Advanced Credit
Georgetown participates in the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Program and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. College credit and/or course exemptions can be awarded to students with qualifying scores. Applicants who seek advanced credit or placement based on AP or IB exams should authorize the release of their scores to Georgetown University during the summer prior to enrollment. For any IB subjects that receive credit, credit is only awarded for IB Higher Level exams. No credit is awarded for IB Standard Level exams.
If a student has both AP scores and IB scores eligible for credit in the same subject, the student may apply credit from the AP exam or the IB exam, but not both.
Students taught college-level courses by high school faculty are not eligible for credit in those courses, but are encouraged to take the Advanced Placement Examinations in order to be considered for credit. Students who have had occasion to take regular college courses while in high school should submit an official college transcript for evaluation prior to enrollment.
Students who are enrolled in joint high school/college programs (taking college courses on college campuses while working concurrently for high school and college credit) are advised to apply as first year students, but should not expect credit for more than four courses. Participation in such programs will not significantly shorten the length of a degree program at Georgetown.
Georgetown’s specific advanced credit policies are articulated below:
Credit Transfer for International Programs
Credit awards for international programs will vary by school and by subject. Students should contact their appropriate Dean’s Office for further information.
- French Baccalauréat: must receive a grade of 15 or better. Credit is awarded only for subjects in which an épreuve terminale (national examination) has been taken. No credit is awarded for the Grand Oral. Language credit is awarded based on placement and the successful completion of an appropriate course at Georgetown.
- Italian Maturitá: must receive minimum grade of 8 on transcript for credit to be awarded and must receive minimum of 70 (100 is highest grade) on the overall maturitá for credit to be awarded. No credit is awarded for English. Language credit is awarded based on placement and the successful completion of an appropriate course at Georgetown.
- British A-levels: must receive grade of A or better for credit to be awarded. Language credit is awarded based on placement and the successful completion of an appropriate course at Georgetown. No credit is awarded for British AS-levels.
- German Abitur: must receive minimum grade of 11 (on 1–15 scale, with 15 being the highest), or gut if no numerical grade is assigned, for credit to be awarded. Credit is only awarded for those subjects in which the student took either a written or oral Abitur exam and the results of those exams determine whether or not credit is awarded. No credit is awarded for English.
- Cambridge Pre-U: must receive minimum grade of D3 or better for credit to be awarded.
Other international high school programs and diplomas will be evaluated for transfer credit on a case-by-case basis. Final credit will be determined by the program in which students matriculate and upon departmental review.
2026-2027 Advanced Placement (AP) Examination Policy
Georgetown’s Advanced Placement Examination Policy reflects the different graduation requirements of the undergraduate schools by making awards based on the student’s school and major. The policy is listed by test below. Georgetown does not award exemption or credit for a score of 1, 2, or 3, and it does not award sophomore standing, although there is no limit to the number of credits that can be awarded. The credits awarded are translated into Georgetown courses at a rate of 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 credits per course. These credits and courses can be used to graduate early. For transfers, qualified scores will be considered during the credit evaluation process along with their college courses. Students are advised to consult with their faculty advisor or Dean’s Office as to how the award affects course selection. If a student takes a course for which Advanced Placement credit has been received, then the student loses the Advanced Placement credit previously awarded for that course. This policy is reviewed annually in consultation with the deans and the academic departments and is subject to change.
In the field of languages, the results of the Advanced Placement Examinations are considered together with the results of Georgetown placement examinations. The placement examinations are administered during the summer prior to matriculation and during New Student Orientation in the fall, and are necessary if a student wants to be considered for course exemption and college credit. Credit for AP exams in foreign languages will only be awarded upon successful completion of an appropriate course in that language at Georgetown. In order to correctly identify the appropriate course, please see the specific text below for each language exam.
The tests are listed in alphabetical order. Course titles follow the course numbers. Course descriptions can be found online through the Georgetown Course Catalog. School codes used below are as follows:
- CAS: Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences
- SFS: Walsh School of Foreign Service
- MSB: McDonough School of Business
- SOH: School of Health
- BSON: Berkley School of Nursing
African American Studies
Students with a score of 4 or 5 will earn three credits. Black Studies majors may apply these credits to the major as a lower level (1000-level) non-concentration elective. Black Studies minors may apply these credits to the minor as a lower level (1000-level) elective.
