Not only do advanced courses-- like AP or IB classes-- better prepare you for the academic transition from high school to college and demonstrate your preparation for admission, they can also earn you course credit at Gustavus.
Students who score a 4 or 5 on the College Board's Advanced Placement exams or a 4 or higher on the Higher Level International Baccalaureate exams, will receive credit towards graduation from Gustavus. Some courses transfer as equivalent courses to those offered at Gustavus. Some even fulfill graduation "area requirements" (read more about these acronyms in our catalog).
Generally, other college credit can be given to students who have taken courses through PSEO, College in the Schools, or online coursework-- as long as the higher education institution is accredited, the student can receive a college transcript, and the student receives a C grade or better. Students can transfer the equivalent of eight Gustavus course credits (32 semester or 48 quarter credits).
To learn more about transferring credits to Gustavus, contact your admission counselor.
Advanced Placement
| COURSE | EQUIVALENT | AREA |
| Art History | ART-101 | ARTS |
| Art : Studio Art - Drawing | ART-110 | ARTS |
| Art : Studio Art - 2D Design | One ART Elective | ARTS |
| Art : Studio Art - 3D Design | One ART Elective | ARTS |
| Biology | BIO-101 | NASP |
| Chemistry | CHE-107 | NASP |
| Economics : Macroeconomics | E/M-101 | SOSCI |
| Economics : Microeconomics | E/M-102 | |
| English Language & Composition | One ENG Elective | WRITI |
| English Literature & Composition | One ENG Elective | LARS, WRITI |
| Environmental Science | ENV-110 | |
| French Language | FRE-202 | |
| German Language | GER-202 | |
| Human Geography | GEG-101 | SOSCI |
| Japanese Language & Culture | JPN-202 | |
| European History | One HIS Elective | HIPHI |
| United States History | One HIS Elective | HIPHI |
| World History | One HIS Elective | HIPHI |
| Latin: Literature | LAT-231 | LARS |
| Latin | LAT-201 | LARS |
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MCS-121 | MATHL |
| Calculus BC | MCS-122 | MATHL |
| Statistics | MCS-142 | MATHL |
| Computer Science A | MCS-177 | MATHL |
| Music Appreciation | MUS-101 | ARTS |
| Music Theory | MUS-103/111 | |
| Physics (B) | PHY-100 | NASP |
| Mechanics & Electrical (Physics C) | .50 PHY Elective | |
| Mechanics (Physics M) | PHY-200 | |
| Government & Politics: United States | POL-110 | SOSCI |
| Government & Politics: Comparative | POL-150 | SOSCI |
| Psychology | PSY-100 | SOSCI |
| Spanish Language | SPA-200 | |
| Spanish Literature | SPA-200 |
International Baccalaureate
| COURSE | EQUIVALENT | AREA |
| Survey of Art | ART-101 | ARTS |
| Art/Design | One ART Elective | ARTS |
| Visual Art | One ART Elective | ARTS |
| General Biology | BIO-101 | NASP |
| General Chemistry | CHE-107 | NASP |
| Classical Languages | One CLA Elective | |
| Macroeconomics | E/M-101 | SOSCI |
| Microeconomics | E/M-102 | |
| Business & Management | E/M-00 | |
| College English | One ENG Elective | WRITI |
| French Language | FRE-202 | |
| Intro Geography | GEG-101 | SOSCI |
| German Language | GER-202 | |
| History of the Americas | One HIS Elective | HIPHI |
| History of Europe | HIS-120 | HIPHI |
| History of Africa | One HIS Elective | HIPHI, NWEST |
| History of Asia/Oceana | HIS-00 | HIPHI, NWEST |
| History Survey | One HIS Elective | HIPHI |
| Japanese Language | JPN-202 | NWEST |
| Calculus I | MCS-121 | MATHL |
| Intro Computer | MCS-170 | MATHL |
| Survey of Music | MUS-101 | ARTS |
| Intro Philosophy | PHI-108 | HIPHI |
| Intro Physics | PHY-100 | NASP |
| Intro Psychology | PSY-100 | SOSCI |
| Russian Language | RUS-202 | |
| Anthropology | S/A-111 | SOSCI, NWEST |
| Spanish Language | SPA-200 | |
| Swedish Language | SWE-202 | |
| Theatre Arts | T/D-101 |
* Read more about these courses and acronyms in our catalog.