Here is some info regarding AP credit from Mr. Earnshaw via UVic:
From: "Hannah Lockie" <hannahk@uvic.ca>
To: "Jason Earnshaw" <jearnshaw@sd63.bc.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 12:44:48 PM
Subject: RE: AP Question
Hi Jason,
Thank
you for your email and for your patience in awaiting a reply while I
was out of the office for a few days. With regards to your question
about AP courses,
whether or not the student receives transfer credit will depend on the
score.
If the student takes an AP course and scores
4 or higher (5 of higher of Chemistry)à They will receive transfer credit from the
University. They can actually use the BC Transfer Guide to see what course(s) they will receive transfer credit for:
http://www.bctransferguide.ca/guides/ap/
If the student takes an AP course and scores
less than 4 (less than 5 for Chemistry)à
They will not receive transfer credit for
the course, but they will receive ‘advanced standing’. Advanced
standing means that they can take the second-year course without having
to take the first-year course, but they won’t receive credit for the
first-year course.
Advances Standing
à
It is important for students to recognize that this does not equate to
credit for the first-year
course. Let’s use Biology as an example. If a student were to take AP
Biology and score a 3, they would be permitted to take a second-year
Biology course due to their ‘advances standing’. If the student wanted
to take this as an elective, it’s not an issue.
If the student is pursuing a degree in Biology, he or she will still
need to take first-year Biology, as they will need to have credit for
the first-year required course.
Please let me know when you have any other questions!
Sincerely,
Hannah Lockie
National Recruitment-Admission Liaison | National Student Recruitment
Department of Student Recruitment | Division of Student Affairs | University of Victoria
PO Box 3025 STN CSC | Victoria BC V8W 3P2
T: 250-472-5171 | F: 250-472-4031 | E:
hannahk@uvic.ca
W:
www.uvic.ca/future-students
