Advanced Placement
For those who have taken Advanced Placement Tests through College Board, the University will grant appropriate credit; course waivers and credit are determined by the test grade and existing University policy. These credits may apply to major, minor, elective or some of the core curriculum requirements and will be recorded on the University transcript with a grade of Pass (P) when the official report is received from College Board. Generally, AP grades of three or better will receive University course credit. The AP credit policy can be found below or at the following web address.
https://inside.msmary.edu/registrar/documents/ap-credit-policy.pdf
| AP Course / Exam |
Score Required |
Hours of Credit Given |
Course Waiver Given |
Core, Major or General Elective |
| Studio Art: Drawing |
4 |
3 |
None |
Elective |
| African American Studies |
3 |
3 |
SOC 121 |
Major |
| Art 2D Design |
4 |
3 |
FAAR 108 |
Major |
| Art 3D Design |
4 |
3 |
FAAR 111 |
Major |
| Art History |
4 |
3 |
FAAR 204 |
Major |
| Biology |
4 |
8 |
BIOL 110, BIOL 111 |
Major; Core |
| Calculus AB |
3 |
4 |
MATH 247 |
Major |
| Calculus BC |
3 |
8 |
MATH 247, MATH 248 |
Major |
| Chemistry |
4 |
8 |
CHEM 101, CHEM 102 |
Major; Core |
| Computer Science A |
3 |
3 |
CMSCI 125 |
Major |
| Macroeconomics |
3 |
3 |
ECON 101 |
Major; Core SS |
| Microeconomics |
3 |
3 |
ECON 102 |
Major; Core SS |
| English Lit / Comp |
4 |
3 |
ENGL 100 |
Major |
| English Lang / Comp |
4 |
3 |
COMM 101 |
Major; Elective |
| Environmental Science |
4 or 5 |
4 |
4 = GNSCI 106; 5 = BIOL 225 |
Major; Core |
| Foreign Language |
4 or 5 |
3 or 6 |
4 = 201; 5 = 201, 202 |
Major; Core |
| Human Geography |
3 |
3 |
GEOG 200 |
General Elective; Major |
| Govt & Politics (US) |
3 |
3 |
PSCI 100 |
Major; Core SS |
| Govt & Politics (Comp) |
4 |
3 |
PSCI 206 |
Major |
| European History |
3 or 4 |
3 |
3 = HIST 222; 4 = WCIV 201 |
Major; Core |
| US History |
3 or 4 |
3 |
3 = HIST 297; 4 = AMER 202 |
Major; Core |
| World History |
3 |
3 |
HIST 299 |
Major |
| Music Theory |
4 |
3 |
FAMU 100 |
Major |
| Physics 1 |
4 |
4 |
PHYS 101 |
Major; Core |
| Physics 2 |
4 |
4 |
PHYS 102 |
Major; Core |
| Physics C – Mech |
4 |
4 |
PHYS 201 |
Major; Core |
| Physics C – Elec / Magn |
4 |
4 |
PHYS 202 |
Major; Core |
| Psychology |
3 |
3 |
PSYCH 100 |
Major; Core SS |
| Research |
3 |
3 |
None |
Elective |
| Seminar |
3 |
3 |
None |
Elective |
| Statistics |
3 |
3 |
MATH 105 |
Major |
| Comp Sci Prin |
X |
No Credit Given |
X |
X |
Students who receive a score of 5 may opt to continue the study of the language at the 300 level and be eligible for six additional credits of prior learning.
To students who have achieved scores of 4 or higher, Mount St. Mary’s awards credit for higher level exams only. Actual distribution of credit will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Office of the Registrar.
| CLEP Exam Name |
Score Required |
Hours of Credit Given |
| Business Exams |
|
|
| Financial Accounting |
50 |
3 |
| Information Systems |
50 |
3 |
| Introductory Business Law |
50 |
3 |
| Principles of Management |
50 |
3 |
| Principles of Marketing |
50 |
3 |
| Composition and Literature Exams |
|
|
| American Literature |
50 |
3 |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature |
50 |
3 |
| College Composition |
50 |
6 |
| College Composition Modular |
50 |
6 |
| English Literature |
50 |
3 |
| History and Social Science Exams |
|
|
| American Government |
50 |
3 |
| History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 |
50 |
3 |
| History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present |
50 |
3 |
| Human Growth and Development |
50 |
3 |
| Introduction to Educational Psychology |
50 |
3 |
| Introductory Psychology |
50 |
3 |
| Introductory Sociology |
50 |
3 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics |
50 |
3 |
| Principles of Microeconomics |
50 |
3 |
| Social Sciences and History |
50 |
3 |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 |
50 |
3 |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present |
50 |
3 |
| Science and Mathematics Exams |
|
|
| Biology |
50 |
4 |
| Calculus |
50 |
3 |
| Chemistry |
50 |
4 |
| College Algebra |
50 |
3 |
| College Mathematics |
62 |
3 |
| Natural Sciences |
X |
No Credit Given |
| Precalculus |
50 |
4 |
| World Languages Exams |
|
|
| French Language Level I |
50 |
4 |
| French Language Level II |
59 |
4 |
| German Language Level I |
50 |
4 |
| German Language Level II |
60 |
4 |
| Spanish Language Level I |
50 |
4 |
| Spanish Language Level II |
63 |
4 |
| Spanish with Writing Level I |
X |
No Credit Given |
| Spanish with Writing Level II |
X |
No Credit Given |
Students who place at the intermediate (201) or advanced (300/400) level of language study on entering Mount St. Mary’s may receive credit for their prior learning.
Students may receive credits for prior learning for each language in which they place at the intermediate or advanced level. Students receiving credit for prior foreign language learning will not be assessed an additional tuition charge. Prior Learning credits may be counted toward both the major and minor in that language.
Such credit will be awarded as follows:
- A student who places at the intermediate level and who earns a C+ or better in a 202-level foreign language course taken at Mount St. Mary’s will receive six credits (three for the course and three for prior learning).
- A student who places at the advanced level and who earns a C+ or better in the first 300- or 400-level foreign language course taken at Mount St. Mary’s will receive nine credits (three for the course and six for prior learning).
- Prior learning credits are evaluated and applied to the students’ transcripts in the semester following completion of requirements.
The following limitations apply:
- Students may receive such credit only once for each language.
- Students who withdraw from a 202-level or first advanced course in a particular language forfeit the possibility in the future of earning credits for prior learning in that language.
- Students may not receive credit for prior learning if they have received foreign language credit via a course not taken at Mount St. Mary’s.
- Students must take these courses within 48 credits of attempted Mount credit.
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