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TEXAS BASIC FIREFIGHTERS EXAMINATION
A student may receive 12 semester credit hours for successfully completing and
passing the State of Texas Basic Firefighters Examination. To receive credit the
student must submit proof he/she has passed the Basic Firefighters Examination to
the associate vice president of workforce education and pay the $40 processing fee.
CREDIT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)
DIPLOMA PROGRAM
Students who have completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma will be
granted a maximum of 24 semester credit hours for IBD courses completed with a
minimum score of 4 on the IBD course examination. In addition, students who have
completed courses in the IBD program but who have not received the diploma may
also receive college credit for completion of IBD courses with a score of 4 on the IBD
examination.
To receive college credit students must (1) complete an Application for Credit
in the
Testing Center on the Athens campus, (2) pass the corresponding sections of a test
approved for TSI purposes and (3) earn three semester credit hours at Trinity
Valley Community College.
The range of credit hours that can be granted in each subject area as well as a list of
the courses for which credit could be granted is outlined below:
Subject
Credit Hours
Courses
English
3-9 hours
ENGL 1301, 1302, and one sophomore English
course
History
3-12 hours
HIST 1301, 1302, 2311, 2312
Science
4-8 hours
BIOL 1406, 1407
CHEM 1405, 1411, 1412
PHYS 1401, 1402, 1415, 1417
Foreign Language
4-14 hours
SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312
FREN 1411, 1412
Creative Arts
3-6 hours
ARTS 1301
DRAM 1310 or MUSI 1306
Computer Science
3 hours
BCIS 1305
Mathematics
3-9 hours
MATH 1314, 1324, 1325, 2312, 2313
Other Courses
3-12 hours
ECON 2301, 2301
PHIL 1301, PSYC 2301 or SOCI 1301
