Special Admission
Advanced Placement
The College Board
Applicants may take advantage of the Advanced Placement Program of the
College Board, which has encouraged the establishment of college level
courses in high school. The A.P. Program offers placement examinations
in a variety of subject fields each spring. Information about these
examinations may be obtained through the high school or by addressing
the Advanced Placement Program, College Board, Box 977, Princeton, N.
J. 08541, or at its website www.collegeboard.com.
The following table shows current departmental practice regarding the
Advanced Placement (AP) Tests in the subjects examined. Course credit
given to advanced placement courses will satisfy divisional requirements
of the JCU Core course equivalent. Core special designations (D, R,
S, or W) are not awarded to advanced placement courses.
| AP Test |
Minimum Score Required
for Credit |
Semester Hours |
Course Credit |
| Art History |
4 |
3 |
AH 101 |
| Biology |
3-4
5 |
4
8 |
BL 112, 112L
BL 155-158 |
| Biology/Environmental Science |
3-5 |
4 |
BL 109, 109L |
| Chemistry |
4
5 |
3
6 |
CH elective
CH elective |
| Computer Science AB |
3
4 |
3
6 |
CS 211
CS 211, 212 |
| Computer Science A |
3 |
3 |
CS 211 |
| Economics Micro |
3 |
3 |
EC 201 |
| Economics Macro |
3 |
3 |
EC 202 |
| English Lang. & Comp. |
4 |
6 |
EN 111-112 |
| English Lit. & Comp. |
4 |
6 |
EN 111-112 |
| French |
3 |
6 |
FR201-202 |
| German |
3 |
6 |
GR 201-202 |
| Government & Politics U.S. |
4 |
3 |
PO 101 |
| Government & Politics Comp. |
4 |
3 |
PO 102 |
| History, European |
4 |
6 |
HS 201-202 |
| History, U.S. |
4 |
6 |
HS 211-212 |
| Latin |
3 |
3 |
LT 232 |
| Mathematics AB |
3
4 |
4
8 |
MT 135
MT 135-136 |
| Mathematics BC |
3 |
8 |
MT 135-136 |
| Physics B |
3
4 |
3
6 |
PH elective
PH 125-126 |
| Physics C-Mech. |
3
5 |
3
3 |
PH 125
PH 215 |
| Physics E&M |
3
5 |
3
3 |
PH 126
PH 126 |
| Psychology |
4 |
3 |
PS 101 |
| Spanish |
3 |
6 |
SP 201-202 |
| Statistics |
3 |
3 |
MT 122 |
Institutional
Applicants who have not taken the Advanced Placement Tests
but have attained a superior level of academic performance in high school
will be permitted, on nationally normed examinations selected by the
university, to demonstrate competence in English composition, history,
languages at the intermediate level, mathematics, and science.
Degree credit is not given on the basis of such tests,
but certain basic course requirements may be waived for students demonstrating
high achievement. These students will be eligible to enroll in more
advanced courses.
