Advanced Placement Examination Credit

Students may complete general education (GE) area requirements on the SJDC-GE Pattern, CSU-GE Pattern, or IGETC pattern by earning a satisfactory score on the Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Examinations. College units are awarded and GE areas are cleared as indicated in the chart below.

A satisfactory score in AP English Literature, AP English Language, IB Language A1 (English), or CLEP English Composition with Essay may be used to meet the prerequisite for courses that require ENG 001A.

Students should meet with a counselor to discuss options regarding the use of AP/IB/CLEP examinations to meet specific course requirements or prerequisites within their selected major.

Students who have earned a satisfactory score may receive units, but not a letter grade towards the Associate Degree. Units and course equivalencies granted by Delta College are not identical to units and course equivalencies granted by other institutions. Each institution has its own policy for determining units and equivalencies awarded. Transfer students should refer to the advanced placement policy at the college or university they are considering transferring to as the application of examination credit is left to the discretion of individual institutions.

An advanced placement examination may duplicate content in certain college courses. In such cases, the student will not receive credit for both the examination and the course. Students are advised to consult with a college counselor, university official, the college catalog, and the advanced placement policy at the transfer institution.

Footnotes

1. These units count toward eligibility for admission. The units may not all apply toward certification of the corresponding GE-Breadth area. See Executive Orders 1036 and 1100 for details.
2. Areas of GE Breadth (A1 through E) are defined in EO 1100. Areas of American Institutions (US-1 through US-3) are set forth in Sections IA and IB of EO 1061, and at assist.org.
3. Students seeking certification in GE Breadth prior to transfer must have passed the test before this date.
4. If a student passes more than one AP exam in calculus or computer science, only one examination may be applied to the baccalaureate.
5. Students who pass AP Environmental Science earn 4 units of credit. Tests prior to Fall 2009 may apply to either B1+B3 or B2+B3 of GE Breadth. Fall of 09 or later, those credits may only apply to B1+B3.
6. If a student passes more than one AP exam in physics, only six units of credit may be applied to the baccalaureate, and only four units of credit may be applied to a certification in GE Breadth.
7. If a student passes more than one CLEP test in the same language other than English (e.g., two exams in French), then only one examination may be applied to the baccalaureate. For each test in a language other than English, a passing score of 50 is considered "Level I" and earns six units of baccalaureate credit; the higher score listed for each test is considered "Level II" and earns additional units of credit and placement in Area C2 of GE Breadth, as noted.
8. The IB curriculum offers language at various levels for native and non-native speakers. Language B courses are offered at the intermediate level for non-natives. Language A1 and A2 are advanced courses in literature for native and non-native speakers, respectively.