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
|
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