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Advanced Placement Examinations

The University of Hawaii at Manoa will grant the following waivers and/or credits on the basis of the CEEB Advanced Placement Examinations:
EXAM SCORE WAIVER and/or CREDIT
ART HISTORY 5 3 credits for ART 101
BIOLOGY 4-5 6 credits for BIOL 171 & 172 (waiver of labs to be determined by department interview).
CHEMISTRY 3 3 credits for CHEM 151 (waiver of labs to be determined by department interview).
4 3 credits for CHEM 161 (waiver of labs to be determined by department interview).
5 4 credits for CHEM 171 (waiver of labs to be determined by department interview).
COMPUTER SCIENCE A 3-5 4 credits for ICS 111
COMPUTER SCIENCE AB 3 4 credits for ICS 111
4-5 7 credits for ICS 111 and 211
ECONOMICS    
     Macroeconomics 4-5 3 credits for ECON 131
     Microeconomics 4-5 3 credits for ECON 130
ENGLISH - Lang & Comp 4-5 3 credits for ENG 100
ENGLISH - Lit & Comp 4-5 3 credits of Diversification: Literatures
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 3-5 3 credits for Biological Sciences
EUROPEAN LANGUAGES & LITERATURE      
     French Language 4-5 3 credits for FR 202
     French Literature na None
     German 4 3 credits for GER 202
5 3 credits for GER 305
     Latin Language    
          Virgil 4-5 3 credits for LATN 202
          Literature (formerly
          Catullus-Horace)
4-5 3 credits for LATN 202
     Spanish Language 4 3 credits for SPAN 202
5 3 credits for SPAN 301
     Spanish Literature 4-5 3 credits for SPAN 362
     European Literature na None
GOVT & POL - US 3-5 3 credits for POLS 130
GOVT & POL - COMP 3-5 3 credits for POLS 110
HISTORY - US 4-5 6 credits for HIST 281-282
HISTORY - EUROPEAN 4-5 6 credits for HIST 231-232, but must complete HIST 151-152 to satisfy World Civ requirement.
HISTORY - WORLD 4-5 3 credits HIST Diversification Humanities
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY 1-2 None
3-5 3 credits for GEOG 151

MATH - Calculus AB
     (as of 03/14/08)

3 No credits earned, but the student may enroll in MATH 203, 215 or MATH 241 AFTER obtaining approval from the Math Department.
4 Waive MATH 241. No credits earned, but the student may enroll in either MATH 203, 215, 241, 251A*, or 242 AFTER obtaining approval from the Math Department. (*Consent of Math Department's Associate Chair is required.)
5 4 credits are earned for MATH 241, and the student may enroll in MATH 242 or MATH 252 (the last requires the consent of the Associate Chair, who will interview the student).
MATH - Calculus BC
     (as of 07/03/06)
3-4 4 credits are earned for MATH 241, and the student may enroll in MATH 242.
5 7 credits are earned for MATH 241 and 242, and the student may enroll in MATH 243 or MATH 253 (the last requires the consent of the Associate Chair, who will interview the student).
MUSIC THEORY 3-5 3 credits for MUS 108
MUSIC LISTENING & LIT 3-5 3 credits for MUS 106
PHYSICS B 3-5 8 credits for PHYS 151 & 151L, 152 & 152L
PHYSICS C    
     Part 1 Mechanics 3-5 5 credits for PHYS 170 & 170L
     Part 2 Elec. & Magnetism 3-5 4 credits for PHYS 272 & 272L
PSYCHOLOGY 3-5 3 credits for PSY 100
STATISTICS 3-5 3 credits for SOCS 225
STUDIO ART 1-5 None (See the Art Department for further information)

Test results are available at: Advanced Placement Program
Educational Testing Service
Rosedale Road
Princeton, NJ 08541
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