Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

At CMC, credit and/or placement for AP and IB examinations is evaluated on a subject-by-subject basis by the appropriate departments and is subject to final approval by the faculty. In some subjects, students will receive credit for AP scores of 4 or 5, and IB higher level (HL) exam scores of 6 or 7. In other subjects, they may receive placement and no credit. The maximum amount of credit students may receive for any combination of AP or IB examinations is the equivalent of four (4) CMC courses. Students cannot receive credit for more than one course or examination covering the same subject matter and students lose credit for an AP or IB course if they repeat the same or a lower-level course. CMC does not grant credit for exams in subjects not offered at the College. Official copies of AP score reports or IB transcripts must be received by the CMC registrar no later than the first semester of the junior year to be considered for credit or placement.

For more information, view the credit policy on this college's website.

Additional restrictions and requirements may apply to the policy listed below. For more detailed information, visit the college's AP policy on the Web or contact the college directly.

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Exam Name
Min Score Required
# of credits
Equivalent course
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AP Calculus AB 4--MATH 031 CM
AP Calculus BC 4--MATH 032 CM
AP Chemistry 41--
AP Chinese Language and Culture 41--
AP English Language and Composition 5--Students may request Literature Department Chair permission to satisfy their FWS 010 CM general education requirement with a CMC Lit course numbered 60 or above.
AP English Literature and Composition 5--Students may request Literature Department Chair permission to satisfy their FWS 010 CM general education requirement with a CMC Lit course numbered 60 or above.
AP French Language and Culture 41--
AP German Language and Culture 41--
AP Japanese Language and Culture 41--
AP Latin 41--
AP Macroeconomics 4--Students may satisfy the ECON 050 CM social sciences general education requirement with ECON 101 CM or ECON 102 CM with a combined score of 9 or 10 on AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics.
AP Microeconomics 4--Students may satisfy the ECON 050 CM social sciences general education requirement with ECON 101 CM or ECON 102 CM with a combined score of 9 or 10 on AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics.
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 51--
AP Physics C: Mechanics 51--
AP Psychology 5--CMC psychology majors may take any CMC psychology course numbered below 100 in lieu of PSYC 030 CM.
AP Spanish Language and Culture 41--
AP Spanish Literature and Culture 41--