AP and IB Information for new students entering in Fall 2013
AP EXAM (see below
for IB exam info.)
SCORE
ENTRY ON TRANSCRIPT
and credit
PLACEMENT
2013-14 General
Education
Requirement
fulfilled
NOTES
Art History
4 or 5
AP Art History - 1.00
Check with Dept
ALS-A
Art - Studio (Drawing)
4 or 5
AP Studio Art - 1.00
Check with Dept
none
Art - Studio (2D)
4 or 5
AP Studio Art - 1.00
Check with Dept
none
Art - Studio (3D)
4 or 5
AP Studio Art - 1.00
Check with Dept
none
Scores of 4 or 5 give Art History major credit for Art 151
Counts as 1 course in Studio Art Major - only 1 credit total
given if multiple exams are taken
Counts as 1 course in Studio Art Major - only 1 credit total
given if multiple exams are taken
Counts as 1 course in Studio Art Major - only 1 credit total
given if multiple exams are taken
Biology
4 or 5
AP Biology - 1.00
Check with Department
SED
Counts as one Level I elective course in Biology Major. Only
one credit give if multiple exams are taken.
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
4 or 5
4 or 5
AP Calculus I - 1.00
AP Calculus I + II - 2.00
Math 126 OR 128*
Soph level math course
AQR
AQR
Calculus BC
Chemistry
3
5
AP Calculus I - 1.00
AP Chemistry - 1.00
Check with Dept
Check with Dept
AQR
SED
Chinese Language and Culture
Chinese Language and Culture
5
4
AP Chinese - 1.00*
AP Chinese - 1.00*
Chinese 251
Chinese 231 or higher
Dept determines placement
Dept determines placement
Credit awarded only if AB Subscore is 4 or 5. (Dept
determines placement)
none
*Upon successful completion (C or above) of Chinese 251 as
the first Chinese course taken at St. Olaf, credit will be
awarded for AP Chinese.
none
*Upon successful completion (C or above) of Chinese 231 as
the first Chinese course taken at St. Olaf, credit will be
awarded for AP Chinese.
Computer Science A
4 or 5
AP Computer Science - 1.00 Check with Dept
none
Computer Science AB
4 or 5
AP Computer Science - 1.00 Check with Dept
none
Econ - Macro
4 or 5
AP Economics Macro - 1.00*
Econ 121
HBS
Econ - Micro
4 or 5
AP Economics Micro - 1.00*
Econ 121
HBS
Scores of 3 see program director for placement.
*Score of 4 or 5 on Macro is equivalent to Econ 111. Credit
given for only one exam - Micro or Macro
*Score of 4 or 5 on Micro is equivalent to Econ 111. Credit
given for only one exam - Micro or Macro
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Econ - Micro & Macro
4 or 5
AP Econ Micro & Macro 1.00* Check with Dept
HBS
English Language/Comp
5
AP English - 1.00*
Check with Dept
FYW
English Literature/Comp
5
AP English Lit - 1.00*
AP Environmental Science 1.00
Check with Dept
FYW
Check with Dept
IST
Environmental Science
French Language
French Language
French Language
French Literature
4 or 5
5
5
4
4 or 5
AP French - 1.00*
AP French - 1.00*
Fr 25X
Fr 25X
none
*Upon successful completion (C or Above) of Fr 25x as the
first French course taken at St. Olaf, AP credit will be
awarded. (only 1 credit given if both Lang and Lit are taken)
none
none
*Upon successful completion (C or Above) of Fr 232 as the
first French course taken at St. Olaf, AP credit will be
awarded. (only 1 credit given if both Lang and Lit are taken)
*see notes for French Lang
none
1.0 elective credit awarded for AP, but not FOL. To fulfill FOL
in German, student must take a St. Olaf course at level 232
or above.
AP French 1.00*
AP French Lit 1.00*
Fr 232
Check with Dept
Department determines
placement
4 or 5
AP German - 1.00*
Govt/Pol - U.S.
4 or 5
Govt/Pol- Comp
4 or 5
AP U.S. Government. - 1.00 Check with Dept
AP Comparative Government 1.00
Check with Dept
Hist- U.S.
5
5
AP European History - 1.00
AP U.S. History - 1.00
Scores of 4 or 5 gives major credit for Envs 137
*If a student scores a '5' and places into 25X, student may
elect to take proficiency exam instead. Passing proficiency
exam will satisfy FOL; AP credit will award 1.0 elective credit
but not FOL.
German Language
Hist - Europe
*Scores of 4 or 5 on both Macro & Micro equivalent to Econ
121 but only 1 total credit given.
*Credit Awarded For Only One English AP Exam Not Both.
Lang/Comp or Lit/Comp only.
*Credit Awarded For Only One English AP Exam Not Both.
