General Education Certificate
General Education Certificate (GCE) Advanced Level Examinations may be used to fulfill some course requirements. Credit is only awarded for A (Advanced)-Level examinations, not for AS (Advanced Subsidiary)-Level. Exams must reflect a grade of C or higher on a US grading scale to earn credit. Only “pass credit” will be awarded by Northwest, not a grade.
Exam Title |
Northwest Course Equivalent |
Hours Granted |
Accounting |
Accounting I (51-201)
Accounting II (51-202) |
4
4
|
Biology |
General Biology & Lab (04-102/103)
Lower-Level Biology Elective (04-920)
|
4
4 |
Business |
Principles of Management (54-313)
Principles of Marketing (55-330) |
4
4 |
Chemistry |
General Chemistry I & Lab (24-114/115)
General Chemistry II & Lab (24-116/117) |
4
4 |
Computers |
Computers Information &Tech (44-130)
Computer Programming I (44-141)
|
4
4
|
Computers & Mathematics* |
Computers Information &Tech (44-130)
Computer Programming I (44-141)
College Algebra (17-118)
Calculus I (17-120)
|
2
2
2
2
|
Economics
|
Principles of Macroeconomics (52-150)
Principles of Microeconomics (52-151) |
4
4 |
Mathematics
|
College Algebra (17-118)
Calculus I (17-120) |
4
4 |
Physics
|
General Physics I & Lab (25-110/111)
General Physics II & Lab (25-112/113) |
4
4 |
Psychology
|
General Psychology (08-103)
Lower-level Psychology Elective (08-920) |
4
4 |
Sociology
|
General Sociology (35-101)
Lower-level Sociology Elective (35-920) |
4
4 |
*This exam can be taken separately or together; credit hours will be adjusted accordingly depending on whether Computers, Mathematics, or Computers & Mathematics exams were completed.