AP, SAT II and IB Exams
Advanced Placement, SAT and International Baccalaureate Policies
Gordon College
Wenham, MA 01984
Policy
The College grants advanced standing to applicants enrolled in the AP Program who receive scores 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 | ART150 Art History:Cave-Medieval, ART151 Art History:Renais-Modern (4 credits for half-year course; 8 credits for full-year course) | 4 or 8 |
| Biology |
Score of 4: Biology major elective or free elective Score of 5: Biology majors: |
4 |
| Calculus AB Exam (Only one of AB or BC exam may earn credit) |
MAT141 Calculus I | 4 |
| Calculus BC Calc AB Subscore |
MAT142 Calculus II MAT141 Calculus I |
4 4 |
| Chemistry | CHE111, CHE112 Princ Chem I & II | 8 |
| *Chinese Language and Culture | MAN101 and/or MAN102 Mandarin I & II | 4 or 8* |
| Computer Science A | CPS121 Intro to Programming | 4 |
| Computer Science AB | CPS121 Intro to Programming and 4 credits elective | 8 |
| Macroeconomics | ECB202 Princ Macroeconomics | 4 |
| Microeconomics | ECB201 Princ Microeconomics | 4 |
| English Language/Composition | Elective | 4 |
| English Literature/Composition | ENG141 Western Literature | 4 |
| Environmental Science | NSM222 Environmental Science (Core theme Natural World only) |
4 |
| European History | HIS121 Historical Perspectives | 4 |
| *French Language and Culture | FRE101 and/or FRE102 French I & II | 4 or 8 * |
| *German Language and Culture | GER101 and/or GER102 German I & II | 4 or 8 * |
| Government & Politics: Comparative | POL210 Intro to Comparative Politics | 4 |
| Government & Politics: United States | POL104 American National Politics | 4 |
| Human Geography | GEG210 Princ of Geography | 2 |
| *Italian Language and Culture | ITL101 and/or ITL102 Italian I & II | 4 or 8* |
| *Japanese Language and Culture | LAN101 and/or LAN102 Language I & II | 4 or 8* |
| *Latin: Vergil | LAT101 and/or LAT102 Latin I & II | 4 or 8 * |
| Music Theory | MUS211 Music Theory I (only with Music Dept. exam) Or elective |
3 |
|
Physics B
|
PHY119 General Physics I (non-lab) |
4
|
| Physics C Mechanics
|
*If these are to apply towards a major, the lab requirements will need to be discussed either with the major department or the physics department |
4 4 |
| Psychology | PSY220 Person in Psychological Context | 4 |
| Spanish Language | SPN101 and/or SPN102 Spanish I & II | 4 or 8 * |
| Spanish Literature | SPN101 and/or SPN102 Spanish I & II | 4 or 8 * |
| Statistics | MAT220 Biostatistics | 4 |
| Studio Art (2-D Design, 3-D Design, Drawing) | Evaluation by Art Department required | |
| U.S. History | HIS115 (Early Childhood & Elem Ed majors), or US History option (History majors), or elective | 4 |
| World History | HIS121 Historical Perspectives | 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 EXAMS
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.
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
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.