AP, IB and College Credit

General Guidelines

Oxford College students can receive a combined total of 18 credit hours granted from the list below. For students beginning Fall 2024 or later, a maximum of 8 of these hours may be used toward the Oxford College Associate of Arts degree requirements.

  1. Advanced Placement credits (AP)
  2. International Baccalaureate (IB), French Baccalaureate, A level exams, and all other international exams
  3. Other college credit
  4. Transient study credits earned the first year at Oxford

Credits from outside of Emory University may be used to satisfy the First Year Writing Requirement as well as one (1) Intercultural Communication Requirement. Other credits outside of Emory University may be used to satisfy academic credit requirements and can be used as pre-requisites for more advanced classes, but will not satisfy General Education Requirements.

Advanced Placement (AP)

Undergraduate students admitted to Emory University as students in Oxford College may receive up to 12 credit hours towards hours required for graduation according to the following guidelines: three semester hours of credit will be granted for each score of four or five on examinations of the Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board. No credit will be granted at Oxford College for scores of one, two or three. For students beginning Fall 2024 or later, a maximum of 8 of these hours may be used toward the Oxford College Associate of Arts degree requirements.

Students with more than four acceptable AP test scores may receive a non-credit-bearing course waiver for each additional test. IB test scores and credit from similar internationally recognized testing schemes (e.g., A-levels, French Baccalaureate) will be treated in the same way as AP test scores. 

Advanced Placement examinations that are equivalent to Oxford's First Year Writing and Intercultural Communication courses may be used to satisfy General Education Program Requirements in accordance with college policy. Other Advanced Placement examinations may satisfy course credits and pre-requisites, but they shall not satisfy Oxford and Emory's General Education Requirements. AP scores must be received by the end of the first semester of the first year. Scores should be sent directly to Oxford College, Registrar's Office, 801 Emory Street, Hopkins Hall, Oxford, Georgia 30054 from AP Services, P.O. Box 6671, Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6671. AP code for Oxford College is 5186. Phone 609-771-7388 or 888-225-5427; email address: apexams@info.collegeboard.org

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International Baccalaureate (IB)

Oxford College will grant up to 12 credit hours for IB scores of five, six, or seven on the higher-level examinations. For students beginning Fall 2024 or later, a maximum of 8 of these hours may be used toward the Oxford College Associate of Arts degree requirements. Students may not receive IB credit in a discipline if AP credit has been granted. No credit will be allowed for subsidiary-level examinations. IB scores must be received by the end of the first semester of the first year. Scores should be sent to Oxford College, Registrar's Office, 801 Emory Street, Hopkins Hall, Oxford, Georgia 30054 from International Baccalaureate Americas Global Centre, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200 West; Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Phone: 301-202-3000; Fax: 301-202-3003; Email: iba@ibo.org; Skype: IN Americas

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College Credit

Students who have taken college courses to supplement their high school program should apply as a first-year student applicant. Dual/Joint enrollment course work will be evaluated, and students may receive credit at Oxford College, provided their performance is creditable, does not count toward high school graduation, and work consists of acceptable college-level courses as determined by the assistant dean for academic services. No more than 18 semester hours of credit will be granted for combined AP, IB, or college credit course work. For students beginning Fall 2024 or later, a maximum of 8 of these hours may be used toward the Oxford College Associate of Arts degree requirements. Students on leave from Oxford College for any reason (personal or medical withdrawal, academic exclusion, conduct sanction, etc.) may not take courses for Oxford College degree completion credit while on leave from the institution.

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