<p>Anyone knows why Harvard University will not grant credit to a student who scores a 4 or 5 in the AP Comp. Gov. & Pol. exam? Three of the students in my class who took our course were accepted by Harvard, but will not get credit even if they get high scores on the AP exam. Our course was recently authorized by the College Board. In our school it is a year-long course (instead of one semester, as most schools offer.) Is anyone else facing this situation?</p>
<p>well, at claremont the most that they give is placement</p>
<p>not all schools ahve to give credit if they dont think that the ap exam is up to par with what a normal class of that nature at that school would be like</p>
<p>plus i dont think harvard gives credits for any 4...</p>
<p>For this course most colleges won't give credit. It's probably because it's not a core class/subject..</p>
<p>Nevertheless, it is one of the most useful courses I've come across and I'd recommend it to anyone, regardless of whether or not you get college credit. Afterall, we're here to learn not to pay CB for telling us we've mastered new material :D</p>
<p>I agree with Quesce. The material in AP Comp is so pertinent to our world today. it also helps you realize how good the US Gov is, even with all its faults ;)</p>
<p>I agree with you both (Quesce and robbyg.) However, I think "Ivy League" universities should promote in students an attitude of curiosity about (and understanding of) other peoples and cultures. This particular course provides an excellent way to broaden the students' minds, developing in them what Neil Postman called "a crap detector". It helps United States' students resist "nativism," "isolationism." and "my-country-right-or-wrong-ism." Why is this benefit less important than those developed by other courses currrently accredited by these universities?</p>
<p>Most colleges will do nothing with comparative credit, which is odd, but what can you do?</p>
<p>harvard doesn't give credit for anything though...but they can do that, they are harvard</p>
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<p>That has to be the biggest myth about Harvard. </p>
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Using A.P. Exams for Placement or to Meet Requirements</p>
<p>Credit toward graduation is granted for Advanced Placement examinations only if the student activates Advanced Standing, but advanced placement work is acknowledged in a variety of other ways. For example, a score of 5 on an AP exam often satisfies the prerequisite for middle- or upper-level departmental courses, permitting a student to begin advanced work early in his or her college career. Whether or not a student accepts Advanced Standing, a score of 5 on the German, French (language or literature), Spanish (language or literature), or Latin (either Latin Literature or Latin: Vergil) Advanced Placement tests may be used to fulfill the language requirement. A score of 7 on a higher-level International Baccalaureate exam in certain languages may also be used to fulfill the language requirement. Most medical schools accept a score of 4 or 5 on the Calculus BC exam as fulfillment of their math requirement, but only the score of 5 will count towards Advanced Standing eligibility. Students planning to come to Harvard are accordingly encouraged to study the following information carefully and to take all College Board Advanced Placement Examinations that are appropriate.
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<p>Anyways, the reason credit usually isn't given to the comparative gov't exams is because a college comparative government class is very different from its AP counterpart. The college course focuses on more countries, which may or may not contain some of the AP countries.</p>
<p>Thanks, rockermcr, for the helpful information posted on the subject.</p>
<p>advanced standing isnt granted till junior year anyway I think. As far as skipping skipping Course 101 and heading straight into the 200s, that may or may not be an advantage depending on how your schedule is structured.</p>
<p>This post just seems...kind of silly to me. I'm sorry.
But I find it awfully hard to fathom people being genuinely irate enough to make a post because their AP isn't granted credit at a college.
Is that really the only reason you took the class? Personally, I'm a big believer in learning for the sake of learning, but even among people who only take advanced classes to get ahead...what about the better courseload taking that AP gave you?</p>
<p>And I mean...you do realize that some colleges don't take <em>any</em> AP credit, and many colleges have a limit on the amount you can use, so if you have a large number of them, they can't all count anyway, right?
Besides, it's not as though Comparative Gov't is generally a required course. If they really wanted to get it over with, just take another scial science course in college instead of that. And if they really like it, and want to move ahead, they shouldn't mind taking some more anyway.</p>
<p>Your friends are going to Harvard. They should be happy. Or at least to get over it.</p>
<p>From what I've seen, very few colleges accredit it. I was disappointed to learn its one of only 2 exams that Northwestern (my school) doesn't accept at all, regardless of score. I independent studied the course, so I had little incentive to still take the test... heh.</p>