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Examinations are prepared and graded by national committees of high school and college teachers. They are graded on the following scale: 5, high honors; 4, honors; 3, creditable; 2, pass; and 1, fail. Grade reports are sent to the universities each student specifies at the time of the examination. Each department within the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has the option of granting, or not granting, college credit and advanced placement on the basis of the board's grade.
Transfer students should refer to the section Acceptance of Nontraditional Transfer Credit for the policy on accepting credit earned through the Advanced Placement Program.
Specific credit recommendations for beginning freshmen at the Urbana-Champaign campus are listed below. Assignment of credit for specific courses is dependent upon policies established by the individual departments and colleges and is subject to change upon annual review.
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for ARTHI 111 (4 semester hours) and ARTHI 112 (4 semester hours).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 3 and 2.
ART STUDIO
Portfolios must be submitted to the School of Art and Design for an evaluation in all studio areas.
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for C S 105 (3 semester hours).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 3 and 2.
NOTE: This credit is for a Pascal version of the indicated course.
COMPUTER SCIENCE AB
Scores of 5, 4, and 3 receive credit for C S 125 (3 semester hours).
Scores of 2 receive credit for C S 105 (3 semester hours).
NOTE: This credit is for a Pascal version of the indicated course.
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for ECON 102 (3 semester hours).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 3 and 2.
MACROECONOMICS
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for ECON 103 (3 semester hours).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 3 and 2.
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for RHET 105 (4 semester hours and exemption from the University Composition I requirement).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 3 and 2.
ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for ENGL 103 (3 semester hours) and RHET 105 (4 semester hours and exemption from the University Composition I requirement).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 3 and 2.
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for FR 205 (3 semester hours) and FR 207 (3 semester hours).
Scores of 3 receive credit for FR 205 (3 semester hours).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 2.
FRENCH LITERATURE
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for FR 207 (3 semester hours) and FR 210 (3 semester hours).
Scores of 3 receive credit for FR 210 (3 semester hours).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 2.
GERMAN LANGUAGE
Scores of 5, 4, and 3 receive credit for GER 211 (3 semester hours).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 2.
LATIN
Scores of 5, 4, and 3 receive credit and placement as follows:
Vergil examination: 3 semester hours of Latin credit and placement in Latin 201.
Lyric examination: 3 semester hours of credit for LAT 201 and placement in Latin 202.
Credit is not awarded for scores of 2.
SPANISH LANGUAGE
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for SPAN 103, 104, and 200 (11 semester hours).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 3 and 2.
SPANISH LITERATURE
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for SPAN 103, 104, and 200 (11 semester hours).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 3 and 2.
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for POL S 150 (3 semester hours).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 3 and 2.
COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for POL S 240 (3 semester hours).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 3 and 2.
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for BIOL 120 (5 semester hours).
Scores of 3 receive credit for BIOL 100 (3 semester hours).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 2.
CHEMISTRY
Scores of 5 and 4 receive general chemistry credit (6 semester hours) and placement in CHEM 122 or 123.
Scores of 3 receive general chemistry credit (3 semester hours) and placement in CHEM 102 or 109. Students should take the departmental general chemistry proficiency examination.
Credit is not awarded for scores of 2.
MATHEMATICS
Scores of 5, 4, and 3 receive credit for MATH 120 (5 semester hours) and placement in Mathematics 130.
Credit is not awarded for scores of 2.
Scores of 5, 4, and 3 receive credit for MATH 120 (5 semester hours) and MATH 130 (3 semester hours) and placement in MATH 242.
Scores of 2 receive credit for MATH 120 (5 semester hours) and placement in MATH 130.
PHYSICS
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for PHYCS 101 (5 semester hours) and PHYCS 102 (5 semester hours).
Scores of 3 make students eligible to enroll in PHYCS 101 or take a proficiency examination for that course. If an A or B grade is earned in the course or on the proficiency examination, credit will be awarded for PHYCS 101 and 102.
Scores of 2 make students eligible to take a departmental proficiency examination for PHYCS 101, 102, 106, or 108.
Scores of 5 and 4 will receive credit as follows:
Part I--Mechanics: PHYCS 106 (4 semester hours).
Part II--Electricity and Magnetism: PHYCS 107 (4 semester hours).
Scores of 3 are handled as follows:
Part I --Students may take a departmental proficiency examination for PHYCS 106 or enroll in that course.
Part II --Students may take a departmental proficiency examination for PHYCS 107 or enroll in that course.
Scores of 2 in Part I or Part II make students eligible, upon prior approval of the Physics Department, to take a departmental proficiency examination in PHYCS 101, 102, 106, 107, or 108.
For additional information or to arrange to take a departmental proficiency examination, students should go to 233 Loomis Laboratory of Physics.
A score of 5 receives credit for MUSIC 101 (3 semester hours).
Credit is not given for scores of 4, 3, and 2.
Credit is not awarded for scores of 3 and 2.
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for HIST 151 (3 semester hours) and HIST 152 (3 semester hours).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 3 and 2. Students should sign up in 309 Gregory Hall for the History 151 and/or History 152 departmental proficiency exam.
EUROPEAN HISTORY
Scores of 5 and 4 receive credit for HIST 111 (3 semester hours) and HIST 112 (3 semester hours).
Credit is not awarded for scores of 3 and 2. Students should sign up in 309 Gregory Hall for the History 111 and/or History 112 departmental proficiency exam.
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