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University of Calgary Calendar 2009-2010 Undergraduate Admissions A.20 Alternatives to Regular Course Credit A.20.3 Advanced Placement (AP) Program
A.20.3 Advanced Placement (AP) Program
AP students will automatically receive advanced credit or advanced placement in approved courses where they present grades of 4 or higher. In the case of advanced credit, a grade of "CR" will be recorded on the student's record. Official AP transcripts are required as part of the evaluation process.

Advanced Placement courses approved for advanced credit or advanced placement are:

AP Course

University of Calgary Equivalent

Art History

Art History 201/203

Art Studio (Drawing Portfolio)

Art 241/243

Art Studio (2-D Portfolio)

Art 231

Art Studio (3-D Portfolio)

Art 233

Biology

Biology 233

Calculus AB or BC

Mathematics 251*

Chemistry

Chemistry 201/203 or 209 (Engineering only)

Chinese Language and Culture

Chinese 205/207

Computer Science A

Computer Science 217**

Computer Science AB

Computer Science 231 and half course junior Computer Science***1 or Engineering 233 (Engineering only)

Economics (Microeconomics)

Economics 201

Economics (Macroeconomics)

Economics 203

English (Language & Composition)

Half course junior English1

English (Literature & Composition)

Half course junior English1

Environmental Science

Half course junior Science

French

Full course junior French

German Language

German 221/223

Government & Politics (Comparative)

Half course junior Political Science1

Government & Politics (United States)

Half course junior Political Science1

History (European History)

History 201

History (United States History)

Half course junior History1

Human GeographyHalf course junior Geography2

Italian

Italian 201/203

Japanese Language and Culture

Japanese 205/207

Latin (Literature)

Latin 301/303

Latin (Vergil)

Latin 303

Music (Theory)

Music Theory and Composition 201

Physics B

Full course junior Physics1

Physics C (Electricity & Magnetism)

Half course junior Physics1 or Physics 259 (Engineering only)

Physics C (Mechanics)

Physics 221

Physics C (Electricity & Magnetism) and Physics C (Mechanics)

Full course junior Physics1

Psychology

Psychology 205

Spanish

Spanish 201/203

Statistics

Statistics 213

*Students may obtain credit for Applied Mathematics 217 in lieu of Mathematics 251 if they complete Mathematics 117 at the University of Calgary.

**Students who successfully complete a challenge examination may receive credit for Computer Science 231 in lieu of Computer Science 217.

***Students who successfully complete a challenge examination may receive credit for Computer Science 233 in lieu of the half junior Computer Science.

1 "Junior" refers to credit at the 200 level, but for which no direct University of Calgary equivalency exists.

2Students who wish to major in Geography will be required to take Geography 251.