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Advanced Placement Policies

In order to receive A.P. credit, a student must take a departmentally approved Hamilton course and pass with the minimum grade stipulated by the department. Students must take one of the courses listed below as their first course in the department, unless otherwise designated. A student may not receive credit toward a degree solely on the basis of a score on an Advanced Placement Test.

ART
General, Drawing and Art 2D Design: Students having obtained a 4 or 5 on the AP exam will receive 1 credit upon completion of Art 104 or 160 with a minimum grade of a B in the course.

ART HISTORY
Students having obtained a 4 or 5 on the AP exam will receive 1 credit upon completion of any 200-level Art History course with a minimum grade of B in the course.

BIOLOGY
Students having obtained a score of 4 or 5 on the Biology AP exam will receive 1 credit after placement in and completion of a course beyond Biology 110 with a ­minimum grade of C- or better in that course. The credit is for exemption from an introductory semester of college-level Biology and does not count toward the Biology concentration.

CHINESE
Students having passed the beginners placement exam in Chinese will be placed in Chinese 130. Students having passed the advanced Chinese placement exam will be placed in Chinese 200. There is also an oral exam to make sure the students can be placed at higher levels.

CHEMISTRY
Students having obtained a 4 or 5 on the AP exam will receive 1 credit upon ­completion of Chemistry 125 and/or 190 with a minimum grade of a C- in the course(s).

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Students having obtained a 5 on the English Literature and Composition AP exam will receive 1 semester credit (not toward the concentration) for completing any Comparative Literature course with a B- or better, with the following limitation: ­Students who receive and AP credit in English may not also receive an AP credit in Comparative Literature. AP 5 students who choose to take English 150 will not receive the additional credit.

COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer Science A: Students having obtained a 4 or 5 on the AP exam will receive 1 credit upon completion of Computer Science 111 with a minimum grade of a C in the course.

Computer Science AB: Students having obtained a 4 or 5 on the AP exam will receive 2 credits for Computer Science 110 and 111 upon completion of Computer Science 210 or 220 with a minimum grade of a C in the course.

ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY
Issues in Macro: Students having obtained a 5 on the AP exam will receive 1 credit upon ­completion of Economics 285 with a minimum grade of a B- in the course.

Issues in Micro: Students having obtained a 5 on the AP exam will receive 1 credit upon ­completion of Economics 275 with a minimum grade of a B- in the course.

ENGLISH LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE
Students having obtained scores of 4 or 5 on either or both of the AP examinations in English may place directly into one of several 200-level courses. This fall, the 200-level courses include 204, 225 and 267. Spring courses include 204, 205, 208, 221 and 225.

AP 5 students who place directly into a 200-level course and who earn a final grade of B- or higher will receive 1 additional course credit. AP 4 students are eligible for placement at the 200-level, but not for an additional credit. AP 5 students who choose to take 150 will not receive the additional credit, even if they take a 200-level course after 150.

Students with AP scores of 4 or 5 who choose not to take 150 must take 204 before they may enroll in 215.

FRENCH LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE
Students having obtained a 4 or 5 on the AP exam will receive 1 credit upon completion of a 200-level French course with a minimum grade of a B- in the course.

GERMAN
Students having obtained a 4 or 5 on the AP exam will receive 1 credit upon completion of a 200-level German course with a minimum grade of a C- in the course.

GOVERNMENT AND WORLD POLITICS
United States: Students with scores of 4 or 5 on the AP exam may enter any 200-level American Politics course without taking the prerequisite. Upon completion of the 200-level course with a grade of B or better, the student will receive 1 additional credit for Government.

Comparative: Students with scores of 4 or 5 on the AP exam may enter any 200-level Comparative Politics course without taking the prerequisite. Upon completion of the 200-level course with a grade of B or better, the student will receive 1 additional credit for Government or World Politics.

HISTORY
Students who receive a 4 or 5 on a European and/or American history AP examination will receive 1 credit toward general graduation requirements upon completion of a 100-level History course with a minimum grade of C-. However, 200- and 300-level History courses do not meet this requirement. AP credits do not count toward the History concentration or minor.

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Students having obtained a 4 or 5 on the AP exam will receive 1 credit upon successful completion of Anthropology 113 or 114 with a minimum grade of B- in the course.

LATIN – LITERATURE AND VERGIL
Students having obtained a 4 or 5 in AP Latin Literature or Vergil will receive 1 credit upon completion of Latin 390 with a minimum grade of B- in the course. Students having obtained a 3 will receive 1 credit upon completion of Latin 210 with a minimum grade of B- in the course.

MATHEMATICS
Students are placed by the department on the basis of AP scores and a departmental placement exam. Students who complete Math 114, 115 or 215 with a grade of C- or better without having taken Math 113 will receive credit for Math 113.

MUSIC THEORY
Students who receive a 5 on the AP exam in Music Theory are placed in Music 209 and will receive 1 advanced placement credit upon completion of Music 209 with a minimum grade of B in the course.

PHYSICS
Physics B (non-calculus): Students who receive a 5 in AP Physics B will receive 1 credit upon successful completion of a physics course selected from the list below.

Physics C (calculus based): Students who receive a 4 in Mechanics and/or E&M or a 4/5 combination will receive 1 credit upon successful completion of a physics course selected from the list below.
 
Students having obtained a 5 in both Mechanics and E&M will receive 2 credits upon successful completion of a physics course selected from the list below. Normally such students will enroll in 290.
 
Students should consult the department chair about placement in one of the following classes: Physics 190, 195, 200, 205, 290. In all cases, a minimum grade of B- is required for AP credit.

PSYCHOLOGY
Students having obtained a 4 or 5 in AP Psychology may elect any 200-level course that has Introductory Psychology as a prerequisite. Students with a 4 are advised to discuss their plans with the department chair as many find it worthwhile to reinforce their foundation of psychological knowledge by electing introductory.

SPANISH LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE
Students having obtained a 4 or 5 in AP Spanish Literature or Language exam will receive 1 credit upon completion of a 200-level Hispanic Studies course with a minimum grade of a B- in the course. Placement is based on placement exam. Students may choose to begin with 140 with the consent of the department chair and still receive AP credit upon completion of a 200-level course.