Advanced Placement Credits/International Baccalaureate
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate credits are accepted at Kettering University.
This listing shows the credits we accept and the scores you need on your AP or IB exams to receive credit.
| IBO Exam Required |
Required Score |
Credits Granted |
Kettering Course Number |
| Biology (HL) |
6,7 |
4 |
BIOL 241 and BIOL 242 |
| Chemistry (HL) |
5,6 or 7 |
4 |
CHEM 135 and CHEM 136 |
| Computer Science (HL) |
5,6 or 7 |
8 |
CS 101 and CS 102 |
| Computer Science (SL) |
5,6 or 7 |
4 |
CS 101 |
| English (HL) and History (HL)3 |
6,7 |
4 |
SSCI 201 |
| Foreign Language – Any (HL)1 |
5,6 or 7 |
4 or 8 |
LANG 297 |
| Mathematics (HL) |
6,7 |
4 |
MATH 101 |
| Physics (HL) |
6,7 |
4 |
PHYS 114 and PHYS 115 |
| Sociology (HL) |
6,7 |
4 |
SSCI 201 |
| Advanced Placement Exam |
Required Score |
Credits Granted |
Kettering Course Number |
| Art History and English (Lit and Comp)3 |
4,5 |
4 |
HUMN 201 |
| Biology2 |
4,5 |
3 and 1 |
BIOL 141 and BIOL 142 |
| Calculus AB |
3,4,5 |
4 |
MATH 101 |
| Calculus BC |
3 |
4 |
MATH 101 |
| Calculus BC |
4,5 |
4 and 4 |
MATH 101 and MATH 102 |
| Chemistry |
4,5 |
3 and 1 |
CHEM 135/136 or CHEM 137/136 |
| Computer Science A |
4,5 |
4 |
CS 101 |
| Computer Science AB |
3 |
4 |
CS 101 |
| Computer Science AB |
4,5 |
4 and 4 |
CS 101 and CS 102 |
| European History |
4,5 |
4 |
SSCI 201 |
| Foreign Language1 – Any |
4,5 |
4 |
LANG 297 |
| Macroeconomics |
3,4,5 |
4 |
ECON 201 |
| Microeconomics |
3,4,5 |
4 |
ECON 201 |
| Physics C, Part I – Mech |
4,5 |
3 and 1 |
PHYS 114 and PHYS 115 |
| Physics C, Part II – E&M |
4,5 |
3 and 1 |
PHYS 224 and PHYS 225 |
| Psychology2 |
3,4,5 |
4 |
SSCI 205 |
| Statistics |
3,4,5 |
4 |
BUSN 226 |
| U.S. History and U.S. Government3 |
3,4,5 |
4 |
SSCI-297 |
For specific questions, please contact the Registrar's office at 800-955-4464 ext. 9583.
Upon application to the university, students seeking International Baccalaureate (IB) credit should have an official IB
transcript sent directly to Kettering's Office of Admissions. Credit will be granted for passes at the IB Standard Level (SL)
in Computer Science only.
1A maximum of two foreign languages may be accepted totaling up to 8 credits.
2Seek departmental advisement for curriculum requirement application.
3Both courses are required with required scores for each to receive credit. |
