Advanced Credit Options for Undergraduate Students

Credit by Advanced Placement

The University awards credit that high school students may earn through the College Board Advanced Placement Examinations. Advanced Placement exams should be taken before graduating from high school. Details concerning test dates, registration procedures, and fees are available through the high school counselor. It is the student's responsibility to arrange that official test results be sent to the University of San Francisco Office of Admission.

Please see Advanced Placement Options.

2007-08 Academic Year Fees

Fee Expenses	Per Unit	Per Semester	Per Year
Associated Students Activity Fee (ASUSF)		$80	$160
Muni Class Pass Fee*		$90	$180
*City of San Francisco sets Muni fee, changed only to students on San Francisco campus in the College of Arts and Science, the School of Business and Management, and the School of Nursing.
International Student Service Fee		$50	$100
Student Health Insurance*		$440 (Fall)/$602 (Spring)	$1042
*International Students Only
GBSA (MBA Students Only)		$35	$70
Student Bar Association Fee - Full-Time Law Students		$35	$70
Student Bar Association Fee - Part-Time Law Students	$1.75 (per unit)
LRAP Fee (Law Students)		$5	$10
Law Intensive Advocacy Program (materials cost)		$75 (per course)
School of Nursing Additional Fees
Clinical Skills Lab Fee - Undergraduate		$100 (per course)
Clinical Skills Lab Fee - Graduate		$150 (per course)
Malpractice Insurance Fee - Undergraduate		$15 (per course)
Malpractice Insurance Fee - Graduate		$25 (per course)
Other Fees
Payment Plan Enrollment Fee		$50
Payment Plan Late Fee		$25
Deferment Fee		$75
Late Registration/Re-registration Fee		$75
Returned Transaction Fee		$25 (per transaction)
Account Research Fee		$25 (per hour)
Statement of Account Fee		$10 (per request)
Transcript Fee		$5 (per copy)
Courses Challenged by Exam Fee	$50

This chart provides information about the specific Advanced Placement examinations that may be taken and the corresponding equivalent USF courses. A minimum score of 3 is required for most of the Advanced Placement examinations in order to receive full course credit (a minimum score of 4 is required on the Calculus, Chemistry, American History, European History, and World History AP examinations). Grades are not awarded for Advanced Placement credit. Advanced Placement credit is not reflected in the cumulative USF grade point average. Advanced placement credit is awarded after the student has been accepted at the University of San Francisco.

An Advanced Placement language score of 4 or 5 will automatically exempt a student from the Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement. For a student seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree, an AP language score of 4 or 5 will cover language courses numbered 101, 102, and 201. For a student seeking a Bachelor of Science degree, an AP language score of 4 or 5 will cover the required courses numbered 101 and 102. Language courses numbered 202 and higher (upper-division level courses) are not covered by the Advanced Placement score.

Credit by Assessment

Through the College of Professional Studies' Experiential Learning Center, undergraduate students in the College may petition for credit for college-level learning that has taken place outside the traditional college classroom. Students who wish to apply for experiential learning credit must take IS 300, The Critical Thinking Seminar; IS 307, Experience and Critical Writing; and IS 308, Advanced Expository Writing. Under faculty supervision, they prepare a portfolio, the document by which experiential learning is demonstrated.

Since credits granted through the portfolio are ungraded, they are not computed into the grade point average. The units earned are entered on the student's transcript in the semester in which they are earned. Credits earned through the evaluation process are not counted when determining a student's full or part-time status. The units do, however, count towards graduation and can be utilized to fulfill Core Curriculum and elective requirements.

Credit for experiential learning is limited to a maximum of 30 undergraduate semester units.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

The University recognizes academic credits that students may earn through the College Level Examination Program of the College Board.

USF follows the American Council of Education (ACE) recommendation that a student achieve a minimum raw score of 50 to earn lower division credit for a particular test. CLEP credit will not be awarded where a student has previously been awarded credit for a course corresponding to the CLEP Examination..

