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AP, IB, & Other Credit

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
Calculus AB 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.