2008-2009 ADVANCED PLACEMENT POLICY STATEMENT

Subject/Exam

AP Score

Credit

Equivalent Courses*

Additional Information

Biology

5

1 unit

n/a

 

Chemistry

4 or 5

1 unit

CHEM 0103

Placement in CHEM 0107 recommended.

Computer Science A

4 or 5

1 unit

CSCI 0101

 

Computer Science AB

4 or 5

1 unit

CSCI 0201

 

Economics

 

 

 

 

Macro

4

1 unit

ECON 0150

Must complete ECON 0250 with B- or better to receive credit.

 

5

1 unit

ECON 0150

 

Micro

4

1 unit

ECON 0155

Must complete ECON 0255 with B- or better to receive credit.

 

5

1 unit

ECON 0155

 

English & American Lits.

4 or 5

1 unit

n/a

Only one English exam will receive credit; this cannot be used toward the English major.

Environmental Studies

5

1 unit

ENVS 0112

French

(Lang. or Lit.)

4 or 5

1 unit

n/a

Must complete FREN 0210 or above with a B- or better to receive credit. FREN 0210 or above must be the first French course taken. Only one French exam will receive credit.

Geography

 

 

 

 

Human Geography

5

1 unit

n/a

 

German

4 or 5

1 unit

n/a

Must complete an advanced German course, GRMN 0300 or higher, in the department, taught in German, with a grade of B or better to receive credit.

History

 

 

 

 

European

4 or 5

1 unit

n/a

 

U.S.

4 or 5

1 unit

n/a

 

World

4 or 5

1 unit

n/a

 

History of Art

4 or 5

1 unit

HARC 0100

 

Latin (Classics Dept.)

4 or 5

1 unit

n/a

Must complete Latin course (CLAS 0201 level or above) with grade of B or better to receive credit towards graduation (not the major). Note: No more than one course credit will be granted, whether the student presents one or two AP exams.

Mathematics

 

 

 

 

Calculus AB

4 or 5

1 unit

MATH 0121

 

Calculus BC

4 or 5

2 units

MATH 0121 and MATH 0122

 

Calculus BC

3 or AB subscore of 4 or 5

1 unit

MATH 0121

 

Statistics

4 or 5

1 unit

MATH 0116 PSYC 0201

ECON 0210

 

Music Theory

4 or 5

1 unit

n/a

Must complete the MUSC 0109 Departmental Exam Equivalent with a C or better to receive credit. Note: It is not possible to place out of MUSC 0209 or 0210 with AP credit.

Physics

 

 

 

Physics B

4 or 5

1 unit

n/a

 

Physics C (Mechanics)

4 or 5

1 unit

PHYS 0109

 

Physics C (Electricity &

Magnetism)

4 or 5

1 unit

PHYS 0110

 

Political Science

 

 

 

 

Gov’t & Politics: U.S.

4 or 5

1 unit

PSCI 0104

Only one AP can be used toward the course requirements for the political science major.

Gov’t & Politics: Comparative

4 or 5

1 unit

PSCI 0103

Psychology

4 or 5

1 unit

PSYC 0105

n/a

Spanish (Lang./Lit.)

4 or 5

1 unit

n/a

Must complete Spanish course at the 0300 level or above to receive credit. Only one Spanish exam will receive credit.

*Students who choose to take a course equivalent to the AP exam noted on the Policy will forfeit the related AP credit.

· A maximum of 5 advanced placement credits may be used to anticipate course work at Middlebury. AP credits applied toward graduation will be counted toward the 16-course limit in the department granting the credit unless the department specifically states that the credits do not count toward the major. AP credits do not fulfill distribution requirements. Official AP Score reports must be reported to Middlebury College no later than the end of the student’s second semester.