LSA: Questions on AP Credit Transfer

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<p>Office</a> of Undergraduate Admissions: AP Guidelines</p>

<p>I plan to meet the Pre Med requirements as an undergrad and to graduate a semester early by getting credit from my AP Exam Scores. I currently have 3 St. Johns credit from AP Spanish, a 5 on AP Biology, and a 4 on AP European History. </p>

<p>I do not completely understand what is said in the guidelines. If I take Biology 171/172 which I think is the beginner's level Biology, would that mean I would not be able to get credit from my AP Biology. Would I only be able to use the credit if I take a harder Biology class, courses having Bio 171 or 172 as a prerequisite?</p>

<p>Would a similar situation be the case for Calculus and Physics classes? I will be taking the AP Calculus AB and Physics B Exams this May and expect to get a 4 or 5 on each of them. ( I will also be taking AP US Government)</p>

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<p>I can only speak on Biology as my son is looking at U-M. You are correct that the normal intro Biology track is 171,172, and 173 (lab). If you get a 4 or 5 on your AP Biology exam you are given 5 credits and can skip taking 171 and 172. If you wanted to pursue further Biology courses you would start with credit for Bio 195 and take 173 (lab).</p>

<p>As far as taking the lower classes I think you would lose the AP credit but that is the same with every college I have seen. I think that is so students don’t take easy classes to boost their GPA if they belong in a higher level class.</p>

<p>P.S. If you did start with 173 you would end up with 7 credits as opposed to 10 if you took 171 and 172 and 173. This would satisfy your 7 distribution credits for NS and be applied to your 120 credits needed for your degree.</p>

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<p>“P.S. If you did start with 173 you would end up with 7 credits as opposed to 10 if you took 171 and 172 and 173. This would satisfy your 7 distribution credits for NS and be applied to your 120 credits needed for your degree.”</p>

<p>Sorry but what is NS?</p>

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<p>Sorry, natural sciences. You have 30 area distribution credits you must complete assuming your are completing a BS or BA degree. You have 7 in NS as well as 7 in SS and HU. The other 9 credits can be 3 each in any of the previous 3 or in either MSA or CE or ID.</p>

<pre><code>* HU (Humanities)

  • NS (Natural Science)
  • SS (Social Science)
  • MSA (Math & Symbolic Analysis)
  • CE (Creative Expression)
  • ID (Interdisciplinary)
    </code></pre>

<p>Here is a link for further info:</p>

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