Academic Catalog 2019-20

Advanced Placement Examinations (AP)

Dominican will grant credit toward an undergraduate degree for successful completion of advanced placement exams taken prior to entry. Students must earn a score of 3 or higher as indicated to receive credit. Please refer to the first chart below to determine the policy for required scores and modes of awarding credit toward CORE Curriculum requirements, major requirements, prerequisites, or electives. In the Dominican Units column, the notation "8 (4 in CORE)" indicates that a score of 4 or 5 will earn 4 units toward the relevant CORE requirement and 4 units toward a disciplinary major or minor requirement. The policy for the International Language Competency matriculation requirement is contained in the second chart below.

Advanced placement credit is lower division (LD) and may be applied towards specified areas. Credit will be granted for exams passed at the appropriate level, but no letter grade will be assigned. There is no limit to the number of AP or IB exam credits that may apply to CORE Curriculum requirements, effective Fall 2019 for first-year students; however, no more than a total of 30 semester units of combined IB and/or AP credit may apply towards the bachelor's degree at Dominican.

AP Exam Score Dominican
Units
CORE Adult Degree
Completion
 GE
Dominican Course Equivalent
Major, Minor, Prerequisite, or Elective
Art History 3, 4, 5 4 None None lower division Art History elective
Biology* 3, 4, 5
4 SCI NS
Biology* 4, 5 8 (4 in CORE)
SCI
NS BIO 1000 and BIO 1100
Calculus AB 3, 4, 5
4 QL
MT
Calculus AB 4, 5 4 QL MT MATH 1600
Calculus BC 3, 4, 5
4 QL MT
Calculus BC 4, 5 8 (4 in CORE)
QL MT MATH 1600 and MATH 1700
Chemistry* 3, 4, 5
4 SCI
NS
Chemistry* 4, 5 8 (4 in CORE)
SCI
NS CHEM 2000 and CHEM 2100
Computer Science A 4, 5 4
None None lower division elective
Economics: Macro 3, 4, 5 4
SSHB SS
Economics: Micro 3 ,4, 5 4
None None lower division elective
English Lang & Comp 3, 4, 5
4
None
W1 lower division elective
English Lit & Comp 3, 4, 5
4
None
W1 lower division elective
Environmental Science* 3, 4, 5
4
SCI
NS
Environmental Science* 4, 5 4
SCI
NS ENSC 2000
Govt. & Politics/Comparative 3, 4, 5
4
SSHB SS
Govt. & Politics/Comparative 4, 5 4
SSHB SS
Govt. & Politics/US 3, 4, 5
4
SSHB SS lower division HIST or POL requirement
Govt. & Politics/US 4, 5 4
CKE SS
History/European 4, 5 4
None None lower division elective
History/U.S. 3, 4, 5
4
SSHB SS
History/U.S. 4, 5 4
SSHB SS lower division HIST requirement
Human Geography 4, 5 4
None None lower division elective
Music Theory 4, 5 6 None None MUS 1001 and MUS 1002
Physics B* 3, 4, 5
4
SCI
NS
Physics B* 4, 5 8 (4 in CORE)
SCI NS PHYS 2000 and PHYS 2100
Physics C/Mechanics* 3, 4, 5
4 SCI
NS
Physics C/Mechanics* 4, 5 4 SCI
NS PHYS 2000
Physics C/Electricity and Magnetism* 3, 4, 5
4
SCI NS
Physics C/Electricity and Magnetism* 4, 5 4 SCI
NS PHYS 2100
Psychology 3, 4, 5
4
SSHB SS PSY 1100
Statistics 3
4 QL**
MT**
PSY 1187
Statistics 4, 5 4
QL MT MATH 2400
Studio Art: Drawing 3, 4, 5
4
ACE
CA
Studio Art: 2D Design 3, 4, 5
4 ACE CA
Studio Art: 3D Design 3, 4, 5
4 ACE CA
World History 4, 5 4 SSHB
None lower division elective
 AP Capstone Diploma
(Seminar + Research + 4 AP courses)
 3,4,5 12 minimum,
depending on courses
EC1,
CKE

 
 AP Exams in combination only***
         
Macro Economics and Micro Economics
 4,5  4  SSHB  SS  BUS 1005
Govt. & Politics/Comparative and
AP Research or AP Seminar
 3,4,5  4  CKE  SS  lower division elective
Govt. & Politics/Comparative and
AP Research and AP Seminar
 3,4,5  4  EC1  SS  
Govt. & Politics/Comparative and
Human Geography
 4,5  4  SSHB  SS  lower division elective

* AP exam credit awarded for Dominican CORE Curriculum science lecture courses also fulfills the required lab components.

** A score of 3 in Statistics meets the GE or CORE Math requirement for certain majors including Political Science, Psychology, and Global Public Health.

*** Scores listed in column 2 for exams-in-combination mean that the scores for EACH exam must equal the minimum stated (3,4,or 5, as applicable).

AP Exams Approved to meet the Matriculation Requirement: International Language Competency

AP Exams Score DUC Units DUC Course Equivalent
Major, Minor, Prerequisite, or Elective
Chinese Language and Culture 3, 4, 5 8
French Language and Culture 3, 4, 5 8
German Language and Culture 3, 4, 5 8
Italian Language and Culture 3, 4, 5 8
Japanese Language and Culture 3, 4, 5 8
Latin 3, 4, 5 8
Spanish Language and Culture 3, 4, 5 8 SPAN 2101 and SPAN 2201
Spanish Literature and Culture 3, 4, 5 8 lower division elective

Key to Abbreviations for CORE Curriculum Areas:

ACE = Creativity and Artistic Expression
QL  = Quantitative Literacy and Social Issues
CKE = Civic Knowledge and Engagement
SCI = Science for Global Citizens
EL   = Examined Life
SSHB = Social Science; Understanding Human Behavior
PM  = Purpose and Meaning