AP and Dual Composition and Speech Credit
Advanced Placement
Students who have taken high school- or university-level courses and who score a 3, 4 or 5 on the University Entrance Examination Board (UEEB) Advanced Placement Test in a particular course may apply for credit at Clarke University. Credit will be awarded based on American Council on Education recommendations.
Dual Credit
Composition and Speech Courses
- Students transferring in six dual credits in English Composition, with a research component included, are placed in CMPS 123, Speech. Students who have an additional three dual credits in speech have met the Compass Seminar requirements.
- First-year students with three credits in English Composition, will be placed in courses according to their writing assessment score. Students with a score of 1, will be placed in CMPS 010, Writing and Skills Lab, CMPS 110, Compass Seminar I and CMPS 111, Compass Seminar II. Students with a score of 2 are place in CMPS 110, Compass Seminar I and CMPS 111, Compass Seminar II. Students with a score of 3 or 4 are place in CMPS 111, Compass Seminar II.
- Placement for first-year students with three dual credits in English Composition and three dual credits in speech will be based on their writing assessment score. Students with a score of 1 or 2 will be placed in CMPS 111, Compass Seminar II. Students with a score of 3 or 4 have met the additional Compass Seminar requirement.
- Students with three dual credits in speech, and no dual credit English Composition, will be placed in CMPS 111, Compass Seminar II, regardless of their writing assessment score.