ADVANCED PLACEMENT STANDARDS

Set by the ATFs and Approved by APASC

Implementation Fall 2004 (except English and Physics-approved April 2004, implement for exams taken Fall 2005 or after)

 

AP Subject

Standard Score

Credit Awarded for Score

Biology

 

AP Score of 3

 

 

AP Score of 4/5

4 credits Non-Major Biology (BIO 100 or equivalent)

 

8 credits of Major Biology (BIO 181 & 182 or equivalent)

 

Chemistry

 

AP Score of 3

 

 

AP Score of 4/5

First semester General Chemistry I and Lab (ATF common number 151)

 

General Chemistry II (ATF common number 152 or 154). If an institution has the lab component of their class incorporated into their course, the award for lecture and lab may be made.  If the institution has lab as a separate class then when possible, the student’s lab experience be evaluated to see if credit should be awarded.

 

History

 

AP Score of 4/5

 

US History I and II

Mathematics

 

Calculus AB

 

Calculus BC

 

 

Statistics

 

 

AP Score of 3,4 or 5

 

AP Score of 3

AP Score of 4/5

 

AP Score of 3/4/5

 

 

Calculus I credit

 

Calculus I credit

Calculus I and II credit

 

Student receives credit for Introductory Statistics course

 

English

Composition

 

 

 

4 or 5 

Students receiving a 4 or 5 on the exam will be awarded at least 3 credits and are required to take one more composition course, preferably an Honors course if offered, to fulfill the freshman composition requirement.

Physics

 

5

Score of 5 will be accepted statewide for both semesters of algebra based introductory physics, including lab. Subject to approval by departments at each institution.