Advanced Placement
Unless otherwise noted, Hood College awards credit upon receipt of the official AP Grade Report for AP scores of 4 or 5 for the following tests:
Art:
Art History, 3 credits for ART 220 and exemption for ART 221
Studio Art-Drawing, 3 credits for ARTS 123 (score of 3 is acceptable)
Studio Art-2D or 3D, 3 credits for ARTS 101 (score of 3 is acceptable)
Biology:
Biology, 4 credits for BIOL 110-139 with a score of 4 or 5
Chemistry:
Chemistry, 4 credits for CHEM 101 with a score of 4; 8 credits for CHEM 101 and CHEM 102 with a score of 5.
Computer Science:
Computer Science Test A, 3 credits for CS 201
Computer Science Test AB, 3 credits for CS 202
Computer Science Principles, 3 credits, no Hood equivalent
Economics:
Macroeconomics, 3 credits for ECON 205
Microeconomics, 3 credits for ECON 206
English:
English Language/Composition, 3 credits for ENGL 101
English Literature/Composition, 3 credits for ENGL 221
Environmental Science and Policy:
Environmental Science, 3 credits for ENSP 101 for score of 5
Foreign Languages:
Chinese Language and Culture, 3 credits, No Hood equivalency
French Language and Culture, 3 credits, No Hood equivalency
German Language and Culture, 3 credits, No Hood equivalency
Italian Language and Culture, 3 credits, No Hood equivalency
Japanese Language and Culture, 3 credits, No Hood equivalency
Latin, 3 credits, No Hood equivalency
Spanish Language and Culture, 3 credits, No Hood equivalency
Geography:
Human Geography, 3 credits for GEOG 101
History:
European History, 3 credits, no Hood equivalent
United States History, 3 credits for HIST 218
World History, 3 credits for HIST 266
Mathematics:
Calculus AB, 3 credits for MATH 201
Calculus BC, 3 credits each for MATH 201, MATH 202
Calculus BC/AB Subscore of 4 or 5, 3 credits for MATH 201
Statistics, 3 credits for MATH 213
Music:
Music Theory, 3 credits for MUSC 101
Physics:
Physics 1, 4 credits for PHYS 101 with score of 4
Physics 2, 4 credits for PHYS 102 with a score of 4
Physics C-Mechanics, 4 credits for PHYS 203 with a score of 4
Physics C-Electricity/Magnetism, 4 credits for PHYS 204 with a score of 4
Political Science:
Comparative Government, 3 credits for PSCI 210
United States Government, 3 credits for PSCI 203
Psychology:
Psychology, 3 credits for PSY 101