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EXAM SUBJECT SCORE AWARD

ART

History
Studio

 

4, 5
4, 5

 

3 credits Art 1001
3 credits Art 1010 (drawing portfolio)
or 3 credits Art 1011 (general portfolio)

BIOLOGY

3
4, 5

5 credits Biol 1011
10 credits Biol 1011 & 1012

CHEMISTRY

3
4, 5

5 credits Chem 1151
10 credits Chem 1151 & 1152

COMPUTER SCIENCE
A
AB

4, 5
4, 5

5 credits CS 1511
10 credits CS 1511 & CS 1521

ECONOMICS
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics

3,4, 5
3,4, 5

3 credits Econ 1023
3 credits Econ 1022

ENGLISH****
Language/Composition
Literature/Composition

4, 5
4, 5

3 credits Comp 1120
3 credits Comp 1120 & 3 credits Engl 0009a*

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

3, 4, 5

3 credits Geol 1130

GEOGRAPHY

3, 4, 5

3 credits Geog 1304

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
American
Comparative

4, 5
4, 5

3 credits Pol 1011
3 credits Pol 1500

HISTORY

American

European

World

 

4, 5

4, 5

4,5

 

3 credits Hist 0007a & 3 credits Hist 0007b

3 credits Hist 0007c & 3 credits Hist 0007d

3 credits Hist 0007e & 3 credits Hist 0007f

 

LANGUAGES
French, German, Spanish

Chinese, Italian, Russian

Japanese & Latin

 

3, 4, 5

3, 4, 5

3, 4, 5

8 credits Fr/Ger/Span 1201 & 1202

6 credits Chin/Ital 1101 & 1102/ 8 credits Russ 1101 & 1102

8 credits Lang 1101 & Lang 1102

 

 

 

MATHEMATICS
Calculus AB
Calculus BC

 

3, 4, 5
3
4, 5

 

5 credits Math 1296
5 credits Math 1296
10 credits Math 1296 & 1297

MUSIC THEORY

4
5

3 credits MU 1101
6 credits MU 1101 & 1102

PHYSICS

B

C
Mechanics
Elect & Magnet

 

3
4, 5

3, 4, 5
3, 4, 5

 

5 credits Phys 1001
10 credits Phys 1001 & 1002

4 credits Phys 2011
4 credits Phys 2012

PSYCHOLOGY

3, 4, 5

4 credits Psy 1003

STATISTICS 3, 4, 5 3 credits Stat 2411

* A number denoting first, second or third course for the lib ed category fulfillment shall be placed here, as follows "000xa" = first course, "000xb" = second course, 000xc" =third course

**The Department of Mathematics and Statistics recommends that students who are planning to continue their Math studies to higher levels and who scored only 3 on the AP exam should consider repeating Math 1296, Calculus I, to ensure a strong background before Math 1297.

***Students may also have Econ 2020 substituted for Stat 2411

****This policy is effective for students attending Fall 2008 and later