Advanced Placement, SAT and International Baccalaureate Policies
Gordon College
Wenham, MA
01984
USA
Policy
The College grants advanced standing to applicants enrolled in the AP Program who receive grades of 4 or 5 on the AP exams.
|
AP Subject |
Gordon Course or Requirement Equivalency |
Credit Granted |
| Art History | AR150, AR151 (4 credits for half-year course; 8 credits for full-year course) | 4 or 8 |
| Biology | Core Non-Lab Life Science | 4 |
| Calculus AB Exam | MA141 (only one of AB or BC accepted) | 4 |
| Calculus BC | MA141, MA142 | 8 |
| Chemistry | CH111 and CH112 | 8 |
| Computer Science A | CS112 (CS majors must take CS111) | 4 |
| Computer Science AB | CS112 (4 sh) and 4 sh elective credit | 8 |
| Macroeconomics | EB202 | 4 |
| Microeconomics | EB201 | 4 |
| English Language | EN110 | 4 |
| English Literature | Core Literature (EN180-185) | 4 |
| Environmental Science | Core Non-Lab Life Science - NS222 | 4 |
| European History | HI111 | 4 |
| * French Language | Core Language I, II | 4 or 8 * |
| * French Literature | Core Language I, II | 4 or 8 * |
| * German Language | Core Language I, II | 4 or 8 * |
| Comp. Government & Politics | PS106 | 4 |
| U.S. Government & Politics | PS104 | 4 |
| Human Geography | GE210 | 2 |
| Italian Language and Culture | To be determined (no evaluation yet) | TBD |
| Latin Literature | Core Language I, II | 4 or 8 * |
| Latin: Vergil | Core Language I, II | 4 or 8 * |
| Music Theory | MU211 (only with Music Dept. exam) Or elective |
3 |
| Physics B (one only of B or C) | Score of 4: Core Physical Science Score of 5: PH121 for core and major |
4 |
| Physics C (one only of B or C) Mechanics Electr/Magnetism |
PH121 PH122 (PH/MA major must take PH121) |
4 4 |
| Psychology | PY201, PY202 | 4 |
| Spanish Language | Core Language I, II | 4 or 8 * |
| Spanish Literature | Core Language I, II | 4 or 8 * |
| Statistics | MA220 | 4 |
| Studio Art | Evaluation by Art Department required | |
| U.S. History | Elective credit | 4 |
| World History | HI112 | 4 |
*Any foreign language or literature exam: Score of 4 validates core requirement (Lanaguage I, II) by a waiver of Language I and 4 credits for Language II; score of 5 validates core requirement with 8 credits for Language I & II. Maximum of 8 sh per language.
SAT II Foreign Language Exams:
SAT II Writing Exam:
Higher-Level International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme exams with scores of 5 or better will be considered for college credit upon receipt of the official certificate. Specific course credit allocation will be determined by the academic department involved.