<p>Hey all- do we have to take the AP exams for the AP courses we are doing at school? (my school doesn't make them mandatory) will columbia ask for those scores? thanks in advance!</p>
<p>You don’t have to take them, but if you want any AP credit at Columbia, you will have to have a minimum exam score (meaning the exam is mandatory if you want credit).</p>
<p>You don’t have to send your AP scores to a college, you will need mention your APs in the common application. Don’t know if it would look weird to have an AP class in your transcript, but no AP score.</p>
<p>Generally, it looks better if you send them (as long as they are good, don’t send 1’s and 2’s)</p>
<p>Is it correct that no AP credits will be given for core curriculum courses?</p>
<p>It depends on the department. Often you do get credit, but not an exemption from the core course (I think Foreign Language and Math are ones that do use AP to get core exemptions). For example, Math:</p>
<p>"Advanced Placement</p>
<p>The department grants 3 credits for a score of 4 on the AP Calculus AB exam provided the student completes MATH V1102 with a grade of C or better. The department grants 3 credits for a score of 5 on the AP Calculus AB exam provided the student completes MATH V1102 or MATH V1201 with a grade of C or better. The department grants 3 credits for a score of 4 on the AP Calculus BC exam provided the student completes MATH V1102 or MATH V1201 with a grade of C or better. The department grants 6 credits for a score of 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam provided the student completes MATH V1201 or MATH V1207 with a grade of C or better. Students can receive credit for only one calculus sequence."</p>
<p>Foreign Language:</p>
<p>"The requirement may be satisfied in one of the following ways:</p>
<pre><code>Satisfactory completion of the second term of an intermediate language sequence.
Demonstration of an equivalent competence through the appropriate score on the SAT II Subject Test or Advanced Placement Tests.
Demonstration of an equivalent competence through the College’s own placement tests (consult the department through which the language is offered).
The successful completion of an advanced level foreign language or literature course that requires 1202 or the equivalent as a prerequisite. This course must be taken for a letter grade.
Students whose native language is not English are not required to take an additional foreign language or an achievement test if they have completed the secondary school requirement in the native language."
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<p>Economics:
“Tests must be taken in both microeconomics and macroeconomics, with a score of 5 on one test and at least a 4 on the other. Provided that this is achieved, the department grants 4 credits for a score of 4 and 5 on the AP Economics exam along with exemption from ECON W1105.”</p>
<p>History:
“Students may receive 3 credits toward the degree for a score of 5 on the AP European History exam or the AP United States History exam. No points count toward or fulfill any requirements of the history major or concentration.”</p>
<p>etc. etc.
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