R
equi
re
ment
s
sec
tion
of
the
Catalog
are
m
et
.
For
all
fore
ign
c
our
se
work
taken,
prior
approval
s
hould
be
s
ec
ured
by
bot
h
the
Regis
trar
and
the
Director
of
I
nter
cultur
al
L
e
arning.
I
f
prior
a
pprova
l
is
not
obt
ained
for
domestic
or
f
oreign
course
work,
Southwestern
cannot
guarantee
tha
t
c
re
di
ts
ea
rne
d
will
fulf
ill
degree
requi
rements.
See
the
Special
Ac
ademic
Programs
section
f
or
a
dditiona
l
r
equirements
and
regula
t
ions
regarding
Study
Abroad
transfer
work.
F
ail
ure
to
re
port
c
ours
es
taken
at
another
i
nst
it
ution
on
an
of
ficial
transcript,
eithe
r
prior
to
a
dmis
sion
or
at
a
ny
time
prior
to
graduat
ion
at
Southwestern,
is
considered
to
be
a
f
alsification
of
re
cor
ds
a
nd
could
res
ult
in
s
ever
e
di
sci
pli
nary
action.
CR
EDI
T
B
Y
E
XAMINA
T
ION—P
LAC
EM
ENT
I
f
a
n
ent
e
ri
ng
f
irs
t-year
s
tudent
has
earned
no
p
revious
c
olle
ge
credit
in
the
area
being
tested
e
ithe
r
a
t
Sout
hwe
s
tern
or
els
ewher
e
,
he
or
s
he
may
receive
college-level
cr
edits
or
exemptions
pr
ior
t
o
enr
ollment
t
hrough
the
Col
lege
Board
A
dvanced
Placement
exa
mination.
Upon
entering
S
outhw
es
te
rn,
students
may
be
gr
ant
ed
e
xemptions
through
S
outhwestern
University’
s
foreign
la
ngua
ge
pla
ce
m
ent
examination,
if
resul
ts
warrant
such
exemption.
Upon
declaring
a
major
or
mi
nor
in
a
la
ngua
ge,
s
tudents
may
earn
up
to
s
ix
credit
hour
s
by
examination.
Such
language
c
re
dits
ar
e
not
pos
ted
to
a
student’
s
perm
anent
r
ecord
until
all
requirements
for
the
major
or
mi
nor
a
re
fulf
ill
ed.
(
See
als
o
the
M
oder
n
L
angu
ages
and
Literatures
se
ctions
of
the
Catalog.)
C
olle
ge
Boar
d
Advanced
Placement
Exami
nations
C
olle
ge
B
oar
d
Advanced
Placement
(AP)
examination
credit
scores
of
4
or
5
are
awarded
c
re
dit.
T
he
R
egis
tra
r
’
s
Of
fi
ce
maintains
a
l
i
st
of
accepted
AP
examinations,
scor
es
and
e
quiva
lent
cr
edit
on
the
Regist
rar
’
s
W
eb
page.
AP
credits
may
count
for
courses
in
Area
s
One
a
nd
T
w
o
a
nd
f
or
major
or
minor
credit
in
A
rea
Three.
No
credit
is
given
for
scores
on
College
B
oar
d
Apt
itude
or
Achievement
T
es
ts
or
ACT
examinations.
However
,
students
who
do
well
on
the
se
te
sts
a
re
enc
ouraged
to
take
the
appropri
ate
College
Boar
d
Advanced
Placement
e
xam
inat
ions
through
their
high
school
to
be
awarded
cr
edit
as
stated
above.
I
nt
er
nat
ional
B
ac
cal
aur
eat
e
P
r
ogram
S
outhw
es
te
rn
Univers
ity
r
ecognizes
t
he
Int
er
na
tional
Baccalaureate
Program
and
awards
c
olle
ge
c
re
dit
upon
receipt
of
a
s
cor
e
of
at
l
eas
t
5
on
the
higher
-level
exam.
The
Regis
tr
a
r
’
s
O
f
f
ic
e
ma
inta
ins
a
lis
t
of
accepted
Int
er
nati
onal
Baccalaureate
examina
tions,
scores
and
e
quiva
lent
cr
edit
on
the
Regist
rar
’
s
W
eb
page.
CR
EDI
T
B
Y
E
XAMINA
T
ION—ADV
AN
CED
ST
AN
DIN
G
S
tudent
s
who
ar
e
c
urrently
enroll
e
d
may
earn
c
redit
by
taking
advanced
standing
examinations
in
m
ost
s
ubje
ct
a
re
a
s.
Native
s
peakers
who
have
been
exempted
from
the
foreign
language
r
equir
em
ent
m
ay
not
take
an
exam
in
thei
r
nati
ve
languages.
T
hese
examinations
may
be
a
dminis
te
re
d,
afte
r
pr
oper
appr
oval
,
in
tw
o
ways:
by
CLEP
subject
examination
or
by
a
de
par
tme
nta
lly
pr
epared
examination.
Pet
it
ion
forms
for
these
examinations
are
available
from
the
T
e
st
ing
and
Ce
rt
ification
Coordinator
and
i
n
the
Reg
istr
ar
’
s
Of
fice.
An
advanced
standing
e
xam
inat
ion
in
a
s
ubject
must
be
taken
pri
or
t
o
enr
ollment
in
a
subsequent
continuous
course
in
the
sa
me
subje
c
t.
