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Academic Bulletin Credit by Examination and Advanced Placement Credit - 2012-13

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    Credit by Examinationand Advanced Placement Credit

    The College grants credit for College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement (AP) results according to the following systems:

    One to two course credits will be granted for an Advanced Placement exam score of 4 or 5 upon the completion of a second course in the department with a grade of B- or better. However, in Mathematics and Modern and Ancient languages the department may grant or deny Advanced Placement credit based on proficiency exam performance and may waive the additional course requirement.

    Credit for an Advanced Placement exam will not be granted when the student takes a comparable course that covers the same material. College placement examination results will take precedence over Advanced Placement credit. (For example: Advanced Placement credit will be forfeited, if by College placement examination the student is required to take a beginning course.) In all cases the amount of credit awarded will be determined by the appropriate department
     
    This policy also applies to the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) credit.
     
    Credit may also be granted for Wabash designed and administered examinations. Faculty members administering Wabash designed examinations have the option to authorize credit with or without a grade.
     
    AP Exam Equivalencies
    Exam Title
    Score
    Equivalency
    Credit
    Requirement
    Calculus AB
    4
    MAT 111
    1
    B- or better in MAT 112
    Calculus AB
    5
    MAT 111
    1
    None
    Calculus BC
    4,5
    MAT 111,112
    2
    None
    English Lang/Comp
    4,5
    ENGL 98
    1
    B- or better in 200 level ENG Language course
    English Lit/Comp
    4,5
    ENGL 99
    1
    B- or better in 200 level ENG Literature course
    French Language
    4,5
    FRE 102
    1
    B- or better in FRE 201 based on placement
    French Language
    4,5
    FRE 201
    1
    B- or better in FRE 202/301 based on placement
    German Language
    4,5
    GER 102
    1
    B- or better in GER 201based on placement
    German Language
    4,5
    GER 201
    1
    B- or better in GER 202/301based on placement
    Spanish Language
    4,5
    SPA 102
    1
    B- or better in SPA 201 based on placement
    Spanish Language
    4,5
    SPA 201
    1
    B- or better in SPA 202/301 based on placement
    Statistics
    5
    MAT 103,104
    ½, ½
    None
    U. S. History
    4,5
    HIS 241 or 242
    1
    B- or better in 200 or 300 level U. S. History course
    European History
    4,5
    HIS 231 or 232
    1
    B- or better in 200 or 300 level European
    History course
    World History
    4,5
    HIS 101 or 102
    1
    B- or better in 200 or 300 level World 
    History course
    Gov/Pol Sci U. S.
    4,5
    PSC 111
    1
    B- or better in 300 level U. S. PSC course
    Gov/Pol Sci Comparative
    4,5
    PSC 122
    1
    B- or better in 300 level Comparative PSC course
    Psychology
    4,5
    PSY 101
    1
    B- or better in 200 level PSY course
    Please contact the Registrar’s Office at 765-361-6245 for questions about exams not listed.
     

    Notes:
    One course credit in language studies will be granted for the Advanced Placement English Language/Composition exam with a score of 4 or 5 upon successful completion of an English language studies course with a B- or better. One course credit in literature will be granted for the Advanced Placement English Literature/Composition exam with a score of 4 or 5 upon the successful completion of an English literature course with a B- or better. If a student takes both placement exams and receives a 4 or 5 on both, he will receive a maximum of two additional credits, as explained above.

    If a student takes a 200 or 300-level U.S. history course, he should receive credit for whichever half of the U.S. history survey he did not take at Wabash. For example, if a student took HIS 241 at Wabash College and completed it successfully, he would receive credit for HIS 242. The same rule would apply to European and World history (students get credit in either 231 or 232; 101 or 102). A student can receive no more than 2 Wabash history credits as a result of his AP credits (even if he received 4s or 5s on all three AP history exams). If a student takes BOTH halves of any history survey at Wabash, he forfeits the right to receive a Wabash history course as AP credit. For example, if he takes HIS 241 and HIS 242 he cannot receive an AP credit.

    Advanced Placement credits earned in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics will NOT fulfill the college laboratory science distribution requirement.


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