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Olin-Rice Science Center, Room 222
651-696-6287
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The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science awards credit for AP/IB calculus and statistics courses as follows:
Math AB with score 4 or 5
The student earns immediate credit for Math 194, Topics in College Calculus, with a grade of “pass.” The student may take Math 137, Single Variable Calculus, but might opt to take Math 135, Applied Calculus.
Math AB with score 3
The student may take either Math 135 or Math 137. Upon successful completion of either of these courses, credit is earned for Math 194, Topics in College Calculus, with a grade of “pass.”
Math BC with score 4 or 5
The student earns immediate credit for Math 137 with a grade of “pass” and may take Math 236 or Math 237. The student also earns immediate credit for Math 194 with a grade of “pass.”
Math BC with score 3
The student earns immediate credit for Math 194, Topics in College Calculus, with a grade of “pass” and may take either Math 236 or 237. Upon successful completion of either of these courses, credit is also earned for Math 137 with a grade of “pass.”
Hl Math IB with Series and Differential Equations Option, Score of 6 or 7
same as Math BC with score of 4 or 5
Hl Math IB with Series and Differential Equations Option, Score of 5
same as Math BC with score of 3
Hl Math IB without Series and Differential Equations Option, Score of 6 or 7
same as Math AB with score of 4 or 5
Hl Math IB without Series and Differential Equations Option, Score of 5
same as Math AB with score of 3
Statistics with score 4 or 5
The student earns immediate credit for Math 153 with a grade of “pass.” Such students may elect to take Math 155, in which case they will also get credit for Math 153 with a grade of “pass.”
Computer Science AP Credit
Awarded on a case-by-case basis. Please see the Computer Science Coordinator, Professor Susan Fox.