Course waivers or credit may be granted for satisfactory achievement on Advanced Placement Exams of the College Entrance Examination Board taken within the last 10 years. AP exams must have been taken prior to the applicant’s graduation from high school. No grades will be assigned to the courses, nor will they be figured into a student’s grade point average. Courses waived or transferred are entered on students’ transcripts, but no grades or quality points are awarded. Official results must be sent to the Office of the Administration before course waivers or transfers are granted.
DigiPen Europe-Bilbao course credits may be waived or transferred through AP examinations, and these may be applied to satisfy DigiPen Europe-Bilbao’s degree requirements. The examinations and the courses for which waiver hours or credit are granted are listed below. Waivers/ credit granted for a specific course count toward the satisfaction of any requirement toward which the listed course counts.
Accepted AP Scores and DigiPen Course Equivalents
| AP Exam | Minimum Score | DigiPen Course |
|---|---|---|
| Art – History | 4 | ART 199 |
| Computer Science | 4 | CS 115 |
| English - Language and Composition | 4 | ENG 110 |
| English - Literature and Composition | 4 | ENG 110 |
| History – US History | 4 | HIS 199 |
| History – World History | 4 | HIS 100 |
| Macroeconomics and Microeconomics | 4 | ECN 100 |
| Statistics | 4 | MAT 105 |
| Calcab AB Subscore | 4 | MAT 150 |
| Mathematics – Calculus AB | 4 | MAT 150 |
| Mathematics – Calculus BC | 4 | MAT 200 |
| Music Theory | 4 | MUS 120 and MUS 120L |
| Physics 1 | 4 | PHY 115 |
| Physics C – Mechanics | 4 | PHY 200 and PHY 200L |
| Physics C – Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | PHY 270/L |
| Psychology | 4 | PSY 101 |