Art History
For a score of 4 or 5, students will receive three credits. Art History majors and minors with this credit are excused from taking one distribution course. Art History majors need an additional nine courses to complete the major. Art History minors need an additional five courses to complete the minor. This credit does not apply to the non-Europe/U.S. requirements for distribution courses. Note that AP credit in Art History will not fulfill the core Humanities: Art, Literature, Music, and Media (HALM) requirement.
Art Studio Portfolios
Drawing
For a score of 5, the student will receive three credits for ARTS 1100 (Drawing I); however, this credit will not fulfill the student’s core Humanities: Art, Literature, Music, and Media (HALM) requirement. For a score of 4, the student will not receive credit but will receive a waiver for ARTS 1100 (Drawing I).
2-D Art and Design
For a score of 5, the student will receive three credits for ARTS 1600 (2D Design); however, this credit will not fulfill the student’s core Humanities: Art, Literature, Music, and Media (HALM) requirement. For a score of 4, the student will not receive credit but will receive a waiver for ARTS 1600 (2D Design).
3-D Art and Design
For a score of 5, the student will receive three credits for ARTS 1601 (3D Design); however, this credit will not fulfill the student’s core Humanities: Art, Literature, Music, and Media (HALM) requirement. For a score of 4, the student will not receive credit but will receive a waiver for ARTS 1601 (3D Design).
For students who receive scores of 5 on all three studio exams, a maximum of six credits will be awarded for ARTS 1100 (Drawing I) and ARTS 1600 (2D Design) or ARTS 1601 (3D Design); however, these credits will not fulfill the student’s core Humanities: Art, Literature, Music, and Media (HALM) requirement.
Biology
Students with a score of 4 or 5 will earn three or four credits respectively. For all students, credit for AP Biology cannot be used toward the core Science for All requirement.
For most CAS students, these credits count as a free elective. For SOH Health Care Management & Policy and Global Health majors, these credits count as a free elective. BSON Nursing and SOH Human Science majors are required to take HSCI 1030 and HSCI 1040 (Human Biology I and II). For SFS students, these credits count as a free elective and may not be applied toward a major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs. For MSB students, these credits count toward a liberal arts elective requirement.
Majors in the Department of Biology (including Biology, Biology of Global Health, Neurobiology, and Environmental Biology) with an AP score of 5 will earn two credits applied to the total credits required for the major. Majors with an AP score of 4 will receive one credit applied to the total credits required for the major. Regardless of AP score, all majors are required to take BIOL 1203/BIOL 1213 (Foundations in Biology I with laboratory) and BIOL 1204/BIOL 1214 (Foundations in Biology II with laboratory).
For students who score a 4 or 5 on both the AP Biology exam and the AP Environmental Science exam, credit will only be awarded once. Students may apply credit from one of the AP exams or the IB exam but not both. Note that majors in Neurobiology are not eligible to receive credit towards the major for the Environmental Science exam. Credit for the AP Biology exam is not applicable toward the Biology minor.
Capstone: Research & Seminar
No credit is awarded for this coursework.
Chemistry
Students with a score of 5 will receive three credits. This credit cannot be used toward the core Science for All requirement.
For CAS students, these credits count as a free elective. These credits do not count toward a science major or minor nor toward pre-med requirements. Chemistry or Biochemistry majors will take CHEM 1300 (Majors General Chemistry I) and CHEM 1305 (Majors General Chemistry Lab I) in the fall term. All other science and pre-med students who plan to continue their study of chemistry should take CHEM 1100/CHEM 1105 (General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Lab I) in the fall term.
For SOH and BSON students, these credits count as a free elective. Human Science majors are required to take CHEM 1100/CHEM 1105 (General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Lab I).
For SFS students, these credits count as a free elective and may not be applied toward a major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs.
For MSB students, these credits count toward the liberal arts elective requirement.
Chinese
Students with a score of 4 or 5 who place beyond CHIN 1512 (Intensive Second Level Chinese II) on the Chinese placement test (Parts I and II) are eligible for credit. In order to receive six credits for CHIN 1512 and be exempted from Intensive First Level and Intensive Second Level Chinese, these students must then enroll in and successfully complete CHIN 2001 (Third Level Chinese I) or a more advanced Chinese course at Georgetown. For CAS students, this credit will satisfy the core requirement in language. Students who place into CHIN 1512 or below, as well as students who opt not to take CHIN 2001 or above at Georgetown, will not receive credit.
