ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT
FALL 2008 AWARD POLICY
Lafayette participates in the Advanced Placement examination
program of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB). Candidates
interested in receiving course credit and placement in advanced classes should
take the AP examinations given in May of each year.
A score of either 4 or 5 on most examinations, and 3
or above on selected others, will earn course credit and advanced
placement. The Lafayette
faculty determine score assignments each
spring/summer.
It is possible to receive sophomore standing with
sufficient credit.
Lafayette cannot grant any AP credit without possession of the official AP score report from the CEEB before
the end of the student's sophomore year at the College.
The credit awards for the 2008-2009 academic year are as follows:
|
TEST
|
SCORE
|
CREDIT
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COURSE
|
NOTE
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|
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Art History
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4,5
|
1
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Art 101 or 102
|
|
|
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Art Studio
|
4,5
|
1
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Art 103 or 109
|
|
|
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Biology
|
4,5
|
2
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Biology 101, 102
|
|
|
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Calculus AB
|
4,5
|
1
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Mathematics 161
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|
|
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Calculus BC
|
3,4,5
|
2
|
Mathematics 161, 162
|
|
|
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Chemistry
|
4,5
|
2
|
Chemistry 121, 122
|
|
|
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Chinese Language and
Culture
|
4,5
|
1
|
elective credit in Chinese
|
C
|
|
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Computer Science (A or AB)
|
4,5
|
1
|
Computer Science 102
|
|
|
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Economics
|
4,5
|
1
|
Economics 101
|
A
|
|
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English Language or
Literature
|
4,5
|
1
|
English 110
|
B
|
|
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Environmental Science
|
4,5
|
1
|
Geology 110
|
|
|
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European History
|
4,5
|
1
|
elective credit in
European History
|
|
|
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French Language or Literature
|
4,5
|
1
|
elective credit in French
|
C
|
|
|
German Language
|
4,5
|
1
|
elective credit in German
|
C
|
|
|
Govt. & Politics:
Comparative
|
4,5
|
1
|
Government 103
|
|
|
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Govt. & Politics: U.
S.
|
4,5
|
1
|
Government 101
|
|
|
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Italian Language and
Culture
|
4,5
|
1
|
elective credit in FLL
|
C
|
|
|
Japanese Language and
Culture
|
4,5
|
1
|
elective credit in Japanese
|
C
|
|
|
Latin Literature or
Vergil
|
4,5
|
1
|
elective credit in Latin
|
C
|
|
|
Music Theory
|
4,5
|
1
|
Music 121
|
|
|
|
Physics B
|
4,5
|
2
|
Physics 111, 112
|
B/D
|
|
|
Physics C/M
|
4,5
|
1
|
Physics 131
|
B
|
|
|
Physics C/E
|
4,5
|
1
|
Physics 132
|
B
|
|
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Psychology
|
4,5
|
1
|
elective credit in
Psychology
|
|
|
|
Spanish Language or
Literature
|
4,5
|
1
|
elective credit in Spanish
|
C
|
|
|
Statistics
|
4,5
|
1
|
Math 186
|
|
|
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United States History
|
4,5
|
2
|
elective credit in
American History
|
|
|
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World
History
|
4,5
|
1
|
elective credit in World
History
|
|
|
NOTES:
A - Must pass both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
B - Same course (Cannot receive credit for both Physics 111 & 131/151 and 112 & 132/133/152)
(Can only receive credit for English 110 once)
C - Satisfies the foreign culture requirement. (Maximum 1 credit per language)
D - Engineering majors will not be awarded credit for Physics 111, 112.
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE CREDIT
The official results of the Higher-level examination of the International Baccalaureate are considered for academic course credit at Lafayette
College. Acceptable score levels for the IB program are 5 or higher in all subjects. Each department will determine the specific amount of
credit, but in general credit awards follow the AP listing above. No credit is awarded for Subsidiary-level examinations. The full IB Diploma
may qualify the holder for additional credit.
Lafayette College does not award credit for the CLEP examination.