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COASTAL BEND COLLEGE CATALOG 2014-2015
Testing
College Board Advance Placement (AP)
Entering freshmen who have participated in advanced placement courses in an accredited secondary school and who present scores of 3, 4, or 5 on the appropriate Advanced Placement Examination may be granted credit for comparable courses at CBC. Students may earn a maximum of 24 semester hours of credit-by-examination. The course number, course title, and number of semester credit hours earned will be recorded on the transcript. No grade points are earned. Credit may not be used to meet residency requirements. Credit will not be posted until the student has completed 12 semester hours of credit at CBC. The College Board Advanced Placement examinations are offered in May each year and are administered by the College Board. All requests for information on AP courses or AP examinations should be directed to the Advanced Placement program of the College Board, P.O. Box 977, Princeton, NJ 08541.
AP Examination Art History Biology Chemistry Economics, Macro Economics, Micro English Language and Composition English Composition and Literature Government/Politics, U.S. Mathematics: Calculus AB Mathematics: Calculus BC Music Theory Physics B Physics C: Mechanics Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Psychology Spanish Language U.S. History
CBC Equivalent Course ARTS 1303 BIOL 1411, 1413 CHEM 1411, 1412 ECON 2301 ECON 2302 ENGL 1301 ENGL 1302 GOVT 2305 MATH 2413 MATH 2413, 2414 MUSI 1301 PHYS 1401, 1402 PHYS 2425 PHYS 2426 PSYC 2301 SPAN 1411, 1412 HIST 1301
National Testing Programs
CBC is a center for certain national and state testing programs including ACT, GED, and SAT examinations. College Placement Test: See TSI Assessment. American College Testing Program Student Assessment (ACT): This is widely used for high school seniors planning to go to college. Arrangements for the test are made directly with its headquarÂters in Iowa City, Iowa, and it may be taken at CBC on regular national test dates. For more information, go to www.actstudent.org. General Education Development Tests (GED): This is a nationallyrecognized examination to determine equivalency for a high school diploma. The GED is administered year-round in Beeville on Mondays and Thursdays in the Student Success Center. Please check the testing website for details: www.coastalbend.edu/gedtesting or call (361) 354-2244 for details. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT): CBC is a test site for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) program which consists of the SAT I: Reasoning Test, and the SAT II: Subject Tests. SAT scores may be used along with other criteria to predict students’ ability to do college level work. For additional information, go to the website at http://sat.collegeboard.org.
Hours Earned from Testing Programs
There is a limit to how many hours can be applied from the tests in this section/transfer hours from another institution towards a degree or certificate at CBC. For an Associate Degree, a minimum of 16 semester hours of course work prior to graduation must be earned at CBC; for a Certificate of Achievement, 15 semester hours of course work prior to graduation must be earned at CBC. At least 25% of total hours required for an Associate Degree or certificate must be earned at CBC.