Advanced Placement and Advanced Credit

Adrian College is a participant in the Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board. Combined Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate credit may not exceed 90 credit hours when combined with transfer credit from either two-year and four-year colleges and universities.

A score of 4 or 5 on an Advanced Placement examination may qualify a student for advanced placement and advanced credit. Credit may also be granted for scores of 5 or higher on the high- level subject exams of the International Baccalaureate Program. In certain areas, a student may have to discuss the course, approaches, and performance with the appropriate department chairperson.  

For Modern Languages, students scoring in the 5 to 7 range will receive 4 to 8 credit hours at the Intermediate (200) level. Combined Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate credit may not exceed 30 credit hours and credit will not be granted for scores from two programs which appear to be equivalent.  Students placing into a 300-level modern language course on the campus administered placement examination will be awarded 4 hours of credit for the Level IV course (MLCF202, MLCJ202 or MLCS202) at the completion of the 300-level course with a grade of C or better. This rule does not apply to students who have already received equivalency credit due to a 4 or 5 score on the Advanced Placement (AP) exam.

The mathematics department awards 4 hours of credit for MATH135 to students who place into MATH205 and receive a grade of B- or higher in the course. In addition, students may be placed, without advanced credit, in higher level courses in biology, communication arts and sciences, and mathematics at the discretion of the department.

Advanced Placement (AP) Credit