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—Drawing |
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 |
| History—United States |
4 |
One course elective in HIST |
| History—European |
4 |
One course elective in HIST |
| History—World |
4 |
One course elective in HIST |
| Languages—Chinese (Mandarin) | 4 | CHIN 110 Chinese I |
| Languages—French | 4 | FREN 110 First Year French I |
| Languages—French Literature | 4 | One course elective in FREN |
| Languages—German | 4 | GERM 110 Elementary German I |
| Languages—Latin | 4 | LATI 110 Fundamentals of Latin I |
| Languages—Spanish | 4 | SPAN 110 Fundamentals of Spanish I |
| Languages—Spanish Literature | 4 | SPAN 210 Conversation and Composition |
| 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 Introductory Statistics |
| 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: Mech |
4 |
PHYS 235 Gen. Physics I (Calculus-based w/Lab) |
| Physics—Physics C: E & M |
4 |
PHYS 245 Gen. Physics II (Calculus-based w/Lab) |
| Politics—U.S. Government/Politics |
4 |
One course elective in POLI |
| Politics—Comparative Government/Politics |
4 |
One course elective in POLI |
| Psychology |
4 |
PSYC 110 Introduction to Psychology |
* Credit for BIOL 101 Concepts in Biology: Plants & People 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.