does TESC evaluate some 100-level courses as upper level?

TESC has a stated policy of applying no more than two 100-level courses to a major (area of study).

From the Tesc catalog:

What does equate mean? I know that a 300-level course can be evaluated as lower-level when the content is introductory. But can it go in the other direction?

I noticed that their prior learning assessment course will give 300-level credit for Music Theory I and Music Theory II (MUS 301 and MUS 302). However, these are generally a 100-level class at most universities. In fact, the entire music theory sequence (Theory I through Theory IV) is offered at the 100-200 level at many community colleges.

Will Tesc "equate" the standard 100-level Music Theory I or Music Theory II course to upper level? Unlike Psych 101 or Soc 101, a student would have little chance of passing the freshman music theory courses without prior knowledge of the discipline.

Or is their policy that they will equate 100-level courses within a sigle discipline in excess of six hours as upper level?
I've seen in other threads that tesc treats 100-level courses in excess of six hours as upper level. But I can't find that in writing anywhere on their website. Does anyone know for certain that they currently do this?

TESC's current required courses for the Music area of study are the courses Survey of Music History I and II and Music Theory I and II. While some schools offer these courses at the 200-level and 300-level, I believe that most schools offering professional degrees in music (Bachelor of Music, etc) offer these courses at the freshman level. Their two-course limitation on 100-level credit doesn't seem to make sense taken at face value. Can anyone clarify this?

 

Or is their policy that they will equate 100-level courses within a sigle discipline in excess of six hours as upper level? - I don't think so. You can only have 6 lower (100) level credits and the rest must be higher level.