Credit Placement
Advanced Placement Examinations
The Advanced Placement Program, sponsored by the College Board and administered by Educational Testing Service, offers secondary school students the opportunity to participate in challenging college-level course work while still in high school. Marlboro College will grant up to 4 credits per exam for Advanced Placement Examinations with a score of 4 or 5. No more than 16 credits in total may be granted by Marlboro College for acceptable levels of performance on approved standardized examinations. Such credit may not apply towards the Plan of Concentration. Students should be aware that adding AP or other exam and transfer credits to their record will accelerate their progress toward Plan-related requirements. AP credits are awarded only at the beginning of any semester and generally only through the Sophomore 2 semester; no exam or transfer credits may be removed from the transcript once added.
CLEP (College Level Examination Program)
CLEP is a national program of credits by examination that allows students to obtain recognition for college-level achievement in Subject Examinations. Marlboro College grants 4 transfer credits for each qualifying exam, equivalent to one semester of work, if the score is equivalent to a grade B or better. A maximum of 8 transfer credits for CLEP examinations is allowed. For a list of examinations offered through CLEP, see their website: http//www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/exams.html (Please note that CLEP no longer offers the General Examinations for English Composition, Humanities, Sciences/History, College Mathematics, and Natural Sciences.)
International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program is a rigorous course of study, leading to examinations. Marlboro College will award credit for higher level examinations with scores of 6 or 7. Each course will be awarded four credits.
Important: No more than 24 credits in total may be granted by Marlboro College for acceptable levels of performance on approved standardized examinations. Such credit may not apply towards the Plan of Concentration.
Transfer Credit
Transfer students receive credit for comparable liberal arts course at accredited institutions if they have received grades of C- or better. Approval by Marlboro faculty in the equivalent area may be necessary where there is any question about the equivalence of a course or the level of performance or about the suitability of the course to the Marlboro curriculum. Transfer students who have earned R.N.'s from accredited nursing schools with three-year programs will automatically be granted at least 30 credits, or one year's work, toward the Marlboro degree. All transfer students must earn at Marlboro at least one-quarter of the credits counted toward their graduation.
Junior transfer students, if their previous records permit, normally are encouraged to start a Plan of Concentration as soon as possible after enrollment at the College. However, a junior transfer whose record does not meet the standard Marlboro prerequisites for Plan would normally be expected to spend an extra semester or more at the College. Students who are transferring into the World Studies Program must consult with the Director of World Studies regarding transfer credit.