advanced placement policy for AP exams
The following policies are subject to change as periodic reviews of all placement and credit policies are made. Students with specific questions about course credit should contact their academic advisor or academic department. For information about use of AP scores for placement purposes please refer to our Placement Information Page.
| Test Number | Test Title | Score | Credit |
| 07 | US History | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4 | 3 hours for HI 252 | ||
| 5 | 6 hours for HI 251 & HI 252 | ||
| 13 | History of Art | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 3 hours elective credit in humanities or fine arts, depending on curriculum | ||
| 14 | Art: Studio Art - Drawing Portfolio | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 3 hours elective credit, pending portfolio review by department of Art and Design in College of Design | ||
| 15 | Art: Studio Art - 2-D Design | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 3 hours elective credit, pending portfolio review by department of Art and Design in College of Design | ||
| 16 | Art: Studio Art - 3-D Design | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 3 hours elective credit, pending portfolio review by department of Art and Design in College of Design | ||
| 20 | Biology | 1,2,3 | No credit awarded |
| 4,5 | 8 hours for BIO 181/181L and BIO 183/183L | ||
| 25 | Chemistry | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3 | 4 hours for CH 101 and CH 102 | ||
| 4,5 | 8 hours for CH 101, CH 102, CH 201, CH 202 | ||
| 31 | Computer Science A | 1,2,3 | No credit awarded |
| 4,5 | 3 hours for CSC 116 | ||
| 33 | Computer Science AB | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 3 hours for CSC 116 | ||
| 34 | Economics: Microeconomics | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 3 hours for EC 201 | ||
| 35 | Economics: Macroeconomics | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 3 hours for EC 202 | ||
| 36 | English Language & Composition | 1,2,3 | No credit awarded |
| 4 | Eligible to submit portfolio to apply for ENG 101 credit. See the First-Year Writing Program website for guidelines for submitting writing portfolios. |
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| 5 | 4 hours of credit for ENG 101 | ||
| 37 | English Literature & Composition | 1-4 | No credit awarded |
| 5 | 3 hours credit for ENG 208 | ||
| 40 | Environmental Science | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3 | 4 hours credit for MEA 100 | ||
| 4,5 | 3 hours for ES 100 or 4 hours for MEA 100, depending on major | ||
| 43 | European History | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4 | 3 hours credit for HI 205 | ||
| 5 | 6 hours credit for HI 208 and HI 209 | ||
| 48 | French Language | 1,2,3 | No credit awarded |
| 4 | Placement into FLF 202. Upon completion of FLF 202 with a grade of C- or better on the first attempt, students receive 3 hours credit for FLF 201. | ||
| 5 | 6 hours for FLF 201 and FLF 202 upon completion of a 300-level course with a grade of C- or better | ||
| 51 | French Literature | 1,2,3 | No credit awarded |
| 4 | Placement into FLF 202. Upon completion of FLF 202 with a grade of C- or better on the first attempt, students receive 3 hours credit for FLF 201. | ||
| 5 | 6 hours for FLF 201 & 202 upon completion of a 300-level course with a C- or better | ||
| 53 | Human Geography | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 3 hours for GEO 200 | ||
| 55 | German Language | 1,2,3 | No credit awarded |
| 4 | Placement into FLG 202. Upon completion of FLG 202 with a grade of C- or better on the first attempt, students receive 3 hours credit for FLG 201. | ||
| 5 | 6 hours for FLG 201 and FLG 202 upon completion of a 300-level course with a grade of C- or better | ||
| 56 | German Literature
EXAM NO LONGER OFFERED effective May, 1998 |
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| 57 | Government & Politics: United States | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 3 hours for PS 201 | ||
| 58 | Government & Politics: Comparative | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 3 hours for PS 241 | ||
| 59 | International English Language (APIEL) |
1,2,3,4,5 | No placement or credit given (A score of 3 will demonstrate English proficiency for admissions purposes for students whose native language is not English. The APIEL will be accepted in lieu of TOEFL scores.) |
| 60 | Latin: Vergil | 1,2,3 | No credit awarded |
| 4 | Placement into LAT 202. Upon completion of LAT 202 with a grade of C- or better on first attempt, students receive 3 hours credit for LAT 201. | ||
| 5 | 6 hours credit for LAT 201 and LAT 202 upon completion of a 300-level course with a grade of C- or better | ||
| 61 | Latin: Literature | 1,2,3 | No credit awarded |
| 4 | Placement into LAT 202. Upon completion of LAT 202 with a grade of C- or better on first attempt, students receive 3 hours credit for LAT 201. | ||
| 5 | 6 hours credit for LAT 201 and LAT 202 upon completion of a 300-level course with a grade of C- or better | ||
| 66 | Math: Calculus AB | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3 | Placement in MA 241 or 231, depending upon curriculum. Upon completion of this course with a C- or better on the first attempt, 4 hours credit will be awarded for MA 141, or 3 hours for MA 131, depending on curriculum | ||
| 4,5 | 4 hours credit for MA 141 or 3 hours credit for MA 131 or MA 121, depending upon curriculum | ||
| An AB subscore is provided when a student takes the BC exam. An AB subscore can be used in place of a Calculus AB score. | |||
| 68 | Math: Calculus BC | 1 | No credit awarded |
| 2 | Placement in MA 241 or 231, depending upon curriculum. Upon completion of this course with a C- or better on the first attempt, 4 hours credit will be awarded for MA 141 or 3 hours credit for MA 131, depending upon curriculum | ||
| 3 | 4 hours credit for MA 141, then:
OPTION 1: Placement into MA 241 OPTION 2: Placement into MA 242. Upon completion of MA 242 with a grade of C- or better, students will receive 4 hours credit for MA 241. |
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| 4,5 | 8 hours for MA 141 and 241 or 7 hours for MA 131 & 231, depending on curriculum | ||
| 76 | Music Theory: Aural Subscore | 1,2,3 | No credit awarded |
| 4,5 | 1 hour MUS 104 | ||
| 77 | Music Theory: Non-Aural Subscore | 1,2,3 | No credit awarded |
| 4,5 | 3 hours for MUS 103 | ||
| 78 | Physics B | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 4 hours for PY 205 upon completion of PY 208 with a C- or better OR 8 hours for PY 211 and 212, depending on curriculum | ||
| 80 | Physics C: Mechanics | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 4 hours for PY 205 | ||
| 82 | Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 4 hours for PY 208 | ||
| 85 | Psychology | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 3 hours for PSY 200 | ||
| 87 | Spanish Language | 1,2,3 | No credit awarded |
| 4 | Placement into FLS 202. Upon completion of FLS 202 with a grade of C- or better on the first attempt, students will receive 3 hours credit for FLS 201. | ||
| 5 | 6 hours for FLS 201 and FLS 202 upon completion of a 300-level course with a grade of C- or better | ||
| 89 | Spanish Literature | 1,2,3 | No credit awarded |
| 4 | Placement into FLS 202. Upon completion of FLS 202 with a grade of C- or better on the first attempt, students will receive 3 hours credit for FLS 201. | ||
| 5 | 6 hours for FLS 201 and FLS 202 upon completion of a 300-level course with a grade of C- or better | ||
| 90 | Statistics | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4,5 | 3 hours for ST 301 upon completion of ST 302 with a grade of C- or better; or 3 hours for ST 311 for non-statistics majors | ||
| 93 | World History | 1,2 | No credit awarded |
| 3,4 | 3 hours for HI 233 | ||
| 5 | 6 hours for HI 205 and HI 233 |
