Test Credits
Rosemont College awards credit for Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations.
- Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams should be taken before graduating from high school.
- It is the student’s responsibility to arrange for official test results to be sent to the Registrar's Office.
- Grades are not awarded for test credit and test credit is not reflected in the cumulative Rosemont grade point average.
- If test credit is awarded and represents a prerequisite for an upper-level course, the student is exempted from the prerequisite course.
- If students take a course at Rosemont that they received transfer/test credit for, the transfer/test credit will be removed.
- Test credits are awarded after the student has been accepted to Rosemont College and is applied toward the total number of credits necessary for graduation. A student with 30 Advanced Placement credits may be granted sophomore standing.
The chart below provides information about specific Advanced Placement and International
Baccalaureate examinations and the Rosemont courses with which it corresponds.
Advanced Placement Minimum Scores
| Exam | Minimum Score | Equivalent Course | Total Credits | Counts towards General Education Req |
| Art & Music | ||||
| Art History | 4 | History of Art I & II (ARH 0175 & 0176) |
6 |
Global Awareness |
| Studio Art - Drawing | 4 | Drawing I (ARS 0100) |
3 |
Creative Expression |
| Studio Art, 2-D | 4 | Drawing I (ARS 0100) | 3 | Creative Expression |
| Studio Art, 3-D | 4 | Sculpture I (ARS 0270) | 3 | Creative Expression |
| Music Theory | 4 |
Creative Expression Elective (ARS 0199) |
3 | Creative Expression |
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English If students receive qualifying score on both exams, students receive WRT 110 for first exam and ENG 0199 (English Elective) for the subsequent exam. |
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| English Language and Composition | 4 | Writing (WRT 0110) |
3 | Core Course |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | Writing (WRT 0110) | 3 | Core Course |
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Languages Students receiving a 4 on an AP language exam receive 1 semester credit and will need to complete the second semester of the language to complete their language requirement, students receiving a 5 receive 2 semesters credits and their language requirement is met. Spanish Literature is the exception, as it completes the language requirement at the 300 level if a score of 5 is earned. |
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| French Language | 4 | Elementary French I (FRE 0100) | 3 | Language Requirement |
| French Language | 5 | Elementary French I & II (FRE 0100 and FRE 0101) | 6 | Language Requirement |
| German Language | 4 | Language Elective (ECR 0199) | 3 | Language Requirement |
| German Language | 5 | Language Elective (ECR 0199) | 6 | Language Requirement |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | Introduction to Italian I (ITA 0100) | 3 | Language Requirement |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | Introduction to Italian I & II (ITA 0100 and ITA 0101) | 6 | Language Requirement |
| Latin | 4 | Intro to Latin I (LAT 100) |
3 | Language Requirement |
| Latin | 5 | Intro to Latin I & II (LAT 100 + LAT 101) | 6 | Language Requirement |
| Spanish Language | 4 | Intermediate Spanish I (SPA 0200) | 3 | Language Requirement |
| Spanish Language | 5 | Intermediate Spanish I & II (SPA 0200 and SPA 0201) | 6 | Language Requirement |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | Language Elective (ECR 0199) | 3 | Language Requirement |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | Language Elective (ECR 0199) | 6 | Language Requirement |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | Language Elective (ECR 0199) | 3 | Language Requirement |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | Language Elective (ECR 0199) | 6 | Language Requirement |
| Mathematics & Computer Science | ||||
| Calculus AB | 4 | Calculus I (MAT 0120) | 3 | Problem Solving |
| Calculus BC | 4 | Calculus I (MAT 0120) and Math elective (MAT 0199) | 6 | Problem Solving |
| Calculus AB subscore | 4 | Calculus I (MAT 0120) | 3 | Problem Solving |
| Computer Science A | 4 | Problem Solving Elective (ECR 0199) |
3 | Problem Solving |
| Computer Science Principles |
4 | Problem Solving Elective (ECR 0199) | 3 | Problem Solving |
| Statistics | 4 | Probability & Statistics (MAT 0255) | 3 | Problem Solving |
| Science | ||||
| Biology | 4 |
General Biology I (BIO 0150 and 0151) |
4 | Natural Sciences |
| Chemistry | 4 | General Chemistry I (CHE 0142 & 0143) | 4 | Natural Sciences |
