Advanced Placement & International Baccalaureate Guide
Saint Mary's College welcomes students who have challenged themselves in the classroom by taking Honors, Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses.
We review applications using a weighted GPA. Accepted students will also have the opportunity to transfer credits earned through examinations in AP or IB courses. The College grants up to a full year of college credit for AP examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board or higher-level IB courses.
The following is a summary of courses that students may receive credit for based on successful results.
Advanced Placement
| Advanced Placement Exam | Saint Mary's Equivalent |
| History of Art (3, 4, 5) | AH 1 – Survey of World Art, Near East to Gothic |
| Art: Studio Art / Drawing (3, 4, 5) | ART 001 – Studio Foundations 1 |
| Art: Studio Art-2 / D Design (3, 4, 5) | ART 3 – Basic Design |
| Art: Studio Art-3 / D Design | ART 00S – Lower Division Studio |
| Biology (3) | BIOL 0LE – Lower Division Elective |
| Biology (4) | BIOL 50 – General Biology
BIOL 51 - General Biology Lab |
| Biology (5) | BIOL 2 – Intro to Biol for Majors: Evol & Org
BIOL 2L – Evolutions and Organisms Lab |
| Chemistry (3 or 4) | CHEM 8 – General Chemistry I
CHEM 9 – General Chemistry Lab I |
| Chemistry (5) | CHEM 8 – General Chemistry I
CHEM 9 – General Chemistry Lab I CHEM 10 – General Chemistry II CHEM 11 – General Chemistry Lab II |
| Chinese Lang & Culture (3, 4, 5) |
MAND-003 – Intermediate Mandarin |
| Chinese Lang & Culture (4 or 5) | MAND-003 – Intermediate Mandarin
MAND-004 – Continuing Intermediate Mandarin |
| Computer Science A (3, 4, 5) | MA/CS 21 – Programming 1 |
| Economics: Macroeconomics (3, 4, 5) | ECON 4 – Principles of Macro-economics |
| Economics: Microeconomics (3, 4, 5) | ECON 3 – Principles of Micro-economics |
| Engl Lang/Comp (3) | ENGL 00E – Lower Division Elective |
| Engl Lang/Comp (4 or 5) | ENGL 4 – Composition |
| Engl Lit /Comp (3) | ENGL 00E – Lower Division Elective |
| Engl Lit/Comp (4 or 5) | ENGL 4 – Composition |
| Environmental Science (3) | NATSC 0LL – Lower Division Elective |
| Environmental Science (4 or 5) | EES 92 – Intro to Environmental Science
EES 92L – Intro to Environmental Science Lab |
| French Lang & Culture (3) | FREN 3 – Intermediate French |
| French Lang & Culture (4) | FREN 3 – Intermediate French
FREN 4 – Continuing Intermediate French |
| French Lang & Culture (5) | FREN 4 – Continuing Intermediate French
FREN 10 – Conversation-Composition |
| German Lang & Culture (3) | GERM 3 – Intermediate German |
| German Lang & Culture (4) | GERM 4 – Continuing Intermediate German |
| German Lang & Culture (5) | GERM 4 – Continuing Intermediate German
GERM 0LA – Lower Division Language |
| Govt & Politics – Comparative (3, 4, 5) | POL 1 – Introduction to Comparative Politics |
| Govt & Politics – United States (3, 4, 5) | POL 2 – American Government |
| U.S. History (3) | HIST 00E – Lower Division Elective |
| U.S. History (4 or 5) | HIST 17 – History of the United States
HIST 18 – History of theUnited States |
| European History (3) | HIST 00E – Lower Division Elective |
| European History (4 or 5) | HIST 4 – History of Western Civilization
HIST 5 – History of Western Civilization |
| World History (3) | HIST 00E – Lower Division Elective |
| World History (4 or 5) | HIST 001 – World History
HIST 002 – World History |
| Human Geography (3, 4, 5) | ANTH 00E – Lower Division Elective |
| Italian Lang & Culture (3) | ITAL 3 – Intermediate Italian |
| Italian Lang & Culture (4) | ITAL 4 – Continuing Intermediate Italian |
| Italian Lang & Culture (5) | ITAL 4 – Continuing Intermediate Italian
ITAL 0LA – Lower Division Language |
| Japanese Lang & Culture (3) | JAPAN-003 – Intermediate Japanese |
| Japanese Lang & Culture (4 or 5) | JAPAN-003 – Intermediate Japanese
JAPAN-004 – Continuing Intermediate Japanese |
| Latin: Virgil (3, 4, 5) | LATIN 110 – Virgil |
| Math: Calculus AB (3) | MATH 00E – Lower Division Elective |
| Math: Calculus AB (4 or 5) | MATH 27 – Calculus I |
| Math: Calculus BC (3) | MATH 27 – Calculus I |