Lang/Comp or Lit/Comp only.
Check with Dept
Check with Dept
HBS
HBS
HWC
Although multiple AP History exams (score of 5) are accepted
for credit toward graduation, only 1 of these exams will count
toward the History major (as level I credit). Talk to the
Department Chair about which exam to count toward the
History major.
HWC
Although multiple AP History exams (score of 5) are accepted
for credit toward graduation, only 1 of these exams will count
toward the History major (as level I credit). Talk to the
Department Chair about which exam to count toward the
History major; U.S. exam counts as one course in the
American Studies major
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Hist- World
Human Geography
Italian Lang/Culture
Japanese Language and Culture
Japanese Language and Culture
Latin Literature
Latin Vergil
Music Theory
Physics B
Physics C Mech
Physics C E&M
Psychology
Spanish Language
Spanish Language
5
5
n/a
5
4
4 or 5
4 or 5
5
5
5
5
4 or 5
5
5
AP World History - 1.00
Check with Dept
AP Human Geography - 1.00 None
No credit given
AP Japanese - 1.00*
AP Japanese - 1.00*
AP Latin - 1.00*
AP Latin Vergil - 1.00*
AP Music Theory - 1.00
AP Physics B - 1.00
AP Physics-Mech C - 1.00
AP Physics C E&M - 1.00
AP Psychology - 1.00
AP Spanish - 1.00*
AP Spanish - 1.00*
Japanese 251
Japanese 231 or higher
Latin 231 or higher
Latin 231 or higher
Check with Dept
Check with Dept
Check with Dept
Check with Dept
Psych 130 or any 200 level
Psychology course except
Psych 230
MCG
none
Although multiple AP History exams (score of 5) are accepted
for credit toward graduation, only 1 of these exams will count
toward the History major (as level I credit). Talk to the
Department Chair about which exam to count toward the
History major.
Elective credit only
These exams are not accepted for credit
none
*Upon successful completion (C or above) of Japanese 251
as the first Japanse course taken at St. Olaf, credit will be
awarded for AP Japanese
none
*Upon successful completion (C or above) of Japanese 231
as the first Japanese course taken at St. Olaf, credit will be
awarded for AP Japanese
none
*Upon successful completion (C or Above) of Latin 231 as the
first Latin course taken at St. Olaf, credit awarded for Latin
112; upon successful completion of Latin 235, credit given for
231
none
*Upon successful completion (C or Above) of Latin 231 as the
first Latin course taken at St. Olaf, credit awarded for Latin
112; upon successful completion of Latin 235, credit given for
231
none
none
none
none
1 elective music credit (AP is not a substitute for the Music
Theory class. Music majors must be tested in Theory for
placement - see Dept. Chair)
AP lab portfolio review required for SED
AP lab portfolio review required for SED
AP lab portfolio review required for SED
HBS
No natural science GE fulfilled through AP Psych
Spanish 250
*If a student scores a '5' and places into 250, student may
elect to take proficiency exam instead. Passing proficiency
exam will satisfy FOL; AP credit will award 1.0 elective credit
but not FOL.
Spanish 250
*Upon successful completion of Spanish 250 as the first
Spanish course taken at St. Olaf, FOL will be awarded for the
St. Olaf course and elective credit will be awarded for the AP.
(only 1 credit given if both Lang and Lit are taken)
none
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Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
4
4 or 5
Statistics
3 or lower
Statistics
4 or 5
IB EXAM
IB Exam
Level
Accepted
Score
Language A1 - English
Language A2: Started Fall 2009; see below
Language A2, Classical Greek
Language A2, French
Language A2, French
Language A2, French
Language A2, German
HL - 5-7
HL - 5-7
HL - 7
HL - 7
HL - 6
HL 6 or 7
AP Spanish - 1.00*
AP Spanish Lit - 1.00*
No credit given
AP Statistics - 1.00
Students with scores of 3 or lower who wish to take statistics
at St. Olaf are advised to consider Stat 212 (or Stat 263 for
some Econ majors)
none
Check with Dept
Entry on Transcript - credit
Placement
IB English - 1.00
Check with Department
IB Classical Greek
none
none
Span 232
Check with Dept
*Upon successful completion of Spanish 232 as the first
Spanish course taken at St. Olaf, FOL will be awarded for the
St. Olaf course and elective credit will be awarded for the AP.
(only 1 credit given if both Lang and Lit are taken)
* See notes for Spanish lang
AQR
Scores of 4 or 5 earn credit for an introductory statistics class.
2012-13 General
Education
Requirement
fulfilled
Notes
FYW
*Upon successful completion (C or above) of Greek 231 as
the first Greek course taken at St. Olaf, major credit will be
awarded for 112; upon successful completion of 235 or
higher, major credit will be awarded for 231.
