Advanced Placement Policy

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
African American Studies 4 or 5 3 elective credits
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/Medical Laboratory 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

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

FYE 111 or FOE ELE – 3 credits

FYE 111 or FOE ELE – 3 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 or 5

4 or 5

Calculus AB

Calculus BC

Calculus BC

Calculus AB

Subscore

Precalculus

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.

3 elective credits

MAS 170 – 3 Credits

Music 4 or 5

4 or 5

1-5

Music Theory

Aural Subscore

Non-aural 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

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 the permission of the department.

Psychology 4 or 5 Psychology PSY 110 – 3 Credits
Research 4 or 5 Research Elective – 3 credits
Seminar 4 or 5 Seminar Elective – 3 credits
Spanish 4 or 5 Spanish Language/Culture

Spanish Literature/Culture

SPA 201, SPA 202 – 6 Credits

SPA 202, SPA 390 – 6 Credits