High school students are encouraged to take advanced placement tests and to apply for college level academic credit on the basis of the results. Students receive advanced placement and college credit for scores of three and above in the following fields: calculus, biology, chemistry, environmental science and physics. Students receive advanced placement and college credit for scores of four and above in the following fields:
• Art History
• Art (Drawing)
• Art Studio
• English Language & Composition
• English Composition & Literature
• American History
• European History
• Computer Science
• Government & Political Science
• Human Geography
• Economics
• Music (Theory & Composition)
• Psychology
• Physics
• Statistics
• French Language & Literature
• Spanish Language & Literature
• Italian Language & Literature.
Information on advanced placement can be secured from a high school counselor or from:
College Board Advanced Placement Program
45 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023-6992
(212) 713-8066.
General Conditions for Awarding AP Credit can be viewed here (9KB PDF).
International Baccalaureate
Dominican University recognizes the rigorous nature of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and awards individual course credit for scores of four or above on higher-level IB examinations. Students may be awarded up to 30 semester hours of advanced standing for appropriate scores of 4 or greater on higher-level examinations.
Call the dean of the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences at Dominican University at (708) 542-6814 or email us for questions concerning advanced placement.
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