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Dartmouth College
Office of the Registrar
6014 McNutt Hall
Hanover, NH 03755-3541


Phone: (603) 646-2246
Fax: (603) 646-2247
Email: registrar@Dartmouth.EDU

Credit on Entrance/Exemption Charts

All guidelines on this page are effective March 25, 2024.

Department/Program Guidelines for College Board Advanced Placement Examinations

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM

GRADE

CREDIT ON ENTRANCE * OR EXEMPTION

PLACEMENT

Calculus: AB or AB Subscore from Calculus BC

Calculus BC

4 or 5

 

4 or 5

Math 3 credit

 

Math 3 and Math 8 credit

Math 8

 

Math 9 or 11

Chemistry

4 or 5

Chemistry 5 credit

Chemistry 11

Computer Science A

4 or 5

Computer Science 1 credit

Computer Science 10, 30

Economics: Micro

5

Economics 1 credit

Intermediate or advanced course.

Environmental Science

4 or 5

Environmental Studies 2 credit

 

French : Language

5

4

French 3 exemption

French 2 exemption

 

French 3 placement

Geography

5

4

Geography 02.01 credit

Exemption from Geography 02.01

 

German

5

 

4

German 1 exemption, German 2 exemption, German 3 exemption

German 1 exemption, German 2 exemption

German 10 placement, German 10.01 placement, German 10.02 placement, German 10.03 placement

German 3 placement

Italian : Language

5

4

Italian 3 exemption

Italian 2 exemption

 

Italian 3 placement

Latin

4 or 5

Latin 3 exemption

Latin 10 placement

Physics: C (Mechanics)

Physics: C (Electricity)

4 or 5

4 or 5

Physics 3 credit

Physics 4 credit

 

Spanish: Literature

 

 

 

Spanish: Language

5

 

4

 

4 or 5

Spanish 3 exemption, Spanish 9 credit on entrance

Spanish 3 exemption

 

Spanish 3 exemption

 

 

 

Statistics

4 or 5

Math 10 credit

 

Department/Program Guidelines for British A-Level

Individual academic departments/programs at Dartmouth each view British A-Levels differently and should be contacted directly regarding credit on entrance and placement requests. In some cases, students who have achieved a grade of A in an A-Level examination may receive specified credit on entrance in place of, not in addition to, the general A-Level credit on entrance awarded. Department/program guidelines are listed below.

BRITISH A-LEVEL SUBJECT

CREDIT ON ENTRANCE * OR EXEMPTION

Chemistry

Students with an overall grade of A on the GCE A-Level Examinations (AS/A2) will receive credit for Chemistry 5 and placement into Chemistry 11.

Economics

Credit for Economics 1

French

Language A

 

Language B

 

Consult department chair; invitation to take the APE (Advanced Proficiency  Exam) for possible French 10 credit.

 

Consult department chair; invitation to take the APE (Advanced Proficiency  Exam) for possible French 8 exemption.

Mathematics

Credit for Math 3 and placement into Math 8

Physics

For a grade of A, credit for physics 3 and 4; for a grade of B, one unspecified credit.

Spanish
Language A

 

Spanish
Language B

 

Spanish 9 credit.on entrance

Statistics

Credit for Math 10.

 

 

 

Department/Program Guidelines for International Baccalaureate (IB)

Individual academic departments/programs at Dartmouth each view IB differently and should be contacted directly regarding credit on entrance and placement requests. In some cases, students who have achieved scores of 6 or 7 on Higher Level IB examinations may receive specified credit on entrance in place of, not in addition to, the general IB credit on entrance awarded. Department/program guidelines are listed below.

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE SUBJECT

CREDIT ON ENTRANCE * OR EXEMPTION

Chemistry

Students with a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level IB Examination in Chemistry receive credit for Chemistry 5 and placement into Chemistry 11.

Economics

Credit for Economics 1

French

Language A

 

Language B

 

Consult department chair; invitation to take the APE (Advanced Proficiency  Exam) for possible French 10 credit.

 

Consult department chair; invitation to take Advanced Proficiency Exam (APE) for possible French 8 exemption.

German

Language A or B

Score of 6 or 7 on either exam receive German 1 exemption, German 2 exemption, German 3 exemption, German 10 placement, German 10.01 placement, German 10.02 placement, German 10.03 placement.

Geography

Score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level IB examination in Geography receive credit for Geography 02.01

Mathematics

 

Credit for Math 3 and placement into Math 8; invitation to take department test for possible Math 8 credit.

Physics

Invitation to take department tests for possible Physics 3 and 4 or 13 and 14 credits in place of unspecified credit.

Spanish

Score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level IB exam, Spanish 3 exemption, credit on entrance for Spanish 9.

* See Types of Credit at Dartmouth for more information about how Dartmouth grants credit on entrance for AP and IB examinations, as well as offers exemptions and placement in some subject areas.

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Last Updated: 3/25/24