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 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 Non-majors: PHY 112 – 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 |