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Prior Credits Policy

Carleton accepts up to 36 credits toward the Carleton degree from the following: College Board Advanced Placement credits, International Baccalaureate credits, or approved pre-matriculation credits (credits earned in college-level courses taken before graduation from high school or before matriculation at a college or university). These credits may not be applied to distribution requirements.

The faculty urges prospective students to take advantage of opportunities for advanced study available to them. Several departments schedule tests which determine placement during New Student Week; at this time all language departments offer examinations through which students may fulfill the Language Requirement.

College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) Advanced Placement

The following policies regarding CEEB Advanced Placement examination scores apply for the 2000-2001 academic year:

ART AND ART HISTORY - Art History: Score of 5: 6 credits granted. Studio Art (Drawing and General): Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits may be granted and placement may be awarded, but only after departmental review of the portfolio.

BIOLOGY - Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted. Introductory Biology consists of a two-term sequence (Biology 123, 124), and an AP score of 4 or 5 will allow placement directly into Biology 124. AP students with questions about placement can contact any member of the Biology faculty for further information.

CHEMISTRY - Score of 3: Placement is awarded into Chemistry 123 or 128. Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted. These credits count toward a chemistry major, fulfilling the requirement for Chemistry 123 or 128. Students receiving this AP credit should consider taking Chemistry 230 (Equilibrium and Analysis) as their first course in chemistry or are encouraged to wait until at least the winter term of their first year to enroll in Chemistry 233 (Organic Chemistry I). Placement into Chemistry 230 or 233 can be discussed with any member of the Chemistry Department faculty.

CLASSICAL LANGUAGES - Greek: There is no Greek Advanced Placement Test, however, credits, placement, and fulfillment of the Language Requirement may be awarded to new students with the appropriate knowledge of ancient Greek. Consult the Department of Classical Languages during New Student Week to arrange for the appropriate examination. Latin Literature, Vergil: Score of 1-4: No credit granted. Placement determined after departmental review of the Latin exam administered during New Student Week. Score of 5: 6 credits granted and the Language Requirement fulfilled either by passing the departmental Latin Placement Test during New Student Week, or by placing into and successfully completing Latin 204 with a grade of C- or above.

COMPUTER SCIENCE - (See Mathematics)

ECONOMICS - Economics Micro: Score of 5: 6 credits and exemption granted from Principles of Economics 111 course. Economics Macro: Score of 5: 6 credits and exemption granted from Principles of Economics 110 course.

ENGLISH - Language/Composition: Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted. Score of 5: Writing Requirement fulfilled. Literature/Composition: Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted. Score of 5: Writing Requirement fulfilled.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE — Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted.

FRENCH - Language: Score of 1, 2, 3: No credit or placement awarded. If the Language Requirement is to be fulfilled with the French language or placement in the French course sequence is desired, take the French Placement Test during New Student Week. Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted; placement awarded into any course above Level 204; Language Requirement fulfilled. Literature: Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted and placement awarded into any French course above Level 204; Language Requirement fulfilled.

GERMAN - Language: Score of 1, 2, 3: No credit or placement awarded. If the Language Requirement is to be fulfilled with the German language or placement with the German course sequence is desired, take the German Placement Test during New Student Week. Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted; placement awarded into any course for which the Level 204 language class is a prerequisite; Language Requirement fulfilled.

HISTORY - American: Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted which also count toward a History major. European: Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted which count toward a History major.

LATIN - (See Classical Languages)

MATHEMATICS, COMPUTER SCIENCE and STATISTICS - Calculus AB: Score of 3, 4, 5: placement awarded into Calculus II; 6 credits granted which count toward a mathematics major (for Calculus I) after successful completion of Calculus II with grade of C- or better. Calculus BC: Score of 3, 4, 5: placement awarded into Calculus III; 12 credits granted which count toward a mathematics major (for Calculus I and II) after successful completion of Calculus III with grade of C- or better. Computer Science A: Score of 3, 4, 5 and knowledge of C++: placement awarded into Computer Science 127; 6 credits granted which count toward a computer science major (for Computer Science 117) after successful completion of Computer Science 127 with grade of C- or better. Computer Science AB: Score of 3, 4, or 5: consult with department before placement and credit can be arranged. Statistics: No credit given. For placement, see the department in which an introductory statistics course is a prerequisite.

