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Advanced Placement Program

Students should specify SFA's code 6682 to have official test scores sent to the SFA Office of Admissions. The College Board's AP Office can be reached at (609) 771-7300 or (800) 225-5427. The following is a list of SFA courses and credit hours that are awarded for successful AP scores:

AP Examinations Minimum Score SFA Course Credit Hours
Art - Drawing 5 ART 100 3
Art - 2 Dimensional Design 5 ART 110 3
Art - 3 Dimensional Design 5 ART 130 3
Art History 3 ART 280 3
Biology 4 BIO 100-level for majors 4^
Calculus - AB 3 MTH 233 4
Calculus - BC 3 MTH 233, 234 8
Chemistry 3 CHE 111, 112 8
Chinese Language & Culture * * *
Computer Science - A 4 CSC 102 3
Computer Science - AB 4 CSC 102 & CSC 202 6
Economics - Macro 4 ECO 231 3
Economics - Micro 4 ECO 232 3
English Lang./Composition 3 ENG 131 3^^
  4 or 5 ENG 131 & 132 6
English Lit./Composition 3 ENG 131 3^^
  4 or 5 ENG 131 & 132 6
Environmental Science 4 ENV 110 4
French Language 3 FRE 131, 132 8
  4 FRE 131, 132, 231 11
  5 FRE 131, 132, 231, 232 14
French Literature 3 FRE 131,132, 231, 232 14
  4 or 5 FRE 131, 132, 231, 232, 304 17
German Language 3 GER 131,132 8
German Language 4 GER 131,132 (8) and
    200-Level GER (3) 11
German Language 5 GER 131,132 (8) and
      200-Level
GER (6) 14    
Government & Politics - US 3 PSC 141 3
Government & Politics - Comparative 3 100-Level PSC 3
#History - European 4 HIS 152 3
#History - US 4 HIS 133, 134 6
#History - World 4 HIS 151 3
Human Geography 3 GEO 132 3
Italian Language & Culture 3 100-level ILA (8) 8
  4 100-level ILA (8) + 200-level ILA (3) 11
  5 100-level ILA (8) + 200-level ILA (6) 14
Japanese Lang. & Culture * * *
       
The College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations
AP Examinations Minimum Score SFA Course Credit Hours
Latin: Vergil/Latin Literature 3 LAT 131,132 (no language lab) 6
  4 LAT 131,132 (6) + 231 9
  5 LAT 131,132 (6) + 231, 232 12
Music Theory 4 MTC 151 1
(Aural Subscore) 5 MTC 151, 152 2
Music Theory 4 MTC 161 2
(Non-Aural Subscore) 5 MTC 161, 162 4
Physics B 3 PHY 101, 102 8
Physics C - Mechanics 3 PHY 131 4
Physics C - Electricity & Magnetism 3 PHY 132 4
#Psychology N/A No credit 0
Spanish Language 3 SPA 131, 132 8
  4 SPA 131, 132, 231 11
  5 SPA 131, 132, 231, 232 14
Spanish Literature 3 SPA 131, 132, 231, 232 14
  4 or 5 SPA 131, 132, 231, 232, 304 17
Statistics 4 MTH 220 3

 

* Under Review

^ Biology majors should consult with adviser to determine appropriate credit to be awarded.

 ^^ Students who take both the Language/Composition and Literature/Composition will earn the following ENG credit: score of 3 on each, ENG 131 & 132; 3 on one exam and 4 or 5 on other exam, ENG 131, 132, 200; 4 or 5 on each exam, ENG 131, 132, 200, and 220.

# - New scores effective for exams taken after September 1, 2007

Contact Information

The College Board’s AP Office can be reached at (609) 771-7300 or (800) 225-5427.

Find more information about AP Testing at http://www.collegeboard.org/.

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