Advance A-level/AS-level GCE (General Certificate of Education) Articulation Table

The following credit will be granted to students entering OSU who have submitted official GCE scores from any of the following examination boards: University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA),Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations (OCR), and Pearson Edexcel.

Admissions will use the following chart in awarding credit for courses with grade C or better. 

Please note: Credit will not be granted for Advance Subsidiary (AS) Level courses that have been followed by a subsequent A-Level course of the same title. Credit will only be granted for the A-Level course in such cases. For example, if a student takes AS-Level Accounting AND A-Level Accounting, the student will only receive credit for the A-Level Accounting course.

 

A-Level

AS-Level

GCE Subject Title

Quarter Credits

OSU Course Equivalent

Quarter Credits

OSU Course Equivalent

Accounting

6

BA LDT

3

 

Arabic

12

ARAB LDT

6

ARAB LDT

Art

8

ART 101,115

4

 

Art & Des: Fine Art

8

ART LDU

4

 

Art & Des: Photo

8

ART 261,263

4

 

Business Studies

8

BA LDU

4

BA LDU

Biology

12

BI 101,102,103

6

BI LDU

Chemistry

15

CH 121,122,123

7.5

CH LDU

Chinese Lang

12

CHN 211,212,213

6

 

Computer Sci

8

CS 161,162

4

 

Computing

8

CS LDU

4

 

Cult Sci & Soc: Making Connections

9

ANTH LDU

4.5

 

Design & Tech

9

ENGR LDU

4.5

 

Economics

9

ECON 201,202,LDT

4.5

ECON LDU

English Literature

9

ENG 104,105,106

4.5

ENG LDU

French

12

FR 211,212,213

6

FR 211,LDT

General Paper

0

NOT ACCEPTED

0

NOT ACCEPTED

General Studies

0

NOT ACCEPTED

0

NOT ACCEPTED

Geography

8

GEO 101,102

4

GEO 101

German

12

GER 211,212,213

6

 

Government

8

PS LDU

4

 

History

9

HST 101,102,103

4.5

HST LDT

Human Biology

12

BI LDT

6

 

Italian

12

IT LDT

6

 

Latin

12

LING LDT

6

 

Management

7

BA LDT

3.5

 

Mathematics

8

MTH 241,245

4

MTH LDU

Further Mathematics

8

MTH 251,252

4

 

Math C

8

MTH LDT

4

 

Metal Work

0

NOT ACCEPTED

0

NOT ACCEPTED

Physical Education

6

EXSS LDU

3

 

Physical Science

8

GEO 201,202

4

GEO LDT

Physics

15

PH 201,202,203

7.5

PH LDU

Pure Mathematics

12

MTH 111,112,241

6

 

Politics & Govt

8

PS 204,LDT

4

 

Psychology

6

PSY 201,202

3

 

Religious Studies

8

PHL 160,LDT

4

 

Russian

12

RUS 211,212,213

6

 

The Social Domain

9

SOC 204,LDT

4.5

 

Sociology

9

SOC 204,205,206

4.5

SOC LDU

Spanish

12

SPAN 211,212,213

6

 

W A Trad Religion

8

PHL LDU

4

 

Abitur Articulation Table

Abitur Subject Title

Quarter Credits

OSU Course Equivalent

Arts

9

ART LDU

Biology

12

BI 101,102,103

Chemistry

15

CH 121,122,123

Economics & Law

9

ECON LDT

English

9

ENG LDT

French

12

FR LDT

Geography

12

GEO LDT

German

12

GER LDT

Human Development

9

HDFS LDU

World History

9

HST 101,102,103

Latin

9

LING LDU

Social Science

9

LS LDT

Domestic Science

9

LS LDU

Mathematics

12

MTH LDT

Music

9

MUS LDU

Philosophy

9

PHL LDU

Religion Education

9

PHL LDU

Physics

15

PH 201,202,203

World Political Science

9

PS LDU

Religion

9

PHL LDU

Sociology

9

SOC LDU

Spanish

12

SPAN LDU

Caribbean Advance Professional Exams (CAPE) Articulation Table

CAPE Subject Title

Quarter Credits

OSU Course Equivalent

Mgmt of Business

4.5

BA LDT

Caribbean Studies

0

Not accepted

Communication Studies

4.5

COMM LDT

Economics

4.5

ECON LDT

Sociology

4.5

SOC LDT

BTEC Articulation Table

At this point, students who provide an official BTEC Higher National Diploma or Certificate (Level 4-7) will initially receive up to 12 quarter credits of professional/technical block credit.  After the particular modules are evaluated, students can receive up to a maximum of 60 quarter credits.

Vitnemal Articulation Table

At this point, students who provide an official Norwegian Vitnemal will receive a maximum of 36 quarter credits of block credit.

CLEP/IB/AP Tables

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