Receiving Credits for 4s or 5s on AP Exams

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<p>If I'm reading this correctly, depending on the individual departments, Smith does award course credit for AP exams with scores of 4 or 5, as long as the student doesn't take the same course for credit at Smith. Am I reading this correctly? Thanks!</p>

<p>Credit may be awarded for Advanced Placement examinations, some foreign diploma programs, and/or college level courses completed while in high school. Such credits are not immediately applied toward the degree and the restrictions governing their use are published in the Smith College Bulletin. Advanced Placement and other prematriculation credits may not be used to fulfill the distribution requirements for Latin Honors. A maximum of one year (32 credits) of any combination of Advanced Placement, foreign high school and/or college credit earned before matriculation may be counted toward the degree.</p>

<p>Advanced Placement Credit
Smith College participates in the Advanced Placement Program administered by the College Entrance Examination Board. Credits are recorded for scores of 4 or 5 on most Advanced Placement examinations. The credits to be recorded for each examination are determined by the individual department. Further restrictions regarding the transfer and use of Advanced Placement credit are published in the Smith College Bulletin. Students forfeit credit if they choose to take one of the courses at Smith which covers substantially the same material as the Advanced Placement course. In other words, students may not receive credit twice for the same material.</p>

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<p>This is obviously a little late, but for anyone still wondering about this or browsing the Smith forum:</p>

<p>“Advanced Placement credit may be used with
the approval of the administrative board only (1) to
make up a shortage of credits incurred through failure;
(2) to make up a shortage of credit incurred as a result
of dropping a course for reasons of health; or (3) to
undertake an accelerated course program.”</p>

<p>check page 53 of this link: catalog.smith.edu/catalog_docs/SmithCatalogue2012-13.pdf</p>