Course Placement Information
Southeastern offers several options for students to receive placement into advanced coursework
Credit through Advanced Placement (AP)
Credits through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Credit through Department Credit Examinations
Math and English Placement
Placement into the beginning level of Math and English is based on a student's ACT score. Click the links below to view the Math and English Placement information and to determine which Math and English you are eligible to schedule.
Credit Through Advanced Placement (AP)
Southeastern participates with the College Board Advanced Placement Program. Students in selected high schools take college-level courses in high school and their examinations are graded by the staff of the College Board.
Click on the link below to view Advanced Placement Courses, the required scores, and the equivalent Southeastern courses for which credit will be given at Southeastern.
Credits Through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
An enrolled or entering student at Southeastern may gain credit in a number of courses by completing certain subject examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) provided by Educational Testing Services and administered through the Office of Testing.
CLEP examinations may be taken at Southeastern by appointment only. All tests are Computer Based, which allow for immediate test result(s) upon completion of testing. A non-refundable administrative fee is assessed for each exam.
Subject examinations, acceptable scores and credit hours currently approved for Southeastern courses are listed at the link below.
Credit Through Department Credit Examinations
Southeastern departmental credit examinations are administered in the summer, fall, and spring to Southeastern Louisiana University students and to entering students.
A student interested in taking departmental credit examinations may obtain the request forms at the academic department.
A student will have the request form approved by his/her department head, the dean of his/her college, and the head of the department administering the examination.
The University charges a non-refundable fee of $25 per credit examination.
Credit examinations are given on the undergraduate level and on a limited basis in certain graduate degree programs.
Only courses passed will be recorded on the student's record. A grade of P will be given and the course will not be computed in the student's grade point average.
The department head in which the course is offered will set the dates of tests at his/her discretion.
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