College Credit Examinations

The College will grant matriculated students a maximum of 30 credits on the basis of, among others, the following: Advanced Placement Courses (AP), Regents College Examinations, American College Testing Proficiency (ACT-PEP), and College Level Examination Programs (CLEP).

Academic departments or programs may authorize the assignment of specific course equivalents for credit-by-examination through outside agencies. Otherwise, such credits will be acceptable only as elective credits. Credits granted by examination through outside agencies will appear on student records appropriately identified by type of exam, subject, number of credits, and P (passing) grade. No credit will be awarded for a subject area examination in which the student has already taken an equivalent college course or completed a higher-level, more advanced college course. Based on faculty review and recommendations, the Office of Recruitment and Admissions monitors and coordinates the awarding of credit by examinations taken through outside agencies and the implementation of uniform College policy on credit-by-examination.

Advanced Placement Examinations

As of Fall 2018, the College will grant course credit for advanced placement courses offered in secondary school when students score 3 or higher on the advanced placement test. A maximum of 30 credits will be awarded on the basis of special examinations taken prior to admission. These include approved high school advanced placement examinations, Regents Examinations, Educational Testing Service examinations, Departmental Challenge examinations, New York State College Proficiency examinations, and the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Further information is available from the Office of the Registrar and at http://www.csi.cuny.edu/transferguide/.

College Level Examination Programs (CLEP)

The College will grant matriculated students who earn the minimum score on the approved CLEP exams as determined by the College, will be awarded a maximum of 30 credits toward their degree based on articulation included in the table below.  For CLEP introductory subject exams with separate essay test, the College requires that students take both the multiple-choice objective test and the separate essay test. Award of credit is based on performance on both parts of the subject exam. In order to receive credit, students must pass the subject examinations with a scaled score in at least the 50th percentile and minimally equivalent to a passing grade of C.

How to Submit CLEP Scores

To have your test scores sent directly to CSI, enter the CSI College code number, 2778, when prompted for your "Score Report Recipient" at the time of your examination. 

If necessary, you may arrange to have your scores sent directly to the College at the following address: 
  College of Staten Island
  Office of the Registrar - Transfer Evaluation Unit
  2800 Victory Boulevard, Bldg. 2A, Room 110
  Staten Island, NY 10314

CLEP exams are administered at CSI two times each month: the second Saturday (beginning at 9 a.m.) and the last Wednesday (beginning at 5:30 p.m.).  Applications and information about CLEP examinations are available from the CSI College Testing Office (718.982.2380) and at http://www.collegeboard.org/.

International Baccalaureate

The college will award 30 credits to students who have completed an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma with a score of 30 or higher. Specific course credit will be awarded for exams with scores of 5 or higher, general credit will be awarded up to 30 credits after individual exams with 5 have been accounted for. Students who receive a score of 29 or less can be awarded credit for higher-level IB exams with scores of 5 or better. The credits awarded apply toward the overall number of credits required for graduation.

*Approved exams award credit for a specific course or a General Education requirement. If an exam meets a General Education requirement, please refer to the legend below.