Students may receive academic credit through Advanced Placement, the College Level Examination Program, and Proficiency Examinations. A maximum of 30 credits from the first two programs combined is accepted toward graduation.

Advanced Placement. Students entering Livingston College from secondary school are awarded advanced placement college credit for scores of 4 or 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement Examinations. Credit earned in this manner does not count as in-class work. Credit earned in this manner counts as nonclassroom credits toward graduation. High school seniors interested in taking one or more of these examinations are advised to consult their guidance counselors.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Students who have taken the College Level Examination Program tests receive 3 credits for each exam, for a combined total of no more than 18 credits. Scores must be at or above the seventy-fifth national percentile.

Requests for credit must be submitted to the appropriate department for evaluation. Students do not receive credit for language examinations in their native language.

Proficiency Examinations. With the approval of the academic dean and the department, students may take proficiency examinations in designated subjects when they believe they have mastered appropriate course material. Application for such examinations must be made to the Office of the Dean with approval of the head of the department in which the subject is offered. Credit or advanced placement is awarded for satisfactory performance in examinations as determined by the appropriate department. Proficiency examinations are not allowed ordinarily after failures in a course or in a case where the primary value of the course lies in active student participation. Course credit by equivalence examinations is not given for required writing courses or for 01:640: 025 Elementary Algebra and 01:640:026 Intermediate Algebra.