Computer Science A and Computer Science Principles
No credit or advanced placement is awarded for these examinations.
Economics—Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
For a score of 5 on the Microeconomics exam, the student will receive three credits for ECON 1001 (Principles of Microeconomics). For a score of 5 on the Macroeconomics exam, the student will receive three credits for ECON 1002 (Principles of Macroeconomics). Students with a score of 5 on both of the AP exams may proceed to upper level courses and cannot take any of the principles courses (ECON 1001, ECON 1002 and ECON 1003). Students with a score of 5 on only one of the AP exams normally take the other principles course. If a student with AP credit takes ECON 1003 (Principles of Economics: Macro and Micro), they will forfeit the AP credit in economics and take one additional ECON elective for an Economics major or minor.
CAS students with a strong interest in economics (and some high school background) who did not score a 5 on either AP exam are encouraged to take ECON 1003 (Principles of Economics: Macro and Micro). Economics majors and minors who begin with 1003 take an additional elective to reach the minimum number of credits in the major or minor.
SFS students who take ECON 1003 are required to take two additional ECON courses to complete the 3-course ECON requirement in the SFS core. ECON 1003 is recommended only to students with a strong background in Economics and Mathematics.
MSB students with a score of a 4 on both exams (Macro and Micro) may take ECON 1003 and one additional upper-level ECON course to complete their one year of required Economics.
English
(either exam)
Students with a score of 5 receive three credits for WRIT 1150 (Writing and Culture Seminar). For students with a score of 5 on both exams, credit will only be awarded once.
Environmental Science
Students with a score of 4 or 5 will earn three or four credits respectively. For all students, credit for AP Environmental Science cannot be used toward the core Science for All requirement.
For SOH, BSON and most CAS students, these credits count as a free elective. For SFS students, these credits count as a free elective and may not be applied toward a major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs. For MSB students, these credits count toward a liberal arts elective requirement.
Biology, Biology of Global Health, and Environmental Biology majors with an AP score of 5 will receive two credits applied to the total credits required for the major. Students in these majors with an AP score of 4 will receive one credit applied to the total credits required for the major. Majors in Neurobiology will not be granted credit towards the major for the AP Environmental Science exam, although they will receive elective credit toward their degree. All students with majors in the Biology department are required to take BIOL 1203/BIOL 1213 (Foundations in Biology I with laboratory) and BIOL 1204/BIOL 1214 (Foundations in Biology II with laboratory).
AP Environmental Science credit may not be applied toward the major or minor in Environment & Sustainability. All Environment & Sustainability majors are required to take ERTH 1050/ERTH 1051 (Environment & Sustainability Science 1 with laboratory) and ERTH 1060/ERTH 1061 (Environment & Sustainability Science 2 with laboratory). All Environment & Sustainability minors are required to take ERTH 1050/ERTH 1051 (Environment & Sustainability Science 1 with laboratory) and either ERTH 1060/ERTH 1061 (Environment & Sustainability Science 2 with laboratory) or an equivalent course designated by the program.
For students who score a 4 or 5 on both the AP Biology exam and the AP Environmental Science exam, credit will only be awarded once. Students may apply credit from one of the AP exams or the IB exam but not both. Credit for the AP Environmental Science Exam is not applicable toward the Biology minor.
French
For a score of 4 or 5, students are eligible to receive up to six credits for FREN 2001 (Advanced French I) and FREN 2002 (Advanced French II). In order to receive three credits for FREN 2001, a student must place into and successfully complete FREN 2002. In order to receive six credits for FREN 2001 and FREN 2002, a student must place into and successfully complete FREN 2551 (Composition and Style) or above. Students who plan to enroll in FREN 2002 or FREN 2551 (or above) must take the online placement exam to confirm that they are enrolling in the correct course. Students who place into or take FREN 2001 or below, as well as students who opt not to continue French coursework at Georgetown, will not receive AP credit.
