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Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement with credit for appropriate courses shall be granted to entering students who make scores of 4 or 5 on College Board Advanced Placement examinations. For scores of 3, final determination is made by the appropriate department. 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 by the chairperson of the department.
Listed below are some departmental policies that will determine advanced placement or credit:
| Department | Score | Test | Credit |
|
ART |
1, 2, or 3 4 or 5 1, 2, or 3 4 or 5 1, 2, or 3 4 or 5 |
Art History Art History Studio Art Studio Art 2D Design 2D Design |
None ART 112/212 - 6 credits None ART 105 None ART 213 |
|
BIOLOGY |
1, 2 or 3 4 or 5 |
Biology Biology |
None 8 elective credits in biology to satisfy 2 courses in Liberal Studies, Group II, Area 3 |
|
CHEMISTRY |
1, 2, or 3 4 or 5 |
Chemistry Chemistry |
None 8 elective credits in chemistry to satisfy 2 courses in Liberal Studies, Group II, Area 3, or CHM 111, 112, 113, 114 with permission of the department. |
|
COMPUTER SCIENCE |
1, 2 or 3 4 or 5 1, 2 or 3 4 or 5 |
Comp Sci-A Comp Sci-A Comp Sci-AB Comp Sci-AB |
None CSC 131 - 3 credits None CSC 131 - 3 credits |
| Note: Students cannot receive credit for both exams. | |||
|
ECONOMICS |
1,2 or 3 4 or 5 1,2 or 3 4 or 5 |
Microeconomics Microeconomics Macroeconomics Macroeconomics |
None ECN 101 - 3 credits None ECN 102 - 3 credits |
| ENGLISH |
1,2 or 3 4 or 5 1, 2 or 3 4 or 5 |
Eng Lang/Comp Eng Lang/Comp Eng Lit/Comp Eng Lit/Comp |
None ENG 111/112 - 6 credits None ENG 111/120 - 6 credits |
|
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE |
1, 2 or 3 4 or 5 |
Env Science Env Science |
None BIO 103 - 4 credits |
|
FRENCH |
1,2 or 3 4 or 5 1,2 or 3 4 or 5 |
French Lang. French Lang. French Lit. French Lit. |
None FRN 201 - waived,FRN 202 - 3 credits None FRN 201/202 - waived, FRN 311 - 3 credits |
|
GERMAN |
1,2 or 3 4 or 5 |
German Lang. German Lang. |
None German Language GMN 201 - waived, GMN 202 - 3 credits |
|
GOVT AND POLITICS |
1,2 or 3 4 or 5 1,2 or 3 4 or 5 |
United States United States Comparative Comparative |
None PSC 110 - 3 credits None PSC 210 - 3 credits |
|
HISTORY |
1, 2 or 3 4 or 5 1, 2 or 3 4 or 5 |
U.S. History U.S. History European His. European His. |
None HIS 125/126 - 6 credits None HIS 103 and HIS Elective (to satisfy 1 course in Liberal Studies, Group I, Area 1) |
|
LATIN |
1 or 2 3 4 or 5 |
Vergil/Latin Lit Vergil/Latin Lit Vergil/Latin Lit |
None Elective - 3 credits Elective - 6 credits (to satisfy 1 course in Liberal Studies, Group III, Area 5) |
|
MATHEMATICS |
1, 2 or 3 4 or 5 1, 2 or 3 4 5 4 or 5 1,2 or 3 4 5 |
Calculus AB Calculus AB Calculus BC Calculus BC Calculus BC Calculus AB Subscore Statistics Statistics Statistics |
None MAS 161 - 3 credits None MAS 161 - 3 credits MAS 161/162 or MAS 111 - 4 credits MAS 161 - 3 credits None MAS 170 - 3 credits MAS 270 - 3 credits |
NOTE: Students cannot receive credit for more than one exam.
| Department | Score | Test | Credit |
|
MUSIC |
1, 2 or 3 4 or 5 1, 2, or 3 4 or 5 1, 2, or 3 4 or 5 1, 2, or 3 4 or 5 |
Music Theory Music Theory Aural Subscore Aural Subscore Nonaural Subscore Nonaural Subscore Listening & Lit Listening & Lit |
None MSC 115 - 2 credits None MSC 117 - 2 credits None None None MSC 100 - 3 credits |
|
PHYSICS |
1, 2 or 3 4 or 5 1, 2 or 3 4 or 5 1, 2 or 3 4 or 5 |
Physics B Physics B Physics C-Mech Physics C-Mech Physics C-E&M Physics C-E&M |
None PHY 103/104 - 8 credits None PHY 111 - 4 credits None PHY 112 - 4 credits |
|
PSYCHOLOGY |
1 or 2 3 4 or 5 |
Psychology Psychology Psychology |
None PSY Elective - 3 credits PSY 111/112 - 6 credits |
|
SPANISH |
1,2 or 3 4 or 5 1,2 or 3 4 or 5 |
Spanish Lang. Spanish Lang. Spanish Lit. Spanish Lit. |
None SPA 201 - waived, SPA 202 - 3 credits None SPA 201/202 - waived, SPA 311 - 3 credits |