Advanced Credit
For First-Year Students
Shenandoah University accepts several options that provide for credit toward a degree for incoming First-Year students. Such credits are treated as transfer work. No grades are awarded for advanced credit.
Credit Explorer
To get a personalized estimate of how your dual enrollment courses and exam scores will count toward your Shenandoah degree, check out our Credit Explorer tool.
Tip: Have your test scores (AP, IB, CLEP) or dual enrollment course details ready to input. Visit our Credit Explorer pageDual Enrollment
College courses taken by high school students while they are still enrolled in high school are considered dual-enrollment coursework. Dual enrollment coursework will likely transfer to Shenandoah University.
To review transfer credit policies, refer to the Undergraduate Catalog: Academic Policies, Alternative Means for Earning Credit section.
AP, IB Higher-Level & CLEP Exams
Shenandoah University participates in the Advanced Placement program (AP), the International Baccalaureate Examination program (IB) for higher-level courses, and the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). Students who have been officially admitted to Shenandoah must submit official copies of test results in order to receive credit.
To review the minimum passing scores and credit eligibility for individual tests, refer to the Undergraduate Catalog: Academic Policies, Alternative Means for Earning Credit section.