German
For a score of 4 or 5, students are eligible to receive up to six credits for GERM 2001 (Advanced German I) and GERM 2002 (Advanced German II). In order to receive three credits for GERM 2001, a student must place into and successfully complete GERM 2002. In order to receive six credits for GERM 2001 and GERM 2002, a student must place into and successfully complete one level IV course (GERM 3000 or above). For German majors, in order to receive six credits for GERM 2001 and GERM 2002, a student must place into the high end of Level IV and successfully complete one level IV course (GERM 3000 or above). Students who place into or take GERM 2001 or below, as well as students who opt not to continue German coursework at Georgetown, will not receive credit.
Placement is determined by departmental placement exam. Incoming students are strongly encouraged to take the exam online during the summer. Students who are interested in placing out of the language requirement without taking additional German coursework at Georgetown must take the second part of the placement exam during New Student Orientation.
Government—US Government & Politics
No credit is awarded for this examination. However, students who earn a score of 4 or 5 qualify for advanced placement should they decide to major or minor in Government. This means they may choose to take a sequential course in American Politics to satisfy the foundational requirement typically filled by GOVT 1200 (US Political Systems). These courses are marked with the “College/GOVT AmPol Seq” attribute in the Schedule of Classes. Students with a score of 4 or 5 are permitted to take GOVT 1200 if they prefer.
Government—Comparative Politics
No credit is awarded for this examination.
History—World, European, and US History
All students with a score of 5 on the AP exam in World, European, or US History receive three credits. Students may not receive credit for more than one History course, even if they have scores of 5 on more than one of the three exams.
For CAS students, AP history credit counts toward their core history requirement and places them out of HIST 1099 (Hist Focus) These students should complete the requirement by taking any other HIST course. CAS students with AP credit for history may not take HIST 1099 or they will forfeit the AP credit.
For SFS students, AP history credit counts toward their introductory core history requirement and places them out of HIST 1099 (Hist Focus). These students are still required to take two additional history courses. One of these courses must examine early history. SFS students who receive AP credit for history may not take HIST 1099 or they will forfeit the AP credit.
MSB students with AP history credit have fulfilled one semester of their History/Government/Classics/International Affairs requirement.
For SOH and BSON students, AP history credit counts toward a free elective.
All students may only earn history credit for one of the AP exams or one of the IB exams, but not both.
Human Geography
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Italian
For a score of 4 or 5, students are eligible for up to ten credits for ITAL 2011 (Intensive Advanced Italian I) and ITAL 2012 (Intensive Advanced Italian II). In order to receive five credits for ITAL 2011, a student must place into and successfully complete ITAL 2012. In order to receive ten credits for ITAL 2011 and ITAL 2012, a student must place into and successfully complete any course in Italian numbered 2031 or above. Students who place into ITAL 2011 or below, as well as students who opt not to continue Italian coursework at Georgetown, will not receive AP credit. Placement is determined by the departmental placement exam.
Japanese
Students with a score of 4 or 5 who place beyond JAPN 1512 (Intensive Second Level Japanese II) on the Japanese placement test administered during New Student Orientation are eligible for credit. In order to receive six credits for JAPN 1512 and be exempted from Intensive First Level and Intensive Second Level Japanese, these students must then enroll in and successfully complete JAPN 2001 (Third Level Japanese I) or a more advanced Japanese course at Georgetown. For CAS students, this credit will satisfy the core requirement in language. Students who place into JAPN 1512 or below, as well as students who opt not to take JAPN 2001 or above at Georgetown, will not receive credit.
Latin
For a score of 4 or 5, students are eligible to receive four credits for CLSL 1511 (Intermediate Latin). In order to receive credit for Intermediate Latin, a student must place into and successfully complete one course in Latin (CLSL) at the 2000-level or above. Placement is determined by the departmental placement exam. Students who place into or take CLSL 1011 (Latin I), CLSL 1012 (Latin II), or CLSL 1511, as well as students who opt not to continue Latin coursework at Georgetown, will not receive AP credit.
Mathematics—Calculus AB
A student who scores a 5 on the Calculus AB exam will receive four credits for MATH 1350 (Calculus I). For MSB students, a 5 will fulfill the one semester Calculus requirement. For the CAS, SFS, SOH and BSON, AP credits in Calculus will be credited as free electives. For the SFS International Economics, International Political Economy and Global Business majors, AP credits can fulfill the Calculus prerequisite. AP credit for Calculus fulfills the BSBGA Program Core Calculus requirement.
