How to Earn Credits For Prior Learning

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Credits Awarded

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Get The Credit You Deserve

Adam Smith University is makes it easy for you to finish what you started. Many of our students can complete their degree in less time by taking advantage of our generous transfer credit policies. We accept university credit from other registered and properly accredited institutions.  If you’ve previously attended college, you can get credit for what you already learned. In fact, up to 75% of your degree can be completed by transfer credit.

If you’ve already earned credits at another college or university, we don’t want them to go to waste. We accept eligible credits from both online and brick-and-mortar schools to put towards our Associate and Bachelor Degree programs. In some cases, we can even give you credit for what you already know through one of our approved Credit by Examination programs. This means you will save both time and money when you choose Adam Smith University.

Transferring Credit to Adam Smith

If you have credits you would like to transfer, you will need to submit an official transcript from your previous school within 90 days of enrollment at Adam Smith University. Our Registrar will then evaluate your transfer credit eligibility to develop an academic plan that ensures you are taking the minimum number of courses needed to graduate. 

We accept most credit from Registered Institutions in Trinidad and Tobago as well as from international schools that are regionally or nationally accredited. So, even if you got your start somewhere else, we want Adam Smith University to be the place you finish.

Earn Credit By Examination

Adam Smith University accepts the credit recommendations of many alternative credit programs and exams as transfer credit, including credit from the following programs:

  • College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) program – Minimum score of 3 required.
  • International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program (DP) – Minimum score of 4 required.
  • College Board’s College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
  • DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) 
  • Military coursework listed on the Joint Services Transcript (JST)
  • Training listed in records from the Ministry of National Security (MNS)
  • Caribbean Advanced Placement Exam (CAPE) – Score of I, II, or III required.
  • American Council of Education (ACE)
  • National College Credit Recommendation Services (NCCRS)