Credit by Examination
There are several credit-by-examination programs that earn credit toward a UF degree. The following guidelines apply:
- A maximum of 30 semester hours may be granted by combining AICE, AP, IB and CLEP credit.
- Students beginning in the fall or spring term must have taken the exams (AICE, AP, IB, CLEP) and have their scores reported to the university before enrolling or, at the latest, before the end of the first term of enrollment at UF.
- Students who begin in the summer must have taken the exam(s) and had the scores reported before the end of their first fall term.
If you submit appropriate scores, UF will grant credit and post the course equivalencies to your UF transcript. Equivalent courses earned by examination generally fulfill the same requirements that the UF course fulfills.
Credit will be awarded only once for the same subject, whether the credit is earned by examination, dual enrollment, transfer credit or UF course credit. UF course credit takes precedence over all other forms of credit. Credit awarded for dual enrollment or transfer courses takes precedence over credit by examination. If duplicate credit exists among AICE, AP, IB or CLEP, the exam yielding the most credit will be awarded.
Community College Coursework Accepted for UF Credit
In general, students may transfer up to 60 credit hours from community colleges as part of the hours needed for their UF degrees, regardless when these hours are earned, but subject to university and college degree requirements. It is the prerogative of the student’s college to determine how transfer credit satisfies the specific degree’s course requirements.
High school students with community college coursework can also receive UF credit, where appropriate, regardless if that coursework also satisfied high school graduation requirements. Equivalent courses generally fulfill the same requirements (e.g. General Education) that the UF course fulfills. However, whether a course fulfills the UF Writing and Math Requirement is determined by specific criteria, not course number equivalency.
Complete dual enrollment and transfer credit policy.
Freshman applicants with community college credits: Any student who has earned 12 or more semester hours of college credit following graduation from high school is considered a transfer applicant and cannot apply to UF as a freshman.
Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE)
Students completing AICE examinations should submit official scores to UF as evidence of completion of a college-level course taken in high school. Students' scores will be evaluated; if the scores meet minimum requirements, the student will receive credit for UF course equivalencies that will appear on the student's UF transcript.
UF Course Equivalents
Students completing AP examinations should submit official scores to UF as evidence of completion of a college-level course taken in high school.
Scores of 3 or higher on AP French, German, Latin and Spanish fulfill the foreign language proficiency requirement of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Journalism and B.A. programs in the College of Fine Arts.
UF Course Equivalents
International Baccalaureate (IB)
Students completing IB examinations should submit official scores to UF as evidence of completion of a college-level course taken in high school. Effective for students entering UF Summer B 2006 and later: Students receiving IB examination scores of 4 or higher on both higher-level and standard-level examinations may receive UF credit.
Students entering UF prior to Summer B 2006: Students who received the IB diploma received credit for examination scores of 4 or higher on both higher-level and standard-level examinations. Students who did not receive the IB diploma received credit only for scores of 5 or higher on higher-level examinations only.
Scores of 4 or higher in IB French B, German B, Classical Latin and Spanish B fulfill the foreign language proficiency requirement of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Journalism and B.A. programs in the College of Fine Arts, regardless of whether the student has earned the IB diploma.
UF Course Equivalents
CLEP examinations cover material that is taught in introductory-level courses at many colleges and universities. CLEP can provide information on the examinations offered.
UF Course Equivalents