The advisor may recommend that the student restrict his or her first-semester load, based on the predictive data. Many students who started this way have gone on to be very successful. The exams taken most often are in English and Calculus. The student's records should indicate all advanced placement credit awarded. Advisors should refer students with questions concerning AP credit to the Admissions and Records Office or the Academic Advising Office.
Some students enroll in college courses while attending high school.
Their grades are recorded by the participating college or university. Such work will be treated as transfer credit. Normally 3 semester hours may be accepted from each general CLEP exam, although 6 semester hours sometimes is awarded. For information regarding applicability of these tests to specific degree programs, students should contact their degree counselors. A restricted load is 12 - 14 hours.