University General Course Catalog 2013-2014

Dec 21, 2024

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College Board Advanced Placement Examinations (CBAPE)

College Board Advanced Placement Examination (CBAPE)

These examinations are for students in high school. Upon receipt of an official score report from the College Board, the Office of Admissions and Records assigns a grade of “TST” and grants credit as specified below. A maximum of 60 semester credits may be earned in any combination of non-traditional learning examinations and applied towards a bachelor’s degree.

EXAMINATION	SCORE REQUIRED	UNIVERSITY COURSE CREDIT
Art
History	3, 4, or 5	Art Elective (3 cr.)
Studio Art	3, 4, or 5	Art Elective (3 cr.)
Biology
	3	BIOL 100 Lecture (3 cr.)*
	4 or 5	BIOL 190 (3 cr.) and BIOL 191 (3 cr.)**
(Meets a University Core Curriculum Natural Science requirement only after successful completion of the laboratory portion of BIOL 100 at UNR. Contact the Biology Department to enroll in 1 credit of independent study to complete the lab requirement. *(Meets a University Core Curriculum Natural Science requirement and biology major requirement only after successful completion of BIOL 192 .)
Chemistry
	3	CHEM 121A (3 cr.)
	4 or 5	CHEM 121A (3 cr.) and CHEM 122A (3 cr.)
(Meets a University Core Curriculum Natural Science and chemistry major requirement only if the Chemistry Department certifies that the student has completed an appropriate, advanced chemistry laboratory in high school; or after successful completion of CHEM 121L and CHEM 122L .)
Computer Science
Computer Science A	3, 4, or 5	CS 135 (3 cr.)
Computer Science AB	3 4 or 5	CS 135 (3 cr.) CS 135 (3 cr.) and CS 202 (3 cr.)
Economics
Microeconomics	3, 4, or 5	ECON 102 (3 cr.)
Macroeconomics	3, 4, or 5	ECON 103 (3 cr.)
English
English Language & Composition	3 4 or 5	ENG 101 (3 cr.) ENG 101 (3 cr.) and ENG 102 (3 cr.)
English Literature & Composition	3 4 or 5	ENG 101 (3 cr.) ENG 101 (3 cr.) and ENG 297 (3 cr.) OR ENG 101 (3 cr.) and ENG 102 (3 cr.) when ENG 104 is taken.
(No more than 6 credits may be awarded for AP exams in English.)
Environmental Science
	4 or 5	ENV 100 (3 cr.)
Foreign Languages
Any AP foreign language exam in a language offered by the Foreign Languages and Literatures Department
Language and Culture	3	111 (4 cr.) and 112 (4 cr.)
	4	112 (4 cr.) and 211 (3 cr.)
	5	211 (3 cr) and 212 (3 cr)
OR
Literature and Culture	3	111 (4 cr) and 112 (4 cr)
Literature and Culture	4 or 5	211 (3 cr) and 212 (3 cr)

Students may get credit for two courses for a maximum of 8 credits for AP exams in a Foreign Language and Culture/Literature and Culture.
Geography
Human Geography	4 or 5	GEOG 106 (3 cr.)
History
American	4 or 5	HIST 101 (3 cr.) and HIST 102 (3 cr.)
(HIST 101 meets University Core Humanities 203 requirement ONLY after successful completion of PSC 100 (1 cr.) available via Independent Learning Department.)
European	4 or 5	HIST 105 (3 cr.) and HIST 106 (3 cr.)
World	3, 4, or 5	History Elective (3 cr.)
Mathematics
Calculus A, B and A,B (subgrade)	3, 4, or 5	MATH 181 (4 cr.)
Calculus B, C	3, 4, or 5	MATH 181 (4 cr.) and MATH 182 (4 cr.)
Statistics	3, 4, or 5	STAT 152 (3 cr.)
Music
Theory	3, 4, or 5	Music Elective (3 cr.)
Physics
B	3, 4, or 5	PHYS 151A (3 cr.) and PHYS 152A (3 cr.)
C (Mechanics)	3, 4, or 5	PHYS 180 (3 cr.)
C (Electricity & Magnetism)	3, 4, or 5	PHYS 181 (3 cr.)
Must complete appropriate physics laboratory courses (PHYS 151LA , PHYS 152LA , PHYS 180L , PHYS 181L ) to meet University Core Curriculum Natural Sciences requirement.
Political Science
Government and Politics	3, 4, or 5	PSC 101 (3 cr.)
(Meets University Core Humanities 203 requirement ONLY after successful completion of PSC 100 (1 cr.) available via Independent Learning Department.)
Comparative Government & Politics	3, 4, or 5	PSC 211 (3 cr.)
Psychology
	3, 4, or 5	PSY 101 (3 cr.)