Advanced Placement Equivalents

Advanced Placement Policy

These policies (see the table of advanced placement equivalents) are in effect for students entering Ithaca College in the 1999-2000 academic year. They are subject to change at any time.
In the School of Humanities and Sciences general elective credit is department specific and may be used to meet distribution requirements. No advanced placement credit, either general elective or course- specific, may be used to meet general education requirements. See p. 126, "General Education Requirement" in the School of Humanities and Sciences.
For additional information about Ithaca College's advanced placement policies, contact Lorie Holmes-VanDusen in the Office of the Registrar, 220 Job Hall, phone 607-274-3127. Ithaca College's ETS School Code is 2325. Scores must be sent directly to the Office of the Registrar, 220 Job Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14850-7013 before credit is granted.

Advanced Placement Equivalents In all schools a score of 3 will be awarded 6 credits of general elective credit with exceptions in exams for psychology, mathematics, computer science, environmental science, government & politics, micro and macro economics, statistics and music.
Examination	Score	Equivalent	Credit
Studio Art - General	4,5	326-1xxxx Art elective	6
Studio Art - Drawing	4,5	326-13000 Introduction to Drawing 326-1xxxx Art elective	3 3
History of Art	4,5	376-11700 Survey of Western Art I 376-11800 Survey of Western Art II	3 3
Biology	4	303-1xxxx Biology elective	8
Biology	5	303-1xxxx Biology elective May receive course-specific credit provided there is evidence of a laboratory component and a passing score on a dept. exam	8
Chemistry	4	304-1xxxx Chemistry elective 304-12100 Principles of Chemistry	4 4
Chemistry	5	304-1xxxx Chemistry elective 304-12100 Principles of Chemistry 304-12200 Principles of Chemistry	1 4 3
Computer Science A	4,5	312-17100 Principles of Computing Science I	4
Computer Science AB	4	312-17100 Principles of Computing Science I	4
Computer Science AB	5	312-17100 Principles of Computing Science I 312-17400 Principles of Computing Science II	4 4
Economics - Macro	4,5	306-12100 Principles of Macroeconomics	3
Economics - Micro	4,5	306-12200 Principles of Microeconomics	3
English Literature/ Composition or English Language/ Composition	3	377-1xxxx Writing elective 307-1xxxx English elective (Advanced Placement is granted for only one English exam).	3 3
English Literature/ Composition or English Language/ Composition	4,5	377-1xxxx Writing elective 307-1xxxx English elective (Advanced placement is granted for only one English exam. May receive course-specific credit (377-10700 in place of 377-1xxxx) when a score of 1 or 2 is achieved in the IC Writing Placement examination.)	3 3
Environmental Science	3,4,5	303-1xxxx Biology elective	3
French Language	4,5	308-30100 Spoken and Written Communication I 308-3xxxx French elective	3 3
French Literature	4,5	308-31300 Introduction to French Literature to 1715 308-3xxxx French elective	3 3
Gov't & Politics: U.S.	3	310-1xxxx Politics elective	3
Gov't & Politics: U.S.	4,5	310-10100 U.S. Politics	3
Gov't & Politics: Comparative	3	310-1xxxx Politics elective	3
Gov't & Politics: Comparative	4,5	310-12800 International Relations	3
German	4,5	309-30100 Spoken and Written Communication in German I 309-3xxxx German elective (level 3)	3 3
History: U.S.	4,5	311-11100 United States History to 1865 311-11200 United States History since 1865	3 3
European History	4,5	311-10200 Modern Western Civilization (but not 311-10100) 311-1xxxx History elective	3 3
Latin	4,5	317-1xxxx Latin elective	6
Math/Calc AB	3,4,5	313-11100 Calculus I	4
Math/Calc BC	3,4,5	313-11100 Calculus I 313-11200 Calculus II	4 4
Music Theory/ Sightsinging	4,5	551-1xxxx Music Theory	2
Music Literature		To be determined after review
Physics B	4,5	315-10100 Introduction to Physics I 315-10200 Introduction to Physics II	4 4
Physics C	4,5	315-11700 Princ. of Physics I: Mechanics 315-11800 Principles of Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism	4 4
Psychology	4,5	330-10300 General Psychology	3
Spanish Language	4,5	318-32300 Spanish Oral Practice I 318-32400 Spanish Oral Practice II	3 3
Spanish Literature	4,5	318-26100 Introduction to Spanish Lit. I 318-26200 Introduction to Spanish Lit. II	3 3
Statistics	3,4,5	313-24300 Statistics	3

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