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Advanced Placement (AP)

Students who have taken an Advanced Placement Exam and earned composite scores of 3, 4, or 5 may be granted credit. Credit will be treated as transfer credit without a grade but will count toward graduation, and may be used in fulfilling specific curriculum requirements. The head of the department in which the course is offered will determine the amount of the credit and the equivalent university courses for which credit will be granted.

See the New Mexico Higher Education Department’s Advanced Placement Policy for more information: https://hed.state.nm.us/resources-for-schools/public_schools/nm_advanced_placement_policy.

Credit by College-Level Examination (CLEP)

1. Students must go to the College Board CLEP website to register and pay for the exam.
2. Contact the WNMU Testing Center to make arrangements to schedule the exam
3. Pay the $25.00 administrative fee
4. Students must bring the online CLEP registration form, a current I.D., with a picture, from an official agency as well as the administrative fee receipt on the scheduled test day

Credits earned through CLEP exams are not considered “in residence” credits.

A maximum of 32 credit hours may be applied towards a baccalaureate degree.

Placement Testing

ACCUPLACER is an integrated system of computer-adaptive assessments designed to evaluate student’s skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. Students must take a MATH course within one (1) year of the ACCUPLACER or must retake it.

ACCUPLACER Placement Recommendations (03/22)

Mathematics Placement Test

*Reading and Writing Placement Test must be within the cut score range in order to be placed into ENGL 1110 .

**Reading Comprehension scores lower than WritePlacer scores will dictate Placement into English courses, college level and remedial.

*All Reading and WritePlacer scores on the ACCUPLACER can be appealed through the Composition Coordinator. Speak with the Testing Staff/Coordinator to have scores sent to the Composition Coordinator for review.

*Achievement of an ACT score of 16 or better in English and writing, 21 or better in each Math, or SAT equivalent of 425 in English and writing and 530 in math - waives taking ACCUPLACER. The ACT/SAT must have been taken in the past five years.

*ACT composite score of 21 or higher will be given the opportunity to enroll in Honors Classes. SAT composite score of 1080 or higher will be given the opportunity to enroll in Honors Classes.

Standardized Testing

The WNMU Testing Center administers many national standardized tests on campus. These include the General Education Development (GED) test, or the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), for individuals desiring to earn a high school equivalency degree; the American College Test (ACT); the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT); the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations; the National Evaluation Systems (NES); Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE), ACCUPLACER, National Counselor’s Exam (NCE) and the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). Other test may be administered/proctored by special arrangement with Testing Center staff/Testing Coordinator.

Credit Through ACT Examination*

WNMU will grant up to 12 credit hours in two areas to students with appropriate ACT standard scores. ACT scores used for this purpose must have been earned prior to the student’s first enrollment in any college or university. Students who earned college credits while in high school are also eligible.

Credits will be granted in each area in which the following minimum ACT standard scores or percentiles, whichever is higher, are earned:

*Students taking the ACT prior to October 1989 must check with the Office of the Registrar for the minimum scores. Credit in any one area may be earned through either ACT or CLEP, but not both. The total number of credits earned may not exceed 32 credit hours and may be in any combination of ACT and CLEP.

Credit Through SAT Examination*

*Students taking the SAT prior to October 1989 must check with the Registrar’s Office for the minimum scores. Credit in any one area may be earned through either ACT or CLEP, but not both. The total number of credits earned may not exceed 32 credit hours and may be in any combination of ACT and CLEP