Effective Date: June 6, 2013
Last Reviewed: March 9, 2021
Stonehill College participates in the Advanced Placement Program administered by the College Entrance Board. Each academic department establishes its own criteria for awarding placement and credit for Advanced Placement. A maximum of three (3) credits are awarded for test scores of 4 or 5; the Stonehill equivalent course(s) and number of credits for each Advanced Placement course is published in the Hill Book.
Stonehill College also recognizes the level of academic achievement represented by the successful completion of coursework in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. Stonehill will award up to six (6) credits of transfer credit for each Higher Level (HL) exam with a score of 5, 6, or 7. Credit will not be given for Standard Level (SL) examinations.
Students who have taken both AP and IB examinations in the same subject area may not receive credit for both.
Students who are granted Stonehill College credit for AP or IB examinations are not allowed to enroll in introductory courses in the same area(s) in which credit has been granted.
General Education credit will be awarded for AP and IB at the discretion of the Assistant Dean of General Education and Academic Achievement.
A maximum of 18 credits may be transferred in combination of AP and IB examinations. Students who have completed AP or IB examinations must request that an official score report be sent to the Registrar’s Office to receive credit.