The Advanced Placement exams and courses for which 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
credits. A maximum of six credits may be awarded for any combination of AP, IB and
Cambridge IE exams.
| AP Exam |
Min. Score |
Hendrix Course Equivalent |
| Art Studio General Portfolio |
4 |
One course elective in ARTS |
| Biology |
4 |
* |
| Chemistry |
4 |
** |
| Computer Science A |
3 |
CSCI 150—Foundations of Computer Science |
| Economics—Macroeconomics |
4 |
ECON 100—Survey of Economic Issues |
| Economics—Microeconomics |
4 |
ECON 100—Survey of Economic Issues |
| English—Language and Composition |
4 |
ENGL 110—Intro to Academic Writing |
| English—Literature and Composition |
4 |
One course elective in ENGL |
| Environmental Science |
4 |
BIOL 104—Environmental Biology |
| Foreign Language—German |
4 |
GERM 110—German I |
| Foreign Language—French |
4 |
FREN 110—French I |
| Foreign Language—French Literature |
4 |
One course elective in FREN |
| Foreign Language—Latin |
4 |
LATI 110—Latin I |
| Foreign Language—Spanish |
4 |
SPAN 110—Spanish I |
| Foreign Language—Spanish Literature |
4 |
SPAN 200—Conversation and Composition |
| History—American History |
4 |
One course elective in HIST (doesn't count towards major) |
| History—European History |
4 |
One course elective in HIST (doesn't count towards major) |
| History—World History |
4 |
One course elective in HIST (doesn't count towards major) |
| Human Geography |
4 |
One geography course in EDUC (counts towards licensure) |
| Mathematics—Calculus AB |
4 |
MATH 130—Calculus I |
| Mathematics—Calculus BC |
3 |
MATH 130—Calculus I |
| Mathematics—Calculus BC |
4 |
MATH 130—Calculus I and MATH 140—Calculus II |
| Mathematics—Statistics |
4 |
MATH 215—Statistical Analysis |
| Music |
4 |
MUSI 201—Musicianship Skills |
| Physics—Physics B |
4 |
PHYS 210—Gen. Physics I (w/Lab) |
| Physics—Physics 1 |
4 |
PHYS 210—Gen. Physics I (w/Lab) |
| Physics—Physics 2 |
4 |
PHYS 220—Gen. Physics II (w/Lab) |
| Physics—Physics C: Mechanics |
4 |
PHYS 230—Gen. Physics I (Calculus-based + Lab) |
| Physics—Physics C: Elect. & Magn. |
4 |
PHYS 240—Gen. Physics II (Calculus-based + Lab) |
| Politics—U.S. Government |
4 |
One course elective in POLI |
| Politics—Comparative Politics |
4 |
One course elective in POLI |
| Psychology |
4 |
PSYC 110—Introduction to Psychology |
* Credit for BIOL 101 Concepts in Biology may be earned or, upon completion
of BIOL 210 Botany or a more advanced core biology course, with a grade of C
or better, credit for BIOL 150 Cell Biology.
** 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.