Credit by Institutional Examination

Students enrolled in the University may receive credit for 100-level courses if they earn at least a C on a comprehensive institutional examination approved by the appropriate Division Chair, Dean, and Registrar. CMU charges an examination fee (see Tuition and Fees) for such institutional examinations. See the appropriate Division Chair for additional information. Students may receive credit by institutional examination for courses beyond the 100 level only if the instructor agrees that the course can be adequately assessed by an examination the instructor provides and administers, and only with the approval of the Division Chair and the Dean. Students must complete the process of receiving credit for all prerequisite courses before taking the next course above the course taken by examination. Currently, institutional examinations are possible for the following courses only:

AS101 Descriptive Astronomy
AS102 Descriptive Astronomy-Beyond the Solar System
BI101 General Biology
BI102 General Biology
BI105 Introduction to Environmental Science
BI106 Human Biology
BI108 Biodiversity
BI110 Introduction to Biotechnology
BU110 Introduction to Business
CH107 Chemistry/Allied Health
CH114 General Chemistry
CJ100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CS121 Introduction to MS Office
CS122AW Computers in the Academic World
CS172 .NET 1
GL105 Exploring Geology
HI101 World History I
HI102 World History II
HI103 Introduction to Missouri Civics (same as PS103)
HI117 Development of the U.S. I
HI118 Development of the U.S. II
MA103 College Algebra
MA104 Analytical Geometry & Trigonometry
MA105 Elementary Statistics
MA107 Discrete Mathematics
MA112 Selected Topics in Calculus
MA118 Calculus & Analytical Geometry
PH111 General Physics I
PH112 General Physics II
PS101 Introduction to American National, State, and Local Government
PS103 Introduction to Missouri Civics (same as HI103)
SC101 Concepts in Physical Science
SO101 Introduction to Sociology
SO102 Social Problems
SO150 Introduction to Anthropology