AP, IB, and A-Level Exam Equivalencies

Advanced Placement (AP) Credit

Students who have taken advanced placement courses in secondary school and wish to be considered for advanced credit or placement must take advanced placement tests of the college board. All entering students who submit a score of four or five on these tests may receive one course credit for each test area toward the 32 course graduation requirement.

AP Course Equivalencies – Gettysburg College
AP Course Title Gettysburg College Catalog GC Curricular Requirement
AP Art History ARTH 100-AP – Adv Placement Art History MI – Arts
AP Studio Art: Drawing ARTS 141-AP – Introduction to Drawing MI – Arts
AP Studio Art: 2D Design ARTS 145-AP – Basic Design 2D MI – Arts
AP Studio Art: 3D Design ARTS 146-AP – Basic Design 3D MI – Arts
AP Biology BIO 100-AP – Advanced Placement Biology MI – Natural Science with lab
Does not fulfill major requirement
AP Chemistry CHEM 107-AP – Chemical Structure and Bonding MI – Natural Science with lab
AP Chinese Language & Culture CHN 202-AP – Chinese Language Second Language – Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill
AP Computer Science A CS 111-AP – Computer Science I MI – Formal Science
AP Computer Science Principles CS 103-AP – Introduction to Computing MI – Formal Science
AP Macroeconomics ECON 102-AP – Principles of Macroeconomics MI – Social Science
AP Microeconomics ECON 103-AP – Introductory Economics MI – Social Science
AP English Literature & Composition ENG 103-AP – Writing through Literature Elective
AP English Language & Composition ENG 102-AP – Introduction to College Writing Elective
AP Environmental Science ES 102-AP – Environmental Issues Elective
AP French Language & Culture FREN 202 – Intermediate French Second Language – Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill
AP German Language & Culture GER 202-AP – Intermediate German Second Language – Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill
AP United States Government & Politics POL 110-AP – U.S. Government & Politics MI – Social Science
AP Comparative Government & Politics POL 105-AP – Intro to Comparative Politics MI – Social Science
AP Human Geography ES 161-AP – Physical and Human Geography MI – Social Science
AP United States History HIST 131-AP – History of the U.S. MI – Humanities
AP European History HIST 101-AP – History of Europe MI – Humanities
AP World History HIST 119-AP – World History (AP) MI – Humanities
AP Latin LAT 202-AP – Intermediate Latin Second Language – Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill
AP Math AB (4 or 5) MATH 111-AP – Calculus I MI – Formal Science
AP Math BC (4 or 5) MATH 112-AP – Calculus II MI – Formal Science
AP Music Theory (4 or 5) MUS 141-AP – Theory I MI – Arts
Must have department approval to fulfill major requirements
AP Music Theory (4 or 5) MUS 111-AP – Fundamentals of Music MI – Arts
Must have department approval to fulfill major requirements
AP Physics C: Mechanics PHY 103-AP – Introductory Modern Physics MI – Natural Science with lab
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism PHY 104-AP – Introductory Modern Physics MI – Natural Science with lab
AP Psychology PSYCH 102-AP – General Psychology MI – Social Science
AP Spanish Language & Culture SPAN 202-AP – Intermediate Spanish Second Language – Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill
AP Spanish Literature & Culture SPAN 205-AP – Read in Span & Span-Amer Lit Second Language – Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill
AP Statistics MATH 107-AP – Applied Statistics MI – Formal Science
AP Seminar APTC 102-AP – AP Seminar Elective
AP Research APTC 101-AP – AP Research Elective