Lafayette College awards credit from College Board Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE/A-levels) as outlined below.
| TEST | SCORE | CREDIT | COURSE | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4, 5 | 1 | Elective in Art | G |
| Art: Drawing, 2-D or 3-D Art and Design | 4, 5 | 1 | Elective in Art | |
| Biology | 5 | 1 | BIOL 111 | |
| Calculus AB | 4, 5 | 1 | MATH 161 | K |
| Calculus BC | 3, 4, 5 | 1 or 2 | MATH 161 (3) or MATH 161 + MATH 162 (4,5) | K |
| Chemistry | 4, 5 | 1 | CHEM 107 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | 1 | CHN 102 (3) or CHN 112 (4,5) | C |
| Computer Science A | 4, 5 | 1 | CS 110 | |
| Economics (Macroeconomics + Microeconomics) | 4, 5 | 1 | ECON 101 | A |
| English Language or Literature | 4, 5 | 1 | Elective in English | B, G |
| Environmental Science | 4, 5 | 1 | Elective in Environmental Science | H, I |
| European History | 4, 5 | 1 | Elective in History | J |
| French Language and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | 1 | FREN 102 (3) or FREN 112 (4,5) | C |
| German Language and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | 1 | GERM 102 (3) or GERM 112 (4,5) | C |
| Govt. & Politics: Comparative | 4, 5 | 1 | GOVT 103 | |
| Govt. & Politics: U. S. | 4, 5 | 1 | GOVT 101 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | 1 | Elective in Languages & Literary Studies | C |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | 1 | JAPN 102 (3) or JAPN 112 (4,5) | C |
| Latin | 3 ,4, 5 | 1 | LAT 102 (3) or LAT 112 (4,5) | C |
| Music Theory | 4, 5 | 1 | MUS 121 | |
| Physics 1 | 4, 5 | 1 | PHYS 111 | B, F |
| Physics 2 | 4, 5 | 1 | PHYS 112 | B, F |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4, 5 | 1 | PHYS 131 | B, F |
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 4, 5 | 1 | PHYS 133 | B, F |
| Psychology | 4, 5 | 1 | Elective in Psychology | E |
| Spanish Language or Literature | 3, 4, 5 | 1 | SPAN 102 (3) or SPAN 112 (4,5) | C |
| Statistics | 4, 5 | 1 | MATH 186 | |
| United States History | 4, 5 | 1 | Elective in History | J |
| World History | 4, 5 | 1 | Elective in History | J |
NOTES:
A – Must earn score of 4 or higher on both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
B – Only one credit awarded in English.
C – Satisfies the Elementary Proficiency in a Second Language requirement. (Maximum 1 credit per language.)
D – Engineering majors will not be awarded credit for PHYS 111, PHYS 112.
E – Course is not equivalent to PSYC 110, and does not meet the Study of the Natural World (NW) requirement in the Common Course of Study.
F – Students with a score of 4-5 on both Physics 1 and Physics C: Mechanics will only receive credit for PHYS 131. Students with a score of 4-5 on both Physics 2 and Physics C: E&M will only receive credit for PHYS 133.
G – Course meets the Humanistic Inquiry, Analysis or Creation (HAH) requirement in the Common Course of Study.
H – Course does not meet the Study of the Natural World (NW) requirement in the Common Course of Study.
I – Course is not equivalent to either EVST 100 or GEOL 110.
J – Elective credit cannot be applied in major.
K – A student who wishes to place themselves in their first mathematics course without having credit earned in the necessary prerequisite course(s) (MATH 161 and/or MATH 162 and/or MATH 263) must first pass the credit exam(s) offered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences. Credit will NOT be awarded for such exams until the student has passed the subsequent course for which they have registered.
| TEST | SCORE | CREDIT | COURSE | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language A Literature (Instruction in English) | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | Elective in English | 1 |
| Language A Language & Literature (Instruction in English) | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | Elective in English | 1 |
| Language B (Foreign Language) | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | [Language] 102 (5) or 112 (6, 7) | 2 |
| Biology | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | BIOL 111 | |
| Chemistry | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | CHEM 107 | |
| Classical Languages (Latin or Classical Greek) | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | [Language] 102 (5) or 112 (6, 7) | |
| Computer Science | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | CS 102 | |
| Economics | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | ECON 101 | |
| Film | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | Elective in Film & Media Studies | |
| Global Politics | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | GOVT 102 | |
| History: Africa and Middle East | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | Elective in History | 3 |
| History: Americas | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | Elective in History | 3 |
| History: Asia and Oceania | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | Elective in History | 3 |
| History: Europe | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | Elective in History | 3 |
| Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | MATH 161 | |
| Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | MATH 161 | |
| Music | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | Elective in Music | |
| Philosophy | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | Elective in Philosophy | |
| Physics | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | PHYS 111 | 4 |
| Psychology | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | Elective in Psychology | 5 |
| Social and Cultural Anthropology | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | Elective in Anthropology & Sociology | |
| Theatre | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | THTR 101 | |
| Visual Arts | 5, 6, 7 | 1 | Elective in Art | |
| Full IB Diploma + Theory of Knowledge+ Extended Essay | 2 | Free Elective | 6 |
NOTES:
1 – Only one credit awarded in English.
2 – Satisfies the Elementary Proficiency in a Second Language requirement. (Maximum 1 credit awarded per language.)
3 – Elective credit cannot be applied in major.
4 – Engineering majors will not be awarded credit for PHYS 111.
5 – Course is not equivalent to PSYC 110, and does not meet the Study of the Natural World (NW) requirement in the Common Course of Study.
6 – Students awarded the full IB diploma with results of 5 or above on all higher level and subsidiary level examinations, and results of C or above on both the Theory of Knowledge course and the Extended Essay are awarded two free electives.
The Lafayette faculty determine score assignments each spring/summer. Credit is awarded based on the policy in effect the year you matriculated at Lafayette (note: some award years also have stipulations on the year you took the AP exam).