{"id":711,"date":"2010-08-26T20:21:33","date_gmt":"2010-08-26T20:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub-dev.bates.edu\/ras\/?page_id=711"},"modified":"2026-02-23T14:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:12:01","slug":"advanced-placement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/academic-record\/non-bates-credit\/advanced-placement\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Placement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Students may be granted Bates credit according to the chart below upon receipt of an official Advanced Placement exam score report from The College Board.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A maximum of 4.0 non-Bates credits, including Advanced Placement credit, may be awarded. Approved program credit earned through the Center for Global Education does not count towards this limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order for credit to be awarded, students must request that The College Board send their official scores to Bates. To do this, contact <a href=\"https:\/\/apscore.collegeboard.org\/scores\">The College Board<\/a> through their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegeboard.com\/student\/testing\/ap\/exgrd_rep.html\">testing website<\/a> or mailing address: The College Board P.O. Box 6671, Princeton, NJ 08541-6671.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bates College \u2013 College Board Code: 3076<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AP Equivalent Chart<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Credit awards are based on the following equivalencies. See below for General Education questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>TEST<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Score of 3<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Score of 4<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Score of 5<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Art History<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Art Studio Drawing<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Art Studio General<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Art Studio 3D Design<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Biology<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chinese<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chemistry<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>107A-108A<\/td><td>107A-108A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Computer Science A<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Computer Science AB<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Economics \u2013 Micro<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>150<\/td><td>150<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Economics \u2013 Macro<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>150<\/td><td>150<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>English Language<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>English Literature<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Environmental Science<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>French Language<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>French Literature<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Human Geography<\/td><td>None<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>German Language<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Government &amp; Politics \u2013 US<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Government &amp; Politics \u2013 Comp.<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>History \u2013 American<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>History \u2013 European<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>History \u2013 World<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Italian<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Japanese<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Latin \u2013 Vergil<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Latin \u2013 Literature<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mathematics \u2013<br>Calculus AB<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>105 (Math)**<\/td><td>105 (Math)**<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mathematics \u2013<br>Calculus BC \u2013AB subscore<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>105 (Math)**<\/td><td>105 (Math)**<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mathematics \u2013<br>Calculus BC<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>105-106 (Math)**<\/td><td>105-106 (Math)**<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Music \u2013 Listen &amp; Lit<\/td><td><em>student must see department chair<\/em><\/td><td><em>student must see department chair<\/em><\/td><td><em>student must see department chair<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Music Theory<\/td><td><em>student must see department chair<\/em><\/td><td><em>student must see department chair<\/em><\/td><td><em>student must see department chair<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Physics 1<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Physics 2<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Physics C Mechanics<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Physics C Elec &amp; Mag.<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(Both C tests)<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>107 &amp; 1 unspecified<\/td><td>107 &amp; 1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Psychology<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>101<\/td><td>101<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spanish Language<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spanish Literature<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Statistics<\/td><td>none<\/td><td>Math 101*<\/td><td>Math 101*<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Credit awarded as \u201cUnspecified\u201d counts towards the 32.0 credits needed for graduation but does not satisfy any major, minor or general education requirements unless noted in the Catalog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Students may seek Economics credit instead of Mathematics. Contact the Registrar\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>**Credit may not be earned for both the Calculus AB and BC tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General Education:<br><\/strong>Advanced Placement credit may only count if the credit awarded is accepted as a direct equivalent to a specific Bates course. Unspecified credit awarded without an equivalency may not count. 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