Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
Each May, participating high schools provide their students with an opportunity to take examinations in a variety of subject areas through the Advanced Placement program (AP), sponsored by the College Board and administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Students who achieve a grade of 3 or above may receive college credit on the basis of these examinations. Credit given through the AP program does not apply toward the residency requirement for graduation.
Learn how your advanced placement exams can transfer to SSU by using Ohio’s Credit Transfer Tool.
Advanced Placement Credit Award Statement
The State of Ohio, working through the University System of Ohio, has initiated policies to facilitate the ease of transition from high school to college as well as between and among Ohio's Public colleges and universities.
- Students obtaining an Advanced Placement (AP) exam score of 3 or above will be awarded the aligned course(s) and credits for the AP exam area(s) successfully completed.
- General Education courses and credits received will be applied towards graduation and will satisfy a general education requirement if the course(s) to which the AP area is equivalent fulfill a requirement.
- If an equivalent course is not available for the AP exam area completed, elective or area credit will be awarded in the appropriate academic discipline and will be applied towards graduation where such elective credit options exist within the academic major.
- Additional courses or credits may be available when a score of 4 or 5 is obtained. Award of credit for higher score values varies depending on the institution and academic discipline.
- In academic disciplines containing highly dependent sequences (Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - STEM) students are strongly advised to confer with the college/university advising staff to ensure they have the appropriate foundation to be successful in advanced coursework within the sequence.
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Students may be awarded credit for College Level Examinations taken under the College Entrance Examination Board. If you take the general examinations in mathematics, natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and history and achieve the recommended scores of the Commission on Educational Credit and Credentials of the American Council on Education (ACE), you are given KE (credit by exam) credit for the first sequential course in the above areas. Many other subject examinations may be used to earn KE credit, but you must achieve recommended ACE scores to receive credit. Listed here are the CLEP Equivalencies (PDF)
Credit given through the College Level Examination Program does not apply toward the residency requirement for graduation.
For more information about CLEP and to find test locations, go to clep.collegeboard.org.