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Advanced Placement with credit in appropriate courses is granted to entering students who make scores of 4 or 5 on College Board Advanced Placement examinations. The official AP College Grade Report must be submitted by the student for evaluation by the registrar.
Advanced Placement without credit may be granted on the basis of the Achievement Tests of the College Board examinations or such other proficiency tests as may be determined by the registrar and department chair. (Please note that this policy may be revised subject to curricular changes enacted throughout the academic year. Students will be awarded credit according to the policy in place at the time of matriculation.)
Listed below are some departmental policies that will determine advanced placement or credit:
Department | Score | Test | Credit |
Art | 4 or 5 |
Art History 2D Design 3D Design Drawing |
ART 190 - 3 Credits Note: Students will be awarded credit for each exam. |
Biology | 4 or 5 | Biology |
Non-Biology/Biochemistry/Environmental Science/Neuroscience majors: BIO 111, 112 - 8 Credits Biology/Biochemistry/Environmental Science/Neuroscience majors: 8 elective credits (or BIO 111, 112 with the permission of the department). |
Chemistry | 4 or 5 | Chemistry |
Non-Chemistry/Biochemistry majors: CHM 111, 112, 113, 114 - 8 Credits Chemistry/Biochemistry majors: 8 elective credits (or CHM 111, 112, 115, 116 with permission of the department). |
Chinese | 4 or 5 | Chinese Language/Culture | LAN 201, 202 - 6 Credits |
Computer Science | 4 or 5 |
Computer Science - A Computer Science Principles |
CDS 142 - 3 Credits 3 elective credits |
Economics | 4 or 5 |
Microeconomics Macroeconomics |
ECN 101 - 3 Credits ECN 102 - 3 Credits |
English | 4 or 5 |
English Language/Composition English Literature/Composition |
3 elective credits Note: Students cannot receive credit for both exams. |
Environmental Science | 4 or 5 | Environmental Science | ENVI 101 - 4 Credits |
French | 4 or 5 | French Language/Culture | FRN 201, 202 - 6 Credits |
German | 4 or 5 | German Language/Culture | GMN 201, 202 - 6 Credits |
Government & Politics | 4 or 5 |
United States Comparative |
POL 110 - 3 Credits POL 210 - 3 Credits |
History | 4 or 5 |
U.S. History European History World History |
HIS 125, 126 - 6 Credits HIS 103, 190 - 6 Credits HIS 103, 105 - 6 Credits |
Human Geography | 4 or 5 | Human Geography | Elective - 3 Credits |
Italian | 4 or 5 | Italian Language/Culture | LAN 201, 202 - 6 Credits |
Japanese | 4 or 5 | Japanese Language/Culture | LAN 201, 202 - 6 Credits |
Latin | 4 or 5 | Vergil/Latin Literature | LAN 201, 202 - 6 Credits |
Mathematics |
4 or 5 4 5 4 or 5
4 5 |
Calculus AB Calculus BC Calculus BC Calculus AB Subscore Statistics Statistics |
MAS 161 - 3 Credits MAS 161 - 3 Credits MAS 161, 162 - 6 Credits MAS 161 - 3 Credits Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one calculus exam. MAS 170 - 3 Credits MAS 270 - 3 Credits |
Music |
4 or 5 4 or 5 1-5 |
Music Theory Aural Subscore Nonaural Subscore |
MSC 115 - 2 Credits MSC 117 - 2 Credits None |
Physics | 4 or 5 |
Physics 1 Physics 2 Physics C-Mech
Physics C-E&M
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PHY 103 - 4 Credits PHY 104 - 4 Credits Non-majors: PHY 111 - 4 Credits Majors: Elective - 4 Credits* Non-majors: PHY 112 - 4 Credits Majors: Elective - 4 Credits* *For each test, physics majors will receive 4 elective credits. Credit for PHY 111/111L and 112/112L may only be given with permission of the department. |
Psychology | 4 or 5 | Psychology | PSY 110 - 3 Credits |
Spanish | 4 or 5 |
Spanish Language/Culture Spanish Literature/Culture |
SPA 201, SPA 202 - 6 Credits SPA 202, SPA 390 - 6 Credits |