Mathematics—Calculus BC
A student who scores a 4 on the Calculus BC exam will receive four credits for MATH 1350 (Calculus I). For MSB students, a 4 will fulfill the one semester Calculus requirement.
A student who scores a 5 on the Calculus BC exam will receive eight credits for MATH 1350 (Calculus I) and MATH 1360 (Calculus II). For MSB students, four credits fulfill the one semester Calculus requirement and the remaining credits will count towards the liberal arts elective requirement.
For the CAS, SFS, SOH and BSON, AP credits in Calculus will be credited as free electives. For the SFS International Economics, International Political Economy and Global Business majors, AP credits can fulfill the Calculus prerequisite. AP credit for Calculus fulfills the BSBGA Program Core Calculus requirement.
Mathematics—Calculus AB Subscore
A student who receives an AB subscore of 5 on the Calculus BC exam is eligible to receive four credits for MATH 1350 (Calculus I) if the student has not already received this credit as a result of other Calculus exam scores.
Mathematics—Precalculus
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Mathematics—Statistics
For a score of 5 on the AP Statistics exam, CAS, SFS, and SOH students will receive four credits for MATH 1040 (Probability and Statistics) which will satisfy their core Quantitative Reasoning and Data Literacy (QRDL) requirement.
BSON students with a score of 5 will receive four credits for MATH 1040 (Probability and Statistics) which will satisfy their core Quantitative Reasoning and Data Literacy (QRDL) requirement and fulfill the one semester statistics requirement within their major.
For MSB students, a score of 5 will receive two credits which count as part of the MSB statistics requirement. Students with this credit will then take OPAN 1101 (Computational Business Model) for one credit and then OPAN 2102 (Statistical Models for Business) for an additional one credit to fulfill the MSB 4-credit statistics requirement. Most MSB students will satisfy the QRDL requirement by taking ACCT 2101 (Mgmt Acct for Decision Making), a core MSB requirement.
For SFS students, AP credits in Statistics may not be applied toward majors in International Economics, International Political Economy, Science, Technology, and International Affairs, Global Business or the BSBGA Program.
Psychology majors who receive a 5 on the AP Statistics exam are exempt from the Statistics requirement (MATH 1040) in the Psychology major but must substitute this requirement with an additional psychology elective.
Music Theory
For a score of 5, students will receive three credits for MUSC-1041 (Music Theory 1).
Physics 1
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Physics 2
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Physics C—Mechanics and Electricity & Magnetism
The two Physics C exams are considered separately. For a score of 5 on the Mechanics exam, the student will receive five credits for PHYS 2051 (Principles of Physics I). For a score of 5 on the Electricity & Magnetism exam, the student will receive five credits for PHYS 2052 (Principles of Physics II). For all students, credit for AP Physics cannot be used toward the core Science for All requirement.
Physics majors with AP credit should consult with the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Physics for appropriate placement in PHYS 2101 (Mechanics) or PHYS 2103 (Relativity and Quantum Physics). Pre-med students (other than Physics majors) should be aware that most medical schools do not consider AP credit as acceptable for the pre-med Physics requirement. To fulfill that requirement, most pre-med students forfeit their AP credits and take PHYS 2051 and PHYS 2052. They may instead choose to take PHYS 2101 (Mechanics) and PHYS 2102 (Electromagnetic Phenomena), but should note that first-years and sophomores have enrollment priority for PHYS 2101 and PHYS 2102.
For SFS students, AP credits in Physics will be credited as free electives and may not be applied toward a major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs.
For SOH and BSON students, these credits will count as free electives.
Psychology
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Spanish
(either exam)
For a score of 4 or 5, students are eligible to receive up to six credits for Advanced Spanish I and II (SPAN 2003 and SPAN 2004 in the CAS, MSB, SOH and BSON; SPAN 2001 and SPAN 2002 in the SFS). In order for CAS, MSB, SOH and BSON students to receive three credits for SPAN 2003, they must place into and successfully complete SPAN 2004. In order for SFS students to receive three credits for SPAN 2001. they must place into and successfully complete SPAN 2002. In order to receive six credits for SPAN 2003 and SPAN 2004 (for CAS, MSB, SOH, BSON) or SPAN 2001 and SPAN 2002 (for SFS), students must place into and successfully complete a Spanish course numbered 2161 or above. Spanish majors and minors who receive AP credit for SPAN 2004 or SPAN 2002 must take an additional elective at the 3000-level or above. Placement is determined by departmental placement exam or the Spanish validation exam administered during New Student Orientation. Students who place into SPAN 2001, SPAN 2003, SPAN 2011, or below, as well as students who opt not to continue Spanish coursework at Georgetown, will not receive credit.