| Environmental Science | 4 |
Environmental Science (ENV 200) |
3 |
Elective Credit |
| Physics 1 | 4 | Physics Elective (PHY 0199) | 4 | Natural Sciences |
| Physics 2 | 4 | Physics Elective (PHY 0199) | 4 | Natural Sciences |
| Physics C: Mechanics |
4 | General Physics 1 (PHY 0100 & 0103) | 4 |
Natural Sciences |
| Physics C: Electromagnetism |
4 | Physics Elective (PHY 0199) | 4 | Natural Sciences |
| Social Science/ History | ||||
| US Government Politics | 4 | Intro to American Politics (PSC 0103) | 3 | Elective Credit |
| Comparative Government | 4 | Intro to Comparative Politics (PSC 0281) | 3 | Global Awareness |
| Human Geography | 4 | General Elective (ECR 0199) |
3 | Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | Macroeconomics (ECO 0100 and ECO 0102) | 4 | Problem Solving |
| Microeconomics | 4 | Microeconomics (ECO 0101 and ECO 0103) | 4 | Problem Solving |
| Psychology | 4 | Basic Concepts in Psychology (PSY 0100) |
3 | Social Science |
| European History | 4 | Emergence of Modern Europe & Europe since Napoleon (HIS 0250 & HIS 0251) | 6 | Humanities |
| US History | 4 | History of the US 1877 & since 1877 (HIS 0200 + 0251) |
6 | Humanities |
| World History | 4 | History Elective (HIS 0199) | 3 | Humanities |
International Baccalaureate Minimum Scores
Rosemont College grants a full year’s credit to a student who earns 30 or more credits toward the diploma with honor scores (5, 6, or 7) in three higher-level subjects. Individual course credits are offered for honor scores on higher-level examinations as determined by individual disciplines.
| Exam | Minimum Score | Equivalent Course | Credits | Applicable Towards |
| Language | ||||
| French | 5 | FRE 0310 or FRE 0315 | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective |
| Greek (Classical) | 5 | None | 3 | Elective |
| Italian | 5 | A 300-level course | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective |
| Latin | 5 | None | 3 | Elective |
| Spanish | 5 | A 300-level course | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, Spanish major or minor |
| Social Science/ History | ||||
| Business and Organization | 5 or 6 | BUS 0200 or 0300 | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, Business major or minor |
| Business and Organization | 7 | BUS 0200 or 0300 ECO 0101 |
3 + 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, Business major or minor |
| Economics | 5 or 6 | ECO 0100 | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, Economics major or minor |
| Economics | 7 | ECO 0100 and ECO 101 | 3 + 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, Economics major or minor |
| Geography | 5 | None | 3 | Elective |
| History | 5 | See department chair | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, History major or minor |
| Philosophy | 5 | See department chair | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, Philosophy major or minor |
| Social Anthropology | 5 | SOC 0105 | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, Sociology major or minor |
| Experimental Science | ||||
| Biology | 5 or 6 | BIO 0150 | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, Biology major or minor |
| Biology | 4 | BIO 0150 and BIO 0155 | 3 + 1 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, Biology major or minor |
| Chemistry | 5 or 6 | CHE 0142 and CHE 0143 | 3 + 1 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, Chemistry major or minor |
| General Chemistry | 7 | CHE 0140 and 0230 | 3 + 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, Chemistry major or minor |
| Applied Chemistry | 5 | CHE 0300 and CHE 0301 | 3 + 1 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, Chemistry major or minor |
| Design Technology | 5 | None | 3 | Elective |
| Physical/ Chemical System | 5 | See department chair | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective |
| Math | ||||
| Mathematics | 5 | None | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective |
| Mathematical Methods | 5 | None | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective |
| Mathematical Studies | 5 or 6 | MAT 0120 | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective |
| Mathematical Studies | 7 | MAT 0120 and 0121 | 3 + 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective |
| Advanced Math | 5 | None | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective |
| Electives | ||||
| Art/Design | 5 or 6 | ARS 0100 | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, Art major or minor |
| Art/Design | 7 | ARS 0100 and ARS 0101 | 3 + 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective, Art major or minor |
| Computing System | 5 | None | 3 | Gen. Ed. Req., Elective |
| Music | 5 | None | 3 | Elective |