AP, SAT II and IB Exams
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.
- Each academic department establishes criteria for placement and credit
- Not more than 32 credits may be credited toward a Gordon degree
- Credit awarded when official report is received directly from The College Board
- Effective for exams taken in 2004 or later
|
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:
- A score of 400 on an SAT II Foreign Language exam places a student in Language II, waiving Language I without credit.
- A score of 500 on the exam fulfills the Core Language I and II requirement without credit. If a student intends to continue study in the language, a placement exam will need to be taken.
SAT II Writing Exam:
- A score of 680 or higher will validate the Core Writing & Rhetoric requirement without credit.
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.