College Credit

You may complete CLEP tests prior to enrollment to UNI. UNI credit is based upon scores earned by subject matter. See how CLEP scores transfer to UNI. UNI does not offer CLEP testing on campus.

UNI provides advanced standing credit to students who earn a score of 4 or above on Higher Level (HL) subjects and 5 or above for Standard Level (SL) subjects. More detailed information is available below on how courses transfer into UNI and the General Education (UNIFI: University of Northern Iowa Foundational Inquiry)  category they satisfy: Written Communication (WC), Oral Communication (OC), Quantitative Reasoning (QR), Human Condition-Domestic (HD), Human Condition-Global (HG), Scientific Reasoning (SR), Human Expression (HE), Responsibility (RE), and Connect Elective (CE).

Note: You must arrange for the testing service to send an official score report to the UNI Admissions Office. You can earn up to 32 credit hours toward an undergraduate degree through credit by examination.

Students who have earned the Seal of Biliteracy (as noted on their official high school transcript) will satisfy UNI's world language requirement. 

Students who earned the Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish, French, German, or American Sign Language (ASL) will receive 6 credits for the corresponding Elementary I and II courses (SPAN 1001/1002, FREN 1001/1002, GERM 1001/1002, or ASL 3190/3195). Those who earned the Seal in Chinese will receive 8 credits (CHIN 1001/1002). For all other languages, students will be awarded 6 elective credits under LANG 1000Z.

To receive credit, students must email admissions@uni.edu and submit a transcript or certificate that includes the Seal of Biliteracy. Credit is not granted automatically and must be formally requested.

Heritage speakers of Spanish or French (i.e. students who grew up speaking these languages) may earn up to 15 retro credits by taking a UNI language class for heritage speakers with a grade of B or better. They should contact the following faculty in the Department of Languages & Literatures to learn more about this opportunity

Heritage speakers of Spanish should contact Juan Carlos Castillo or Elise DuBord
Heritage speakers of French should contact Elizabeth Zwanziger

Important:  Duplicate credit will not be awarded if the student has already received credit via AP, IB, CLEP or dual enrollment.  

If you are planning to transfer college credit earned while in high school to UNI, we recommend you focus on courses that meet UNI's General Education (UNIFI: University of Northern Iowa Foundational Inquiry) categories rather than major-related courses.

Below are some commonly-taken courses and the general education category they will satisfy at UNI. There is a minimum of 37 total general credit hours required for students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. If you've taken courses that aren't listed here, we recommend using our transfer equivalencies tool to see the breakdown of what UNI course your community college course will satisfy. 

AP Capstone Diploma Program

Art

Biology

Chemistry

Computer Science

Economics

English

Environmental Science

Human Geography

History

Languages

Mathematics

Music

Physics

Political Science

Psychology

Statistics

Please note: This information is the best estimate value of how specific test scores will transfer to UNI. However, this document should not be considered a guarantee of transfer credit awarded. A formal course evaluation will be initiated once an official application for admission has been received and official test scores have been submitted. All test scores are subject to departmental approval and may change without notice.

You may complete CLEP tests prior to enrollment to UNI. UNI credit is based upon scores earned by subject matter. See how CLEP scores transfer to UNI. UNI does not offer CLEP testing on campus.

UNI provides advanced standing credit to students who earn a score of 4 or above on Higher Level (HL) subjects and 5 or above for Standard Level (SL) subjects. More detailed information is available below on how courses transfer into UNI and the General Education (UNIFI: University of Northern Iowa Foundational Inquiry)  category they satisfy: Written Communication (WC), Oral Communication (OC), Quantitative Reasoning (QR), Human Condition-Domestic (HD), Human Condition-Global (HG), Scientific Reasoning (SR), Human Expression (HE), Responsibility (RE), and Connect Elective (CE).

Note: You must arrange for the testing service to send an official score report to the UNI Admissions Office. You can earn up to 32 credit hours toward an undergraduate degree through credit by examination.

Students who have earned the Seal of Biliteracy (as noted on their official high school transcript) will satisfy UNI's world language requirement. 

Students who earned the Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish, French, German, or American Sign Language (ASL) will receive 6 credits for the corresponding Elementary I and II courses (SPAN 1001/1002, FREN 1001/1002, GERM 1001/1002, or ASL 3190/3195). Those who earned the Seal in Chinese will receive 8 credits (CHIN 1001/1002). For all other languages, students will be awarded 6 elective credits under LANG 1000Z.

To receive credit, students must email admissions@uni.edu and submit a transcript or certificate that includes the Seal of Biliteracy. Credit is not granted automatically and must be formally requested.

Heritage speakers of Spanish or French (i.e. students who grew up speaking these languages) may earn up to 15 retrocredits by taking a UNI language class for heritage speakers with a grade of B or better. They should contact the following faculty in the Department of Languages & Literatures to learn more about this opportunity

Heritage speakers of Spanish should contact Juan Carlos Castillo or Elise DuBord
Heritage speakers of French should contact Elizabeth Zwanziger

Important:  Duplicate credit will not be awarded if the student has already received credit via AP, IB, CLEP or dual enrollment.