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Proficiency Exam Program (ACT PEP)

Students who present official ACT PEP Exam scores of at least “C” or standard score of at least 50, will be granted up to six semester units of college credit. The number of units granted, course equivalence, and satisfaction of requirements varies. Students may not receive more than 30 units of ACT PEP credit.

Requires a letter grade of at least “C” or a standard score of at least 50 for credit (30 unit maximum allowed).

ExamUnitsCourseGE Credit (comments)
Abnormal PsychologyNo credit  
American Dream (Part I)6AMS 001ACore C2 (3 units) + D2 (3 units) (no US History, Constitution or Government granted)
Anatomy & Physiology6BIOL 201Core B2 (3 units) (no lab)
Foundations of Gerontology6Elective creditCore D3 (3 units)
History of Nazi Germany6Elective creditNo GE
International Conflicts 20th Century6Elective creditCore D2 (3 units)
Microbiology6Elective creditNo GE
New Rule of Reason6PHIL 070BCore C2 (3 units)
Religions of the World6RELS 070A, 070BCore C2 (3 units)
StatisticsNo credit  
War in Vietnam6Elective creditNo GE
Business - all examsNo credit  
Education: all examsNo credit  
Nursing: Fundamentals6Elective creditNo GE
- Maternal & Child (assoc)No credit Major may use results from any nursing test to waive requirement without unit credit toward degree.
- Maternal & Child (bacc)No credit  
- MaternityNo credit  
- AdultNo credit  
- PsychiatricNo credit  
- Commonalities: Area BNo credit  
- Commonalities: Area BNo credit  
- Differences: Area ANo credit  
- Differences: Area BNo credit  
- Differences: Area CNo credit  
- Occupational StrategiesNo credit  
- Professional StrategiesNo credit  
- Health Support: Area INo credit  
- Health Support: Area IINo credit  
- Health Restoration: Area INo credit  
- Health Restoration: Area IINo credit