AP, IB & Dual Credit

Dual credit

First-time freshmen may transfer accredited college coursework taken in high school, provided Monmouth offers a similar or equivalent course.

Credit will only be applied when an official college transcript has been received by the Office of the Registrar and the student has earned a grade of D or better in the course. Note that a grade of C- or better is required to receive transfer credit for any English composition or speech course completed through dual credit. No college credit will be awarded based on a high school transcript.

Students may transfer no more than 16 course credits (64 semester hours) to be applied toward the degree. Transferred courses will appear on the Monmouth transcript,

but grades earned in such courses are not calculated in the Monmouth grade point average.

Advanced Placement (AP) 

Monmouth awards credit for several AP courses with an exam score of a 3 or higher; in some cases a 4 or higher. All of these equivalencies transfer in a 1 course credit at Monmouth, except where indicated. Please note: Monmouth’s curriculum is based on a course credit system, where most students take the equivalent of 4 course credits per semester.   

1 course credit is the equivalent of 4 credit hours. 

 

FINE ARTS	AP SCORE	COURSE EQUIVALENCY	CORE CURRICULUM EQUIVALENT	CREDIT
AP 2-D Art and Design	3-5	ARTD 100	Artistic Inquiry	1
AP 3-D Art and Design	3-5	ARTD 100	Artistic Inquiry	1
AP Art History	3-5	ARTD 200 and 201	Artistic Inquiry	2
AP Drawing	3-5	ARTD 215	Artistic Inquiry	1

ENGLISH	AP SCORE	COURSE EQUIVALENCY	CORE CURRICULUM EQUIVALENT	CREDIT
AP English Language and Composition	3 4 or 5	100 level English credit ENGL 110	Composition and Argument	1
AP English Literature and Composition	3 4 or 5	100 level English credit ENGL 110	None Composition and Argument	1

HISTORY	AP SCORE	COURSE EQUIVALENCY	CORE CURRICULUM EQUIVALENT	CREDIT
AP African-American Studies	3-5	HIST-112	Identity, Diversity, Equity Social Science Inquiry	1
AP Comparative Government and Politics	3-5	POLS 200	Social Science Inquiry Global Learning	1
AP European History	3-5	100 level elective credit	Social Science Inquiry	1
AP Human Geography	3-5	100 level elective credit	Social Science Inquiry	1
AP Macroeconomics	3-5	200 Level Economics***	Social Science Inquiry	1
AP Microeconomics	3-5	200 Level Economics***	Social Science Inquiry	1
AP Psychology	3-5	PSYC 101 EQ***	None	1
AP US Government and Politics	3-5	POLS 103	Social Science Inquiry	1
AP US History	3-5	HIST 110 and HIST 111	Social Science Inquiry Identity, Diversity & Equity	2
AP World History: Modern	3-5	HIST 220	Social Science Inquiry Global Learning	1

INTER-DISCIPLINARY	AP SCORE	COURSE EQUIVALENCY	CORE CURRICULUM EQUIVALENT	CREDIT
AP Research	3-5	100 level elective credit		1
AP Seminar	3-5	100 level elective credit		1

MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE	AP SCORE	COURSE EQUIVALENCY	CORE CURRICULUM EQUIVALENT	CREDIT
AP Precalculus	3-5	MATH-141		1
AP Calculus AB	3-5	MATH 151	Quantitative Reasoning	1
AP Calculus BC	3-5	MATH 151 and MATH 152	Quantitative Reasoning	2
AP Computer Science A	3-5	COMP 151		1
AP Computer Science Principles	3-5	100 level elective credit		1
AP Statistics	3-5	STAT 201	Quantitative Reasoning	1

SCIENCES	AP SCORE	COURSE EQUIVALENCY	CORE CURRICULUM EQUIVALENT	CREDIT
AP Biology	3 4 or 5	General Credit BIOL 150	Scientific Inquiry Scientific Inquiry	1 1
AP Chemistry	3 4 or 5	General Credit CHEM 140	Scientific Inquiry Scientific Inquiry	1 1
AP Environmental Science	3 4 or 5	General Credit ESTS 103	None Scientific Inquiry	1 1
AP Physics I: Algebra-Based	3 4 or 5	General Credit Consult with Physics department for placement	None Scientific Inquiry	1 1
AP Physics II: Algebra-Based	3 4 or 5	General Credit Consult with Physics department for placement	None Scientific Inquiry	1 1
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	3 4 or 5	General Credit Consult with Physics department for placement	None Scientific Inquiry	1 1
AP Physics C: Mechanics	3 4 or 5	General Credit Consult with Physics department for placement	None Scientific Inquiry	1

World Languages and Cultures	AP SCORE	COURSE EQUIVALENCY	CORE CURRICULUM EQUIVALENT	CREDIT
AP Chinese Language and Culture	3-5	CHNS 201	Languages and Cultures	1
AP French Language and Culture	3 4 or 5	FREN 210 FREN 220	Languages and Cultures Languages and Cultures	1 1
AP German Language and Culture	3-5	GERM 102	Languages and Cultures	1
AP Italian Language and Culture	3-5	FLOT 102	Languages and Cultures	1
AP Japanese Language and Culture	3-5	JAPN 201	Languages and Cultures	1
AP Latin	3-5	LATN 200	Languages and Cultures	1
AP Spanish Language and Culture	3 4 or 5	SPAN 201 SPAN 202	Languages and Cultures Languages and Cultures	1 1
AP Spanish Literature and Culture	3 4 or 5	SPAN 202 SPAN 245 or 246	Languages and Cultures Languages and Cultures	1 1

***if both AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics are taken and completed with a 3 or better the student will earn credit for ECON 200

***Taking PSYC 101 at Monmouth College  will replace this credit

International Baccalaureate (IB) 

Scores of 4 or above on both IB Higher Level and IB Standard Level Examinations will be accepted for college-level credit. Completion of the IB Diploma with a score of 24 or above (with a minimum score of 4 in all SL and HL exams) will be awarded a full year of credit. A minimum point score of 24 is required to earn the IB diploma.

The specific course equivalencies awarded for each Higher Level or Standard exams are determined through evaluation by the appropriate academic department. If no course equivalency is determined, elective credit may be granted.