Advanced Placement Policies
As indicated below, Bryn Mawr College gives credit and placement for honor grades on most Advanced Placement Examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board.
The examinations are graded 1 (low) to 5 (high). Students may use credit from AP courses to satisfy only one course requirement from each division. Bryn Mawr gives credit as follows:
A.P. Exam |
Honor Grade Required at BMC |
Amount of Credit |
A.B. Degree Requirement Satisfied |
| Art : History |
5 |
2 units |
1/2 Div. III |
| Art : Studio |
5 |
1 unit |
1/2 Div. III |
| Biology |
4 |
2 units |
1/2 Div. II (Lab) |
| (The above are not the equivalent of BIOL 101 and 102. They may not be used toward the major in Biology. A student wishing to enter 200-level biology courses without having taken 101-102 must take placement exams administered by the Biology Dept. The student retains credit for the AP Exams even if it is determined that she must take 101-102 at BMC.) |
| Calculus AB |
4 |
1 unit |
Quantitative Requirement and 1/2 Div. II |
| Calculus BC |
4 |
2 units |
Quantitative Requirement and 1/2 Div. II |
| Chemistry |
4 |
2 units |
Quantitative Requirement and 1/2 Div. II |
| Computer Science A |
-- |
none |
-- |
| Computer Science AB |
4 |
1 unit |
Quantitative Requirement and 1/2 Div. II |
| Economics : Micro |
4 |
1 unit |
1/2 Div. I |
| Economics : Macro |
4 |
1 unit |
1/2 Div. I |
| (The above are not the equivalent of ECON 101 and 102. They may not be used toward the major in Economics. A student wishing to enter 200-level economics courses without having taken 101-102 must take placement exams administered by the Economics Dept. The student retains credit for the AP Exams even if it is determined that she must take 101-102 at BMC.) |
| English : Language and Comp or Lit and Comp |
5 |
2 units |
- |
| Environmental Science |
5 |
1 unit |
1/2 Div II |
| French Language |
5 |
1 unit |
Language Requirement |
| French Literature |
5 |
1 unit |
Language Requirement and 1/2 Div. III |
| German Literature |
4 |
1 unit |
Language Requirement |
| Government & Politics: Comparative |
5 |
1 unit |
1/2 Div. I |
| Government & Politics: U.S. |
5 |
1 unit |
1/2 Div. I |
| History: European |
5 |
2 units |
1/2 Div. III |
| History: U.S. |
5 |
1 unit |
1/2 Div. I |
| History: World |
5 |
2 units |
1/2 Div. III |
| Latin: Vergil |
4 |
1 unit |
Language Requirement and 1/2 Div. III |
| Latin: Literature |
4 |
1 unit |
Language Requirement and 1/2 Div. III |
| Music Theory |
5 |
1 unit |
1/2 Div. III |
| Physics B |
4 |
2 units |
1/2 Div. II (Lab) and Quantitative Requirement |
| (A student may take PHYS 101-102 or 103-104, and not lose credit for the AP Exam.) |
| Physics C: Mech |
4 |
1 unit |
1/2 Div. II (Lab) and Quantitative Requirement |
| (This AP Exam exempts a student from PHYS 101 or 103. She may not take either of those courses.) |
| Physics C: Elec & Mag |
4 |
1 unit |
1/2 Div. II (Lab) and Quantitative Requirement |
| (This AP Exam exempts a student from PHYS 102 or 104. She may not take either of those courses.) |
| Psychology |
5 |
1 unit |
1/2 Div. I |
| Spanish: Language |
5 |
1 unit |
Language Requirement |
| Spanish: Literature |
5 |
1 unit |
Language Requirement and 1/2 Div. III |
| Statistics |
4 |
1 unit |
Quantitative Requirement |
Students with honor grades on Advanced Placement Examinations are eligible to enter advanced courses (with the exception of Economics). A score of 3 will not earn credit toward the A.B. degree, but may enable you to enter advanced courses on the recommendation of the department concerned.
The College administers its own placement examinations during Freshman Week in foreign Languages, mathematics, and most sciences. Unlike the A.P. Examinations, they do not carry unit credit, but the Language and mathematics examinations may establish proficiency, thus fulfilling degree requirements.
*1 unit = 4 semester hours or 1 semester course
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