College Tests

American College Testing Assessment (ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

The American College Testing Assessment (ACT) or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is required for admission. The University recommends that the test be taken during the spring of the junior year or the fall of the senior year of high school. Information about testing centers and dates may be obtained from the high school guidance office or the University's Admissions Office. An official college score report must be sent directly from ACT and/or SAT to the University by listing Mount Vernon Nazarene University when taking the test or by completing an additional assessment report form.

The ACT code number for Mount Vernon Nazarene University is 3372 and the SAT code number is 1531.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Applicants with exceptional academic preparation may establish academic credit and advanced standing by proficiency examinations. The acceptable proficiency examinations include portions of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) battery, the Advanced Placement (AP) examinations, and college developed proficiency examinations. Students who attended non-accredited colleges or institutes and wish to transfer to Mount Vernon Nazarene University may use the CLEP examinations to establish academic credit and advanced standing.

The CLEP program provides two types of examinations: CLEP General Battery Tests and CLEP Subject Examinations.

· A maximum of 30 semester hours can be earned by examination. This total includes any combination of CLEP, AP, and college developed proficiency examinations.

· CLEP General Battery Tests will be given and credits awarded to students who take the tests during their first full year of study at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. They are not available to continuing students.

· CLEP Subject Examination credits may be used to fulfill specific courses required in the major or minor when prior written approval is given by the department head to the Academic Records and Registration Office. CLEP Subject Examination credits can be used to fulfill elective hours in a major or minor provided the subject of the examination is appropriate to the major or minor.

· CLEP examinations cannot be used to fulfill science laboratory requirements.

· CLEP examinations cannot be used to fulfill requirements for financial aid, intercollegiate athletics, or other residency requirements.

· The student must declare the number of credits to be accepted at the original posting of credit.