Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Credits
The examinations and the courses for which AP and IB credit is granted are listed below. Credit granted for a specific course counts toward the satisfaction of any requirement toward which the listed course counts, with two exceptions: (1) Literature and Writing Courses, if taken to satisfy the Level I Writing Requirement, must be taken at Hendrix; and (2) Learning Domain requirements may not be satisfied by AP or IB credits. The maximum number of credits which may be awarded for any combination of AP and/or IB examinations is six.
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AP EXAM
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MINIMUM SCORE
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HENDRIX COURSE EQUIVALENT
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Art-Studio General Portfolio
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3
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One course elective
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Biology
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3
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BIOL 101 Concepts of Biology
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Chemistry
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3
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*
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Computer Science AB
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3
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CSCI 150 Foundations of Comp. Sci. I
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Computer Science BC
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3
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CSCI 150 Foundations of Comp. Sci. I
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Computer Science BC
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3
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CSCI 150 and CSCI 151 Foundations I and II
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Economics
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3
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ECON 100 Survey of Economic Issues
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English — Language and Comp
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3 |
ENGL 110 Writing
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English — Literature and Comp.
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3
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One course elective
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Environmental Science
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3
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BIOL 104 Environmental Biology
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Foreign Language — German
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3
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GERM 110 German I
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Foreign Language- French Language
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3
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FREN 110 French I
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Foreign Language — French Lit.
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3
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One French course credit
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Foreign Language — Latin
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3
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LATI 110 Latin I
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Foreign Language — Spanish
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3
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SPAN 110 Spanish I
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History-American History
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3
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One course elective
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History-European History
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3
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One course elective
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Mathematics — Calculus AB
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3
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MATH 130 Calculus I
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Mathematics — Calculus BC
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3
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MATH 130 Calculus I
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Mathematics — Calculus BC
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3
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MATH 130 and MATH 140 Calculus I and II
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Mathematics — Statistics
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3
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BUSI 250 Principles of Statistics
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Music
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3
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MUSI 201 Basic Musicianship Skills
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Physics- Physics B
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3
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**
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Physics — Physics C
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3
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***
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Politics — U.S. Government
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3
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One course elective
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Politics — Comparative Politics
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3
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One course elective
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Psychology
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3
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PSYC 110 General Psychology
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IB EXAM
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MINIMUM SCORE
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HENDRIX COURSE EQUIVALENT
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Anthropology/Standard
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5
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One course elective
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Biology/Higher
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5
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BIOL 101 Concepts in Biology
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Chemistry/Higher
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5
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*
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Computer Science/Higher
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5
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CSCI 150 Foundations of Computer Science I
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Economics/Higher
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5
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ECON 100 Survey of Economic Issues
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History of Americas/Higher
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5
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One course elective
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History/Higher
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5
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One course elective
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History of Europe/Higher
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5
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One course elective
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History of Africa/Higher
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5
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One course elective
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History of E. and SE. Asia/Higher
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5
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One course elective
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Hist./Cult. of Islamic World/Higher
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5
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One course elective
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Math/Higher
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5
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MATH 130 Calculus I
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Further Math/Standard
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5
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Quantitative Skills capacity (no course credit)
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Music/Higher
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5
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One course elective
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Music/Higher (Skills)
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6
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MUSI 150 Survey of Western or MUSI 201 Basic Musicianship Skills
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Physics/Higher
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5
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**
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Psychology/Higher
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5
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PSYC 110 General Psychology
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Social Anthropology/Higher
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5
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ANTH 100 Intro to Anthropology
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* Credit for CHEM 100 (Concepts of Chemistry) may be earned or, upon completion of CHEM 120 (General Chemistry II) with a grade of "C" or better, credit for CHEM 110 (General Chemistry I) may be earned.
** Credit for PHYS 210 (General Physics I) may be earned by scoring 4 or 5 on the Physics B exam (or 5 on the Physics/ Higher IB exam) and by completing PHYS 220 (General Physics II) with a grade of "C" or better. Credit for PHYS 220 (General Physics II) may be earned by scoring 4 or 5 on the Physics B exam (or 5 on the Physics/ Higher IB exam) and by completing PHYS 300 (Vibrations and Waves) with a grade of "C" or better.
***Credit for PHYS 230 (Calculus-Based General Physics I) may be earned by scoring 4 or 5 on the AP Physics C Exam, Mechanics Section (Electricity and Magnetism Section) (or 5 on the Physics/Higher IB exam) and by completing PHYS 240 (Calculus-Based General Physics II) with a grade of "C" or better. Credit for PHYS 240 (Calculus-Based General Physics II) may be earned by scoring 4 or 5 on the AP Physics C Exam, Mechanics Section (Electricity and Magnetism Section) (or 5 on the Physics/Higher IB exam) and by completing PHYS 305 (Vibrations and Waves) with a grade of "C" or better.
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