AP Credit
Franklin College will accept credit for selected College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement exams (AP). Franklin College does not administer the AP test. However, students may receive credit by examination by providing an official record of examination results. The following table includes the examinations, passing scores, hours of credit allowed, and Franklin College course equivalences.
Advanced Placement Test
Art History
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
(and AB subscore of 3 or higher
Chemistry
Chinese
Comp. Government & Politics
Computer Science A
Computer Science Principles
Economics: Macroeconomics
Economics: Microeconomics
English Language/Composition
English Literature/Composition
Environmental Science
European History
French (language & literature)*
German
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Music Theory
Human Geography
Physics 1 & 2
Physics C Mech & Electr/Magn
Score of 3
ART XXX (4 cr)
BIO 114
MAT XXX (4 cr)
MAT 135
CHE 121/123
LAN XXX (4 cr)
POL XXX (4 cr)
CMP XXX (3 cr)
CMP XXX (3 cr)
ECO XXX (3 cr)
ECO XXX (3 cr)
ENG XXX (4 cr)
ENG XXX (4 cr)
BIO XXX (3 cr)
HIS XXX (3 cr)
FRE 110
LAN XXX (4 cr)
LAN XXX (4 cr)
LAN XXX (4 cr)
LAN XXX (4 cr)
MUS XXX (3 cr)
GEO 220
PHY 201/ 203 & PHY
202/204; PHY XXX (5 cr) if only did one
PHY 211/203 & PHY 212/204;
Score of 4 or 5
ART 116
BIO 114
MAT 135
MAT 135 & MAT 142
CHE 121, CHE 122, CHE 123 & CHE 124
4=LAN XXX (8 cr); 5=LAN XXX (12 cr) (fulfills foreign language requirement)
POL 355
CMP 141
CMP 130
ECO 123
ECO 121
LA 101
LA 201
BIO XXX (3 cr)
HIS XXX (3 cr) (will satisfy one course in Category C of the History curriculum)
4=FRE 110 & FRE 111; 5=FRE 110, FRE 111, & FRE 210
4=LAN XXX (8 cr); 5=LAN XXX (12 cr) (fulfills foreign language requirement)
4= LAN XXX (8cr); 5= LAN XXX (12 cr) (fulfills foreign language requirement)
4=LAN XXX (8 cr); 5=LAN XXX (12 cr) (fulfills foreign language requirement)
4=LAN XXX (8 cr); 5=LAN XXX (12 cr) (fulfills foreign language requirement)
MUS 110, MUS 111, MUS 115, & MUS 116 (if both aural & nonaural subscores of 4 or 5)
MUS 110 & MUS 115 (if one of subscores is 3)
GEO 220
PHY 201/ 203 & PHY 202/204
PHY 211/203 & PHY 212/204
Precalculus
Psychology
Research
Seminar
PHY XXX (5 cr)
if only did one
MAT XXX (3 cr) (placement into MAT 135)
PSY 117
UND XXX (3 cr)
UND XXX (3 cr)
Spanish* SPA 110
Statistics
Drawing
2-D Art and Design
3-D Art and Design
U.S. Government & Politics
U.S. History
World History
MAT XXX (3 cr)
ART XXX (3 cr)
ART XXX (3 cr)
ART XXX (3 cr)
POL XXX (4 cr)
HIS XXX (3 cr)
HIS XXX (4 cr)
MAT XXX (3 cr) (placement into MAT 135)
PSY 117
UND XXX (3 cr)
UND XXX (3 cr)
4=SPA 110 & SPA 111; 5=SPA 110, SPA 111, & SPA 210
MAT 224
ART 160
ART 130
ART 135
POL 110
HIS 120 & HIS 121
HIS XXX (can count as +1 category course for HIS majors or as 1 of 3 category courses for HIS minors)
*Franklin College will accept AP credit for advance placement in foreign language; however, students should be aware that they can also get advance placement by taking the College’s foreign language placement tests. Please note further clarification listed under Spanish and French Curricula.
Franklin College does not award credit for College Level Examination Program (CLEP) subject exams; however, CLEP exams may be taken to demonstrate proficiency in the foreign languages.