Departmental criteria are established each year to determine how credit or placement may be granted to students who take the Advanced Placement tests which are usually given during the student's senior year in high school. Such course credit may be used toward meeting degree requirements.
Students are notified of Advanced Placement credit by the College Center for AcademicSupport. Those wishing to discuss Advanced Placement credit should contact that office. Students may request reports from: AP Program, POBox 6671, Princeton, NJ 08541-6671; phone (609) 771-7300.
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Score |
Credit and/or Placement |
ART AND ART HISTORY |
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Art History |
4 or 5 |
Credit awarded after consultation with department. |
Studio Arts |
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Art-Drawing |
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Art-General |
4 or 5 |
A maximum of four credits in Studio Arts awarded upon completion of 100-level course with "B" or better. |
BIOLOGY |
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4 or 5 |
Four credits of elective Biology awarded. Not for major. |
CHEMISTRY |
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4 or 5 |
Four credits for CHM 131. Eligible to apply for CHM 171Q (Organic Chemistry). Placement in CHM 132 in the Spring. Students taking 131 will forfeit AP credit. |
COMPUTER SCIENCE A or AB |
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4 or 5 |
Four credits of elective Computer Science awarded. |
EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES |
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4 or 5 |
Credit for EES 103. |
ECONOMICS |
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Microeconomics |
4 or 5 |
Credit for ECO 108 for 4 or 5 in Microeconomics plus 3, 4, or 5 in Macroeconomics |
ENGLISH |
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Language and Composition |
4 or 5 |
No credit. See Primary Writing Requirement. |
Literature and Composition |
4 or 5 |
Upon completion of an English literature course with grade of "C" or better, four hours of elective English credit will be awarded (not for major). Consult the Director of Undergraduate Studies for approval. |
HISTORY |
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United States, European or World History |
4 or 5 |
A total of four credits of elective history granted. |
MATHEMATICS |
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Calculus AB |
2 or 3 |
No credit. Placement in MTH 161, 161Q or 162 determined by department. If placed in MTH 162 and earns "C-" or better, credit given for MTH 161 |
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4 or 5 |
Credit granted for MTH 161. Placement in MTH 162 or 171Q. |
Calculus BC |
2 |
No credit. Placement in MTH 161, 161Q or 162 determined by department. If placed in MTH 162 and earns "C-" or better, credit granted for MTH 161. |
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3 |
Credit for MTH 161. Placement in MTH 162 or 171Q by department. |
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4 or 5 |
Credit for MTH 161 and 162. Placement in MTH 163, 164, 165, or 173Q by department. Student may choose to register for MTH 171Q and receive credit for MTH 161 but not 162. |
NOTE: An AB subscore is reported along with the BC score. Placement and credit should be the more generous of the two resulting from using both the AB subscore and the BC score in these guidelines. However, if the difference between the AB subscore and the BC score is greater than or equal to two, the student should be referred to the Mathematics Department for further guidance. |
MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES |
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French, German, Spanish (Literature and Languages) |
3 |
Placement in 152 or 155, determined by discussion with language section. Credit for 151 awarded upon completion of course with "B" or better. |
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4 |
Placement in 200. Credit granted for 151 and 152 upon completion of course with "B" or better. |
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5 |
Placement in 200. Credit granted for 151 and 152 upon successful completion of 200. |
MUSIC |
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Music Theory |
4 or 5 |
Credit for MUR 110. See department for placement. |
PHYSICS |
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NOTE: placement into honors sequence courses (PHY 142 and 143) requires permission of the instructor.
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C-Mechanics |
4 |
Placement into PHY 114, 122 or 142. Credit for 113 or 121 upon completion of course with "B-" or better. |
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5 |
Credit granted for PHY 113 or 121. Placement into PHY 114, 122 or 142. |
C-Electricity and Magnetism |
4 |
Placement into PHY 123 or 143. Credit for PHY 122 upon completion of course with "B-" or better. |
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5 |
Credit for PHY 114, plus credit for PHY 122 or 142 upon completion of 123 or 143 with "B-" or better. |
B-General |
5 |
Placement into PHY 114 or 122. Credit for 113 or 121 upon completion of course with "B-" or better. |
POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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Comparative Government and Politics -or- American Government and Politics |
4 or 5 |
A maximum of four credits of political science granted |
PSYCHOLOGY |
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3 |
PSY 101 waived as a prerequisite for the major and minors in Psychology. |
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4 or 5 |
Credit for PSY 101. |
RELIGION AND CLASSICS |
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Latin |
4 or 5 |
Credit for LAT 102 upon completion of a course numbered higher than 102 with "B-" or better. |
NOTE: Students who complete a second Latin exam with a score of 4 or 5 earn credit for LAT 208 upon completion of a Latin course numbered 103 or above with a "B" or better grade. |
STATISTICS |
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4 or 5 |
Four credits in Statistics. (May be used as STT 211, 212 or 213.) |
