AP and IB Credit

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 Kettering University 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 ExamRequired ScoreCredits GrantedKettering Course Number
AP African-American Studies24, 54SSCI-297
Art History14, 54HUMN-297
Art Studio 2-D Design14, 54HUMN-297
Art Studio 3-D Design14, 54HUMN-297
Biology34, 53 and 1BIOL-141 & BIOL-142
Calculus AB34, 54MATH-101
Calculus AB Subgrade34, 54MATH-101
Calculus BC34, 54 and 4MATH-101 & MATH-102
Capstone14, 54LA-197
Chinese Language & Culture14, 54LA-197
Chemistry4, 53 and 1CHEM-135/136
or
CHEM-137/136
Comparative Government and Politics24, 54SSCI-297
Computer Science A34, 54CS-101
Computer Science Principles34, 54CS-297
English Language and Composition24, 54HUMN-297
English Literature and Composition24, 54HUMN-297
Environmental Science34, 54BIOL-297
European History14, 54SSCI-297
French Language and Culture14, 54LA-197
Italian Language and Culture14,54LA-197
Japenese Language and Culture14, 54LA-197
Latin4, 54LA-197
Macroeconomics44, 54ECON-201
Microeconomics44, 54ECON-201
Music Theory24, 54HUMN-297
Physics C, Part I-Mechanics34, 53 and 1PHYS-114 & PHYS-115
Physics C, Electricity & Magnetism34, 53 and 1PHYS-224 & PHYS-225
Psychology24, 54PSYC-297
Research14, 54LA-297
Seminar14, 54LA-297
Statistics33, 4, 54BUSN-271
U.S. Government and Politics24, 54SSCI-297
U.S. History24, 54HIST-297
World History24, 54SSCI-297

1LA-197 courses count as a Free Elective in all degree programs

2LA-297 courses count as HUMN or SSCI 200 level elective required for graduation

3Seek department advisement for the curriculum requirement application

4This AP course can count as ECON-297, a Free Elective, if student already has ECON-201 credit applied

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 ExamRequired ScoreCredits GrantedKettering Course Number
Biology (HL)36, 73 and 1BIOL-241 & BIOL-242
Chemistry (HL)35, 6, 73 and 1CHEM-135 & CHEM-136
Computer Science (HL)35, 6, 74CS-297
Computer Science (SL)35, 6, 74CS-297
Economics (HL)36, 74ECON-201
English (HL)26, 74HUMN-297
Foreign Language - Any (HL)26, 74HUMN-297
History (HL)26, 74HIST-297
Math: Applications and Interpretation (HL)15, 6, 74MATH-101
Math: Analysis and Approaches (HL)15, 6, 74MATH-101
Philosophy (HL)25, 6, 74PHIL-297
Social & Cultural Anthropology (HL)26, 74SSCI-297
Sociology (HL)26, 74SSCI-297

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

2LA-297 courses count as a HUMN or SSCI 200 level elective required for graduation

3Seek department advisement for the curriculum requirement application

All information on this page is effective for students July 1, 2025 and later. Updated 3/14/2025