The policies regarding the awarding of credit for Advanced Placement of The College Board and International Baccalaureate Examinations are reviewed annually by departments and may be subject to change.
Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate credit carrying exemption from particular courses may be used to replace those courses for purposes of core curriculum, major, or minor requirements. Credit and exemption will be given only for AP or IB examinations taken prior to matriculation.
If, after matriculation at Case, a student completes a course for which he/she received credit/exemption on the basis of AP or IB, the AP/IB credit/exemption for that course will be forfeited and will not count towards graduation requirements.
Case recognizes the International Baccalaureate curriculum and A-level examinations. In general, credit equivalent to the AP credit awarded according to the chart below is given for grades of 5, 6, or 7 on IB HL examinations and grades of A, B, or C on A-Level examinations.
| Subject/Exam |
Score |
Credit Earned |
Case Equivalent/Exempt |
Placement/Comment |
| ART HISTORY |
4 or 5 |
6 hours |
ARTH 101, 102 |
|
ART STUDIO
-Drawing Portfolio
-2-D Design Portfolio
-3-D Design Portfolio |
4 or 5
4 or 5
4 or 5
|
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
|
ARTS 106 or ARTS 216*
ARTS 101 or ARTS 216*
ARTS T100 or ARTS 201, 210 or 214*
|
* Final credit awarded to be determined after individual portfolio review by Art Studio Program Director. |
| BIOLOGY |
4 |
3 hours |
BIOL 114 |
|
|
5 |
4 hours |
BIOL 214* *Students whose AP Biology course had limited laboratory instruction may accept credit for BIOL 114 and enroll in BIOL 214. |
BIOL 215, provided student also has AP Credit in Chemistry. |
| CHEMISTRY |
4 or 5 |
8 hours |
CHEM 105, 106, 113 (Students pursuing an Engineering discipline will receive 8 credit hours of chemistry credit and will satisfy the CHEM 111 requirement, but must register for ENGR 145.) |
Students who took AP Chemistry in the 11th grade, and who plan to take organic chemistry may wish to accept partial credit (for CHEM 105& 113) and enroll in CHEM 106 in the spring. |
COMPUTER SCIENCE
-Computer Science A
-Computer Science AB |
4 or 5
4 or 5
|
3 hours
7 hours
|
ENGR 131
ENGR 131, EECS 233
|
*Students wanting to enroll in EECS 233 or 281 either need to learn Java on their own, or need to forfeit their AP credit and take ENGR 131 to learn Java programming. **Maximum of 7 hours for students with both exams. Students interested in continuing with coursework in computer science/engineering will be expected to know Java and may wish to forfeit AP credit and enroll in ENGR 131. |
ECONOMICS
-Microeconomics
-Macroeconomics |
4 or 5
4 or 5
|
3 hours
3 hours
|
ECON 102
ECON 103 |
|
ENGLISH
-Language/Composition
-Literature/Composition |
4 or 5
4 or 5
|
3 hours
3 hours
|
ENGL 150
ENGL 200 |
|
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE |
4 or 5 |
3 hours |
GEOL 202 |
|
FRENCH
-French Language
-French Literature
|
3
4 or 5
3
4 or 5
|
3 hours
6 hours
3 hours
6 hours
|
FRCH 201
FRCH 201, 202
FRCH 201
FRCH 201, 320
|
FRCH 202
300-level FRCH
FRCH 202
FRCH 202 or 300-level FRCH
|
GERMAN |
3
4 or 5 |
3 hours
6 hours |
GRMN 201
GRMN 201, 202 |
GRMN 202
300-level GRMN |
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
-American Government
-Comparative Politics |
4 or 5
4 or 5
|
3 hours
3 hours
|
POSC 109
POSC 260
|
|
HISTORY
-American History
-European History
-World History |
4 or 5
4 or 5
4 or 5
|
3 hours
3 hours
3 hours
|
HSTY 256
HSTY 212
HSTY T100** (HSTY elective)
|
*A maximum of six AP History semester hours can be awarded. **Credit for this course not applicable to History major or minor. |
| HUMAN GEOGRAPHY |
4 or 5 |
3 hours |
ANTH T100* (ANTH elective) |
*Credit for this course not applicable to Anthropology major or minor. |
LATIN
Virgil
Latin Literature |
4 or 5
4 or 5
|
3 hours
3 hours
|
LATN 202
LATN 201
|
300-level LATN
300-level LATN
|
MATHEMATICS
-Calculus AB
-Calculus BC
|
4 or 5
3*
4 or 5
|
4 hours
4 hours
8 hours
|
MATH 121/125
MATH 121/125
MATH 121/125, 122/126
|
MATH 122/126
MATH 122/126
MATH 223
*with an AB subscore = 4 or 5
|
MUSIC
-Music Theory
-Music Listening/Literature |
4 or 5
4 or 5
|
3 hours
3 hours
|
MUTH 103*
MUGN 201*
|
*Credit for these courses not applicable to any music major program. |
PHYSICS
-Physics B
-Physics C-Mech*
-Physics C-E & M* |
4 or 5
4 or 5
4 or 5
|
4 hours
4 hours
3 hours
|
PHYS 115
PHYS 121*
PHYS T100**
|
PHYS 116
PHYS 122
|
| A maximum of seven AP Physics credit hours can be awarded. Students planning to major in Physics are strongly advised to takea Case mechanics course (PHYS 121 or 123). Students who elect to take PHYS 123 forfeit the AP credit. **PHYS T100 offers 3 hours of physics general transfer credit, but no Case course equivalency. Students who earned a 4 or 5 on their AP Physics exam but who had little or no high school physics laboratory experience should consult with the department about taking PHYS 113A to build their laboratory skills before moving on to PHYS 116 or 122. |
| PSYCHOLOGY |
4 or 5 |
3 hours |
PSCL 101 |
|
SPANISH
-Spanish Language
-Spanish Literature
|
3
4 or 5
3
4 or 5
|
3 hours
6 hours
3 hours
6 hours
|
SPAN 201
SPAN 201, 202
SPAN 201
SPAN 201, 313
|
SPAN 202
300-level SPAN
SPAN 202
SPAN 202 or 300-level SPAN
|
| STATISTICS |
5 |
3 hours |
STAT 201 |
|
