Advanced Placement Tests and College Credit Policies

The following is a statement for the College's policies with regard to Advanced Placement credit. For some courses, Le Moyne College makes its decision to accept AP credit based solely on the test score. However, in many cases the department chooses to review the test results directly. The company that develops, administers and grades the AP exams, educational Testing Services (ETS), has changed its procedures. Students must now formally request the test booklet, pay a fee to ETS to have the booklet sent to them, and send or bring the booklet to the appropriate chairperson. That will be your responsibility. Also, since test booklets are not held indefinitely by ETS, you should request them at the earliest possible time if a Department review is necessary. Expect a two-week delay. Contact the Registrars office 315-445-4455 if you want to discuss these procedures.

Accounting	No AP credit will be given
Biology	AP scores of 3 and above will be reviewed by the chair
Chemistry	AP scores of 3 and 4 will be given Science Core credit (not to be used to replace a specific course); fives must be reviewed by the Chair to determine whether credit for CHM 101 will be given
Economics	There are two AP tests, Microeconomics (ECO 113) and Macroeconomics (ECO 114); fours and fives will receive credit for the appropriate course; threes must be reviewed by the chair.
English	There are two AP tests; Language and Composition and Language and Literature. AP scores of three will receive free elective credit (not English credit); fours and fives will receive credit for ENG 200.
Fine Arts	There are two AP tests, Music and Art; scores of 5 will receive credit for ART 309 (Survey of Art and Music); fours and threes must be reviewed by Chairs
Foreign Languages	There are two tests. AP scores of four and five in Language will receive credit for 201, Intermediate Conversation and Composition I; AP scores of four and five in Literature will receive credit for 203, Introduction to Literature; threes will receive no credit.
History	AP scores of three will receive History elective credit (not to be used to replace a specific course); fours and fives will receive replacement credit for either HST 101/103 or HST 211 (American History Survey)
Mathematics	AP scores in Statistics or Computer Science of three and above must be reviewed by the Chair. There are two AP tests for Calculus, AB and BC. AP scores of three in the AB exam will receive credit for MTH 122; fives will receive credit for MTH 145; fours must be reviewed by the Chair. AP scores of three in the BC exam must be reviewed by the Chair to determine whether credit for MTH 145 will be given; fours will receive credit for MTH 145, but must be reviewed by the Chair to determine whether credit for MTH 146 also will be given; fives will receive credit for both MTH 145 and MTH 146. (for Business Administration majors, scores of three of above on either exam will allow the MTH 120 requirement to be waived. No credit will be awarded)
Physics	AP scores of three and above must be reviewed by the Chair.
Political Science	AP scores of three will receive Political Science elective credit (not to be used to replace a specific course); fives will receive replacement credit for PSC 101; fours must be reviewed by the Chair
Psychology	AP scores of four and five will receive credit for Introductory Psychology (PSY 101); threes must be reviewed by the Chair.

Updated 6/01