"CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE"

(Unconventional Means of Earning College Credit)

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Credit for Non-Collegiate Courses

Credit may be awarded for formal educational programs and courses sponsored by hundreds of non-collegiate organizations, such as business, industry, labor unions, professional and voluntary associations, and government agencies. American Exss, IBM, McDonald's, Professional Secretaries International, Sheraton Corporation, U.S. Postal Service, and Xerox are just a few of the organizations that offer instructional programs that have been evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE) and found to be comparable to college level instruction. If you have completed an educational program through a non-collegiate organization, you should contact the UNO Admissions Office for more information on having your courses evaluated.

Military Service Schools

Although UNO does not grant credit for basic training, the University does evaluate formal service school training according to the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services published by the American Council on Education.

In order to have your course work evaluated, send either an in-service training transcript (Army) or certified DD295/DD214 with course completion certificate to the Office of Admissions, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148.

These records must indicate:

exact title and identification number of course completed,

location of training,

length of course in weeks,

exact dates of attendance, and

branch of service teaching the course.

Transcripts may be obtained at these addresses:

Air Force, Army, Coast Guard
General Service Administration
National Military Personnel Records Center
9700 Page Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132

Army (after October 1981)
AARTS Operation Center
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-5073
http://aarts.army.mil/index.htm

Marine Corps
SMART Operation Center NETPDTC N2
6490 Saufley Field Road
Pensacola, FL 32509-5204
smart.cnet.navy.mil
www.navycollege.navy.mil

Navy
SMART Operation Center NETPDTC N2
6490 Saufley Field Road
Pensacola, FL 32509-5204
Phone: (toll free) 877.253.7122
Com: 850.452.1828
FAX: 850.452.1281

Defense Language Institute
Office of the Registrar
Monterey, CA 93940

Advanced Standing Examinations

If you have superior ability and paration or have already gained fundamental knowledge of subjects at the University, you may be permitted to take Advanced Standing Examinations in specific courses. If you pass with a satisfactory grade, you will receive degree credit.

You should initiate your request for these exams in your college dean's office. Permission may be granted subject to the conditions and regulations listed in the general catalog under "Advanced Standing Examinations."

During the spring, prospective freshmen who meet certain minimum ACT score qualifications may take Advanced Standing Examinations in one or more subjects on campus. There is no fee for these exams, and credits earned will be earned on the student's record after he or she officially enrolls at UNO.

CEEB Advanced Placement Exams

Exam	Min Score	UNO Equivalent	Credit
Art History	4	FA 2201, 2202	6
Art History	3	FA 2201	3
Biology	4	BIOS 1071, 1073, 1081, 1083	8
Biology	3	Footnote 1	TBD
Calculus AB	5	MATH 1125, 1126, 21112	11
Calculus AB	4	MATH 1125, 1126, 2111	11
Calculus AB	3	MATH 1125, 1126, 2107	9
Calculus BC	5	MATH 1125, 1126, 2111, 2112	16
Calculus BC	4	MATH 1125, 1126, 21112	11
Calculus BC	3	MATH 1125, 1126, 21072	9
Chemistry	4	CHEM 1017, 1018	6
Chemistry	3	Footnote 1	TBD
Chinese Language & Culture	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Comparative Government and Politics	4	POLI 2600	3
Computer Science A	3	CSCI 1583	3
Computer Science AB	3	CSCI 1583, 2120	6
English Language	5	ENGL 1157, 11583	6
English Language	4	ENGL 1157, 11584	6
English Language	3	ENGL 1157	3
English Literature	5	ENGL 2238 and (2208 or 2228)	6
English Literature	4	ENGL 2238 or 2228	3
Environmental Science	4	EES 1002	3
European History	4	HIST 2305	3
French Language	4	FREN 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002	12
French Language	3	FREN 1001, 1002	6
French Literature	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
German Language	4	GER 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002	12
German Language	3	GER 1001, 1002	6
Human Geography	3	GEOG 1356	3
Italian Language and Culture	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Japanese Language and Culture	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Latin Literature	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Latin: Vergil	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Macroeconomics	3	ECON 1204	3
Microeconomics	3	ECON 1203	3
Music Theory	3	Footnote 5	TBD
Physics B	3	PHYS 1031 and 1032 or 10615	6/3
Physics C	4	PHYS 1061, 1062	6
Physics C	3	PHYS 1031 and 1032 or 10615	6/3
Psychology	3	PSYC 1000	3
Spanish Language	4	SPAN 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002	12
Spanish Language	3	SPAN 1001, 1002	6
Spanish Literature	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Statistics	3	MATH 2314	3
Studio Art, Studio Drawing	3	FA 1012	3
Studio Art, General Portfolio	3	FA 1011	3
U.S. Government and Politics	4	POLI 2151	3
U.S. History	4	HIST 2501, 2502	6
World History	4	HIST 1001, 1002	6

(1) Eligibility for credit determined after department reviews test answer booklet.
(2) Additional credit may be granted upon review of test answer booklet by department.
(3) UNO proficiency validation test waived.
(4) UNO proficiency validation test required.
(5) Eligible for credit after interview with department.
(6) Credit for either 1031 and 1032 (6 hours) or 1061 (3 hours).

International Baccalaureate

UNO awards college credit for each International Baccalaureate subject passed at the Higher Level with a grade of "4" or better. To have your official IB transcript showing your results in each subject sent to the UNO Admissions Office write, IBNA, 200 Madison Ave. Suite 2007, New York, NY, 10016.

