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Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2015-2016
ACADEMIC POLICY AND INFORMATION
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Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Credit
A student may earn up to 16 units in Advanced Placement (AP) or
International Baccalaureate (IB) credit. AP and/or IB scores accepted by
the College may be applied toward graduation requirements, including
the academic areas requirement, major or minor requirements (at the
discretion of the disciplinary faculty), or as free electives, but may not count
towards Explorations curriculum requirements. For each AP score accepted,
a notation of “AP” is entered on a student’s transcript along with the
Birmingham-Southern College courses for which he or she is given credit; for
each IB score accepted, a notation of “IB” is entered on a student’s transcript
along with the Birmingham-Southern College courses for which he or she
is given credit. All IB scores are for the higher-level exams unless otherwise
noted.
Advanced Placement Equivalences
Units
College
AP Score
Credited
Discipline
Accepted
Credit
Required
Course
Art (General)
1
1
4
AR 111
or AR 112
(submitted
portfolio)
(Drawing)
1
1
4
AR 150
(submitted
portfolio)
(Art History) 1
1
4
ARH 215
or ARH 216
Biology
1
1
4
BI 115
Chemistry
1
1
4
CH 120
Comparative
1
1
4
PS 238
Politics
Economics
2
1 (macro)
4
EC 201
1 (micro)
4
EC 202
English*
2
1 (gram)
5
EH 102
1 (lit)
5
EH 200
Environmental
1
1
4
ES 150
Studies