| Math: Calculus BC (4 or 5) | MATH 27 – Calculus I
MATH 38 – Calculus II |
| Math: Statistics (3, 4, 5) | MATH 4 – Introduction to Probability and Statistics |
| Music Theory (3, 4, 5) | PERFA 11 – Music Fundamentals |
| Physics 1 (3, 4, 5) | PHYSI 10 – General Physics I
PHYSI 10L – General Physics I Laboratory |
| Physics 2 (3, 4, 5) |
PHYSI 11 – General Physics II PHYSI 11L – General Physics II Laboratory |
| Physics C / Mechanics (3) | PHYSI 10 – General Physics I
PHYSI 10L – General Physics I Laboratory |
| Physics C / Mechanics (4,5) | PHYSI 1 – Introduction to Physics I
PHYSI 2 – Introduction to Physics I Laboratory |
| Physics C / Electricity & Mag. (3) | PHYSI 11– General Physics II
PHYSI 11L – General Physics II Laboratory |
|
Physics C / Electricity & Mag. (4, 5) |
PHYSI 3 – intro to Physics II |
| Psychology (3) | PSYCH 00E – Lower Division Elective |
| Psychology (4 or 5) | PSYCH 1 – Introduction to Personal-Social Psych |
|
Spanish Lang & Culture (3) |
SPAN 3 – Intermediate Spanish |
| Spanish Lang & Culture (4) | SPAN 3 – Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 4 – Continuing Intermediate Spanish |
| Spanish Lang & culture (5) | SPAN 4 – Continuing Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 10 – Conversation-Composition |
International Baccalaureate
| IB Subject |
Saint Mary's Equivalent |
| Art Design (5, 6, 7) | ART 003 – Basic Design |
| Biology (5) | BIOL 50 - General Biology
BIOL 51 - General Biology Lab |
| Biology (6 or 7) | BIOL 2 – Evolution and Organism
BIOL 2L – Evolution and Organism Lab |
| Chemistry (5 or 6) | CHEM 8 - General Chemistry I
CHEM 9 - General Chemistry Lab |
| Chemistry (7) | CHEM 8 - General Chemistry I
CHEM 9 - General Chemistry Lab CHEM 10 - General Chemistry II CHEM 11 - General Chemistry Lab |
| Economics (5, 6, 7) | ECON 3 – Principles of Micro-Economics
ECON 4 - Principles of Macro-Economics |
| English A1 (5 or 6) | ENGL 4 – Composition |
| English A1 (7) | ENGL 19 - Intro to Literary Analysis |
| French (5) | FREN 3 - Intermediate French |
| French (6) | FREN 3 - Intermediate French
FREN 4 - Continuing Intermediate French |
| French (7) | FREN 4 - Continuing Intermediate French
FREN 10 - Conversation-Composition |
| Geography | ANTH 00E – Lower Division Elective |
| German (5) | GERM 3 - Intermediate German |
| German (6) | GERM 3 – Intermediate German
GERM 4 - Continuing Intermediate German |
| German (7) | GERM 4 - Continuing Intermediate German
GERM LA - Lower Division Language |
| History of the Americas (5) | HIST 00E - Lower Division Elective |
| History of the Americas (6 or 7) | HIST 17 - History of the United States
HIST 18 - History of the United States |
| History of Europe (5) | HIST 00E – Lower Division Elective |
| History of Europe (6 or 7) | HIST 4 - History of Western Civilization
HIST 5 - History of Western Civilization |
| Italian (5) | ITAL 3 – Intermediate Italian |
| Italian (6) | ITAL 3 – Intermediate Italian
ITAL 4 – Continuing Intermediate Italian |
| Italian (7) | ITAL 4 – Continuing Intermediate Italian
ITAL LA – Lower Division Elective |
| Advanced Math (5) | MATH 27 - Calculus I |
| Advanced Math (6 or 7) | MATH 27 - Calculus I
MATH 38 - Calculus II |
| Music (5, 6, 7) | PERFA 11 - Music Fundamentals |
| Philosophy (5, 6, 7) | PHIL 00E – Lower Division Elective |
| Physics (5 or 6) | PHYSI 10 - General Physics I
PHYSI 10L – General Physics Lab |
| Physics (7) | PHYSI 10 - General Physics I
PHYSI 10L – General Physics Lab PHYSI 11 - General Physics II PHYSI 11L – General Physics Lab |
| Politics - American Government (5) | POL 00E – Lower Division Elective |
| Politics - American Government (6 or 7) | POL 2 - American Government |
| Psychology (5, 6, 7) | PSYCH 1 - Intro to Personal-Social Psych. |
| Spanish (5) | SPAN 3 - Intermediate Spanish |
| Spanish (6) | SPAN 3 - Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 4 - Continuing Intermediate Spanish |
| Spanish (7) | SPAN 4 - Continuing Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 10 - Conversation-Composition |
| Theatre Arts (5, 6, 7) | PERFA 30 – Foundations of Theater |