College Board Advanced Placement Examinations
| Exam, Subject/Title | Minimum Score | Awardable credit | Equivalent SU course | Recommending school/college | Additional school/college requirements or qualifications |
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Exam, Subject/Title
Art/2-D Design
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Minimum Score
5
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
Studio Elective
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Recommending school/college
Visual and Performing Arts
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Visual and Performing Arts Does not count toward Art, Design or Transmedia required first-year studio courses
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Exam, Subject/Title
Art/Drawing
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Minimum Score
5
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
Studio Elective
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Recommending school/college
Visual and Performing Arts
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Visual and Performing Arts Does not count toward Art, Design Transmedia required first-year studio courses
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Exam, Subject/Title
Art History
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
6
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Equivalent SU course
HOA 105, HOA 106
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Biology
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
8
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Equivalent SU course
BIO 121, BIO 123, BIO 124
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Chemistry
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Minimum Score
3 or 4
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
CHE 103
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Arts and Sciences | Maxwell Only a score of 5 counts as a sequence in natural sciences and mathematics. Pre-medical students should consult with health professions advising before accepting AP chemistry credit.
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Minimum Score
5
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Awardable credit
8
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Equivalent SU course
CHE 106/CHE 107 and CHE 116/CHE 117
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Exam, Subject/Title
Chinese
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
CHI 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Public Communications Must also place out of CHI 102 (with a score of 3) or CHI 201 (with a score of 4 or 5) on the placement exam.
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
CHI 201
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Exam, Subject/Title
Comparative Government and Politics
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
PSC 123
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Computer Science A or Computer Science AB
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
CPS 196
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Recommending school/college
Engineering and Computer Science
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Engineering and Computer Science Students will receive this credit only upon approval of their department chair.
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Exam, Subject/Title
Computer Science Principles
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
ECS 100
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Recommending school/college
Engineering and Computer Science
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
For students in the School of Information Studies the equivalent course is IST 200.
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Exam, Subject/Title
English Language and Composition
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
6
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Equivalent SU course
WRT 105 - WRT 205
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
English Literature and Composition
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
6
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Equivalent SU course
ETS 151 (or ETS 117 or ETS 118 or ETS 152 or ETS 153) and WRT 105
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Arts and Sciences students scoring 4 or better will receive 3 credits for ETS 151. Such students who subsequently elect to take ETS 151 may transfer the credit to one of the following: ETS 117, ETS 118, ETS 152, or ETS 153. Three additional credits are awarded for WRT 105.
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Exam, Subject/Title
Environmental Science
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
EAR 200
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
European History
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
6
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Equivalent SU course
HST 111, HST 112
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
French Language and Culture
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
FRE 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Public Communications Must also place out of FRE 102 on the placement examination.
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Exam, Subject/Title
German Language and Culture
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
GER 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Public Communications Must also place out of GER 102 on the placement examination.
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Exam, Subject/Title
Human Geography
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
GEO 105 or GEO 171
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Italian Language and Culture
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
ITA 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Public Communications Must also place out of ITA 102 (with score of 3).
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Exam, Subject/Title
Japanese Language and Culture
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
JPS 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Public Communications Must also place out of JPS 102 (with a score of 3) or JPS 201 (with a score of 4 or 5) on the placement examination.
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
JPS 201
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Exam, Subject/Title
Latin
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
LAT 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Public Communications must also place out of LAT 102 (with a score of 3) or LAT 201 (with a score of 4 or 5) on the placement examination.
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
LAT 201
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Minimum Score
5
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Awardable credit
7
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Equivalent SU course
LAT 201, LAT 320
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Exam, Subject/Title
Macroeconomics
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
ECN 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Mathematics- Calculus AB
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
MAT 285
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Engineering and Computer Science Four credits awarded for MAT 295 only, pending results of the math placement examination.
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
6 or 4
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Equivalent SU course
MAT 285 and MAT 286 or MAT 185
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Exam, Subject/Title
Mathematics- Calculus BC
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
8
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Equivalent SU course
MAT 295, MAT 296
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Engineering and Computer Science Up to 8 credits awarded for MAT 295 only, pending results of the math placement examination.
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Exam, Subject/Title
Mathematics- Calculus BC-AB subscore
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
MAT 285
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Arts and Sciences Exemption from Quantitative Skills and substitute for MAT 285 in natural sciences and mathematics.
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
6 or 4
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Equivalent SU course
MAT 285 and MAT 286 or MAT 185
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Mathematics Level II
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
MAT 194
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Microeconomics
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
ECN 101
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Music Theory
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
HOM/MTC 125
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Awarded for non-music majors only
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Exam, Subject/Title
Physics I
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
PHY 101
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Physics II
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
PHY 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Physics B
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
8
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Equivalent SU course
PHY 101, PHY 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Education (Inclusive) will accept a score of 3 only after a grade of B+ or higher is earned in a Syracuse lab/science course.
