AP scores will be evaluated by academic departments, and typically offer college credit equivalent to one full Emmanuel course. If you receive credit for an AP examination, you will be placed at an advanced level in the appropriate academic department. Generally scores of 4 or 5 are accepted in exchange for credit at Emmanuel.
Grades of four, five, six or seven on the IB higher level examinations entitle you to credit for at least one course. Each academic department at Emmanuel will determine the specific amount of credit to be awarded.
College level coursework completed prior to matriculation as a freshmen either through dual enrollment programs or credit completed without a high school association may be considered for transfer credit if the content of the coursework is within the parameters for transfer credit accepted at Emmanuel College and a grade of B or better is earned. A maximum of 32 credits (8 courses) may be awarded for eligible coursework. All coursework must be submitted on an official transcript from the post-secondary institution awarding the credit. College credit will be evaluated for incoming freshmen after students have formally deposited and declared their intention to matriculate at Emmanuel College.
| AP EXAM | AP SCORE | EMMANUEL EQUIVALENCY | EMMANUEL CREDIT |
| Art and Music | |||
| Art History | 4 or 5 | ART 1202 (AI-A) | 4 |
| Art History | 4 or 5 | ART 1202 (AI-A) | 4 |
| Studio Art - Drawing | 4 or 5 | Free Elective | 4 |
| Studio Art - 2D Design | 4 or 5 | Free Elective | 4 |
| Music Theory | 4 or 5 | AI-A | 4 |
| Science | |||
| Biology | 4 | BIO 1101 (SI-L) | 4 |
| 5 | BIOL 1105 (SI-L) and waived from BIOL 1106 (SI-L) | 4 | |
| Chemistry | 4 or 5 | CHEM 1101 (SI-L) | 4 |
| Physics B | 4 or 5 | (SI-L) | 4 |
| Physics C - Mechanics | 4 or 5 | PHYS 2201 (SI-L) | 4 |
| Physics C - Electricity & Magnetism | 4 or 5 | PHYS 2221 (SI-L) | 4 |
| Environmental Science | 4 or 5 | (SI-L) | 4 |
| Mathematics & Instructional Technology | |||
| Calculus AB | 4 or 5 | MATH 1111 (QA) | 4 |
| Calculus BC | 4 or 5 | MATH 1111 (QA) & MATH 1112 (QA) | 4 |
| Statistics | 4 or 5 | MATH 1117 (QA) | 4 |
| Computer Science A | 4 or 5 | Free Elective | 4 |
| Computer Science AB | 4 or 5 | Free Elective | 4 |
| Social Sciences | |||
| Economics - Macro | 4 or 5 | ECON 1103 (SA) | 4 |
| Economics - Micro | 4 or 5 | ECON 1101 (SA) | 4 |
| US History | 4 or 5 | ECON 1106 (H) | 4 |
| European History | 4 or 5 | HIST 2120 (H) | 4 |
| World History | 4 or 5 | HIST 1109 (H) | 4 |
| Government & Politics: US | 4 or 5 | POLSC 1201 (SA) | 4 |
| Government & Politics: Comparative | 4 or 5 | POLSC 1301 (SA) | 4 |
| Psychology | 4 or 5 | PSYCH 1501 (SA) | 4 |
| HGuman Geography | 4 or 5 | SOC 2129 (SA) | 4 |
| English | |||
| English Language & Composition | 4 or 5 | ENGL 1103 | 4 |
| English Language & Literature | 4 or 5 | AI-L | 4 |
| Foreign Language | |||
| French Language | 4 | LANG 2213 | 4 |
| 5 | LANG 2214 | 4 | |
| Spanish Language | 4 | LANG 2213 | 4 |
| 5 | LANG 2214 | 4 | |
| Italian Language | 4 | LANG 2213 | 4 |
| 5 | LANG 2214 | 4 | |
| French Literature | 4 or 5 | Free Elective | 4 |
| Latin: Vergil | 4 or 5 | Free Elective | 4 |
| Latin: Literature | 4 or 5 | Free Elective | 4 |
| German Language | 4 or 5 | Free Elective | 4 |
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