Credits earned through CLEP Examinations may be counted towards fulfilling Core Curriculum, Major, and elective requirements. The chart "CLEP Examinations" (found in this section) provides information about the specific CLEP Examinations and the equivalent USF courses.

The CLEP Examinations may be taken while enrolled at USF subject to Dean's approval.

It is the student's responsibility to arrange for official test results to be sent to the University of San Francisco Office of Admission.

Grades are not awarded for CLEP Examinations. Credit for CLEP Examinations is not reflected in the USF grade point average. Credit for CLEP Examinations is awarded after the student has been accepted and is registered at the University of San Francisco. Credit gained by CLEP Examinations will not satisfy the residency requirement.

International Baccalaureate Program

The University of San Francisco recognizes the academic challenge and motivation inherent in the International Baccalaureate Program. Such a program, satisfactorily completed, will virtually guarantee an applicant admission to USF. In addition, the University will grant advanced placement of ten (10) semester units for each higher level result of 4, 5, 6, or 7. Thus a student with three such results will automatically be placed in the second (sophomore) year of the Bachelor's Degree Program. Where applicable, these credits will be applied to the Core Curriculum requirements. Excess credits will be counted as electives towards the Bachelor's Degree requirements.

CLEP Examinations

CLEP Examination	Units of Credit	USF Course Equivalency
Accounting, Introductory	6	Business elective
American Government	3	Politics 101
American History I	3	History 104
American History II	3	History 204
American Literature	6	English 204 + 3 units English elective
Analysis and Interpretation of Literature	6	English elective
Biology, General	6	Biology 105,106
Business Law, Introductory	3	Business elective
Calculus with Elementary Functions	6	Level to be determined by Department
Chemistry, General	6	Chemistry 111,113
College Algebra	3	Mathematics elective
College Algebra/Trigonometry	3	Mathematics elective
College French	6	Level to be determined by Department
College German	6	Level to be determined by Department
College Spanish	6	Level to be determined by Department
English Literature	6	English 229, 230
Educational Psychology	3	Elective
Freshman College Composition	6	Level to be determined by Department
Human Growth and Development	3	Psychology elective
Information Systems and Computer Applications	3	Computer Science elective
Macroeconomics, Principles of	3	Economics 102
Management, Principles of	3	Business elective
Marketing, Principles of	3	Business elective
Microeconomics, Principles of	3	Economics 101
Psychology, General	3	Psychology 101
Sociology, Introductory	3	Sociology 150
Trigonometry	3	Mathematics elective
Western Civilization I	3	History 100
Western Civilization II	3	History 200

Advanced Placement Options

Advanced Placement	USF Equivalent Credit (Lower Division)
American History**	4 units: History 120
Art History	8 units
Art: Studio Drawing	8 units
Art: Studio General	8 units
Biology	8 units: Biology 105-106
Chemistry	10 units: Chemistry 111-113
Computer Science A	4 units: Computer Science 110
Computer Science AB	8 units: Computer Science 110-112
Economics, Micro	4 units: Economics 101
Economics, Macro	4 units: Economics 102
English Lang./Comp.*	8 units: (RC - level to be determined by department)
English Lit./Comp.	8 units
Environmental Science	4 units
European History**	4 units: History 110
French Language*	8 units (level to be determined by department)
French Literature	8 units
Government & Politics, U.S.	4 units: Politics 101
Government & Politics, Comparative	4 units: Politics 102
German Language*	8 units (level to be determined by department)
German Literature	8 units
Latin*	8 units (level to be determined by department)
Math: Calculus AB:	4 units: Math 109
Math: Calculus BC	8 units: Math 109-110
Music: Listening/Lit.	8 units
Music: Theory	8 units
Physics B	8 units: Physics 100-101
Psychology	4 units: Psychology 101
Spanish Language*	8 units (level to be determined by department)
Spanish Literature	8 units
Statistics	4 units: Math 101
World History**	4 units: History 220
*Level of placement will be determined after admission.
**Total AP credit toward the History major or minor may not exceed 8 units.