 136 | 3 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | MATH 180 | 5 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MATH 190 | 5 |
| Chemistry | 3 | CHEM 111 | 5 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | CSIS 123 | 3 |
| Computer AB | 3 | CSIS 123 & CSIS 223 | 6 |
| Comparative Gov. /Politics* | 3 | POLS 135 | 3 |
| American History* | 3 | HIST 120 | 3 |
| English Language & Comp | 3 | ENGL 101 | 3 |
| English Literature & Comp | 3 | ENGL 218 | 3 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | BIOL Lab Elective | 4 |
| European History | 3 | HIST 134 | 3 |
| French Language | 3 | FREN 101 & FREN 102 | 10 |
| French Literature | 3 | FREN Elective | 5 |
| German Language | 3 | GERM 101 & GERM 102 | 10 |
| Human Geography | 3 | GEOG 113 | 3 |
| Italian | 3 | Foreign Lang. Elective | 5 |
| Latin (Literature & Virgil) | 3 | Foreign Lang. Elective | 5 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | ECON 210 | 3 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | ECON 211 | 3 |
| Music Theory | 3 | MUSI 110 | 4 |
| Physics B | 3 | PHYS 130 | 5 |
| Physics B | 4 | PHYS 130 & PHYS 131 | 10 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | PHYS 220 | 5 |
| Physics C: Elec. & Magnetism | 3 | PHYS 221 | 5 |
| Psychology | 3 | PYSC 140 | 3 |
| Studio Art-2D Design Portfolio Studio Art-3D Design Portifilio Studio Art--Drawing Portfolio |
3 3 3 |
ART 100 ART 100 ART 100 |
3 3 3 |
| Spanish Language | 3 | SPAN 101 & SPAN 102 | 10 |
| Spanish Language | 4 | SPAN 101, 102, 203 | 13 |
| Spanish Language | 5 | SPAN 101, 102, 203, 204 | 16 |
| Spanish Literature | 4 | SPAN 209 | 3 |
| Statistics | 3 | MATH 115 | 3 |
| World History | 3 | History Elective | 3 |
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*Does not satisfy Mo. Constitution Requirements |
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IB
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International Baccalaureate (IB) courses will be accepted for credit for those who have passed the higher level subject examinations at a satisfactory level. The following scores and MCC course equivalents were approved by MCC District Instructional Coordinating Committee on 9/28/2010. |
| IB | Required Score | MCC Courses Equivalent | MCC Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art | 4 | ART 100 & ART 150 | 6 |
| Biology | 4 | BIOL 101 | 5 |
| Chemistry | 4 | CHEM 111 | 5 |
| Computer Science | 4 | CSIS 110, CSIS 115 | 6 |
| Economics | 4 | ECON 210 & ECON 211 | 6 |
| Geography | 4 | GEOG 104 | 4 |
| History* | 4 | HIST 120 & HIST 121 | 6 |
| Language A - English | 4 | ENGL 101 | 3 |
| Language A - English | 5 | ENGL 101 & 102 | 6 |
| Language B - French or Spanish | 4 | FREN 101 or SPAN 101 | 5 |
| Language B - all other foreign languages | 4 | Foreign Language elective | 5 |
| Mathematics | 4 | MATH 120 | 3 |
| Music | 4 | MUSI 108 & MUSI 110 | 7 |
| Philosophy | 4 | PHIL 100 & PHIL 102 | 6 |
| Psychology | 4 | PSYC 140 | 3 |
| Physics | 4 | PHYS 101 | 5 |
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*Does not satisfy Mo. Constitution Requirements |
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| IB | Required Score | MCC Courses Equivalent | MCC Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art | 4 | ART 100 & ART 150 | 6 |
| Biology | 4 | BIOL 101 | 5 |
| Chemistry | 4 | CHEM 111 | 5 |
| Computer Science | 4 | CSIS 110, CSIS 115 | 6 |
| Economics | 4 | ECON 210 & ECON 211 | 6 |
| Geography | 4 | GEOG 104 | 4 |
| History* | 4 | HIST 120 & HIST 121 | 6 |
| Language A - English | 4 | ENGL 101 | 3 |
| Language A - English | 5 | ENGL 101 & 102 | 6 |
| Language B - French or Spanish | 4 | FREN 101 or SPAN 101 | 5 |
| Language B - all other foreign languages | 4 | Foreign Language elective | 5 |
| Mathematics | 4 | MATH 120 | 3 |
| Music | 4 | MUSI 108 & MUSI 110 | 7 |
| Philosophy | 4 | PHIL 100 & PHIL 102 | 6 |
| Psychology | 4 | PSYC 140 | 3 |
| Physics | 4 | PHYS 101 | 5 |
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*Does not satisfy Mo. Constitution Requirements |
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Military Credit
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Military Credit is awarded in accordance with A.C.E. recommendations as published in the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services www.militaryguides.acenet.edu/. Only 30 semester hours of credit by certification and/or examination may be applied toward a specific program. An official military transcript is required for evaluation. This must be sent directly from the AARTS or SMART Transcript Processing Centers or the Community College of the Air Force to the MCC Student Data Center, 3200 Broadway, Kansas City MO 64111. To request your official transcript, contact: |
Army: AARTS Transcript
Manager (Research)
AARTS Operations Center
415 McPherson Avenue
Ft. Leavenworth, KS 66027-1373
Phone 1.866.297.4427 or 913.684.3269 or DSN 552.3269
Fax: 913.684.2011 or DSN 522.2011
Email: aarts@leavenworth.army.mil
Web Site: http://aarts.army.mil
Navy and Marines: SMART Transcript
NETPDTC
Navy College Center, Code N27
6490 Saufley Field Rd
Pensacola FL 32509-5204
Phone: 1.877.253.7122 or 1.850.452.1828 or DSN 922.1828
Fax : 1-850-452-1281 or DSN 922-1281
Email: ncc@cnet.navy.mil
Web Site: www.navycollege.navy.mil and www.smart.navy.mil
U.S. Coast Guard
Commanding Office (ve)
USCG Institute
5900 SW 64th St, Rm 228
Oklahoma City, OK 73169-6999
Fax: 1-405-954-7249
To print form:www.uscg.mil/hq/cgi/webforms/CG_Form_1561.pdf
Email: cgi-pf-ed_advisor@uscg.mil
Air Force: The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF)*
CCAF/DFRS
130 West Maxwell Blvd
Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6613
Web site: www.au.af.mil/au/ccaf/transcripts.asp
*The CCAF is an accredited institution of higher education. Any coursework taken
through CCAF will be transcripted and evaluated like any other accredited college
or university.