AP Credit Policy
New students requesting Advanced Placement (AP) credit must have an official score report sent to Agnes Scott. You are eligible for a maximum of 32 credits total from AP, IB, joint enrollment and dual enrollment coursework. One course can count for either AP or IB credit but not both. Your adviser will review your score report with you during Orientation. These are standard credit awards below.
Art History
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: fine arts dist.
Courses that can be exempted: none
Studio Art: Drawing
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: fine arts dist.
Courses that can be exempted: none
Note: Department advising required for award of credit and/or placement in studio courses.
Studio Art: 2-D Design and 3-D Design
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: fine arts dist.
Courses that can be exempted: none
Note: Department advising required for award of credit and/or placement in studio courses.
Biology
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: natural science dist. with lab
Courses that can be exempted: none
Note: Conference required for placement for students intending to major in biology or biochemistry/molecular biology.
Chemistry
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 3
Specific/distributional standards met: second science dist.
Courses that can be exempted: CHE 150
Note: Student may submit application for lab credit. If lab credit is given, then the natural science distributional standard is met. If no lab credit is awarded then the student may take the CHE 150L course here for lab science credit or use the AP score to satisfy the second science standard.
Classics: Virgil
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: specific 3
Courses that can be exempted: LAT 202
Note: See department chair for placement in further Latin.
Classics: Latin Literature
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: specific 3
Courses that can be exempted: LAT 202
Note: See department chair for placement in further Latin.
Computer Science A or AB
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: 2nd Science
Courses that can be exempted: PHY 211
Economics: Macro
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: Social Science
Courses that can be exempted: ECO 104
Note: Student should enroll in ECO 105; if she takes ECO 104 she will forfeit AP credit. If she has qualifying scores on both Macro and Micro she can earn 8 hours and ECO 104 and 105.
Economics: Micro
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: Social Science
Courses that can be exempted: ECO 105
Note: Student should enroll in ECO 104; if she takes ECO 105 she will forfeit AP credit. If she has qualifying scores on both Macro and Micro she can earn 8 hours and ECO 104 and 105.
English Language & Composition
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: specific 3
Courses that can be exempted: ENG 110
Note: Students who score 4-5 on both English exams get credit only once.
English Literature & Composition
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: specific 3
Courses that can be exempted: ENG 110
Note: Students who score 4-5 on both English exams get credit only once.
Environmental Science
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: natural science dist. with lab
Courses that can be exempted: none
European History
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: historical studies and classical civ. dist.
Courses that can be exempted: HIS 101, 102
French Language
Score: 3
Credit hours awarded: 0
Specific/distributional standards met: none
Courses that can be exempted: FRE 101, 102
Note: Must take placement test to determine 201 or 202.
French Language
Score: 4
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: none
Courses that can be exempted: FRE 101, 102
Note: Must take placement test to determine 201 or 202.
French Language
Score: 5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: none
Courses that can be exempted: FRE 101, 102, 201
Note: Place directly into FRE 202 (no placement test needed).
French Literature
Score: 4
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: specific 3
Courses that can be exempted: FRE 101, 102, 201, 202
Note: May take FRE 230
French Literature
Score: 5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: specific 3
Courses that can be exempted: FRE 101, 102, 201, 202
German Language
Score: 3
Credit hours awarded: 0
Specific/distributional standards met: none
Courses that can be exempted: GER 101, 102
Note: Must take placement test to determine 201 or 202.
German Language
Score: 4
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: none
Courses that can be exempted: GER 101, 102
Note: Must take placement test to determine 201 or 202.
German Language
Score: 5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: none
Courses that can be exempted: GER 101, 102, 201
Note: Places into GER 202 (no need to take placement test).
Human Geography
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: none
Courses that can be exempted: none
Note: Elective credits
Mathematics: Calculus AB
Score: 3
Credit hours awarded: 0
Specific/distributional standards met: none
Courses that can be exempted: See department for placement.
Note: If student takes MAT 119 and earns a C or above she gets 4 hours and MAT 118 exemption.
Mathematics: Calculus AB
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: math dist.
Courses that can be exempted: MAT 118
Mathematics: Calculus BC
Score: 3
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: math dist.
Courses that can be exempted: MAT 118 (see dept.)
Mathematics: Calculus BC
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 8
Specific/distributional standards met: math dist.
Courses that can be exempted: MAT 118, 119
Mathematics: Calculus BC
Score: 1-2 with subscore of 3
Credit hours awarded: 0
Specific/distributional standards met: none
Courses that can be exempted: See department for placement.
Note: If student takes MAT 119 and earns a C or above she gets 4 hours and MAT 118 exemption.
Mathematics: Calculus BC
Score: 1-2 with subscore of 4 or 5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: math dist.
Courses that can be exempted: MAT 118
Mathematics: Statistics
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: math dist.
Courses that can be exempted: MAT 115
Music Theory
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: fine arts dist.
Courses that can be exempted: MUS 109
Physics B
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: natural science dist. with lab
Courses that can be exempted: PHY 102 and 102L; PHY 103 and 103L
Note: Conference with the department chair required for placement for students intending to major in physics or astrophysics. Conference with the health professions adviser required for students intending to apply to medical school.
Physics C: Mechanics, Elec. & Magnetism
Score: 5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: natural science dist. with lab
Courses that can be exempted: PHY 110 and 110L; PHY 111 and 111L
Note: Conference with the department chair required for placement for students intending to major in physics or astrophysics.
Political Science: Gov't and Politics-Comparative
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: social science dist.
Courses that can be exempted: POL 105
Political Science: Gov't and Politics-U.S.
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: social science dist.
Courses that can be exempted: POL 102
Psychology
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: social science dist.
Courses that can be exempted: PSY 102
Spanish Language
Score: 3
Credit hours awarded: 0
Specific/distributional standards met: none
Courses that can be exempted: SPA 101, 102
Note: Must take placement test to determine 201 or 202.
Spanish Language
Score: 4
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: none
Courses that can be exempted: SPA 101, 102
Note: Must take placement test to determine 201 or 202.
Spanish Language
Score: 5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: none
Courses that can be exempted: SPA 101, 102, 201
Note: Place directly into 202 (no need for placement test).
Spanish Literature
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: specific 3
Courses that can be exempted: SPA 101, 102, 201, 202
Note: May enroll in SPA 205 with either score of 4 or 5.
U.S. History
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: historical studies and classical civ. dist.
Courses that can be exempted: HIS 108, 109
World History
Score: 4-5
Credit hours awarded: 4
Specific/distributional standards met: historical studies dist.
Courses that can be exempted: none