Advanced Placement (Entering Summer 2008 or Before)

The following information is intended for students entering through the Summer of 2008.

See also: Fall 2008 and beyond or return to the Advanced Credit main page.

After completing an Advanced Placement course, high school students have the option of paying a fee to take the appropriate examination. Test scores determine the type and number of credits the UO can award. Follow this link for ordering instructions.

The following AP scores generate university credit:

Exam	Score	Credit	UO Course Equivalent	Satisfies Group Requirements
Art History	4 or 5	12	ARH 204, 205, 206	A&L
Biology	3 4 or 5	12 12	Biology (three courses) BI 211 plus two Biology courses	SC SC
Calculus AB	3 4 or 5	4 8	MATH 251 MATH 251, 252	SC, BS Math SC, BS Math
Calculus BC	3 4 or 5	8 12	MATH 251, 252 MATH 251, 252, 253	SC, BS Math SC, BS Math
Calculus BC with AB subscore	3 4 or 5	4 8	MATH 251 MATH 251, 252	SC, BS Math SC, BS Math
Chemistry¹	3, 4, or 5	12	CH 221, 222, 223	SC
Computer Science A	4 or 5	4	CIS 210	SC, BS Math
Computer Science AB	3 4 or 5	4 8	CIS 210 CIS 210, 211	SC, BS Math SC, BS Math
Economics: Macroeconomics	3, 4, or 5	4	EC 202	SS
Economics: Microeconomics	3, 4, or 5	4	EC 201	SS
English Language and Composition	3 4 or 5	4 8	WR 121 WR 121, 122	COMP COMP
English Literature and Composition	3 4 5	12 16 20	ENG 104, 105, 106 ENG 104, 105, 106, WR 121 ENG 104, 105, 106, WR 121, 122	A&L A&L, COMP A&L, COMP
Environmental Science	3, 4, or 5	4	ENVS 202	SC
European History	3, 4, or 5	8	HIST 102, 103	SS
French Language	3 4 or 5	8 12	FR 201, 202 FR 203, 301, 303	A&L A&L, BA Lang
French Literature²	3 4 or 5	8 12	FR 201, 202 FR 203, 301, 319	A&L A&L, BA Lang
German Language³	3 4 or 5	12 16	GER 201, 202, 203 GER 203, 311, 312, 313	A&L, BA Lang A&L, BA Lang
German Literature³	3 4 or 5	12 16	GER 201, 202, 203 GER 203, 360, 361, 362	A&L, BA Lang A&L, BA Lang
Government and Politics: United States Comparative	3, 4, or 5 3, 4, or 5	4 4	PS 201 PS 204	SS SS
Human Geography	3, 4, or 5	4	GEOG 142	SS, IC
Italian Language and Culture	3 4 or 5	8 credits 12 credits	ITAL 201, 202 ITAL 203, 301, 303	A&L A&L, BA Lang
Japanese Language and Culture	3 4 or 5	10 credits 15 credits	JPN 201, 202 JPN 203, 301, 302	A&L A&L, BA Lang
Latin: Vergil	3, 4, or 5	4	LAT 302	A&L
Latin: Literature	3, 4, or 5	4	LAT 303	A&L, BA Lang
Music Theory	4 or 5	12	MUS 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136	Elective
Physics B⁴	3 4 or 5	8 12	PHYS 201. 202 PHYS 201, 202, 203	SC SC
Physics C⁴ Electricity Mechanics	3 4 or 5 3 4 or 5	4 4 4 4	PHYS 203 PHYS 253 PHYS 201 PHYS 251	SC SC SC SC
Psychology	3, 4, or 5	8	PSY 201 PSY 202	SC SS
Spanish Language⁵	3 4 or 5	8 12	SPAN 201, 202 SPAN 203, 301, 303	A&L A&L, BA Lang
Spanish Literature⁵	3 4 or 5	8 12	SPAN 201, 202 SPAN 203, 301, 317	A&L A&L, BA Lang
Statistics	3, 4, or 5	4	MATH 243	SC
US History	3, 4, or 5	8	HIST 202, 203	SS
World History	3, 4, or 5	8	HIST 105, 106	SS, IC

Notes for Advanced Placement:

1	Students should complete CH 227, 228, 229 (labs) prior to organic chemistry or should complete honors chemistry 224, 225, 226 with labs 237, 238, 239 prior to organic chemistry
2	If both French literature and language tests are passed with scores of 4 or 5, the student will earn 16 total credits. Credit cannot be given twice for the same course.
3	If both German literature and language tests are passed with scores of 4 or 5, the student will earn 16 total credits. Credit cannot be given twice for the same course.
4	No lab credit is awarded so science and health profession students should discuss with their advisers the desirability of completing PHYS 251, 252, 253 and accompanying labs or of proceeding to next appropriate level of physics.
5	If both Spanish literature and language tests are passed with 4 or 5, the student will earn 16 total credits. Credit cannot be given twice for the same course.

Key to Group Requirements:

A&L	Arts and Letters Group Satisfying
SS	Social Science Group Satisfying
SC	Science Group Satisfying
COMP	Composition (written English requirements)
BS Math	Counts toward the Bachelor of Science Mathematics requirement
BA Lang	Satisfies the Bachelor of Arts Foreign Language requirement

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