AP/IB/A-Level Equivalencies
Credit Equivalencies
Subject |
AP Score |
Tulane Course Credit Granted |
---|---|---|
Art History |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (ARHS 1010) |
Art Studio: Drawing |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (ARST 1101) Students may consult with Art Department to be considered for ARST 2101 credit |
Art Studio: 2D Design |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (ARST 1101) Students may consult with Art Department to be considered for ARST 2101 credit |
Art Studio: 3D Design |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (ARST 1490) |
Biology |
5 4 |
4 credit hours (EBIO 1010/1015) and choose 3 credit hours (CELL 1010) or 4 credits hours (CELL 1500/1505) 3 credit hours (CELL 1500) |
Chemistry |
5 4 |
8 credit hours (CHEM 1070/1075 and 1080/1085) 4 credit hours (CHEM 1070/1075) |
Chinese Language and Culture |
4 or 5 |
4 credit hours (ASTC 2030) |
Computer Science A |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (CPST 2200) |
Computer Science Principles |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (CMPS 1950) |
Economics |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (ECON 1010) |
Economics |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (ECON 1020) |
English Language or Literature |
4 or 5 |
4 credit hours (ENGL 1010) |
Environmental Science |
4 or 5 |
4 credit hours (EENS 1300/1305) |
French Language or Literature |
5 4 |
3 credit hours (FREN 3150) 4 credit hours (FREN 2030) |
German Language |
4 or 5 |
4 credit hours (GERM 2030) |
History - European |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (HISE 1220) |
History - United States |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (HISU 1420) |
Italian - Language and Culture |
4 or 5 |
4 credit hours (ITAL 2030) |
Japanese - Language and Culture |
4 or 5 |
4 credit hours (ASTJ 2030) |
Latin - Literature or Virgil |
4 or 5 |
4 credit hours (LATN 2030) If both exams are passed with scores of 4 and above: 7 credit hours (LATN 2030 and LATN 3070) |
Mathematics - Calculus AB |
4 or 5 |
4 credit hours (MATH 1210) |
Mathematics - Calculus BC |
4 or 5 3 with an AB sub-score of 4 or higher |
8 credit hours (MATH 1210 and 1220) 4 credit hours (MATH 1210) Credit will not be awarded for a 3 if AB subscore is below a 4 |
Mathematics - Statistics |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (MATH 1110) |
Music -Theory |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (MUSC 1000) |
Physics 1 - Algebra Based |
4 or 5 |
4 credit hours (PHYS 1210) Credit will not be awarded for PHYS 1210 and 1310 |
Physics 2 - Algebra Based |
4 or 5 |
4 credit hours (PHYS 1220) Credit will not be awarded for PHYS 1220 and 1320 |
Physics B - Algebra and Trigonometry |
4 or 5 |
8 credit hours (PHYS 1210 and 1220) Credit will not be awarded for PHYS 1210 and 1310, or 1220 and 1320 |
Physics C - Mechanics |
4 or 5 |
4 credit hours (PHYS 1310) Credit will not be awarded for PHYS 1210 and 1310 |
Physics C - Electricity and Magnetism |
4 or 5 |
4 credit hours (PHYS 1320) Credit will not be awarded for PHYS 1220 and 1320 |
Political Science - U.S. Government |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (POLA 2100) |
Political Science - Comparative Government |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (POLC 2300) |
Psychology |
4 or 5 |
3 credit hours (PSYC 1000) |
Spanish - Language or Literature |
4 or 5 |
4 credit hours (SPAN 2030) |
Subject |
IB Score |
Tulane Course Credit Granted |
---|---|---|
Biology |
6 7 |
3 credit hours (CELL 1500) 4 credit hours (EBIO 1010/1015) and choose 3 credit hours (CELL 1010) or 4 credit hours (CELL 1500/1505) |
Chemistry |
5 6 or higher |
4 credit hours (CHEM 1070/1075) 8 credit hours (CHEM 1070/1075 and CHEM 1080/1085) |
English Literature or |
6 or higher |
4 credit hours (ENGL 1010) |
Economics |
5 or higher |
6 credit hours (ECON 1010 and ECON 1020) |
Film |
5 or higher |
3 credit hours (COMM 1150) |
French A Language |
5 or higher |
3 credit hours (FREN 3210) |
French A Language and Literature |
5 or higher |
3 credit hours (FREN 3150) |
French B |
5 or higher |
4 credit hours (FREN 2030) |
Geography |
5 or higher |
3 credit hours (EENS 2060) |
German |
5 or higher |
4 credit hours (GERM 2030) |
German A Literature |
5 or higher |
3 credit hours (GERM 3160) EFFECTIVE STARTING FALL 2022 |
German A Language & Literature |
5 or higher |
3 credit hours (GERM 3050) EFFECTIVE STARTING FALL 2022 |
German Language B |
5 or higher |
4 credit hours (GERM 2030) EFFECTIVE STARTING FALL 2022 |
History, European |
5 or higher |
3 credit hours (HISE 1220) |
Mathematics |
5 or higher |
4 credit hours (MATH 1210) |
Mathematics - Analysis and Approaches |
5 or higher |
8 credit hours (MATH 1210 & MATH 1220) |
Mathematics - Application and Interpretation |
5 or higher |
7 credit hours (MATH 1210 & MATH 1110) |
Music |
5 or higher |
3 credit hours (MUSC 1000) |
Philosophy |
5 or higher |
3 credit hours (PHIL 1010) |
Physics |
5 or higher |
8 credit hours (PHYS 1210 and PHYS 1220) |
Psychology |
5 or higher |
3 credit hours (PSYC 1000) |
Spanish A Literature |
5 or higher |
3 credit hours (SPAN 3270) |
Spanish A Language and Literature |
5 or higher |
3 credit hours (SPAN 2040) |
Spanish B |
5 or higher |
4 credit hours (SPAN 2030) |
Theatre |
5 or higher |
3 credit hours (THEA 1020) |
Exam |
Minimum Grade |
Tulane Course Credit Granted |
---|---|---|
Biology |
A |
EBIO 1010 & 1015 |
Biology |
B |
EBIO 1940 & 3 credit hours of CELL 1010 or 4 credit hours for CELL 1500/1505 |
Biology |
C |
EBIO 1940 & 3 credit hours of CELL 1500 Does not count toward CELL major or minor. |
Chemistry |
|
Meet with department to complete ACS test. |
Chinese |
C |
ASTA 4350 & ASTC 3501 |
Economics |
A |
ECON 1010 & ECON 1020 |
English |
B |
ENGL 1010 |
English Literature |
B |
ENLS 1940 |
French |
B |
FREN 3150 |
French |
C |
FREN 2030 |
Geography |
B |
EENS 2060 |
Math - Pure Math, Mechanics, & |
A |
MATH 1210, 1220, & 1110 |
Math - Pure Math & Probability |
A |
MATH 1210, 1220, & 1230 |
Physics |
B |
PHYS 1210 & 1220 |
Psychology |
B |
PSYC 1000 |
Spanish |
B |
SPAN 2030 |