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National University Volume 88-2 - November 2025 
    
National University Volume 88-2 - November 2025

Prior Learning Credit Equivalency Chart


 

Advanced Placement (AP) Exam

Minimum Score

(QTR) Units

(SEM) Credits

Transfer Credit Allowed 

2-D Art and Design 

3

4.5

3

ART 200

3-D Art and Design

3

4.5

3

Open Elective

African American Studies

3

4.5

3

Area E - Social/Behavioral Sciences

Art History

3

9

6

ART 225 & Area D - Arts

Biology

3

6

4

BIO 100 & BIO 100A

*Earned after 10/31/2021

Biology

3 12 8

BIO 100, BIO 100A & Open Elective

*Earned prior to 11/1/2021

Calculus AB

3

6

4

MTH 220

Calculus BC

3

12

8

MTH 220 & MTH 221

Chemistry

3

6

4

CHE 101 & CHE 101A

*Earned after 10/31/2021

Chemistry

4

12

8

CHE 101, CHE 101A, Area A-G

Chemistry

3

12

8

CHE 101, CHE 101A, Area A-G

*Earned prior to 11/1/2021

Chinese Language and Culture

3

12

8

Area D - Humanities (3) & 2-Area D - Languages (9)

Chinese Language and Culture

4

18

12

2-Area D - Humanities (9) & 2-Area D - Languages (9)

Chinese Language and Culture

5

24

16

2-Area D - Humanities (9), 2-Area D - Languages (9), Area A-G (6)

Comparative Government and Politics

3

4.5

3

Area E - Social/Behavior Sciences

Computer Science A

3

6

4

Area D - Languages

Computer Science Principles

3

4.5

3

Open Elective

Drawing

3

4.5

3

Area D - Arts

English Language and Composition

3

9

6

ENG 102 & ENG 240

English Literature and Composition

3

9 6

ENG 102 & LIT 100

European History 3 9

6

2-Area E – Social/Behavior Sciences

Environmental Science

3

4.5

3

Area A-G
 

French Language and Culture

3 9 6

1-Area D - Humanities & 1-Area D - Languages

French Language and Culture

4

13.5

9

1-Area D - Humanities (4.5) & 2-Area D - Languages (9)

French Language and Culture

5

18

12

2-Area D - Humanities (9) & 2-Area D - Languages (9)

Human Geography

3

4.5

3

Area E - Social/Behavioral Sciences

Macroeconomics

3 4.5 3 ECO 204

Microeconomics

3 4.5 3 ECO203

Music Theory

4 4.5 3 1-Area D - Arts 

Music Theory

3 9 6 2-Area D - Arts 

Physics 1: Algebra-Based

3 6 4

PHS 171 & Area F - Lab

Physics 2: Algebra-Based

3 6 4

PHS 172 & Area F - Lab

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

3 6 4

PHS 232 & Area F - Lab

Physics C: Mechanics

3 6 4

PHS 231 & Area F - Lab

Precalculus

3 6 4 MTH 215

Psychology

3 4.5 3 PSYC 100

Research

3 4.5 3

Open Elective

Research

4 9 6 Open Elective

Seminar

3 4.5 3 Open Elective

Seminar

4 9 6 2 - Open Elective

Spanish Language and Culture

3 9 6

SPN 100 & SPN 101

Spanish Language and Culture

4 13.5 9

SPN 100, SPN 101 & SPN 200

Spanish Language and Culture

5 18 12

SPN 100, SPN 101, SPN 200, & 1 Area D - Humanities

Spanish Literature and Culture

3 13.5 9

SPN 100, SPN 101, & SPN 200

Spanish Literature and Culture

4 18 12 SPN 100, SPN 101, SPN 200, & Area D - Humanities 

Spanish Literature and Culture

5 22.5 15 SPN 100, SPN 101, SPN 200, Area D - Languages, & Area D - Humanities 
Statistics 3 4.5 3

MTH 210

United States Government and Politics 3 4.5 3

POL 201

United States History 3 9 6

HIS 220A & HIS 220B

World History: Modern 3 9 6

HIS 233 & HIS 234

 

International Baccalaureate Exam

Score Required

(QTR) Units

(SEM) Credits

Transfer Credit Allowed for (IB HL) Exams

Group 1:

Studies in Language & Literature

Language A: Language and Literature
(any language other than English)

4-7

9

6

Area D - Languages & Area D - Humanities

Language A: Literature
(any language other than English)

4-7

9

6

Area D - Humanities

Group 2: 
Language Acquisition

 

Language B: French

4-7

9

6

Area D - Languages & Area D - Humanities

Language B: German

4-7

9

6

Area D - Languages & Area D - Humanities

Language B: Spanish

4-7

9

6

SPN 200 & Area D - Humanities

Group 3:
Individuals and Societies

Business & Management

4-7

9

6

Open Elective

Digital Society

4-7

9

6

Open Elective & Area D - Humanities

Economics

4-7

9

6

ECO 203 & ECO 204

Geography

4-7

9

6

Area A-G & Area E - Social/Behavioral Sciences

Global Politics

4-7

9

6

Area E - Social/Behavioral Sciences

History

4-7

9

6

Area E - Social/Behavioral Sciences

Language and Culture

4-7

9

6

Area D - Humanities & Area D - Languages

Philosophy

4-7

9

6

Area D - Humanities

Psychology

4-7

9

6

Area E - Social/Behavioral Sciences

Social and Cultural Anthropology

4-7

9

6

Area D - Humanities

Group 4:
Sciences


 

Biology

4-7

9

6

BIO 161 & BIO 162

Chemistry

4-7

9

6

CHE 141 & CHE 142

Computer Science

4-7

9

6

Open Elective

Design Technology

4-7

9

6

Open Elective

Physics

4-7

9

6

PHS 171 & PHS 172

Sports, Exercise and Health Science

4-7 9 6 Area F - Science Lec/Lab & Open Elective

Group 5:
Mathematics

Math: Analysis & Approaches

4-7 9 6 Area B - Math

Math: Applications & Interpretation

4-7 9 6 Area B - Math

Group 6:
The Arts

Dance

4-7 9 6

Area D - Arts

Film

4-7 9 6 Area D - Arts

Music

4-7 9 6 Area D - Arts

Theater Arts

4-7 9 6 Area D - Arts

Visual Arts

4-7 9 6 Area D - Arts

 

DSST Examinations (Lower Division)

Minimum Score

 (QTR) Units

(SEM) Credits

Transfer Credit Allowed 

A History of the Vietnam War

400

4.5

3

Area E - Social/Behavioral Sciences

Art of the Western World

400

4.5

3

Area D - Arts

Astronomy

400

4.5

3

Area A-G

Business Ethics and Society

400

4.5

3

Open Elective

Business Mathematics

400

4.5

3

Open Elective

Computing and Information Technology

400

4.5

3

Open Elective

Criminal Justice

400

4.5

3

CJA 230

Environmental Science

400 4.5 3 Area A-G

Ethics in America

400+ 4.5 3 Area D - Humanities

Ethics in Technology

400

4.5

3

Open Elective

Fundamentals of College Algebra

400

4.5

3

Area B - Math

Fundamentals of Counseling

400

4.5

3

Open Elective

*Earned prior to 12/1/2021

Fundamentals of Cybersecurity

400

4.5

3

Open Elective

*Earned after 11/30/2021

Health and Human Development

400

4.5

3

COH 100

History of the Soviet Union

400

4.5

3

Open Elective

*Earned after 1/31/2020

Human Resource Management

400

4.5

3

Open Elective

Human/Cultural Geography

400

4.5

3

Area E - Social/Behavioral Sciences

Introduction to Business

400

4.5

3

Open Elective

Introduction to Geography

400

4.5

3

Area E - Social/Behavioral Sciences

Introduction to Geology

400

4.5

3

Area A-G

Introduction to Law Enforcement

400

4.5

3

CJA 229

Introduction to World Religions

400+ 4.5 3

Area D - Humanities

Lifespan Developmental Psychology

400+ 4.5 3

Area E - Social/Behavioral Sciences

*Earned prior to 12/1/2021

Management Information Systems

400 4.5 3

Open Elective

Math for Liberal Arts

400

4.5

3

Area B - Math

Organizational Behavior

400

4.5

3

Open Elective

Personal Finance

400 4.5 3 Open Elective

Principles of Advanced English Composition

400

4.5

3

ENG 240

Principles of Finance

400

4.5

3

Open Elective

Principles of Public Speaking

400

4.5

3

COM 103

*Earned: 4/1/2024-3/31/2029 or 11/1/2013-7/31/2018

Principles of Statistics

400

4.5

3

MTH 210

Principles of Supervision

400

4.5

3

Open Elective

Substance Abuse

400

4.5

3

Area G - Lifelong Learning & Self Development

Technical Writing

400

4.5

3

Open Elective

The Civil War and Reconstruction

400

4.5

3

Area E - Social/Behavioral Sciences

The Principles of Physical Science I

400

4.5

3

PHS 102

 

DSST Examinations (Upper Division)

Minimum Score

(QTR) Units

(SEM) Credits

Transfer Credit Allowed 

Fundamentals of Counseling 400 4.5 3

Upper Div Open Elective

*Earned after 11/30/2021
Fundamentals of Cybersecurity 400 4.5 3

Upper Div Open Elective

*Earned prior to 12/1/2021

History of the Soviet Union

400

4.5

3

Upper Div Open Elective

*Earned prior to 2/1/2021

Lifespan Developmental Psychology

400 4.5 3

Upper Div Area E - Social/Behavioral Sciences

*Earned after 11/30/2021

Money and Banking 400 4.5

3

ECO 447
Principles of Public Speaking 400 4.5

3

Upper Div Area A - Communication

*Earned between 8/1/2018 – 3/31/2024