Advanced Placement & International Baccalaureate
Sacred Heart University equivalencies for the Advanced Placement (A) and International Baccalaureate (IB) tests. All officials scores must be sent to Sacred Heart University in order for the equivalencies to be transferred in.
Advanced Placement
SHU accepts scores of 4-5 only.
| Course | Credits | Score | SHU Equivalent | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art 2D Design and 3D | 3 | 4-5 | Art Elective | |
| Aural | 3 | 4-5 | MU 115 | |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BI 112 only (3 CR) | Need to take or transfer in labs |
| Biology | 6 | 5 | BI 111 & BI 112 (6 CR) | Need to take or transfer in labs |
| Calculus AB | 8 | 4-5 | MA 140 & MA 151 | |
| Calculus BC | 8 | 4-5 | MA 151 & MA 152 | |
| Chemistry | 8 | 4-5 | CH 151/153 & CH 152/154 | |
| Computer Science | 3 | 4-5 | CS Elective | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4-5 | CS Elective | |
| English Comp/Lang | 6 | 4-5 | ENG Elective (6 CR) | |
| English Comp/Lit | 6 | 4-5 | ENG 201 (3 CR) & ENG Elective (3 CR) | |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4-5 | BI 152 | |
| European History | 3 | 4-5 | HI 102 | |
| French Language & Culture | 6 | 4-5 | FR 201 & FR 202 | |
| Government & Politics (Comparative) | 3 | 4-5 | PO 299 Special Topics | |
| Government & Politics (US) | 3 | 4-5 | PO 121 | |
| History of Art | 3 | 4-5 | AR 101 | |
| Human Geography | 3 | 4-5 | GS 150 | |
| Italian Language & Culture | 6 | 4-5 | IT 201 & IT 202 | |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4-5 | EC 203 | |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4-5 | EC 202 | |
| Music Theory | 6 | 4-5 | MU 121 & MU 122 | |
| Non Aural | 3 | 4-5 | MU 121 | |
| Physics I Algebra Based | 4 | 4-5 | PY 111 & PY 113 | |
| Physics II Algebra Based | 4 | 4-5 | PY 112 & PY 114 | |
| Physics C - Mechanics | 3 | 4-5 | PY Elective | |
| Physics C - Electricity/Magnetism | 3 | 4-5 | PY Elective | |
| Precalculus | 4 | 4-5 | MA 140 | |
| Psychology | 3 | 4-5 | PS 110 | |
| Seminar Research | 3 | 4-5 | General Electives | |
| Spanish Language & Culture | 6 | 4-5 | SP 201 & SP 202 | |
| Spanish Literature & Culture | 6 | 4-5 | SP 251 & SP 252 | |
| Statistics | 3 | 4-5 | MA 131 | |
| Studio Art/Drawing | 3 | 4-5 | AR 120 | Subject to approval of department |
| US History | 6 | 4-5 | HI 222 & HI 223 | |
| World History | 3 | 4-5 | HI 110 |
International Baccalaureate
SHU accepts HL Higher Level scores of 4 or higher.
| IB Course | SHU Equivalencies |
|---|---|
| English A Lang & Lit | ENG 201 & ENG Elective (3 credits) |
| English A Literature | ENG 201 Experience Lit |
| Biology (Score 4) | BI 101 Nature of Life |
| Biology (Score 5 or 6) | BI 112 Concepts of BI II |
| Biology (Score 7) | BI 111 Concepts of BI I & BI 112 Concepts of BI II |
| Business Management | BU 121 Intro Business |
| Chemistry (Score 4) | CH 117 Gen Org & BioChem |
| Chemistry (Score 5 or 6) | CH 151 Concepts Chem I |
| Chemistry (Score 7) | CH 151 Concepts Chem I & CH 152 Concepts Chem II |
| Dance | DA Elective (3 credits) |
| Design Tech | CSE 125 =1 credit ENGR 314= 3 credits ENGR 350= 4 credits ENGR 125= 1 credit |
| Economics | EC 203 |
| Film | CM 299 (3 credits) |
| French B | FR 151and FR 152 |
| Global Politics | PO 239 |
| History Americas | HI Elective (3 credits) |
| History Asia & Oceania | HI Elective (3 credits) |
| Math Analysis | MA 199 (3 credits) |
| Music | MU Elective (3 credits) |
| Norwegian A Literature | MFL Elective (3 credits) |
| Physics | PY 111 Gen Physics I & PY 113 Gen Physics I Lab and PY 112 Gen Physics II & PY 114 Gen Physics II Lab |
| Psychology | PS 110 Fund of Psych |
| Spanish B | SP 151 Intermed Spanish I & SP 152 Intermed Spanish II |
| Visual Arts | AR Elective (3 credits) |