AP Exams

Advanced Placement

Class of 2028

A maximum of four course credits may be achieved through AP, IB, and joint enrollment courses combined (including courses taken in the summer after high school graduation). If you qualify for more than four such credits, you can change which courses you select later in your career at Davidson. AP credit is awarded for scores of 4 or 5 unless noted below.

If you receive AP credit for a course, ART 100, for example, and then take ART 100 at Davidson, the credit earned for the AP course will be removed. You cannot receive credit for the same course twice. If you have another eligible AP course, credit for that course will be added to your record. Additional notes regarding credit are below.

No more than two credits attained prior to matriculation at Davidson (or, for transfer students, as a degree candidate at another college) may be applied to the satisfaction of the seven Ways of Knowing requirements needed for graduation. Ways of Knowing requirement or not, your AP scores can assist you in placing into higher-level Davidson College courses.

Language Note: To use AP credit to satisfy the Language requirement (a course at or above 201), you may also need to take that language's Placement Exam. See the appropriate departmental webpage for details on their placement process. In addition, AP credit for a language is not part of the two-course distribution limit.

AP Notes

• Biology: Credit for BIO 107 is awarded to students who scored a 4 or 5 on the AP Biology exam. Students who scored a 5 and plan to continue in the sciences, pre-med, and/or pre-health may receive credit for one of two introductory lab course requirements (BIO 111/113 or BIO 112/114) in place of the exploratory lab course (BIO 107) by consulting the Biology chair.
• Economics: ECO 199 credit is forfeited if student takes ECO 101 at Davidson.
• French: If you took AP French and received a 4 or 5 on the exam, you will receive credit for FRE 201 which satisfies the Language Requirement.
• Calculus: Credit for MAT 111 will be forfeited if the student takes MAT 112.
• Latin: May convert to LAT 201 on basis of the departmental placement test during the summer.
• Physics: Credit for 118 is forfeited by a student who elects to take PHY 120, 125, or 130; credit for 119 is forfeited by a student who elects to take PHY 220, 225, 230, or 235. In addition, students can only receive credit for PHY 118/130 and 119 once, even if multiple AP exams were taken.
• Precalculus does not count for credit.
• Spanish Language and Culture: If you took the Spanish AP Language and Culture exam and scored a 4 or 5 and wish to continue with your studies of the Spanish language and Hispanic Studies, you should enroll in SPA 260.
• Spanish Literature: If you took the Spanish AP Literature exam and scored a 4 or 5 and wish to continue your studies of the Spanish language and Hispanic Studies, you should enroll in SPA 271. In addition, during the first week of class, schedule a meeting with the chair of the Hispanic Studies Department to determine if SPA 271 best suits your needs.
• Students who received a qualifying score on both the Spanish Language and Culture and the Spanish Literature AP exams are only eligible to receive one credit.

Contact AP to have scores sent, go to the College Board website. Davidson's number (College Board code) is 5150. Scores should be sent to the Registrar's Office.