International Admission

CAPE Equivalencies

Students who have submitted official CAPE scores from the Caribbean Examinations Council will be eligible to receive equivalent college credit at Hofstra University as long as they meet the following criteria:

  • The official scores must be submitted from the CXC.
  • The student must receive a C or better on the examination.
  • We will award a maximum of 30 college credits.
  • We will NOT award any college credit for CSEC Exam Results.

The Office of Admission will use the following guidelines in awarding credit for courses that received a grade of C or better:

CAPE Subject

Credits

Hofstra Course Code

Hofstra Course Equivalent Name

Applied Mathematics Unit 1

3

MATH 137

Mathematical Probability and Statistics

Applied Mathematics Unit 2

3

MATH 138

Mathematical Probability and Statistic

Biology Unit 1

4

BIOL 112

General Biology I

Biology Unit 2

3

BIOL 999N

Biology elective

Chemistry Unit 1

4

CHEM 003A

General Chemistry I

Chemistry Unit 2

3

CHEM 004A

General Chemistry II

Caribbean Studies

3

AFST 150

Caribbean Geographies

Communication Studies

3

ANTH 134

Culture and Communication

Entrepreneurship Unit 1

3

ENTR 115

Introduction to Global Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Unit 2

3

ENTR 120

New Business Ventures

Management of Business Unit 1

3

MGT 101

Introduction to Management

Management of Business Unit 2

3

MGT 110

Introduction to Operations Management

Performing Arts
Elective (Dance)

3

DNCE 999P

Dance elective

Pure Mathematics Unit 1

4

MATH 071

Analytic Geometry and Calculus I

Pure Mathematics Unit 2

4

MATH 072

Analytic Geometry and Calculus II