Some students interested in engineering enter Smith College having taken Advanced Placement (AP) examinations in one or more topics. Below is a summary of the guidelines developed for placing engineering students who enter with Advanced Placement (AP) credit.
A score of 4 or 5 is required by the college for recognition of AP credit on a student’s transcript and is required for placement according to the guidelines below.
Students entering with credit from AP exams in Calculus (BC), Chemistry, Computer Science or Physics (C only) are not required to take any further courses in those subjects to satisfy the requirements for the engineering major.
AP Exam
(4 or 5) |
Equivalent Smith Course(s) |
Placement |
Calculus AB |
MTH 111 |
MTH 114 |
Calculus BC |
MTH 111 & 112 |
PHY 210 |
Chemistry |
CHM 111 |
Chemistry requirement satisfied |
Computer Science
(A or AB) |
CSC 111 |
Computer science requirement satisfied |
Physics B |
none |
PHY 117 |
Physics C |
PHY 117 & 118 |
EGR 270 |
Credit from other institutions…
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