Specific Transfer Credit Policies

CLEP Transfer Policy

Touro College grants a maximum of 12 credits for CLEP exams in the subjects listed below.

No CLEP exams may be used to fulfill core or major requirements. They may be used as electives only.

Touro uses ACE score recommendation for granting transfer credit, and accepts the following CLEP exams ("BLCR" indicates that there is no Touro equivalent course):

Students will not receive credit for CLEP exams covering material which is at a lower level than that in a course taken prior to the exam (e.g., you may not take the College Algebra exam after you have taken Pre-Calculus or Statistics).

CLEP policies are subject to change.

AP EXAMS ACCEPTED AT TOURO COLLEGE

Touro College grants a maximum of 30 credits for AP exams.

Credit is granted for score of 4 or 5 only.

"BLCR" indicates that there is no Touro equivalent course.

NYU FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY EXAMS

Touro College grants a maximum of 12 credits for the total number of NYU Foreign Language Proficiency Exams taken by a student.  The maximum number of credits that can be earned differs depending upon whether or not  the language was studied in high school.  Students who studied the language in high school can earn a maximum of 6 credits; those who did not study the language in high school can earn a maximum of 9 credits.   If a student should take more than one of these exams and score well enough to qualify for more than the maximum, the student is given the option of choosing the distribution of the allowable 12 credits.

The charts below give examples of how scores received on NYU Language Proficiency  Exams translate into credit in languages offered, as well as those not offered, at Touro College.

"BLCR" indicates that there is no Touro equivalent course.

CHART #1:  FOR STUDENTS WHO STUDIED THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN HIGH  SCHOOL:   

CHART #2:  FOR STUDENTS WHO DID NOT STUDY THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN HIGH SCHOOL: