2011-2012 Bulletin – PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University

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Advanced Placement Credit Chart
In order to receive AP credit, students must be in possession of appropriate transcripts or scores.
Subject AP Advanced Requirements or
Score Placement Status Credit
Art history 5 3* no exemption from HUMA W1121
Biology 4 or 5 3 no exemption
Chemistry 4 or 5 3 requires completion of CHEM C1604
with grade of C or better
4 or 5 6 requires completion of CHEM C3045-C3046
with grade of C or better
Computer
science A or AB 4 or 5 3* exemption from COMS W1004
English
Language and
composition 5 3* no exemption
Literature and
composition 5 3* no exemption
Economics
Micro & macro 5 & 4 4* exemption from ECON W1105
(Test must be in both with a score of 5 in one
and at least 4 in the other)
French
Language 4 or 5 3*
Literature 4 or 5 3*
German
language 4 or 5 3*
Government
and politics
United States 5 3*
Comparative 5 3*
History
European 5 3*
United States 5 3*
Italian language 4 or 5 3*
Latin literature 4 or 5 3*
Mathematics
Calculus AB 4 or 5 3** Requires completion of MATH V1102
with a grade of C or better
Calculus BC 4 3** Requires completion of MATH V1102
with a grade of C or better
Calculus BC 5 6 requires completion of MATH V1201 (or
V1207) with a grade of C or better
Music theory 5 3* exemption from MUSI V1002
MUSI V2318-V2319 determined by department
Physics
C-E&M 4 or 5 3 requires beginning with and completion of
PHYS C2801 with grade of C or better
C-MECH 4 or 5 3 requires beginning with and completion of
PHYS C2801 with grade of C or better
Physics B 4 or 5 3* no exemption
Spanish
Language 4 or 5 3*
Literature 4 or 5 3*
*Up to 3 AP credits may be applied toward minor requirements.
**SEAS students with a 4 or 5 on Calculus AB or a 4 on Calculus BC must begin with
Calculus II. If a SEAS student with these scores goes directly into Calculus III, he or she will
not be awarded credit and may have to go back and complete Calculus II. Students with
A-level or IB calculus credit must start with Calculus II.
the perspective of engineers working
in a different language and culture,
enabling them to learn the relationship of
culture to science and develop the range
of transferable skills that employers
are seeking today. Study abroad will
help students develop intellectually,
emotionally, culturally, and socially.
Columbia Engineering undergraduate
students can study abroad for either
a semester (fall, spring or summer) or,
exceptionally, for a full academic year.
Students from every engineering major
have studied abroad without adding
any time to their course of study at
Columbia. Most do so in the spring
semester of their sophomore year or in
their junior year.
Engineering students have two study
abroad options:
1. the option of studying engineering
at one of Columbia Engineering’s
partner universities: University
College London (UK); the École
Polytechnique (FR) or the École
Centrale de Paris (FR)—courses
at these two institutions are
predominantly taught in French.
Other partnerships are currently
being negotiated—check the Office
of Global Programs website for the
latest updates.
2. Students who would like further
study abroad options can choose a
peer university for direct enrollment
or a program of study with a
third-party provider. The Office of
Global Programs can help students
identify the appropriate choice for
their country of interest and their
major. The Assistant Dean for
Undergraduate Student Affairs and
Global Programs and departmental
advisers will review requests, and
if approved, will help students
work out their course equivalencies
so they can graduate on time.
Students can choose to take nontechnical
electives overseas, or with
departmental permission, they may
choose technical electives or courses
in their major.
It is essential that students begin
planning as early as possible—ideally
this would be during their first year.
Students are encouraged to meet with
the Office of Global Programs to review
engineering 2011–2012