A
n
a
dvanc
ed
s
tanding
examination
may
not
be
taken
in
the
same
subject
more
than
once
a
s
eme
st
er
and
no
t
at
all
in
the
same
s
emes
ter
i
n
which
the
student
is
enrolled
in
the
c
orr
es
ponding
cours
e.
Further
,
an
advanced
st
anding
examination
may
not
be
taken
to
r
epeat
a
c
ours
e
w
hic
h
a
student
has
unsuccess
full
y
att
empted
pre
viously
.
All
advanced
standing
e
xam
inat
ions
mus
t
be
com
plet
ed
and
s
cores
rep
orted
before
the
final
week
of
classes
to
be
inc
lude
d
on
the
s
tudent’
s
per
manent
r
ecord
f
or
that
semester
.
A
dva
nce
d
sta
nding
examination
credits
are
treated
like
regular
courses
for
degree
plans,
r
epe
at
ed
c
ourse
s,
e
tc.,
except
that
only
grades
o
f
A,
B,
C
or
CR
ar
e
r
ecorded.
A
level
of
C-
or
31
be
tte
r
is
re
quir
ed
to
earn
a
grade
of
CR.
A
student
may
choose
between
the
lette
r
grade
or
C
R
afte
r
t
he
e
xam
is
sc
ored.
L
etter
grades
af
fect
the
student’
s
gr
ade
point
average,
b
ut
CR
does
not.
Onc
e
the
choi
ce
of
let
ter
grade
or
CR
has
be
en
recorded,
it
cannot
be
c
hanged.
Students
are
advise
d
tha
t
c
er
tai
n
profes
sional
certif
ications,
medical
schools,
graduate
progra
ms,
etc
.
will
not
a
cc
ept
a
gr
ade
des
ignation
of
CR
for
meeting
certification
or
a
dmission
requirements.
CL
EP
S
ub
je
ct
Examinati
ons
In
gene
ra
l,
st
udent
s
s
hould
not
take
CL
EP
subject
examinatio
ns
prior
to
entering
Southwestern.
Cre
dits
re
ce
ive
d
f
or
CLE
P
subject
examinations
while
students
are
enrolled
at
ot
her
universities
are
usua
lly
tr
ea
te
d
like
other
trans
fer
credits
if
they
appear
on
of
ficial
transcr
ipts
along
with
cre
dits
for
re
gular
cours
e
work.
T
he
only
e
xception
to
the
rule
of
not
taking
CLEP
subject
exam
inat
ions
be
for
e
entering
Southwes
tern
is
for
the
CLEP
subject
examination
s
in
foreign
langua
ge.
C
re
dit
f
or
a
ppropr
iate
s
cores
on
these
exam
inations
can
be
awar
de
d
without
pr
ior
arr
ange
me
nt
w
ith
Southwes
tern,
but
credit
is
not
posted
to
the
stude
nt’
s
permane
nt
record
until
S
outhw
es
ter
n
ac
a
demic
cr
e
dit
has
been
e
arned.
Students
currently
enrolled
may
take
CLE
P
s
ubjec
t
e
xam
inati
ons
aft
er
prior
approval.
If
t
he
CLE
P
subje
ct
examination
in
a
par
ticular
s
ubjec
t
a
re
a
i
s
a
vail
able,
it
mus
t
be
taken
befor
e
a
departmental
examination
is
requested.
In
the
cas
e
of
che
mis
try
,
a
n
American
Chemi
cal
Society
standardized
examination
is
used
in
lieu
of
the
C
LE
P
subj
ec
t
e
xamination.
For
these
examinations,
letter
grade
s
or
CR
are
a
warded
based
on
the
sc
ore
le
vel
that
the
de
part
ment
concerned
determines
is
appropriate.
This
level
is
indi
ca
te
d
on
the
pe
ti
tion
f
orm
before
the
exa
mi
nati
on
is
approved.
CLEP
subject
examinations
fo
r
a
dvanc
ed
s
ta
ndi
ng
credit
are
ar
ranged
f
or
through
the
Of
fice
of
T
esting.
CLEP
subjec
t
exam
inat
ions
ma
y
not
be
repea
t
ed
withi
n
a
six
month
period.
The
te
sting
service
monitors
this
and
w
ill
dis
al
low
re
peated
exams
within
the
prohi
bited
time
p
e
r
iod.
NO
TE
:
Southw
es
te
rn
Univer
s
ity
does
not
grant
cr
edit
for
CL
EP
general
examinations.
De
par
tme
nt
al
A
dvanced
Stan
ding
Examin
ations
If
the
appr
opri
ate
CLEP
s
ubject
exam
inat
ion
is
not
available
in
the
subje
ct
area
i
n
which
a
s
tudent
se
eks
adva
nce
d
s
tanding,
s
tudents
may
arrange
to
take
a
departmentally
prepared
advanc
ed
s
ta
nding
e
xamination.
St
udents
usually
arrange
this
type
of
examination
with
a
pr
ofe
ss
or
w
ho
signs
the
pet
ition
form
and
administers
the
exa
mination
after
the
s
tudent
has
rec
ei
ved
a
ll
a
pprovals
and
paid
the
appropriate
advance
d
standing
examination
fee.
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