Other Credit-Acquisition Opportunities
Marymount participates in a number of programs that award credit to students for achievement or work experience, such as:
Advanced Placement (AP): Marymount University participates in the College Board Advanced Placement Program and awards college credit to entering students with qualifying scores. Applicants who seek advanced placement because they have taken one or more of the Advanced Placement Examinations should have the examination results sent to the Office of Admissions prior to enrollment. First-year and transfer students who have earned a qualifying score may be granted credit (without grades). Advanced credit earned in this manner by entering first-year and transfer students may fulfill any university or departmental graduation requirement. For a list of AP subject examinations, the Marymount course for which a student may earn credit(s), and the score required to earn those credit(s), please visit the Office of the Registrar website. Go to www.marymount.edu and search for "registrar."
International Baccalaureate (IB): A student who does work based on college-level studies in an International Baccalaureate program in a secondary school can earn college credits through IB Examinations. Subjects examined at the higher level with an earned qualifying grade will be considered for transfer credit. Credit will not be awarded at the standard level. Any student interested in receiving credit through the International Baccalaureate program should arrange for an official grade report to be sent directly to the Office of Admissions. If credit is awarded, the student’s university record carries a notation of credits, but no grade is recorded.
For a list of IB subject examinations, the Marymount course for which a student may earn credit(s), and the score required to earn those credit(s), please see the IB information on the Office of the Registrar website. Go to www.marymount.edu and search for "registrar."
French Baccalaureate: Credit is granted for subjects with a minimum grade of 10. No credit is awarded for English or French language.
A-Levels: Credit is awarded for grades of A, B, or C. No credit is awarded for O-Level work.
College-Level Examination Program (CLEP): Marymount University also participates with the College Board College-Level Examination Program. Credit may be awarded for the CLEP subject examinations depending upon the score earned. The university follows the guidelines recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE) for awarding credit. The student’s university record will carry a notation of credit, but no grade will be awarded. The university does not recognize credits earned by CLEP general examinations. Undergraduate students interested in receiving credit for CLEP examinations should arrange for their official score reports to be sent directly from Educational Testing Service to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
For a list of CLEP subject examinations, the Marymount course for which a student may earn credit(s), and the score required to earn those credit(s), please visit the Office of the Registrar website. Go to www.marymount.edu and search for "registrar."
Other ACE-Reviewed Examinations: Credit may be awarded for other subject examinations based on ACE guidelines and additional review by Marymount faculty.
Credit for Military Training: Credit may be awarded for military training after evaluation of official Joint Service Transcripts (JST) or Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) transcripts by the student's program chair and associate dean.