DANTES Examination Program

The DANTES Examination Program enables students to obtain college credit for what they have learned outside a formal educational setting. Of the 50 DANTES examinations, UNO considers 28 for credit. A list of acceptable exams, minimum passing scores, and UNO equivalent courses follows.

DANTES Program is available through Educational Testing Services. For information write to DANTES PROGRAM, Mail Stop 31-X, Educational Testing Services, Princeton, New Jersey, 08541-0001.

DANTES EXAMINATION
TITLE	MINIMUM SCORE	UNO COURSES	CREDITS
Subject	Min Score	UNO Equivalency	Credit
A History of the Vietnam War	52	HIST 2991	3
Art of the Western World	48	FA 2201 or FA 2202 *1	3
Astronomy	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Business Law II	52	BA 3021	3
Business Mathematics	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Criminal Justice	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Environment and Humanity	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Ethics in America	46	PHIL 2201	3
Foundation of Education	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Fundamentals of College Algebra	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Fundamentals of Counseling	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
General Anthropology	47	ANTH 2052	3
Here’s to Your Health	48	EDHS 1110	3
Human/Cultural Geography	48	GEOG 1356	3
Human Resource Management	50	MANG 3467	3
Introduction to Business	46	BA 1000	3
Introduction to Computing	45	CSCI 1000	3
Introduction to Law Enforcement	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Introduction to the Modern Middle East	52	HIST 2991	3
Introduction to World Religions	48	PHIL 2701	3
Lifespan Developmental Psychology	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Management Information Systems	46	MANG 3778	3
Money and Banking	48	ECON 2221	3
Personal Finance	46	FIN 1330	3
Physical Geology	53	EES 1000	3
Principles of Finance	50	Fin 3300	3
Principles of Financial Accounting	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Principles of Physical Science	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Principles of Public Speaking	47	FTCA 2650	3
Principles of Statistics	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Principles of Supervision	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Organizational Behavior	55	MANG 4487	3
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union	52	HIST 4376	3
Substance Abuse	N/A	No Credit Allowed	N/A
Technical Writing	56	ENGL 2152	3
The Civil War and Reconstruction	52	HIST 4506	3
Western Europe Since 1945	52	HIST 2991	3

Footnote

*1 This credit is not allowed for Fine Arts majors.

Excelsior College Examinations

Excelsior College Examinations, formerly known as ACT Prep: Regents College Exams, are college-level examinations that have been developed by college facilities for the award of credit. The Excelsior College Exams are administered at Prometric Testing Center in the US and Canada. Excelsior College has a toll free number, 1-888-RCEXAMS (1-888-723-9267), so students can request information and register by phone. Students should request that an official grade report be sent to the University of New Orleans.

Exam	Score	UNO Equivalent	Credits
Abnormal Psychology	45	PSYC 4530	3
Foundations of Gerontology	46	SOC 4113	3
History of Nazi Germany	C	HIST 4371	3
Human Resource Management	45	MANG 3467	3
Labor Relations	44	ECON 3232	3
Organizational Behavior	C	MANG 4487	3
Statistics	48	MATH 2314	3
War in Vietnam	C	HIST 3225	3

Credit for Courses Bypassed

New Freshmen

In some departments, you may be placed in sequential courses based on your scores on the ACT or department tests. If you place above the normal beginning level in this way, you may petition for credit in the courses bypassed. No credit is allowed for remedial courses bypassed.

Other UNO Students

In some departments, students who do exceptionally well in a sequential course at a given level may be permitted by the department to enroll in a course in that sequence other than the next one. If you receive advanced placement in this manner, you may petition for credit in the courses bypassed. No credit is allowed for remedial courses bypassed.

Validation of Advanced Placement

If you have bypassed a sequential course, you must validate that placement by passing the next course in the sequence with a "C" or better on your first attempt. Detailed information about this policy may be obtained from the dean's office of your college.

Special Notes

You should not count on being permitted to use more than 30 semester hours of any combination of CLEP, bypass, advanced standing, non-traditional or military credit toward your degree.
You cannot use this credit to reduce UNO's minimum residence requirement.
You may not take a CLEP or advanced standing exam in a course which you have audited or in which you earned a grade (including an "F").
Credit awarded by the Office of Admissions for non-collegiate and military courses may or may not be applicable toward your UNO degree; final determination of applicable credit will be made by the dean of your college.

Early Admission Credit

If you are an outstanding high school student, you may earn college credit while you are still in high school. UNO offers several early admission programs for qualified high schoolers.

Summer Only Program

During the summer between your junior/senior year of high school, you may apply to the Summer Honors Program. If admitted, you may schedule up to seven semester hours of credit.

Concurrent Enrollment Program

During the fall and/or spring of your senior year of high school, you may be enrolled at your high school and at UNO. You may take up to 11 semester hours of credit, depending on how demanding your high school schedule is.

Full-Time Enrollment

With approval of your high school principal, you may "skip" your senior year and register as a full-time student at UNO. You may be eligible to receive your high school diploma after successfully completing 24 semester hours of credit at UNO.

To be admitted to any of these Early Admission categories you must:

have completed your junior year of high school
be recommended for Early Admission by your high school principal
have a "B" average on all high school grades, and
have a composite ACT (American College Test) score of 25 or higher or a composite SAT I of 1140 for the Summer Only or Concurrent category, and 28 or higher for the Full-Time program.

If you are interested in applying to any of the High School Dual Enrollment programs, contact the

Office of Enrollment Management
214 Administration Bldg.
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 70148

for the necessary application forms. Their telephone number is (504) 280-6015.