Greek 231 or higher
IB French - 1.00*
*If a student scores a '5' and places into 25X, student may
elect to take proficiency exam instead. Passing proficiency
exam will satisfy FOL; IB credit will award 1.0 elective credit
but not FOL.
IB French - 1.00*
FOL
*Upon successful completion of French 25x as the first
French course taken at St. Olaf, FOL will be awarded for the
St. Olaf course and elective credit will be awarded for the IB.
FOL
*Upon successful completion of French 232 as the first
French course taken at St. Olaf, FOL will be awarded for the
St. Olaf course and elective credit will be awarded for the IB.
none
1.0 elective credit awarded for IB, but not FOL. To fulfill FOL
in German, student must take a St. Olaf course at level 232
or above.
IB French - 1.00*
IB German - 1.00*
Department determines
placement
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Language A2, Latin
Language A2, Norwegian
HL - 5-7
HL - 5-7
IB Latin - 1.00*
IB Norwegian - 1.00*
Latin 231 or higher
Take placement test
none
*Upon successful completion (C or above) of Latin 231 as the
first Latin course taken at St. Olaf, credit will be awarded for
112; upon successful completion of 235 or higher, credit will
be awarded for 231.
none
*Upon successful completion (C or Above) of Norwegian 231,
232, or 253 as the first Norwegian course taken at St. Olaf, IB
credit will be awarded. (only 1 credit given if both Lang and Lit
are taken) FOL-N awarded for Norwegian 231 or above.
Language A2, Spanish
*If a student scores a '5' and places into 250, student may
elect to take proficiency exam instead. Passing proficiency
exam will satisfy FOL; IB credit will award 1.0 elective credit
but not FOL.
Language A2, Spanish
none
*Upon successful completion of Spanish 250 as the first
Spanish course taken at St. Olaf, FOL will be awarded for the
St. Olaf course and elective credit will be awarded for the IB.
*Upon successful completion of Spanish 232 as the first
Spanish course taken at St. Olaf, FOL will be awarded for the
St. Olaf course and elective credit will be awarded for the IB.
Language A2, Spanish
INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETY:
History: Africa
History: Americas
History: European
History: Hist East/So Asia/Oceana
History: Hist SE Asia/Mideast
Geography
Economics
Economics
HL - 7
Spanish 250
IB Spanish - 1.00*
Spanish 232
none
Not accepted
Not accepted
Not accepted
Not accepted
Not accepted
HL - 5-7
HL - 5
HL - 6-7
No Credit given
No Credit given
No Credit given
No Credit given
No Credit given
IB Geography - 1.00
IB Economics - 1.00
IB Economics - 1.00
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Check with Department
Econ 121
Check with Department
none
HBS
HBS
Philosophy
HL - 5-7
IB Philosophy - 1.00
none
Check with department about possible level I credit towards
the major.
Psychology
HL - 5-7
Check with Department
Psych 130 or any 200 level
Psychology course except
Psych 230
HBS
No natural science GE fulfilled through IB Psych
Check with Department
n/a
n/a
n/a
HBS
Social and Cultural Anthropology
Business and Management
Info. Technology in a Global Soc.
Islamic History
EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES:
HL - 6
IB Spanish - 1.00*
IB Psychology - 1.00
IB Sociology/Anthropology HL - 5-7
1.00
Not accepted No Credit given
Not accepted No Credit given
Not accepted No Credit given
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IB 5-6 - Bio 126; IB 7 - check
with department
Check with Department
SED
none
IB: Physics - 1.00
HL not
available - Not
accepted
No Credit given
Check with Department
none
Not accepted No Credit given
n/a
Biology
Chemistry
HL - 5-7
HL - 5-7
Physics
HL - 5-7
Environmental Systems
Design Technology
MATHEMATICS-COMP. SCIENCE:
Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematical Methods
Mathematical Studies
Computer science
HL - 5-7
SL - 5-7
IB: Biology - 1.00
IB: Chemistry - 1.00
IB: Mathematics HL - 1.00*
IB: Mathematics SL - 1.00*
HL not
available - Not
accepted
No Credit given
HL not
available - Not
accepted
No Credit given
Not accepted No Credit given
no lab credit awarded; IB Portfolio review required for SED
n/a
Check with Department
Check with Department
AQR
AQR
*additional 1 credit may be awarded depending upon
"optional" topic covered.
n/a
n/a
n/a
ARTS:
Visual Arts
HL - 5-7
IB: Visual Arts - 1.00
Check with Department
none
Music
HL - 5-7
IB: Music - 1.00
Check with Department
none
Theatre Arts
HL - 5-7
IB: Theatre - 1.00
Check with Department
none
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