Advanced Credit and Placement
Many entering students have done work in high school or at other colleges that earns them advanced placement and/or course credit at DePauw. A maximum of eight course credits (32 semester hours) may be awarded through dual enrollment, early college, and advanced placement programs. The following are some types of advanced placement or course credit programs recognized by DePauw:
Advanced Placement through high school course work
DePauw offers placement tests for foreign language and calculus. The test results indicate which course to list in your course requests or take later on. In some cases, credit for earlier courses is awarded upon the completion of an advanced course. Placement tests for calculus and many modern languages and placement interviews for computer science, Japanese, and Chinese are available during New Student Orientation.
Advanced placement through the Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or A-Level programs
DePauw awards credit in a number of fields for AP scores of 4 or 5. In some fields (calculus and the languages) a score of 3 may qualify a student for advanced placement. IB scores of 5, 6 or 7 on higher level examinations often earn course credit. Examinations of C or better on A-Level areas may earn up to two course credits.
Unfortunately, scores for these tests are sometimes unavailable before the end of course requests in June. Students should have their scores sent to DePauw. We will adjust your registration as needed when the results of the examinations arrive. Contact Michele Cross (765-658-4142) in the Office of the Registrar or summeradvising@depauw.edu with questions about AP, A-Level, or IB credit. A list of AP tests and credit awarded appears at the bottom of this page.
Transfer credit from another college
You may be able to receive credit for courses taken at another college. To receive credit, have your college transcript sent to the Office of the Registrar, 2 E. Hanna Street, Greencastle, IN 46135 or electronically to transcripts@depauw.edu. DePauw generally accepts for transfer credit courses taken at accredited colleges in areas in which we have curricular offerings and in which the student earns a grade of C or better. The courses should be at a level parallel to DePauw offerings.
Dual enrollment programs
For courses taken in a high school dual enrollment or early college program, unassigned, elective credit may be awarded. To receive credit the courses must be at a level equivalent to DePauw courses and the student must earn at least a B. Unassigned credit is listed as University Studies (UNIV) credit and is applicable to the credit required for graduation but not to major, minor, competence and distribution requirements. To receive assigned credit (i.e., credit that is assigned to a particular department and counts toward a major or minor) the student must meet with the appropriate department chair or program director within the first semester. He/she will review the course content and the student’s performance and make the determination about awarding departmental credit.
AP Tests and Equivalent Credit
DePauw generally gives one course credit (four semester hours) for scores of 4 or 5 on the AP examinations. The courses awarded for those scores for the following tests are listed below. We do not give credit in studio art or in English language for international students. Questions about AP credit should be directed to the Office of the Registrar.
Prospective students should request that their AP scores be sent to DePauw when they take the test. If this has not been done, please contact the AP Program to make that request so scores will be received in a timely manner. If the AP course was taken prior to the senior year, please specify that the score should also be included. Contact information follows:
AP Services
P.O. Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541-6671
Toll-free phone (888) 225-5427
E-mail: apexams@info.collegeboard.org
The CEEB code number for DePauw University is 1166.
CHEM 170 (1/4 course credit), Stoichiometric Calculations
35
Macroeconomics
51
89
and/or
Spanish Literature
Score of 3/4/5