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Updated August, 5, 2008.
Entering freshmen who have taken pre–freshman college work during their junior or senior year in high school or during summers prior to their offer of admission to Vanderbilt must report such work to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. At the student's request, the dean of the appropriate undergraduate school will determine whether such work may be credited toward the Vanderbilt degree. Credit will be awarded only if the course is regularly offered by an accredited two–year or four–year college or university, if the teacher was a regular faculty member of that institution, and if a majority of the students in the course were candidates for a degree at that institution. This question of credit at Vanderbilt must be settled in advance of the student's first registration.
The College of Arts and Science and Peabody College usually do not award credit for work at other colleges in the summer immediately preceding the student's first semester at Vanderbilt. Summer work elsewhere will be accepted for credit only if an unusual educational opportunity can be demonstrated and if the courses sought are as rigorous as courses offered at Vanderbilt. Approval for work to be taken elsewhere must be obtained in advance from the appropriate dean.
College of Arts and Science. In no case may credits completed elsewhere after the student has been offered admission by the College of Arts and Science satisfy CPLE or AXLE requirements.
At the determination of individual departments, Advanced Placement Examination grades with a score of 4 or 5 may be accepted for credit. The amount of credit that may be awarded corresponds to the course work waived, up to a maximum of 8 hours in any subject area. Advanced Placement credit does not affect the Vanderbilt grade point average. Students of the College of Arts and Science are limited to a total of 18 credit hours earned by an combination of advanced placement, international baccalaureate credit, advanced international credit, and credit by departmental examination, counting toward the minimum number of hours required toward the degree. No form of advanced placement credit can be used in fulfillment of the Achieving Excellence in Liberal Education (AXLE) requirements for students in the College of Arts and Science. {excerpt from The Bulletin of Vanderbilt University: Undergraduate Catalog}
| AP EXAMINATION | SCORE | CREDIT |
| Art History | 4, 5 |
6 hours–History of Art 110, 111 |
| Biology | 4, 5 |
4 hours–Biological Sciences 100 |
| Calculus AB | 4 |
3 hours–Math 150a |
| Calculus AB | 5 |
4 hours–Math 155a |
| Calculus BC | 4, 5 |
8 hours–Math 155a, 155b |
| Calculus BC | 3 |
3 hours–Math 150a (with a subscore of 4 on Calculus AB) |
| Calculus BC | 3 |
4 hours–Math 155a (with a subscore of 5 on Calculus AB) |
| Chemistry | 5 |
Entry into Chemistry 218a and 219a |
| Chemistry | 5 |
8 hours–102a, 102b, 104a, 104b |
| Computer Science | 4, 5 |
3 hours–Computer Science 101 |
| Economics: Macro | 4, 5 |
3 hours–Economics 100 |
| Economics: Micro | 4, 5 |
3 hours–Economics 101 |
| English: Language & Composition | 4, 5 |
3 hours–English 120W |
| English: Literature & Composition | 4, 5 |
6 hours–English 102W, 105W |
| European History | 4, 5 |
6 hours–History 135, 136 |
| French Language | 4, 5 |
8 hours–French 103, 201W |
| French Literature | 4, 5 |
8 hours–French 103, plus 3 hours of French elective |
| German Language | 4, 5 |
6 hours–German 103 and 104 |
| Government & Politics: Comparative | 4, 5 |
3 hours–Political Science 101 |
| Government & Politics: United States | 4, 5 |
3 hours–Political Science 100 |
| Latin: Vergil | 4, 5 |
3 hours–Latin 104 |
| Latin Literature | 4, 5 |
3 hours Latin elective credit at the 200 level |
| Music Theory | 5 |
3 hours–MUSC 120A |
| Physics B | 5 |
4 hours–Physics 105, 106 (No credit granted engineering students) |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 |
4 hours–Physics 116a, 118a |
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 5 |
4 hours–Physics 116b, 118b |
| Psychology | 4, 5 |
3 hours–Psychology 101 |
| Spanish: Language or Literature | 4 |
5 hours–Spanish 104 |
| Spanish: Language or Literature | 5 |
8 hours–Spanish 104, 202 |
| Statistics | 4, 5 |
3 hours–Mathematics 127a (No credit granted engineering students) |
| Studio Art | 4, 5 |
6 hours–Studio Art elective hours |
| U.S. History | 4, 5 |
6 elective hours |
| World History | 4, 5 |
6 elective hours |
Updated August 5, 2008.
International Baccalaureate test scores accepted for advanced ccredit by the various departments at Vanderbilt are listed below. Students who have taken tests in other areas may submit their scores to the Dean's Office for evaluation by the appropriate departments. The amount of credit that may be awarded is subject to the same limitations as credit for Advanced Placement. {excerpt from The Bulletin of Vanderbilt University: Undergraduate Catalog}
| IB EXAMINATION | SCORE | CREDIT |
| Biology (standard/higher) | 6, 7 |
4 hours–Biological Sciences 100 |
| Chemistry (applied standard) | 6, 7 |
8 hours–Chemistry 101a, 101b, 100a, 100b |
| Chemistry (higher) | 6, 7 |
8 hours for Chemistry 102a, 102b, 104a, 104b |
| Economics (higher) | 6, 7 |
6 hours–Economics 100, 101 |
| English (standard) | 6, 7 |
3 hours –English 100 |
| English (higher) | 6, 7 |
6 hours–English 102W, 105W |
| French (standard) | 6, 7 |
5 hours–French 103 |
| French (higher) | 6, 7 |
8 hours–French 103 plus 3 hours elective credit |
| Japanese (standard) | 6, 7 |
10 hours–Japanese 211, 212 |
| Japanese (higher) | 6, 7 |
6 hours–Japanese 241, 242 |
| Latin (standard) | 6, 7 |
3 hours–Latin 103 |
| Latin (higher) | 6, 7 |
6 hours–Latin 103, 104 |
| Mathematics (standard) | 6, 7 |
7 hours–Mathematics 140. 180 (Engineering students receive 3 hours – MATH 180 only.) |
| Mathematics (higher) | 6, 7 |
8 hours–Mathematics 155a, 180 plus 1 hour Math elective credit |
| Music (standard) | 6, 7 |
3 hours–MUSL 140 |
| Music (higher) | 6, 7 |
3 hours–MUSL 141 |
| Physics (standard) | 7 |
3 hours–Physics 105 |
| Physics (higher) | 7 |
8 hours–Physics 116a-b, 118a-b |
| Psychology (standard/higher) | 6, 7 |
3 hours–Psychology 101 |
| Russian (standard) | 6, 7 |
5 hours–Russian 102 |
| Russian (higher) | 6, 7 |
6 hours–Russian 203, 204 |
| Spanish (standard) | 6, 7 |
5 hours–Spanish 104 |
| Spanish (higher) | 6, 7 |
8 hours–Spanish 104, 202 |
| Visual Arts (standard) | 6, 7 |
3 hours–Arts elective credit |
| Visual Arts (higher) | 6, 7 |
3 hours–Arts elective credit |