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Advanced Placement Seaver College grants advanced placement and unit credit to students who have received the grade of 3 or higher on most tests administered in the Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board. Some tests require a grade of 4 or higher to be accepted for credit. Course credit is also given for grades of 5 or better on most of the Higher Level Examinations of the International Baccalaureate program. A maximum of 32 units may be earned by examination (including AP, CLEP, and IB credit). The Academic Advising Center has the most current information regarding requirements for credit by examination.

American/United States Studies/Civilization

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European Studies/Civilization

Latin American Studies

Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies

Communication, General

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Journalism

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Advertising

International and Intercultural Communication

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other

Education, General

Educational Leadership and Administration, General

Urban Education and Leadership

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Learning Sciences

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other

English/Language Arts Teacher Education

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Music Teacher Education

Chemistry Teacher Education

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

German Language and Literature

French Language and Literature

Italian Language and Literature

Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General

American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence

International Business, Trade, and Tax Law

English Language and Literature, General

Creative Writing

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Mathematics, General

Financial Mathematics

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Sociology

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Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

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Film/Cinema/Media Studies

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Music, General

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Music, Other

Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General

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Human Resources Development

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Founded in 1937, Pepperdine University is an independent, Christian university committed to the highest standards of academic excellence and Christian values, where students are strengthened for lives of purpose, service, and leadership. The University is located on 830 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California, approximately 35 miles west of Downtown Los Angeles. The University enrolls approximately 10,000 full-time and part-time students across its flagship liberal arts school, Seaver College, the Caruso School of Law, the Graziadio Business School, the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, and the School of Public Policy. With a full-time faculty of 400 professors and scholars, Pepperdine offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral studies in a wide range of disciplines and offers mid-career adults many hybrid and online programs. The University has achieved a preeminent global presence through its highly regarded international programs in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Florence, Italy; Heidelberg, Germany; Hauteville, Switzerland; and London, United Kingdom. Seaver College is among the top schools in the nation for the number of students who study abroad, and both graduate and undergraduate students partake in faculty-led programs and educational alliances with top-ranked universities around the world.

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