New AP Credit Policy

[caligirl23]

<p>Hey. It looks like the Calculus credit based on scores has changed.</p>

<p>Here goes the link:</p>

<p>AP</a> Cut Scores</p>

[MaineLonghorn]

<p>Thanks for that link! I had been meaning to look that up for my son.</p>

[frever]

<p>What was it before? I can’t remember any difference from when I checked a couple months ago.</p>

[MidwestMom2Kids_1]

<p>I think that before you did not have to have a 5 in BC to get credit for K and L. D had a 5 and got credit for K and L but I don’t remember ever thinking, wow, it’s good that she had a 5 and not a 4.</p>

[MidwestMom2Kids_1]

<p>Speaking of credit by exam, a not too difficult summer project for a COLA kid not planning to major in sociology is to read over a CLEP sociology review (and look up anything unfamiliar in a sociology text) and then take that sociology CLEP test. It is not at all difficult for a good student who has taken reasonable liberal arts type classes in high school or is reasonably well-read to score well enough on that the sociology CLEP to get UT credit.<br>
[CLEP</a> Cut Scores](<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/academic/mec/cbe/cutclep.html]CLEP”>http://www.utexas.edu/academic/mec/cbe/cutclep.html)</p>

[cpq1xtbu]

<p>Midwest Mom–Thanks for posting that link. I had been meaning to look that up. I think my son will take the sociology CLEP test this summer.</p>

[chicabuena]

<p>My daughter, 17, a home-schooled junior, just took it and passed (67). </p>

<p>She spent 3 weeks studying for the test, about an hour each day. One of those weeks she was ill with a head cold and stomach bug so I know she didn’t give it 100% concentration. The weekend prior to the test she spent 2 hours each day studying. She took notes in a notebook, used REA guide, and InstaCert site, as well as Peterson’s. </p>

<p>Going in she was very confident, she had scored over 700 on her CR and WR of her SAT and she is well-read, logical thinker. She came out sweaty. Yes, she had passed, and with a fairly decent score (67), but she was disturbed because she didn’t know as much as she “thought” she did. However, she learned from the experience: she said next time she would rely more on Peterson’s practice exams, utilize a College Board practice exam, and buy a Cliff/Spark notes on the subject. She also said that when it came the time that she believed she was ready for the test, she would give herself another week of study. Again, she is a perfectionist and she wants to get close to 80 (perfect).</p>

<p>The exam process wasn’t so bad that she doesn’t want to do it again: she is going for College Algebra in mid-June, and she’s super confident about that test, because the material she has to know is far more finite. </p>

<p>BTW, these are scored on a scale like SATs: a range of 20-80. 50 (500) is a “pass”. 49 (490) is not. 80 (800) is a perfect score.</p>

[GordmanFreeon]

<p>Oh gosh… They changed the Spanish Language AP credits.</p>

<p>My physics major requires 2nd semester proficiency in a foreign language, and I had a 3 on the Spanish Language AP exam (which for 2009-2010 gave credit for SPN 506 and SPN 507). That would have been perfect! For 2010-2011, a score of 3 gives credit for SPN 601D.</p>

<p>Is there some way that I can get my foreign language requirements out of the way? Technically, I am entering UT in fall 2010, so the 2009-2010 AP credit policy should still be active, right? I know that I’m supposed to talk to my academic adviser before I claim credit, but I can’t do that until orientation!</p>

<p>Can anyone give some advice on what I should do? I would really prefer not to have to take non-science classes. I would just like to be able to focus and concentrate as much as possible on classes related to my major.</p>

[MidwestMom2Kids_1]

<p>UT’s own test is offered Thurs, Aug 26.
<a href=“https://diia.webhost.utexas.edu/treg/index.cfm#[/url]”>https://diia.webhost.utexas.edu/treg/index.cfm#&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PLACEMENT TEST IN SPANISH WITH WRITING EXERCISE</p>

<p>Results of the University of Texas Spanish examination with writing exercise are used to place students in UT Austin Spanish courses appropriate for their particular levels of proficiency. Test results also serve as a basis for awarding credit in one to three Spanish courses-SPN 601D, 610D, or 611D.</p>

<p>STUDENTS FOR WHOM THE PLACEMENT TEST IS APPROPRIATE</p>

<p>Students who have prior knowledge of Spanish (regardless of how it was acquired) and who do not have college credit in Spanish are strongly encouraged take the UT Austin Test for Credit in Spanish before they can enroll in their first UT Austin Spanish course.</p>

<p>Transfer students may also use the placement test to earn additional credit in Spanish or to earn credit for lower-division courses from which they were exempted without credit at another institution. </p>

<p>Spanish credit already earned is not affected by the results of the placement test.
Students who do not intend to enroll in a Spanish course but who wish to attempt to earn credit by examination may also take the placement test.
Students who take the International Baccalaureate Examination in Spanish Language A1, A2, or B or the College Board Advanced Placement Examination in Spanish Language or in Spanish Literature are exempt from taking The University of Texas College-Level Placement Test in Spanish with writing exercise. </p>

<p>ELIGIBILITY FOR CREDIT BY EXAMINATION IN SPANISH
You are eligible for credit only in those courses for which you do not have a passing or failing grade.</p>

<p>In addition, if you have been enrolled in SPN 601D, 610D, 611D or any equivalent course for as long as the date on which the official enrollment count is taken (twelfth class day for long semesters and fourth class day for summer school sessions), you cannot receive credit by examination for that class.</p>

<p>Level of Performance Required for Credit</p>

<p>In addition to the University of Texas Spanish Examination with Writing Exercise, which includes 65 multiple choice test items in Listening, Grammar and Reading, there will be a UT Austin writing exercise comprised of a short essay, approximately 200 words long, that tests the student’s ability to communicate ideas clearly in Spanish. The student will be expected to write in Spanish using a wide range of vocabulary, grammar structures, appropriate connecting words and organization of the topic. Students essays will be scored on context and accomplishment of task, range and use of vocabulary and grammar, textual organization, flow and use of connectors, and punctuation and spelling. To receive credit, the student must receive satisfactory scores on the University of Texas Spanish examination and writing exercise.</p>

<p>Students must meet minimum standard for the writing exercise AND the University of Texas Spanish examination in order to receive the credit specified. For more information, please contact the Student Testing Services office at 512-232-2662.</p>

<p>TEST ADMINISTRATION</p>

<p>The University of Texas Spanish examination with writing exercise must be taken on the UT Austin campus.</p>

<p>Test Periods: The University of Texas Spanish examination with writing exercise is offered on the UT Austin campus during scheduled testing periods several days before each class registration period and during most summer orientation sessions.</p>

<p>Test Registration: You must register for a test online.
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Registration Fee and Test Fee Payment: When you register for a test, you will be immediately billed a non-refundable test registration fee of $15 ($20 effective September 1, 2010). The test fee is $55 and is subject to change (the test fee will be $60 effective September 1, 2010). The test fee will be billed only after you take the test. Payment for both charges is due within 14 days of billing. The total fee for this test is $70 ($80 effective September 1, 2010).</p>

<p>Repeating the Test: You may take the University of Texas Spanish examination with writing exercise only once.</p>

<p>Admission to the Test Room: When you register online you will be given the location of your test room. You must present, at the test room, a generally accepted form of identification that includes both your signature and photograph. Without such identification, you will be admitted only if you bring and relinquish a photograph of yourself.

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[parodoxicalone]

<p>thank goodness i got a 4 on the bc test last year, lest i have take 408k/l here</p>