Course Selection Guidebook [pdf] - College of William and Mary

Course Selection Guidebook – Fall 2011Required: 9 credits in humanities and 9 credits in social science disciplines. Contact program fordetails.IV.Advanced Placement InformationCredit received through the Advanced Placement (AP) exam may be applied toward degreerequirements, including proficiencies, GERs, major and minor requirements. (Exemptions, 0 creditplacement, do not fulfill the GERs because they do not award credit.)In most departments, advanced placement credits are routinely awarded based on the AP exam testscore. In some cases, the AP examinations are reviewed by the faculty in the appropriatedepartment at William & Mary to determine whether advanced placement and/or academic creditis warranted, using the content of the College’s introductory course as a guide. Please note:students may not take a course at William & Mary for which they have received AP credit.Courses for which AP exemption has been granted may be taken for credit. If you register for anyclasses before receipt of your AP scores, assume that you did well and will receive at least anexemption, if not credit. On the other hand, if you are fairly certain that you will not receive anexemption or credit, plan accordingly.For general information on AP examination exemptions and credit, please contact the Officeof the University Registrar at (757) 221-2823. Otherwise, please contact the appropriatedepartment directly.American Studies:The program will recognize Advanced Placement credit awarded for appropriate courses inHistory, English and Government. Contact Undergraduate Director for more information.Art & Art History:A score of 5 for Art History is awarded 6 credits for Art History 251 and Art History 252. A scoreof 5 for Art Studio (Drawing) will be evaluated by the Art and Art History Department todetermine possible credit for Art 211 or 212. A score of 5 for Art Studio: Art 2-D Design or ArtStudio: 3-D Design will be evaluated by the Art and Art History Department to determine possiblecredit for Art 211 or 212.Biology:A score of 5 is awarded 3 credits for Biology 100, 1 credit for Biology 102, and exemptions forBiology 220 (221 lab) and 225 (226 lab). If, however, the student chooses to enroll in Biology220/221, 225/226, the 4 AP credits will be awarded as elective credit that will not be applicabletoward the minimum requirements for a major or minor in Biology. Students are stronglyencouraged to enroll in both Biology 220/221 and 225/226.Chemistry:A score of 5 on the Chemistry examination is awarded 8 credits for Chemistry 103-103L and3xx-354. A score of 4 will be given 4 credits for Chemistry 103-103L. Incoming freshmen withthese scores and an interest in chemistry as a major are strongly encouraged to enroll in Chemistry335 (Fall).Computer Science:18