2012 Advanced Placement (AP) Program

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Advanced Placement Program (APP)

Cutoff Scores, Placement Messages, and Credit Policies for 2012-2013

Proficiency credit is awarded on the basis of sufficiently high scores in 30 AP exams and is subject to change upon annual review. The policies below apply to all students entering Illinois in Summer 2012, Fall 2012, or Spring 2013.

The University of Illinois recognizes the value of the Advanced Placement (AP) Program and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme. Students should be aware that there are times when it is in their best interest to take the Urbana course that corresponds to the AP or IB credit instead of accepting the test-based credit. You may be better prepared for the rigors of the subsequent course in the sequence if you decline this credit and take the course. Students are able to consult with their academic advisors during Registration in order to determine what will be most appropriate for their individual plan of study.

Questions? Contact "Placement & Proficiency" staff by emailing pnp@illinois.edu or by calling 217-244-4437 during business hours.

APP Exam	Score	Course Credited	Credit hour	Placement
Biology	5	Integrative Biology 150 and Molecular and Cell Biology 150	8	-
Calculus AB	1	None	0	Math 220
	Engineering students only: 2 or 3	None	0	Math 221
	Other colleges: 2 or 3	None	0	Math 220 or 221; consult with advisor
	Engineering students only: 4 or 5	Math 220	5	Math 231 Section BL1 (or CL1) with concurrent enrollment in Math 299 CRN 50014 (or CRN 50015)
	Other colleges: 4 or 5	Math 220	5	Math 231
Calculus BC	Engineering students only: 1 or 2	None	0	Math 221
	Other colleges: 1 or 2	None	0	Math 220 or 221; consult with advisor
	Engineering students only: 3 with an AV subscore of 1,2, or 3	none	0	Math 221
	Other colleges: 3 with an AB subscore of 1,2, or 3	None	0	Math 221 or 220; consult with advisor
	Engineering students only: 3 with an AB subscore of 4 or 5	Math 220	5	Math 231 Section BL1 (or CL1) with concurrent enrollment in Math 299 CRN 50014 (or CRN 50015)
	Other colleges: 3 with an AB subscore of 4 or 5	Math 220	5	Math 231
	Engineering students only: 4	Math 220 Math 231	5 3	Placed into Math 231 Section BL1 (or CL1) with concurrent enrollment in Math 299 CRN 50015 (or CRN 50015); Consult with an advisor whether to accept the Math 231 AP credit or take the Math 231 course
	Other colleges: 4	Math 220 Math 231	5 3	Math 241
	5	Math 220 Math 231	5 3	Math 241
Chemistry	3	Chem 102 (lecture only)	3	Chem lab 103; Chem 104; consult with advisor
Chemistry	4 or 5	Chem 102 (lecture only) & Chem 104 (lecture only)	6	Chem labs 103 and 105; Chem 222-223 or Chem 232 or Chem 236; consult with advisor
Chinese	4	Chinese 203 and 204	10	Chinese 305
Chinese	5	Chinese 203 and 204	10	Consult with advisor
Computer Science A	3	Computer Science 105	3
Computer Science A	4 or 5	Computer Science 101	3
Economics: Macro	4 or 5	Economics 103	3
Economics: Micro	4 or 5	Economics 102	3
English Language & Composition	4 or 5	Rhetoric 105	4	Fulfilled Comp I requirement
English Literature & Composition	4 or 5	Rhetoric 105 and English 110	7	Fulfilled Comp I requirement
Environmental Science	4 or 5	NRES 102	3
European History	4 or 5	History 142	3
French Language & Culture	3	French 103 and 104	8	FR 205 or FR 207
	4	French 103, 104, and 205	10	FR 207
	5	French 103, 104, 205, and 207	13	FR 208
German Language & Culture	3	German 103 and 104	8
German Language & Culture	4 or 5	German 103, 104, and 211	11
Government: Comparative	5	Political Science 240	3	PS 241
Government: U.S.	4 or 5	Political Science 101	3	PS 100
Human Geography	4 or 5	GGIS 104	4
Italian Language & Culture	5	Italian 103 and 104	8	ITAL 210
Japanese Language & Culture	4	Japanese 203 and 204	10	Japanese 305
Japanese Language & Culture	5	Japanese 203 and 204	10	Consult with advisor
Latin Vergil	3	Latin 103 and 104	8	LAT 301
Latin Vergil	4 or 5	Latin 103 and 104; and 3 hours for Latin 199	11	LAT 301
Music Theory	5	Music 101	2
Physics B	4 or 5	Physics 101 and 102	10
Physics C: Mechanics	5	Physics 211	4
Physics C: Elec & Mag	5	Physics 212	4
Psychology	5	Psychology 100	4
Spanish Language	4 or 5	Spanish 141, 200, and 204	10
Spanish Literature	4 or 5	Spanish 141, 200, and 204	10
Statistics	4	Statistics 100	3
Statistics	5	Statistics 100 and 200	6
U.S. History	4 or 5	History 171 and 172	6
World History	4 or 5	History 100	3	This test-based credit cannot be used to fulfill either the Western or non-Western Cultural Studies General Education requirement.