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Advanced Credit Courses

Georgia Southwestern is a great choice for students with Advanced Credit. We accept AP, IB, and CLEP credits, and look forward to helping you start college a little ahead of the game. Below is a list of the courses and scores needed to receive advanced credit. For any questions regarding Advanced Credits, please contact the Registrar's Office at 229-931-2015. Those students wishing to continue advanced level work in college should consider the Carter Leadership Program.

Placement for Advanced Placement (AP) Exams

Advanced Placement Course Minimum Score
for Awarding Credit
GSW Course Credit Semester Hours Credit
African American Studies 3 HIST 2800 3
Art History 3 ARTF 2061 3
Biology 3 BIOL 1107 & BIOL 1107L 4
Biology 5 BIOL 2107 & BIOL 2107L 4
Calculus AB 3 MATH 1113 & MATH 1120 7
Calculus BC 3 MATH 1113, MATH 1120, & MATH 2221 11
Chemistry 3 CHEM 1211 & CHEM 1211L 4
Computer Science A 3 CSCI 1301 4
Computer Science AB 3 CSCI 1301 & CSCI 1302 8
English Language/Composition 3 ENGL 1101 3
English Literature/Composition 3 ENGL 1102 3
Environmental Science 3 ENVS 1100 3
European History 3 HIST 1112 3
French Language 3 FREN 1001 3
French Language 5 FREN 1001 & FREN 1002 6
Studio Art: Drawing 3 ARTF 1010 3
Studio Art: Port 3 ARTF 1020 3
Macroeconomics 3 ECON 2105 3
Microeconomics 3 ECON 2106 3
Music Theory 3 MUSC 1201 3
Physics B 3 PHYS 1111 4
Physics B 5 PHYS 1111 & PHYS 1112 8
Physics C (Mechanics) 4 PHYS 2211 4
Physics C (E&M) 5 PHYS 2212 4
Psychology 3 PSYC 1101 3
Spanish Language 3 or 4 SPAN 1001 3
Spanish Language 5 SPAN 1001 & SPAN 1002 6
Statistics 3 MATH 1401 3
U.S. Government and Politics* 3 POLS 1101 3
U.S. History* 3 HIST 2111 3
World History 3 HIST 1111 3

 

*Students receiving AP credit for U.S. Government and Politics and/or U.S. History from non-Georgia high schools must validate Georgia legislative proficiency by passing an exemption exam offered by the Testing Center. See "State of Georgia Legislative Requirements" in the Undergraduate Catalog.

 

Placement for International Baccalaureate (IB) Exams

International Baccalaureate Course Minimum Score for Awarding Credit Minimum Score for Awarding Credit GSW Course Credit with Semester Hours Credit
Test Score 4 Score 5 Score 6 Score 7
Biology     BIOL 2107 (4)
BIOL 2108 (4)
BIOL 2107 (4)
BIOL 2108 (4)
Chemistry CHEM 1020 (3) CHEM 1211 & L (4) CHEM 1211 & L (4) CHEM 1212 & L (4) CHEM 1211 & L (4) CHEM 1212 & L (4)
Computer Science   CSCI 1301 (4) CSCI 1301 (4) CSCI 1301 (4)
Economics   ECON 2105 (3) ECON 2105 (3) ECON 2105 (3)
English   ENGL 1101 (3) ENGL 1101 (3) ENGL 1101 (3) ENGL 1102 (3)
European History   HIST 1112 HIST 1112 HIST 1112
French   FREN 1002 (4) FREN 1002 (4) FREN 2001 (3) FREN 1002 (4) FREN 2001 (3) FREN 2002 (3)
Math: Analysis and Approaches SL MATH 1001 or 1101 MATH 1111 MATH 1111
Math: Analysis and Approaches HL MATH 1111 MATH 1113 Calculus I (MATH 1501 or Equiv.) Calculus I (MATH 1501 or Equiv.)
Math: Applications and Interpretation SL MATH 1001 or 1101 MATH 1001 or 1101 MATH 1001 or 1101
Math: Applications and Interpretation HL MATH 1001 or 1101 MATH 1001 or 1101 MATH 1001 or 1101 or 1401 MATH 1001 or 1101 or 1401
Music   MUSC 1100 MUSC 1100 MUSC 1100
Psychology   PSYC 1101 (3) PSYC 1101 (3) PSYC 1101 (3)
Spanish   SPAN 1002 (4) SPAN 1002 (4) SPAN 2001 (3) SPAN 1002 (4) SPAN 2001 (3) SPAN 2002 (3)
Theater Arts   THEA 1100 (3) THEA 1100 (3) THEA 1100 (3)
History of the Americas*   HIST 2111 (3) HIST 2111 (3) HIST 2111 (3)
Visual Arts   ARTF 1020 (3) ARTF 1020 (3) ARTF 1020 (3)

 

*Students receiving IB credit for History of the Americas from non-Georgia high schools must validate Georgia legislative proficiency by passing an exemption exam offered by the Testing Center. See "State of Georgia Legislative Requirements" in the Undergraduate Catalog.

 

Placement for CLEP Exams

CLEP Placement Course

Minimum Score for Awarding Credit

GSW Course Credit

Semester Hours Credit

Composition & Literature

     

American Literature

50

ENGL 2130

3

English Literature

50

ENGL 2110

3

College Composition

50

ENGL 1101

3

Humanities

50

ENGL 2120

3

World Languages

     

French, Level I

50

FREN 1002

3

French, Level II

59

FREN 2001, 2002

6

Spanish, Level I

50

SPAN 1002

3

Spanish, Level II

63

SPAN 2001, 2002

6

History & Social Sciences

     

American Government

50

POLS 1101

3

Human Growth & Development

50

PSYC 2103

3

Introductory to Psychology

50

PSYC 1101

3

Introductory to Sociology

50

SOCI 1101

3

Principles of Macroeconomics

50

ECON 2105

3

Principles of Microeconomics

50

ECON 2106

3

U.S. History I: Early Colonization to 1877

50

HIST 2111

3

U.S. History II: 1865 to the Present

50

HIST 2112

3

Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648

50

HIST 1111

3

Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present

50

HIST 1112

3

Science and Mathematics

     

Biology

50

BIOL 2107

4

Calculus

50

MATH 1120

4

Chemistry

50

CHEM 1211, 1211L

4

College Algebra

50

MATH 1111

3

Precalculus

50

MATH 1113

3

Business

     

Financial Accounting

50

ACCT 2101

3

Information Systems

50

CIS 1000

3

Introductory to Business Law

50

BUSA 3090

3

Principles of Management

50

MGNT 3600

3

Principles of Marketing

50

MKTG 3800

3