2026-2027 International Baccalaureate (IB) Policies
For any IB subjects that receive credit (see subjects below), credit is only awarded for a score of 6 or 7 on the IB Higher Level exams. No credit is awarded for IB Standard Level exams. If a student has both AP scores and IB scores eligible for credit in the same subject, the student may apply credit from the AP exam or the IB exam, but not both.
Biology
Students with a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level exam will earn four credits. For all students, credit for IB Biology cannot be used toward the core Science for All requirement.
For most CAS students, these credits count as a free elective. For SOH Health Care Management & Policy and Global Health majors, these credits count as a free elective. BSON Nursing and SOH Human Science majors are required to take HSCI 1030 and HSCI 1040 (Human Biology I and II). For SFS students, these credits count as a free elective and may not be applied toward a major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs. For MSB students, these credits count toward a liberal arts elective requirement.
Majors in the Department of Biology (including Biology, Biology of Global Health, Neurobiology, and Environmental Biology) with a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level exam will receive two credits applied to the total credits required for the major. Regardless of IB score, all majors are required to take BIOL 1203/BIOL 1213 (Foundations in Biology I with laboratory) and BIOL 1204/BIOL 1214 (Foundations in Biology II with laboratory).
Students may apply credit from the AP exam or the IB exam, but not both. Credit for the IB Biology exam is not applicable toward the Biology minor.
Business Management
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Chemistry
Students with a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level exam will receive three credits. This credit cannot be used toward the core Science for All requirement.
For CAS students, these credits count as a free elective. These credits do not count toward a science major or minor nor toward pre-med requirements. Chemistry or Biochemistry majors will take CHEM 1300 (Majors General Chemistry I) and CHEM 1305 (Majors General Chemistry Lab I) in the fall term. All other science and pre-med students who plan to continue their study of chemistry should take CHEM 1100/CHEM 1105 (General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Lab I) in the fall term.
For SOH and BSON students, these credits count as a free elective. Human Science majors are required to take CHEM 1100/CHEM 1105 (General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Lab I).
For SFS students, these credits count as a free elective and may not be applied toward a major in Science, Technology, and International Affairs.
For MSB students, these credits count toward the liberal arts elective requirement.
Classical Languages
For a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level exam, students are eligible to receive four credits for CLSL 1511 (Intermediate Latin). In order to receive credit for Intermediate Latin, a student must place into and successfully complete one course in Latin (CLSL) at the 2000-level or above. Placement is determined by the departmental placement exam. Students who place into or take CLSL 1011 (Latin I), CLSL 1012 (Latin II), or CLSL 1511, as well as students who opt not to continue Latin coursework at Georgetown, will not receive IB credit.
Computer Science
No credit or advanced placement is awarded for this examination.
Dance
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Design Technology
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Digital Society
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Economics
For a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level exam, the student will receive three credits for ECON 1001 (Principles of Microeconomics) and three credits for ECON 1002 (Principles of Macroeconomics). Students with this IB credit may proceed to upper level courses and cannot take any of the principles courses (ECON 1001, ECON 1002 and ECON 1003). If a student with IB credit takes ECON 1003 (Principles of Economics: Micro and Macro), they will forfeit the IB credit and take one additional ECON elective for an Economics major or minor.
CAS students with a strong interest in economics (and some high school background) who did not score a 6 or 7 on the IB Higher Level exam are encouraged to take ECON 1003 (Principles of Economics: Macro and Micro). Economics majors and minors who begin with 1003 take an additional elective to reach the minimum number of credits in the major or minor.
SFS students who take ECON 1003 are required to take two additional ECON courses to complete the 3-course ECON requirement in the SFS core. ECON 1003 is recommended only to students with a strong background in Economics and Mathematics.
