Jvhowube

i cant find on the website the AP credit that you can get towards colgate for the class of 2010...can someone help me?

mhc48

Advanced placement, with or without college credit, may be granted to first-year students whose performance on the College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement Tests, the New York State Education Department’s College Proficiency Examinations, the College Level Examination Program (CLEP subject examinations only), or the International Baccalaureate (Higher Level only) gives clear evidence of competence in the courses tested.

College liberal arts courses completed satisfactorily on a college campus in a cooperative program with a secondary school will be considered for Colgate credit upon receipt of an official college transcript certifying letter grades of C or better in courses bearing three semester or five quarter hours as a minimum of credit. Courses taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory, pass/fail, or other ungraded basis courses are not acceptable. Such courses must be taken on an accredited college or university campus, in competition with degree candidates of that institution, and taught by a regular member of the faculty. Transfer credit is not granted for college courses taken on high school campuses. Students seeking such credit should be prepared to submit official course descriptions and syllabi in order to permit proper evaluation of the non-Colgate course work. Laboratory materials for courses in the laboratory sciences may also be requested. Final determination of the type and amount of credit awarded, if any, will rest with the appropriate Colgate academic department.

All credit requests for academic work completed prior to entering Colgate should be made in writing to the University Registrar before the end of the first term at Colgate. For such pre-matriculation credit to be counted toward the Colgate degree, the official transcript(s) must be filed with the Registrar by the deadline for declaration of concentration, prior to pre-registration during the fourth semester.

Colgate credit is granted to first-year students who achieve a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement tests. Credit is also granted for scores of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level International Baccalaureate examinations. The amount of credit and/or placement appropriate to the academic development of the student is determined by the appropriate Colgate academic department, following the University Registrar’s review of the tests and records submitted for advanced placement. Credit or exemption for scores of 3 on the Advanced Placement tests will be determined by the appropriate Colgate academic department.

Advanced Placement courses may not be used to fulfill the University distribution requirement. Each department will determine whether Advanced Placement credit will count toward fulfillment of the requirements for the concentration or minor concentration in that department. Such determinations will be certified to the University Registrar by the appropriate department chair.

Students wishing to receive Colgate credit for Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exams must submit official scores to the Registrar’s Office by the deadline for declaration of concentration (i.e., prior to pre-registration during the student’s fourth semester at Colgate.) If AP or IB credit is not claimed by this deadline, it will be forfeited permanently.

Jvhowube

but i need to know which courses they accept...

mhc48

It's not a simple matter of accept AP Euro or AP Bio.

As it says, the grades you got in your AP courses are submitted to the department (of your Major and/or minor concentration) and it then determines if the course is appropriate for that concentration and if your grade is sufficient for credit.

It also says APs cannot be used to meet Colgate's Distribution requirements. Since you don't usually chose a concentration until the middle of the second semester sophomore year, questions of AP credit really shouldn't arise until then. Until then you will essentially be fulfilling Colgate's Core and Distribution requriements (including the really varied and interesting choices for your Freshman Seminar). Of course, if you know what your concentration will be, you can in many ways choose amongst those to fit or compliment it your eventual concentration.

Jvhowube

Ahh, alright - thank you. I didn't really read that, I'll admit. I was just looking for a list of "AP English, AP Physics, AP Bio". I guess I'll read it now. Thanks.

Colgate13

Actually, it is a simple matter of accepting AP Euro or AP Bio. There is a chart on the website under the register's office.

They don't take AP English.

mhc48

Yes, but you still have to read the listing of acceptable courses and grades in that chart in conjunction with the other info on the preceding page.

Those "acceptable" APs cannot be used to fulfill your Core or Distribution requirements and an "acceptable" AP course must be one your department of concentration accepts.

Your 5 in AP Physics won't get you any credit if you're an English major and can't be used for your Core or Distribution requirements. Your AP Euro won't get you any credit if you are a Math major and won't satisfy your Core or distribution requirements.

Colgate13

Yes, a 5 in AP physics will get you credit if your an English major. It won't fulfill your distribution requirement, but its one less class you have to take here. This means you can take less than 4 classes one semester. Its also helpful if you go to a non-Colgate study aboard program where all of your classes may not transfer. It would also fill in if you have to withdraw from a class mid-semester.

It can also be used for placement.

Here's the chart: https://portaldata.colgate.edu/image...%20Summary.htm

waker1000

That is not entirely true...when you get "credit" for your APs at Colgate it means you can go into higher level classes it does not mean you can take fewer classes in a term... The easiest way to axplain it is If you get a 4 or 5 on say the BC calc test you would go into Calc III here not Calc I or II but those two classes will not count towards your 9 credits for a concentration or for a math distribution. Likewise History 4s and 5s get you out of the basic history classes but will not give you credit for your major. (ie. as a history major i need to take 3 100 or 200 level history classes i got 4s on US and Euro so I am inelligible for all the 100 level classes and must still take 3 in teh 200 level)

ticklemepink

AP credits are more for judging on where you stand in terms of introductory classes- just gets you in 200 without question.

They definitely don't take AP Comparative government... I'm mad because it's my only 5!!!

I'm really using my APs just to take a semester off to an abroad program where Colgate won't take my credits.

stonecold23

wait but are u required to take a higher level course IF u get a 4 or 5... cuz for languages it seems to be required to take a 300 level if u score a 4 or 5, im wondering if this applies to everything...

mhc48

My guess is you probably would most often be required to take a higher level course.

Take a look for example, at the Colgate Course Catalogue under History. You'll see 100 level courses called "101 The Growth of National States in Europe"; "102 Europe in Crisis since 1815" neither course is open to students with AP credit in European history. Similarly there are two American History level 100 courses which are not open to students with AP credit in American History.