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AP and IB Credit

Advanced Placement Credit

Applicants who have completed Advanced Placement (AP) courses are encouraged to take the College Board AP Examinations. The below chart indicates scores needed to receive Ƶ credit. Students should have an official AP transcript sent to Kettering directly from the College Board AP Program. AP credits do not override prerequisite requirements.

AP Credit
Advanced Placement Exam Required Score Credits Granted Kettering Course Number
Art History1 4, 5 4 ART-297
Art Studio 2-D Design1 4, 5 4 ART-297
Art Studio 3-D Design1 4, 5 4 ART-297
Biology2 4, 5 3 and 1 -141&;-142
Calculus AB 4, 5 4 MATH-101
Calculus AB Subgrade 4, 5 4 MATH-101
Calculus BC 4, 5 4 and 4 Ѵձ-101&;Ѵձ-102
Chemistry 4, 5 3 and 1 ᷡ-135&;ᷡ-136
or
ᷡ-137&;ᷡ-136
Comparative Government and Politics1 4, 5 4 SSCI-297
Computer Science A 4, 5 4 CS-101
Computer Science Principles1, 2 4, 5 4 CS-297
English Language and Composition1 4, 5 4 COMM-297
English Literature and Composition1 4, 5 4 HUMN-297
Environmental Science2 4, 5 4 BIOL-297
European History1 4, 5 4 SSCI-297
Foreign Language and Culture - Any1 4, 5 4 LANG-297
Foreign Literature and Culture - Any1 4,5 4 HUMN-297
Human Geography1 4, 5 4 SSCI-297
Macroeconomics3 4, 5 4 ECON-201
Microeconomics3 4, 5 4 ECON-201
Music Theory1 4, 5 4 MUS-297
Physics C, Mechanics 4, 5 3 and 1 ʱ۳-114&;ʱ۳-115
Physics C, Electricity & Magnetism 4, 5 3 and 1 ʱ۳-224&;ʱ۳-225
Psychology1 4, 5 4 SSCI-297
Research1 4, 5 4 LS-297
Seminar1 4, 5 4 LS-297
Statistics2 3, 4, 5 4 BUSN-271
U.S. Government and Politics1 4, 5 4 SSCI-297
U.S. History1 4, 5 4 HIST-297
World History1 4, 5 4 SSCI-297

1Course counts as a free elective in all degree programs.

2Seek department advisement for the curriculum requirement application.

3This AP course can count as ECON-297 (Free Elective) if student already has credit for ECON-201.

International Baccalaureate Credit

Applicants seeking International Baccalaureate (IB) credit should have an official IB transcript sent directly to Kettering's Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Credit will be granted for passes at the "IB Standard Level *(SL)" in Computer Science only. Credit will be issued for passes at the "IB Higher Level (HL)" according to the IBO table below.

IB Credit
IBO Exam Required Score Credits Granted Kettering Course Number
Biology (HL) 6, 71 4 BIOL-241&BIOL-242
Chemistry (HL) 5, 6, 7 4 ᷡ-135&;ᷡ-136
Computer Science (HL) 5, 6, 7 8 CS-101&CS-102
Computer Science (SL) 5, 6, 7 4 CS-101
Economics (HL) 6, 7 4 ECON-201
English (HL) 6, 7 4 HUMN-297
Foreign Language - Any (HL) 5, 6, 7 4 LANG-297
History (HL) 6, 7 4 SSCI-297
Mathematics (HL) 5, 6, 7 4 MATH-101
Philosophy (HL) 5, 6, 7 4 PHIL-297
Physics (HL) 6, 71 4 ʱ۳-114&;ʱ۳-115
Social & Cultural Anthropology (HL) 6, 7 4 SSCI-297

1Ƶ awards credit for IB scores of 5, 6 or 7 for physics and biology when the full IB diploma has been earned.