Testing & Certifications

The College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP)
CLEP testing gives you the opportunity to receive college credit for what you already know by earning qualifying scores on any of 34 examinations. Earn credit for knowledge you've acquired through independent study, prior course work, on-the-job training, professional development, cultural pursuits, or internships. Five of Union’s Academic Centers currently or will offer on-site CLEP testing. For more information visit http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/credit.html.

Florida Teacher Certification Exams (FTCE)
The General Knowledge Test (GK) is a test of basic skills and consists of four subtests: Essay, English Language Skills (ELS), Reading, and Mathematics. The subtests consist of multiple-choice questions, except for the Essay subtest, which consists of one essay. The subtests may be registered for separately and taken separately; subtests may be passed at separate administrations to achieve a passing score on the overall test. For more information visit http://www.fl.nesinc.com/.

International Baccalaureate (IB)
The International Baccalaureate (IB) offers high quality programs of international education to a worldwide community of schools. There are more than 719,000 IB students at 2,638 schools in 135 countries. Union Institute & University approves credit for the higher level exams only on which a score of 4 or above has been achieved (based upon current grade scale). A higher score may provide more than one semester’s credit equivalent. For more information visit http://www.ibo.org/