Credit Acceptance

Coe is happy to reward students for taking challenging high school courses and preparing themselves in the best possible way. Advanced standing options such as AP, CLEP, IB and college credit are all options that allow students to gain credit towards graduation, place into upper level courses, or possibly both!

AP: Credit for up to four comparable Coe courses, as well as advanced standing, will be granted to students who receive scores of 4 or 5 on Advanced Placement Tests offered by the College Board. No college grade is assigned when credit is granted on the basis of Advanced Placement Tests. Students are able to bring up to four AP credits into Coe.

CLEP: Students may earn up to four course credits through CLEP. Students who plan to take CLEP examinations are urged to confer with their academic advisor.

IB: Coe College grants placement and credit for the higher level examinations of the IB in which the student scores six or more. The granting of credit for IB work is parallel to the granting of credit for the College Level Examination Program (CLEP); that is, four course credits are accepted at most.

College Coursework: A grade of "C" or greater must have been achieved and the course must closely resemble a regular catalog course here to receive credit. Four semester hours are equivalent to one course credit at Coe. Transferable courses will count for credit, but no GPA is transferred.