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 | Notes |
| African American Studies | 4 or 5 | 3 elective credits | ||
| Art | 4 or 5 | Art History | ART 190 – 3 Credits | Note: Students will be awarded credit for each exam. |
| 2D Design | ||||
| 3D Design | ||||
| Drawing | ||||
| 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 | 3 elective credits | |
| Computer Science Principles | ||||
| Economics | 4 or 5 | Microeconomics | ECN 101 – 3 Credits | |
| Macroeconomics | ECN 102 – 3 Credits | |||
| English | 4 or 5 | English Language/Composition | FYE 111 or FOE ELE – 3 credits | Note: Students cannot receive credit for both exams. |
| English Literature/Composition | ||||
| 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 | POL 110 – 3 Credits | |
| Comparative | POL 210 – 3 Credits | |||
| History | 4 or 5 | U.S. History | HIS 125, 126 – 6 Credits | |
| European History | HIS 103, 190 – 6 Credits | |||
| World History | 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 | Calculus AB | MAS 161 – 3 Credits | Note: Students cannot receive credit for more than one calculus exam. |
| 4 | Calculus BC | MAS 161 – 3 Credits | ||
| 5 | Calculus BC | MAS 161, 162 – 6 Credits | ||
| 4 or 5 | Calculus AB | MAS 161 – 3 Credits | ||
| 4 or 5 | Precalculus | 3 elective credits | ||
| 4 or 5 | Statistics | MAS 170 – 3 Credits | ||
| Music | 4 or 5 | Music Theory | MSC 115 – 2 Credits | |
| 4 or 5 | Aural Subscore | MSC 117 – 2 Credits | ||
| 1–5 | Non-aural Subscore | None | ||
| Physics | 4 or 5 | Physics 1 | PHY 103 – 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. |
| Physics 2 | PHY 104 – 4 Credits | |||
| Physics C-Mech | Non-majors: PHY 111 – 4 Credits | |||
| Majors: Elective – 4 Credits* | ||||
| Physics C-E&M | Non-majors: PHY 112 – 4 Credits | |||
| Majors: Elective – 4 Credits* | ||||
| 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 | SPA 201, SPA 202 – 6 Credits | |
| Spanish Literature/Culture | SPA 202, SPA 390 – 6 Credits |