English A
Students with a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level exam receive three credits for WRIT 1150 (Writing and Culture Seminar).
English B
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Film
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Geography
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Global Politics
No credit is awarded for this examination.
History—Europe/Islamic World and Twentieth Century/Regional Topics
All students with a score of 7 on the Higher Level exam in History of Europe & the Islamic World or Twentieth Century/Regional Topics receive three credits. Students may not receive credit for more than one IB history exam, even if they have scores of 7 on both.
For CAS students, IB history credit counts toward their core history requirement and places them out of HIST 1099 (Hist Focus). These students should complete the requirement by taking any other HIST course. CAS students with IB credit for history may not take HIST 1099 or they will forfeit the IB credit.
For SFS students, IB history credit counts toward their introductory core history requirement and places them out of HIST 1099 (Hist Focus). These students are still required to take two additional history courses. One of these courses must examine early history. SFS students who receive IB credit for history may not take HIST 1099 or they will forfeit the IB credit.
MSB students with IB history credit have fulfilled one semester of their History/Government/Classics/International Affairs requirement.
For SOH and BSON students, IB history credit counts toward a free elective.
All students may only earn history credit for one of the IB exams or one of the AP exams, but not both.
Information Technology in a Global Society
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Language A
Students with a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level exams in languages other than English are eligible for credit. In order to receive credit, students must place into and successfully complete an appropriate language course at Georgetown (see AP policies for specific languages above for more details). Placement is determined by departmental language placement exams.
Language B
No credit is awarded for these examinations.
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches
A student with a score of 7 on the Higher Level exam in Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches will receive four credits for MATH 1350 (Calculus I). For MSB students, a score of 7 on the Higher Level exam will fulfill the one semester Calculus requirement. For the CAS, SFS, SOH and BSON, IB credits in Calculus will be credited as free electives. For the SFS International Economics, International Political Economy and Global Business majors, IB credits can fulfill the Calculus prerequisite. IB credit for Calculus fulfills the BSBGA Program Core Calculus requirement.
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations
For a score of 7 on the Higher Level exam in Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations, CAS, SFS, and SOH students will receive four credits for MATH 1040 (Probability and Statistics) which will satisfy their core Quantitative Reasoning and Data Literacy (QRDL) requirement.
BSON students with a score of 7 will receive four credits for MATH 1040 (Probability and Statistics) which will satisfy their core Quantitative Reasoning and Data Literacy (QRDL) requirement and fulfill the one semester statistics requirement within their major.
For MSB students, a score of 7 will receive two credits which count as part of the MSB statistics requirement. Students with this credit will then take OPAN 1101 (Computational Business Model) for one credit and then OPAN 2102 (Statistical Models for Business) for an additional one credit to fulfill the MSB 4-credit statistics requirement. Most MSB students will satisfy the QRDL requirement by taking ACCT 2101 (Mgmt Acct for Decision Making), a core MSB requirement.
For SFS students, IB credits in Statistics may not be applied toward majors in International Economics, International Political Economy, Science, Technology, and International Affairs, Global Business or the BSBGA Program.
Psychology majors who receive a 7 on the Higher Level exam in Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations are exempt from the Statistics requirement (MATH 1040) in the Psychology major but must substitute this requirement with an additional psychology elective.
Music
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Philosophy
Students with a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level exam will receive three credits for PHIL 1500 (Introduction to Philosophy). These credits satisfy half of the core requirement in philosophy. CAS, SOH and BSON students must take a “bridge” ethics philosophy course numbered between 2000 and 2499 to fulfill the core philosophy requirement. MSB students must take STRT 2101 (Ethical Values of Business) to fulfill the core philosophy ethics requirement in their sophomore year. SFS students must take PHIL 1900 (Political and Social Thought) and a 2000-level PHIL course to fulfill the core philosophy requirement.
Physics
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Psychology
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Social & Cultural Anthropology
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Sports, Exercise & Health Science
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Theater
Students with a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level exam will receive one credit for TPST 1901 (Performance Lab).
Theory of Knowledge
No credit is awarded for this examination.
Visual Arts
Students with a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level exam will receive three credits for ARTS 1600 (2D Design); however, this credit will not fulfill the student’s core Humanities: Arts, Literature, Music, and Media (HALM) requirement.