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Advanced Placement Equivalences

Baker offers students who score a 3 or higher the opportunity to transcript college credit at the rate of $35 per credit hour upon enrollment. If an AP exam satisfies a Liberal Studies proficiency requirement, this is indicated in the  summary below. If an exam score of 3 or above does not fulfill a specific Liberal Studies proficiency requirement, it can be applied toward the 132 credit hours needed to graduate and may also satisfy a requirement in a major area of study.

AP Exam

Hrs.

Baker Equivalents

Liberal Studies

Major Credit

Art History

 3 AH 111 No
 Yes—Art

Art—Studio

 3 AS 198 No Yes—Art

Art Studio Drawing

 3 AS 198 No Yes—Art

Art Studio 2-D Design

 3 AS 199 No Yes—Art

Art Studio 3-D Design

 3 AS 199 No
 Yes—Art

Biology

 4 BI 196 No
 Yes—Biology

Calculus AB

 4 MA 171 Yes—B.S. Math Reqmnt
 Yes—Math

Calculus BC

 4 MA 172 Yes—B.S. Math Reqmnt Yes—Math

Chemistry

 4 CH 137 No
 Yes—Chem

Chinese Lang & Cult

 3 WL 196 Yes—B.A. FL Reqmnt No

Comp Sci A

 4 CS 175 No
 Yes—CS

Comp Sci AB

 8 CS 175 & CS 185 No
 Yes—CS

Econ Micro

 3 EC 242 No
 Yes—Bus, Acct, IB, Econ

Econ Macro

 3 EC 243 No
 Yes—Bus, Acct, IB, Econ

Eng Lang/Comp

 3 EN 196 Yes—Written Comm
 No

Eng Lit/Comp

 3 EN 120 No
 Yes—English

Env Science

 3 BI 120 No
 No

European History

 3 HI 197 No
 Yes—History

French Lang

 3 FR 396 Yes—B.A. FL Reqmnt Yes—French

French Lit

 3 FR 360 Yes—B.A. FL Reqmnt Yes—French

German Lang

 3 GN 396 Yes—B.A. FL Reqmnt Yes—German

Govt & Pol U.S.

 3 PS 115 No No

Govt & Pol Comp

 3 PS 199 No No

Human Geography

 3 SS 199 No
 No

Italian Lang & Cult

 3 WL 196 Yes—B.A. FL Reqmnt No

Japanese Lang & Cult

 3 WL 196 Yes—B.A. FL Reqmnt No

Latin—Vergil

 3 LN 196 No No

Latin Lit

 3 LN 396 No No

Music Theory

 2 MU 151 No Yes—Music

Physics B

 4 PC 125 No
 No

Physics C Mech

 4 PC 225 No
 Yes—Physics

Physics C Elect & Magnet

 4 PC 226 No
 Yes—Physics

Psychology

 3 PY 111 No
 Yes—Psych

Spanish Lang

 3 SP 396 Yes—B.A. FL Reqmnt Yes—Spanish

Spanish Lit

 3 SP 360 Yes—B.A. FL & Lit Reqmnt
 Yes—Spanish

Statistics

 3 MA 221 Yes—Math Proficiency
 No

U.S. History

 6 HI 127 & HI 128 No
 Yes—History

World History

 6 HI 197 No
 Yes—History

Abbreviations

Acct = Accounting
Bus = Business
CS = Computer Science
Econ = Economics

IB = International Business
Lit = Literature
Psych = Psychology
 
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