May 2020 AP Equivalencies

MAY 2020 AP EQUIVALENCIES

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the AP exams offered in May 2020 transfer based on the following equivalencies, regardless of when a student enters Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences.  

 AP exam

Equivalency (4 credits unless otherwise noted)

 General Education requirement fulfilled
Art History
  • Score of 3 = elective credits
  • Score of 4 or 5 = ARTH 110
 Aesthetics (A)
Biology
  • Score of 3 = MSCI xxx 
  • Score of 4 = BIOL 113  
  • Score of 5 = BIOL 113 and MSCI xxx elective (8 credits)
 Laboratory Science (L) for scores of 4 and 5 only 
Calculus A B
  • Score of 3 or 4* = MATH 223 (2 credits) and MATH 224 (2 credits)
  • Score of 5 = MATH 224 (2 credits) and MATH 225 (2  credits)

*Students who receive a score of 3 or 4 may opt to take a MATH 225 placement exam

 Math/Reasoning (M)
Calculus B C
  • Score of 3 = MATH 224 (2 credits) and MATH 225 (2 credits)  
  • Score of 4 = MATH 223 (2 credits), MATH 224 (2 credits), MATH  225 (2 credits) and MATH 226 (2 credits)  
  • Score of 5* = MATH 224 (2 credits), MATH 225 (2 credits), MATH  226 (2 credits) and MSCI xxx (2 credits)

*Students who receive a score of 5 may opt to take a MATH 227 placement exam

 Math/Reasoning (M)
Chemistry
  • Score of 3* = MSCI xxx 
  • Score of 4** = CHEM 101  
  • Score of 5 = CHEM 111 and MSCI xxx (8 credits)

*Students who receive a score of 3 may opt to take a challenge exam to earn credit for CHEM 101
**Students who receive a score of 4 may opt to take a challenge exam to earn credit for CHEM 111

 Laboratory Science (L) for scores of 4 and 5 only
Chinese Language and Culture Score of 3, 4 or 5 = elective credit Foreign Language (FL3)
Comparative Government and Politics Score of 3, 4 or 5 = PLSC 113 Social Science (N)
Computer Science A Score of 3, 4 or 5 = elective credit  
Computer Science Principles Score of 3, 4 or 5 = elective credit  
English Language and Composition Score of 3, 4 or 5 = elective credit  
English Literature and Composition   Score of 3, 4 or 5 = elective credit
  • Humanities (H)
Environmental Science
  • Score of 3 or 4 = ENVI 101
  • Score of 5 = ENVI 101 and MSCI xxx elective (8 credits)
 Laboratory Science (L) for scores of 4 and 5 only
European History Score of 3, 4 or 5 = elective credit Social Science (N)
French Language and Culture
  • Score of 3 = FREN 211
  • Score of 4 or 5 = FREN 215
 Foreign Language (FL3)
German Language and Culture
  • Score of 3 or 4 = elective credit
  • Score of 5 = GERM 203
 Foreign Language (FL3)
Human Geography Score of 3, 4 or 5 = GEOG 101 Social Science (N)
Italian Language and Culture
  • Score of 3 = ITAL 211
  • Score of 4 or 5 = ITAL 215
 Foreign Language (FL3)
Japanese Language and Culture

Score of 3, 4 or 5 = elective credit

 Foreign Language (FL3)
Latin
  • Score of 3 = elective credit
  • Score of 4 or 5 = LAT 203
  • Humanities (H)
  • Foreign Language (FL3)
Macroeconomics Score of 3, 4 or 5 = ECON 162 Social Science (N)
Microeconomics Score of 3, 4 or 5 = ECON 160 Social Science (N)
Music Theory
  • Score of 3 = elective credit
  • Score of 4 or 5 = elective credit, see department for placement in music theory sequence
 Aesthetics (A)
Physics 1: Algebra based
  • Score of 3 or 4 = elective credit
  • Score of 5 = PHYS 121
 Laboratory Science (L) for score of 5 only
Physics 2: Algebra based
  • Score of 3 or 4 = elective credit
  • Score of 5 = PHYS 122
 Laboratory Science (L) for score of 5 only
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
  • Score of 3, 4 or 5 = MSCI xxx
 Laboratory Science (L) for score of 5 only
Physics C: Mechanics
  • Score of 3, 4 or 5 = MSCI xxx
 Laboratory Science (L) for score of 5 only
Psychology
  • Score of 3, 4 or 5 = PSYC 111
  
Research Score of 3, 4 or 5 = elective credit LART xxx  
Seminar Score of 3, 4 or 5 = elective credit LART xxx  
Spanish Language and Culture
  • Score of 3 = SPAN 211
  • Score of 4 = SPAN 215
  • Score of 5 = SPAN 250
 Foreign Language (FL3)
Spanish Literature and Culture
  • Score of 3 = SPAN 250
  • Score of 4 or 5 = SPAN 251
  • Humanities (H)
  • Foreign Language (FL3)
Statistics Score of 3, 4 or 5 = MATH 147A (fulfills Decker's statistics requirement) Math/Reasoning (M)
Studio Art: Drawing Score of 3, 4 or 5 = elective credit Aesthetics (A)
Studio Art: 2D Design Score of 3, 4 or 5 = elective credit Aesthetics (A)
Studio Art: 3D Design Score of 3, 4 or 5 = elective credit Aesthetics (A)
United States Government and Politics Score of 3, 4 or 5 = PLSC 111 Social Science (N)
United States History Score of 3, 4 or 5 = elective credit Social Science (N)
World History Score of 3, 4 or 5 = elective credit Social Science (N)