A student who achieves a score of four or five on an advanced placement examination of the College Board will receive up to eight hours of academic credit and exemption from corresponding core requirements. Exemptions from requirements for the academic major are determined by the appropriate department (see chart). A student who chooses to take a course for which he has been granted advanced placement will not receive additional credit. It is the student’s responsibility to see that official AP score reports are sent to the Registrar’s Office at Hampden-Sydney before the student enrolls, so that appropriate AP credit can be awarded.
Advanced Placement (AP) Credit and Credit by Department
AP Test |
Credits |
H-SC Equivalent |
Core Requirement |
| African American Studies | 6 |
History 219/220 |
II.A and IV |
| Art 2D + Design | 3 | Visual Arts 220 | III.B |
| Art History | 6 | Visual Arts 201/202 | II.B and III.B |
| Biology | 4 | Biology 110/151 | V.A. or V.B. |
| Calculus AB | 4 |
Mathematics 141 |
Mathematics |
| Calculus BC | 8 | Mathematics 141/142 | Mathematics |
| Chemistry | 4 | Chemistry 110/151 | V.A. or V.B. |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 6 |
Chinese 201/202 |
Foreign Language |
| Computer Science A | 4 | Comp. Science 261 | |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 |
Comp. Science 161 |
|
| Economics (Macro) | 3 |
Economics Elective |
VI |
| Economics (Micro) | 3 |
Economics 101 |
VI |
| English Language and Composition | 3 |
Rhetoric 101 |
Rhetoric |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 |
English Elective |
III.A. |
| Environmental Science | 3 |
Biology 108 |
V.B. |
| European History | 6 |
History 101/102 |
II.B. and VI |
| French Language | 6 |
French 201/202 |
Foreign Language |
| German Language | 6 |
German 201/202 |
Foreign Language |
| Government and Politics (Comparative) | 3 |
Government and Foreign Affairs 140 |
VI |
| Government and Politics (United States) | 3 |
Government and Foreign Affairs 101 |
VI |
| Human Geography | 3 |
Government and Foreign Affairs Elective |
VI |
| Italian Language and Culture | 6 |
Italian Elective |
Foreign Language |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 6 |
Japanese Elective |
Foreign Language |
| Latin (Vergil) | 6 |
Latin 201/202 |
Foreign Language |
| Music Theory | 7 |
Music 221/321 |
IIIB |
| Physics 1 | 3 |
Physics Elective |
V.B. |
|
Physics 2 |
3 |
Physics Elective |
V.B. |
|
Physics C (Mechanics) |
4 |
Physics 131/151 |
V.A. or V.B. |
|
Physics C (Electricity and Magnetism) |
4 |
Physics 132/152 |
V.A. or V.B. |
|
Psychology |
3 |
Psychology 101 |
V.B. |
|
Spanish Language |
6 |
Spanish 201/202 |
Foreign Language |
|
Spanish Literature |
6 |
Spanish 201/202 |
Foreign Language |
|
Statistics |
3 |
Math 121 |
Mathematics |
|
U.S. History |
6 |
History 111/112 |
II.A and VI |
|
World History |
6 |
History Elective |
VI |