College Credit via Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate
College Board Advanced Placement Program
International Baccalaureate Program Exams
College Board Advanced Placement Program
Governors State University awards college credit for Advanced Placement (AP) exams with scores of three (3) or higher depending upon the exam. The AP chart below gives information about earned scores and associated credits earned for each examination. Specific questions in regard to how AP credit(s) potentially apply to your selected major must be directed to an Academic Advisor in the student’s program of study.
If you are a high school student and requested that the College Board send your scores to Governors State University when you took the tests, your scores will be evaluated in early August when GovState receives the score report. If your AP test score meets the requirements for course/elective credit, you will see the appropriate credit posted onto your student record in 8-12 weeks after scores are received by the Admissions Office. Scores of two (2) or one (1) will not be considered for course or elective credit. An AP exam score of three (3) may be considered for credit in some cases as listed on the official GovState AP chart. Scores of four (4) or five (5) will be considered for course or elective credit as listed on the official GovState AP chart.
As defined by the College Board, each AP exam score is a weighted combination of your score on the multiple-choice section and the free-response section of the exam. The final score is reported on a 5-point scale:
5 = extremely well qualified
4 = well qualified
3 = qualified
2 = possibly qualified
1 = no recommendation
If you did not ask the College Board to send your scores to GovState, you will need to contact the College Board directly to make this request. You can obtain reports by:
U.S. Mail:
AP Exams
P.O. Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541
Scores by phone: 1-888-225-5427
Check the College Board web site to be sure to follow proper directions to get AP scores:
www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/exgrd.html
The code number for Governors State University is 0807.
If you are a college student transferring to GovState and you took an AP exam in high school, check the AP chart to see if GovState will grant credit for your score. If you want this credit attached to your GovState transcript, contact the College Board. No credit can be posted until a student has enrolled at GovState and official AP scores have been received from the College Board.
Governors State University Advanced Placement Credit Table
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TEST
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SCORE REQUIRED
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COURSE AWARDED
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GovState CREDIT
HOURS
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ART
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Art History
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5, 4, 3
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ART - 1111 Survey of Art History II (3)
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3
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Studio Art 2D Design
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5, 4, 3
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ART - 1210 Two-Dimensional Design (3)
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3
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Studio Art 3D Design
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5, 4, 3
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ART - 1211 Three-Dimensional Design (3)
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3
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Studio Art Drawing
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5, 4, 3
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General Elective (specific course equivalency pending student portfolio review by GovState faculty)
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3
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BIOLOGY and CHEMISTRY
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Biology
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5, 4
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BIOL - 1500 General Biology I (3)
BIOL - 1501 General Biology I Laboratory (1)
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3+1
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Biology
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3
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BIOL - 2102 Biological Science Foundations I (3)
BIOL - 2107 Biological Science Foundations Laboratory (1)
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3+1
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Chemistry
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5, 4
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CHEM - 1141 General Chemistry I (3)
CHEM - 1142 General Chemistry I Lab (1)
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3+1
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Chemistry
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3
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CHEM - 1111 Chemical Science Foundations I (3)
CHEM - 1112 Chemical Science Foundations Laboratory (1)
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3+1
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Environmental Science
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5, 4, 3
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BIOL - 1200 Environmental Biology (3)
BIOL - 1201 Environmental Biology Lab (1)
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3+1
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
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Computer Science A
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5, 4, 3
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CPSC - 2100 Introduction to Computing (3)
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3
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ECONOMICS
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Microeconomics
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5, 4
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ECON - 2301 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
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3
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Microeconomics
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3
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General Elective
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3
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Macroeconomics
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5, 4
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ECON - 2302 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
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3
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Macroeconomics
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3
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General Elective
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3
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ENGLISH
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English Language and Composition
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5, 4,
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ENGL - 1000 Writing Studies I (3)
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3
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English Language and Composition
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3
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General Elective
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3
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English Literature and Composition
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5, 4. 3
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H3-900 - Introduction to Literature (IAI course number)
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3 or 6
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GEOGRAPHY
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Human Geography
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5, 4, 3
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S4900N - Introduction to Human Geography (IAI course number)
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3
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HISTORY
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European History
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5, 4, 3
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HIST - 2710 World History Since 1500 (3)
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3
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U.S. History
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5, 4, 3
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HIST - 1110 History of the United States to 1865 (3)
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3
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World History
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5, 4, 3
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HIST - 2700 World History to 1500 (3)
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3
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MATHEMATICS
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Calculus AB
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5, 4
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MATH - 2290 Calculus I (4)
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4
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Calculus AB
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3
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MATH - 2281 Applied Calculus (4)