MUSIC - Theory: Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted.

PHYSICS - B: Score of 3, 4, 5: 6 credits granted (for Physics 112); placement awarded into Physics 126 upon consultation with the Department. C Mechanics and Physics C Electricity/Magnetism: Score of 3 in both: 6 credits granted (for Physics 112); placement awarded into Physics 126 upon consultation with the Department. Score of 4 or 5 in both: 6 credits granted (for Physics 112) and placement awarded into Physics 126 upon consultation with the department, and exemption from Physics 113; placement awarded into Physics 114 or 115. C Mechanics: Score of 4 or 5: Exemption from Physics 113; placement awarded into Physics 114 or 115.

POLITICAL SCIENCE - American Government: Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted which count toward a Political Science major after successful completion of any Political Science course numbered higher than 122. Comparative Government: Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted which count toward a Political Science major after successful completion of any Political Science course numbered higher than 122.

PSYCHOLOGY - Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits and exemption from Psychology 110 granted after successful completion (C- or better) of any Psychology course numbered in the 200’s.

SPANISH - Language: Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted; placement awarded into any course above Level 204; Language Requirement fulfilled. Literature: Score of 4 or 5: 6 credits granted and placement awarded into any course above Level 204; Language Requirement fulfilled.

International Baccalaureate

Carleton's policy for the 2000-2001 academic year on awarding credit for International Baccalaureate Higher level examinations is as follows:

ART - Studio Art (Drawing and General): Score of 6 or 7: 6 credits granted and placement may be awarded, but only after departmental review of the portfolio.

BIOLOGY - Score of 6 or 7: 6 credits granted. Introductory Biology consists of a two-term sequence (Biology 123, 124), and an IB score of 6 or 7 will allow placement directly into Biology 124. IB students with questions about placement can contact any member of the Biology faculty for further information.

CHEMISTRY - Score of 4: Placement is awarded into Chemistry 123 or 128. Score of 5, 6, or 7: 6 credits are granted and placement is awarded into Chemistry 230 or Chemistry 233. The Chemistry Department encourages students who place into Chemistry 233 to wait until at least the winter term of their first year to enroll.

ECONOMICS - Score of 6 or 7: 6 credits and exemption granted from Economics 110.

ENGLISH - Score of 5, 6, or 7: 6 credits granted. Score of 7: Writing Requirement fulfilled.

FRENCH - Score of 5, 6, or 7: 6 credits granted if student successfully fulfills the language requirement through the Carleton French placement exam.

GEOGRAPHY - No course credit offered.

GERMAN - Score of 5, 6, or 7: 6 credits granted if student successfully fulfills the language requirement through the Carleton German placement exam.

HISTORY - Score of 5, 6, or 7: 6 credits granted which count toward a History major.

LATIN - No course credit offered. Placement subject to Carleton Placement Exam.

MATHEMATICS - Score of 5, 6, or 7: credits are granted when a student successfully completes the course into which placement was awarded with a grade of C- or better. See the Department Chair for placement.

MUSIC - Score of 5, 6, or 7: 6 credits granted.

PHILOSOPHY - Score of 5, 6, or 7: 6 credits granted.

PHYSICS - Score of 5, 6, or 7: 6 credits granted (for Physics 112) and placement into more advanced courses will be determined individually upon consultation with Department.

PSYCHOLOGY - No course credit offered.

SPANISH - Score of 5, 6, or 7: 6 credits granted if student successfully fulfills the language requirement through the Carleton Spanish placement exam.

Maintained by Ann May
Last modified: Friday, 11-Aug-2000 16:16:35 CDT
by Mark F. Heiman, mheiman@carleton.edu