1. Nationally-Recognized Tests

A. College Board Advance Placement (AP) Exams

AP Test	Score	Credit	Course
American/US History	3	3	HIST 1301
Art History	3	3	ARTS 1303
Biology	3	4	BIOL 1406
Calculus AB	3	4	MATH 2413
Calculus BC	3	4	MATH 2414
Chemistry	3	4	CHEM 1411
English Language & Composition	3	3	ENGL 1301 or ENGL 1302
English Language & Composition	4	6	ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302
English Literature & Composition	3	3	ENGL 1301 or ENGL 1302
English Literature & Composition	4	6	ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302
European History	3	3	HIST 2311
French Language & Culture	3	4	FREN 1411 or FREN 1412
French Language & Culture	4	8	FREN 1411 and FREN 1412
German Language & Culture	3	4	GERM 1411 or GERM 1412
German Language & Culture	4	8	GERM 1411 and GERM 1412
Government & Politics: US	3	3	GOVT 2305
Macroeconomics	3	3	ECON 2301
Physics B	3	4	PHYS 1401
Psychology	3	3	PSYC 2301
Spanish Language & Culture	3	4	SPAN 1411 or SPAN 1412
Spanish Language & Culture	4	8	SPAN 1411 and SPAN 1412
Spanish Literature & Culture	3	3	SPAN 1300 or SPAN 1310
Spanish Literature & Culture	4	6	SPAN 1300 and SPAN 1310
Studio Art: Drawing	3	3	ARTS 1316

PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY NOTE: Course and number of hours credited depend on exams successfully completed. May require chairperson’s evaluation of scores and your credentials, including high school transcript and record of laboratory work.

B. ACT/SAT

The Department of English and Philosophy will award credit for ENGL 1301 when any of the following conditions are met:

Have an ACT English score of 31/SAT verbal score of 680 or
Have an ACT English score of 28-30/SAT verbal score of 670 and predominantly “A” grades in four years of high school English or
Have an ACT English score of 26-27/SAT verbal score of 660 and all “A” grades in four years of high school English.

Scores cannot be more than five years old.

C. College Board Achievement Exams (SAT II)

Del Mar Course	Examination	Passing Score
CHEM	Chemistry (See next page)
ENGL 1301	English Composition Achievement Exam (DMC Essay required)	620
ENGL 1302	English Literature and Composition (DMC Essay required)	620

D. DANTES (DSST, DANTES Subject Standardized Test)

Del Mar Course	Examination	Passing Score
ACCT 2301	Principles of Financial Accounting	60
ARTS 1301	Art Appreciation	44
BMGT 1327	Principles of Management	48
BUSI 1301	Business Principles	54
CETT 1303	DC Circuits	46
COSC 1301 or CRIJ 1301	Introduction to Criminal Justice	50
GEOG 1303	Geography	60
GERM 1411	Beginning German I	45
GERM 1412	Beginning German II	48
HART 1407	Refrigeration Principles	45
ITSC 1301	Introduction to Computers	56
MRKG 1311	Principles of Marketing	51
PSYC 2314	Life Span Developmental Psychology (Student must pass an essay exam administered by the psychology faculty.)	55
RELE 1406	Principles of Real Estate	48

E. CLEP (College Level Examination Program) Subject Examinations

Del Mar Course	Examination	Passing Score
ACCT 2301	Accounting	50
BIOL 1406	Biology	50
BIOL 1407	Biology	50
BMGT 1327	Principles of Management	47
BUSI 2301	Business Law	51
CHEM	Chemistry (See below)
ENGL 1301	College Composition (Essay section required)	55
ENGL 2326	Readings in American Literature (Essay section required)	50
FREN 1411, FREN 1412	Level I	44
FREN 2311, FREN 2312	Level II	55
GERM 1411, GERM 1412	Level I	44
GERM 2311, GERM 2312	Level II	58
GOVT 2305	American Government	52
MRKG 1311	Principles of Marketing	48
PSYC 2301	General Psychology	55

CHEMISTRY NOTE: Course and number of hours credited depend on exams successfully completed. May require chairperson’s evaluation of scores and student’s credentials, including high school transcript and record of laboratory work.

F. International Baccalaureate (IB)

SL = Standard Level exam		HL = Higher Level exam
IB Examination	Score	Del Mar College Course(s)
Biology (HL)	4,5,6,7	BIOL 1406
Business and Management	4,5,6,7	3 hrs. credit in Business
Chemistry (SL)	4,5,6,7	CHEM 1411 and CHEM 1412
Computer Science	4,5,6,7	3 hrs. credit in Computer Science
Economics (SL)	4,5,6,7	ECON 2301 and ECON 2302
Economics (HL)	4,5,6,7	ECON 2301 and ECON 2302
English (SL)
Language A1 or A2	4,5,6,7	ENGL 1301 and ENGL 2332
English (HL)
Language A1 or A2 Extended Essay	4,5,6,7	ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302 and ENGL 2332
Environmental Systems	4,5,6,7	4 hrs. credit in science
Geography	4,5,6,7	3 hrs. credit in geography
Greek, Classical	4,5,6,7	14 hrs. credit in foreign language
History
Africa	4,5,6,7	3 hrs. credit in history
Americas	4,5,6,7	3 hrs. credit in history
E, SE Asia and Oceania	4,5,6,7	3 hrs. credit in history
Europe	4,5,6,7	3 hrs. credit in history
S. Asia and Middle East	4,5,6,7	3 hrs. credit in history
Islamic History	4,5,6,7	3 hrs. credit in history
Information Technology in a Global Society	4,5,6,7	3 hrs. credit in social science
Latin	4,5,6,7	14 hrs. of foreign language credit
Math (HL) with further mathematics	4,5,6,7	6 hrs. credit in math
Math (HL)	4,5,6,7	3 hrs. credit in math
Math methods (SL)	4,5,6,7	3 hrs. credit in math
Math Studies	4,5,6,7	3 hrs. credit in math
Modern Languages Language A1 or A2	(SL) or (HL)
French	4,5,6,7	FREN 1411, FREN 1412, FREN 2311, FREN 2312
German	4,5,6,7	GERM 1411, GERM 1412, GERM 2311, GERM 2312
Portuguese	4,5,6,7	14 hrs. of foreign language credit
Russian	4,5,6,7	14 hrs. of foreign language credit
Spanish	4,5,6,7	14 hrs. of foreign language credit
Other Languages	4,5,6,7	14 hrs. of foreign language credit
Music	4,5,6,7	MUSI 1306
Philosophy	4,5,6,7	3 hrs. credit in philosophy
Physics (SL) and (HL)	4,5,6,7	PHYS 1401 and PHYS 1402
Psychology	4,5,6,7	PSYC 2301
Theatre Arts	4,5,6,7	DRAM 1310
Visual Arts	4,5,6,7	ARTS 1301

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