Transfer Test Requirements

Department Placement Exams

Many new undergraduates in the College of Science, Engineering and Business may need to take the Precalculus Proficiency Assessment prior to registration. For details, exemptions, and other criteria, visit the Precalculus Proficiency Assessment information.

To learn if you need to take a department placement exam, contact the department that oversees your degree program (major). View a listing of degree programs and their departments in our University Catalog.

English Language Proficiency Requirement (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, Duolingo)

If you have studied outside the United States, you may be required to submit scores from an English Language Proficiency Exam. 

Other Tests and Exams

Advanced Placement (AP)

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College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

CLEP exams help 菠菜网lol正规平台 students earn credit towards the completion of their undergraduate degrees.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

You may be coming to 菠菜网lol正规平台 with IB exam results. 菠菜网lol正规平台 can grant credit toward undergraduate degrees for successful completion of IB examinations. Official higher level IB Exam scores of 4 or higher, taken before college matriculation, will be granted up to six semester units of lower division baccalaureate credit.