Prior Learning (Equivalency Credit)

The University of Northern Colorado accepts credit for qualifying scores on Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), The Cambridge Assessment International Education (AICE) examination, portfolio review, Joint Services Transcript (JST), Teacher Cadet program, and through Challenge/Proficiency Exams. 

For additional information on Prior Learning policies, please visit the University Catalog. 

View the AP Score Equivalencies

View the CLEP Score Equivalencies

View the IB Score Equivalencies

View the DSST (DANTES) Score Equivalencies

Approved Military Courses for Guaranteed Transfer Credit (GtP, LAC)

Approved Military Occupations for Guaranteed Transfer Credit (GtP, LAC)

• Teacher Cadet Program 

  Students who received a B or better in their Teacher Cadet coursework may request credit for fulfilling the Educational Foundations requirement in the Elementary, Secondary, and K-12 Professional Teacher Education Programs (PTEP). This awarded credit will, in effect, waive the required 3 credit hours of EDF 290  or EDF 370, depending on the PTEP program in which the student enrolls.

  Teacher Cadet Program credit is counted as non-residency transfer work.

  To request the EDF credit, please submit a legible copy of your Teacher Cadet Certificate of Completion (The Teacher Cadet Program Portfolio Review certificate) along with a high school transcript indicating the Teacher Cadet Program with grades of B or better to:

  UNC Office of the Registrar
  Campus Box 50
  Greeley, CO 80639

  Fax: 970-351-1870

   
• Monfort College of Business - High School of Business™

  Students who complete all six (6) required courses in the MBA High School of Business™ and received a B or better in their coursework may request credit for completing the MBA High School of Business™ program.  The courses required within the MBA High School of Business™ are: Principles of Business, Business Economics, Principles of Marketing, Principles of Finance, Principles of Management and Business Strategies.  This awarded credit will, in effect, grant the student 3 credit hours of BA 150 Foundations of Business Thought (Liberal Arts Core Area 3C).

  MCB High School of Business™ credit is counted as non-residency transfer work. Students are not required to be business majors to be eligible to apply for the credit.

  To request the credit, please submit a legible copy of your MBA High School of Business™ Certificate of Completion along with a high school transcript indicating the MBA High School of Business™ courses with grades of B or better to the Office of the Registrar.

• Cambridge Assessment International Education (A-Level)  

  The Cambridge (AICE) examination is a United Kingdom qualification from the University of Cambridge International Examinations.

  The AICE program is an international, advanced secondary curriculum and assessment program equivalent to the British system of "A-levels" offered through the University of Cambridge International Examinations. Information about the program, including course syllabi, is available at Cambridge AICE 

  Scores of “A” through “E” are passing results and will be considered for credit. “Ungraded” scores are not eligible for credit.  Credit will not be granted for both an A-level and an AS-level exam in the same subject area. The student must submit an official copy of the examination result.

  UNC equivalencies are reviewed by the academic department corresponding to the test subject matter. Additional tests will be evaluated upon receipt of official examination results. 

  AICE credit is counted as non-residency transfer work.

  The following tests have been reviewed and approved for credit:

  Subject	Credits	Equivalency	*Liberal Arts Core	**Liberal Arts Curriculum
  Biology	3	BIO 1XX	LC6	LAS1
  Business	3	ELCT 1X
  Chemistry	5	CHEM 111/111L	LC6/LC6L	LAS1/LASL
  Economics	3	ECON 1XX	LC5a	LAB1
  English Language	3	ELCT 1X
  General Paper	3	ELCT 1X
  Global Perspectives	3	ELCT 1X
  History - American	3	HIST 1XX	LC4	LAH1
  History - European	3	HIST 1XX	LC4	LAH1
  Literature	3	ENG 1XX	LC3b	LAA2
  Marine Science	3	OCN 1XX	LC6	LAS1
  Math	8	MATH 1XX	LC2	LAX1
  Physical Education	3	SES 1X
  Physics	10	PHYS 220 (5) PHYS 221 (5)	LC6/LC6L	LAS1/LASL
  Spanish	3	SPAN 201	LC3d/LC7	LAA4/LAIS
  Thinking Skills	3	PHIL 1X	LC3c	LAA3

     * Prior to Fall 2021, ** Fall 2021 and forward

• Portfolio Review

  Any GT Pathways credit awarded by a Colorado HE institution based on a portfolio review shall be accepted in transfer and applied to GT Pathways requirements at the University of Northern Colorado, regardless of the sending institution’s portfolio review method.

  At UNC, students should consult with the respective academic unit for specific guidance on the Portfolio review process and GT alignment.

  Portfolio credit is counted as non-residency transfer work.

• Challenge and Proficiency Exams

  Per §23-1-125(4), Colorado Revised Statute, “…each public institution of higher education shall grant full course credits to students for the core [GT Pathways] courses they successfully test out of, free of tuition for those courses.” Each public institution shall define a process for students to test out of GT Pathways courses, “…including specifying use of a national test or the criteria for approving institutionally devised tests.” If the student transfers, receiving institutions shall apply that credit to the appropriate GT Pathways category, even if the test out exam used was not one used by the receiving institution (CLEP, for example).

  For more information and CCHE provisions related to challenge exams: https://highered.colorado.gov/Publications/Policies/Current/i-partx.pdf 

  Students who judge their current academic ability in a specific course to be sufficiently high may take rigorous subject matter examinations to earn credit. Students interested in challenging a UNC course should contact the appropriate school or program to determine the availability of a challenge and/or proficiency examination.

  Academic units must submit the Credit for Prior Learning Options form to the Office of the Registrar to assure the awarding of academic credit for a student. 

  Challenge and/or proficiency exam credit is counted as UNC residency work.