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Exam, Subject/Title
Physics C (Electricity and Magnetism)
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
PHY 102 or PHY 212, PHY 222
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Physics C (Mechanics)
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
PHY 101 or PHY 211, PHY 221
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Psychology
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
PSY 205
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Spanish Language
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
SPA 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Public Communications Must also place out of SPA 102 on the placement examination.
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Exam, Subject/Title
Spanish Literature
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
SPA 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Public Communications Must also place out of SPA 102 (with a score of 3) or SPA 201 (with a score of 4 or 5) on the placement examination.
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
SPA 201
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Exam, Subject/Title
Statistics
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Minimum Score
3
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Awardable credit
3 or 4
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Equivalent SU course
MAT 121 or MAT 221 or STT 101
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Additional school/college requirements or qualifications
Management Credit accepted as MAS 261.
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Exam, Subject/Title
U.S. Government and Politics
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
PSC 121
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
U.S. History
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
6
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Equivalent SU course
HST 101, HST 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
World History
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Minimum Score
4
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Awardable credit
6
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Equivalent SU course
HST 121, HST 122
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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CLEP Examination Credit
| Exam, Subject/Title | Minimum score | Awardable credit | Equivalent SU course | Recommending school/college |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Exam, Subject/Title
American Literature
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Minimum score
50
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
ETS 118
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
French Level I
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Minimum score
50, plus passing of oral test at SU
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
FRE 101
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
French Level II
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Minimum score
62, plus passing of oral test at SU
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
FRE 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
General Biology
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Minimum score
70
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Awardable credit
8
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Equivalent SU course
BIO 121, BIO 123, BIO 124
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
General Chemistry
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Minimum score
50
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Awardable credit
6
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Equivalent SU course
CHE 106, CHE 116
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
German Level I
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Minimum score
50, plus passing of oral test at SU
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
GER 101
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
German Level II
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Minimum score
63, plus passing of oral test at SU
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
GER 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
History of U.S. I, II
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Minimum score
50
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Awardable credit
6
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Equivalent SU course
HST 101, HST 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Political Science
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Minimum score
50
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Awardable credit
3
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Equivalent SU course
PSC 121
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Spanish Level I
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Minimum score
50, plus passing of oral test at SU
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
SPA 101
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Spanish Level II
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Minimum score
66, plus passing of oral test at SU
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Awardable credit
4
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Equivalent SU course
SPA 102
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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Exam, Subject/Title
Western Civilization
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Minimum score
50
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Awardable credit
6
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Equivalent SU course
HST 111, HST 112
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Recommending school/college
Arts and Sciences
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International Baccalaureate Credit
| IB higher level examination+A20:C29 | Minimum score | Syracuse University credit |
|---|---|---|
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IB higher level examination+A20:C29
Biology
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Minimum score
5
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Syracuse University credit
8 credits - BIO 121, 123, 124
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IB higher level examination+A20:C29
Business and Management
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Minimum score
5
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Syracuse University credit
6 credits lower division; free elective only
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IB higher level examination+A20:C29
Chemistry
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Minimum score
5
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Syracuse University credit
7 credits - CHE 103 and 113
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IB higher level examination+A20:C29
Economics
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Minimum score
5
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Syracuse University credit
6 credits - ECN 101 and 102
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IB higher level examination+A20:C29
English
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Minimum score
5
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Syracuse University credit
6 credits - WRT 105 and by petition either ETS 151 & ETS 153
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IB higher level examination+A20:C29
Foreign Languages
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Minimum score
5
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Syracuse University credit
No credit awarded. Exemption from basic and continuing skills in foreign languages according to performance on proficiency examination administered by the department.
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IB higher level examination+A20:C29
Geography
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Minimum score
5
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Syracuse University credit
6 credits - GEO 105 and 273
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IB higher level examination+A20:C29
History
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Minimum score
5
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Syracuse University credit
6 credits lower division
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IB higher level examination+A20:C29
Mathematics
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Minimum score
5
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Syracuse University credit
6 credits - Quantitative skills
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IB higher level examination+A20:C29
Philosophy
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Minimum score
5
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Syracuse University credit
6 credits - PHI 191 and 197
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IB higher level examination+A20:C29
Physics
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Minimum score
5
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Syracuse University credit
8 credits - PHY 101, 102
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IB higher level examination+A20:C29
Psychology
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Minimum score
5
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Syracuse University credit
6 credits - PSY 205 and 274
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IB higher level examination+A20:C29
Social and Cultural Anthropology
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Minimum score
5
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Syracuse University credit
6 credits - ANT 111 and 121
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