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3
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Calculus BC
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5, 4
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MATH - 2290 Calculus I (4)
MATH - 2292 Calculus II (4)
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8
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Calculus BC
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3
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MATH - 2290 Calculus I (4)
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4
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Statistics
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5, 4, 3
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MATH - 2100 Elementary Statistics (3)
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3
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LANGUAGE STUDIES
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Chinese Language and Culture
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5, 4
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Humanities or General Elective
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6
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Chinese Language and Culture
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3
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Humanities or General Elective
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3
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French Language and Culture
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5, 4
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Humanities or General Elective
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6
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French Language and Culture
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3
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Humanities or General Elective
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3
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German Language and Culture
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5, 4
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Humanities or General Elective
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6
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German Language and Culture
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3
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Humanities or General Elective
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3
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Italian Language and Culture
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5, 4
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Humanities or General Elective
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6
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Italian Language and Culture
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3
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Humanities or General Elective
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3
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Japanese Language and Culture
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5, 4
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Humanities or General Elective
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6
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Japanese Language and Culture
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3
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Humanities or General Elective
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3
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Latin
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5, 4
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Humanities or General Elective
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6
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Latin
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3
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Humanities or General Elective
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3
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Spanish Language
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5, 4
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Humanities or General Elective
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6
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Spanish Language
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3
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Humanities or General Elective
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3
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Spanish Literature and Culture
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5, 4
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Humanities or General Elective
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6
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Spanish Literature and Culture
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3
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Humanities or General Elective
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3
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MUSIC
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Music Theory
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5, 4, 3
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Humanities or General Elective
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3
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PHYSICS
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Physics B
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5, 4, 3
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PHYS - 1111 Physical Science Foundations (3)
PHYS - 1112 Physical Science Foundations Laboratory (1)
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3 + 1
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Physics C Mechanics
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5, 4, 3
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PHYS - 2141 Intermediate Physics I (3)
PHYS - 2142 Intermediate Physics Lab I (1)
OR
PHYS - 2171 University Physics I (3)
PHYS - 2172 University Physics I Lab (1)
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3 + 1
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Physics C Electricity and Magnetism
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5, 4, 3
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PHYS - 2143 Intermediate Physics II (3)
PHYS - 2144 Intermediate Physics Lab II (1)
OR
PHYS - 2181 University Physics II (3)
PHYS - 2182 University Physics II Lab (1)
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3 + 1
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
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Comparative Government and Politics
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5, 4, 3
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POLS - 2950 Transformation of Global System (3)
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3
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U.S. Government and Politics
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5, 4, 3
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POLS - 2100 American National Government (3)
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3
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PSYCHOLOGY
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Psychology
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5, 4, 3
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PSYC - 1101 Principles of Psychology (3)
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3
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You can receive college credit for earning acceptable scores on International Baccalaureate (IB) exams. The table below identifies the GovState course equivalencies to IB exam scores. Please see the Admission Counselors or your Academic Advisor if you have questions regarding the identified equivalencies.
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International Baccalaureate to Governors State University Equivalencies
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Group I: Language and Literature
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IB
Score
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IB
Score
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Course Number(s)
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Course Title(s)
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Hrs.
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Language A: Literature
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HL 4-7
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SL 4-7
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H3-900 (IAI GECC)
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Writing Intensive Humanities Course
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3
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Language A: Language and Literature
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HL 4-7
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SL 4-7
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H3-900 (IAI GECC)
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Writing Intensive Humanities Course
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3
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Literature and Performance
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SL 4-7
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TAPS - 2252 Performance of Literature (3)
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Performance of Literature
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3
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