Academic

placement and honors courses, pattern and quality
of courses, grade trends, educational objectives,
extracurricular activities, personal essay and school
recommendations will be considered in the admission
process. In addition, special talents, significant life and
career experience will be evaluated and weighed
before decisions to offer admission are made. The
purpose of the Admissions Committee review is
to evaluate the qualifications of each applicant to
determine whether equivalent predictors of success
exist and whether to admit the student on this basis.
EMERGING SCHOLARS
Emerging Scholars is a program offered by the
Division of Academic Affairs’, Academic Center
for Excellence. The program is a six-week course
credit bearing program designed to assist students
with the transition from high school to college
while strengthening basic academic skills for college
credit. As a participant, students enroll in three (3)
college courses which consist of Math, English and/
or Reading. Students also, attend supplemental
instruction in academic skills, writing, mathematics,
and reading. Further, students are exposed to various
cultural enrichment activities and have access to
academic, personal, career, and financial aid counseling.
• Demystify their understanding of the mission,
structure, processes, and expectations of the
college experience;
• Develop the academic and personal management
skills necessary to successfully progress through and
complete their college experience at Dillard;
• Realize their fuller human aspirations and potential.
Emerging Scholars will participate in academic support
programs that are coordinated through the Division of
Student Success, Student Support Services. A student
is eligible to participate in Student Support Services:
if the student is a citizen or national of the United
States, is enrolled at Dillard University or accepted for
enrollment in the next academic term, has a need for
academic and/or counseling support services, is a lowincome
individual, is a first generation college student
(an individual both of whose parents or guardian did
not complete a baccalaureate degree), or is an individual
with a documented (within three years) disability.
COLLEGE BOARD ADVANCED
PLACEMENT PROGRAM
Students who have participated in the Advanced
Placement Program of the College Board may receive
credit for each examination in which an acceptable
grade is earned. If a student earns a grade of three,
four, or five, he/she may be granted credit in the
subject areas. Advanced Placement scores below
three are not acceptable for course credit. These
credits are counted as hours earned and may be
applicable toward a degree. These credits do not affect
the student’s semester grade point average. Students
who have participated in this program and who plan
to register at Dillard University should have their
Advanced Placement Examination records sent to the
Office of Recruitment, Admissions and Programming.
The following is a sample grid of Advanced Placement
course equivalency at Dillard University:
Department
Minimum
A.P. Score
Credit
Hours
Biology 3, 4, or 5 4
Dillard Courses
BIO 101/101L
(Non-Science
Majors) BIO
111/111L (Science
Majors)
Calculus AB 3 or 4 3 MAT 201
Calculus CD 5 6 MAT 201/202
Chemistry 3, 4, or 5 4 CHE 104/104L
Computer
Science
Economics
Micro
Economics
Macro
3, 4, or 5 3 CS 101
3, 4, or 5 3 ECO 202
3 or 4 3 ECO 203
English 3 or 4 3 ENG 111
English 5 6 ENG 111 & 112
World
Language
French or
Spanish
3 3 101/102 Level
Physics 3 or 4 4 PHY 201/201L
Physics 5 8
PHY 201/201L &
202/202L
Psychology 3, 4, or 5 3 PSY 101
Sociology 3, 4, or 5 3 SOC 201
Credit can only be awarded if course prerequisite requirements are met. Additional information on Dillard
course equivalents may be obtained from the Office of Academic Affairs.
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