Dickinson College AP credit

What each AP score earns at Dickinson College: 41 exams, credit shown in credits. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

Contact the College Board at 1-877-274-6474 to have official AP scores sent to Dickinson before requesting credit.
Placement indicates eligible course levels; None means the student must start at the 100 level.
Credit column lists courses earned; it may also count toward specific degree requirements unless noted otherwise.
For See Department entries, contact the individual department to determine placement or credit.
For Calculus BC, Spring 2020 only: scores of 1 or 2 earn no credit; score 3 allows self-placement into 170 or 171 with 170 credited after passing 171; scores 4 or 5 earn 170 and 270.
Biology AP credit change takes effect for students entering in Fall 2018 and later.
Students must take the Dickinson College placement exam to continue certain language study after AP scores of 1 or 2.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses
AP African American Studies	4+	—	GNCR 000
AP Art 2D Studio	4+	—	GNCR 000*Counts towards the Arts requirement.
AP Art 3D Studio	4+	—	GNCR 000*Counts towards the Arts requirement.
AP Art Drawing	4+	—	GNCR 000*Counts towards the Arts requirement.
AP Art History	4+	—	GNCR 000*Counts towards the Arts requirement.
AP Biology	4+	—	GNCR 000*Counts toward the Lab Sciences (Division III) requirement. Change takes effect for students entering Fall 2018.
AP Calculus AB	4+	—	MATH 170***MATH 170 fulfills the QR requirement. Placement into MATH 171 or 211.
AP Calculus BC	4+	—	MATH 170, MATH 270MATH 170 or 270 fulfills the QR requirement. Placement into MATH 171 or 211.
	1–3	—	MATH 170****Credit only if AB subgrade is 4 or 5.
AP Capstone Research	4+	—	GNCR 000
AP Capstone Seminar	4+	—	GNCR 000
AP Chemistry	4+	—	GNCR 000**Counts toward the Lab Sciences requirement. Students placing into CHEM 141 have GNCR 000 changed to CHEM 000 after completing 141.
AP Chinese Language and Culture	4+	—	CHIN 202
AP Comparative Government and Politics	4+	—	POSC 150
AP Computer Science A	4+	—	132*Does not fulfill the Laboratory Science requirement.
	3	—	COMP 000*Does not fulfill the Laboratory Science requirement.
AP Computer Science Principles	3+	—	COMP 000**Does not fulfill the Laboratory Science requirement. Scores of 3-5 should consult the Computer Science Advising Guide for COMP 130 or COMP 132.
AP Economics (Macro)	4+	—	ECON 112
AP Economics (Micro)	4+	—	ECON 111
AP English Language and Composition	4+	—	WRPG 211*Does NOT fulfill Writing Intensive or Writing in the Discipline requirement. Cannot count toward English major for Fall 2019 entrants onward.
AP English Literature and Composition	4+	—	ENGL 101*Does NOT fulfill Writing Intensive or Writing in the Discipline requirement. ENGL 220 placement; AP course can count toward English major.
AP Environmental Science	4+	—	GNCR 000*Counts toward the Lab Sciences requirement.
AP European History	4+	—	HIST 106*Will not fulfill any requirement for the history major.
AP French Language	4+	—	FREN 200-levelScores of 4 or 5 receive one course credit and fulfill the language graduation requirement.
AP French Literature	4+	—	FREN 200-levelScores of 4 or 5 receive one course credit and fulfill the language graduation requirement.
AP German Language and Culture	4+	—	GRMN 201
AP Human Geography	4+	—	GNCR 000
AP Italian Language and Culture	4+	—	ITAL 003ITAL 300-level or 320-level topics credit. Scores of 4 or 5 fulfill the language graduation requirement.
AP Japanese Language and Culture	4+	—	JPNS 202
	3	—	See Department
AP Latin Literature	4+	—	LATN 202
AP Music Theory	4+	—	GNCR 000Placement determined by See Department.
AP Physics 1	4+	—	PHYS 141
AP Physics 2	4+	—	PHYS 142
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	4+	—	PHYS 132
AP Physics C: Mechanics	4+	—	PHYS 131
AP Physics C: Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism	4+	—	PHYS 131 & 132Applies only if student earns 4 or 5 in both Mechanics and E & M.
AP Psychology	4+	—	PSYC 185Placement determined by See Department.
AP Spanish Language and Culture	4+	—	SPAN 201Students with 4 or 5 who plan to continue Spanish must take the Dickinson placement exam.
AP Spanish Literature and Culture	4+	—	SPAN 201Students with 4 or 5 who plan to continue Spanish must take the Dickinson placement exam.
AP Statistics	4+	—	MATH 121
AP United States Government and Politics	4+	—	POSC 120
AP United States History	4+	—	HIST 117*Does NOT fulfill US Diversity requirement or history major requirements.
AP World History	4+	—	HIST 000*Fulfills Global Diversity requirement; does not fulfill history major requirements.