Credits Outside of Oxford College

First-time entering Oxford College students can report a combined total of 18 credit hours granted from the list below. A maximum of 8 of these hours may be used toward 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
5. For Spring Start students only, mobility credit

Undergraduate students must submit all recognized test scores or official transcripts from previous institutions by the end of their first semester of Emory.  

Credits 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.

Undergraduate students admitted to Emory University as students in Emory College of Arts and Sciences (ECAS) or Oxford College may receive up to 12 hours of test credit towards hours required for graduation. As noted in the “General Guidelines” section, a maximum of 8 credits from outside of Emory may be applied to the Oxford Associate of Arts degree requirements. Up to 12 test credits can be applied to the student’s bachelor’s degree requirements upon continuation to the Atlanta campus after graduating from Oxford. 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.

1. Faculty in ECAS and Oxford College will jointly determine the scores for specific tests that will be accepted, and the equivalent courses at Emory that tests can replace. Scores below 4 will not be accepted as fulfilling Emory requirements. For example, the ECAS Mathematics department and Oxford Mathematics faculty will jointly review the Calculus AP tests to determine whether Emory will accept scores of 4 and 5, or only scores of 5 for each test. The faculty will further evaluate whether the AP test credit can be used as a prerequisite for courses that require MATH 111 or MATH_OX 111 as a prerequisite.
2. Students will receive 3 credit hours for each accepted test score, up to 12 total credit hours. Where two exams are offered in one field, for example English Literature and English Language, languages, or computer science, credit will be offered for one but not both exams. Students who take both the AP and IB tests for the same course are eligible to have only one test posted for the course.
3. Students may use AP and IB credits to satisfy the First Year Writing Requirement as well as one (1) Intercultural Communication Requirement. Other AP/IB credits may be used to satisfy academic credits (up to 12 total AP/IB credits) and can be used as pre-requisites for more advanced classes, but they will not satisfy General Education Requirements. For AP or IB courses that offer only elective credit, students receive credit hours but may not use the test scores to fulfill GER requirements or as prerequisites for more advanced courses. Waivers (acceptable scores beyond 12 credits) will not fulfill GER requirements.
4. Students may use AP test credit to allow them to begin with more advanced courses. For example, a student with appropriate AP test scores for Economics may begin with ECON 112 if the Economics faculty determine that AP courses cover the curriculum of ECON 101.
5. All recognized tests with appropriate scores for credit hours or waivers will be posted to the Emory transcript. This will allow a student to use these test scores as prerequisites and allow advisors to understand students’ preparation for more advanced courses. While waivers will fulfill pre-requisites and allow for placement in higher level courses, they will not fulfill GER requirements.
6. Test score information must be sent to Oxford College directly from the organization issuing test scores and must be received by the end of a student’s first semester at Emory. Scores received after the student’s first semester will not be reviewed nor accepted.
7. Transient study policies are set separately from these

Notes: Credit is awarded for Higher Level exams only.

Language course equivalents are for the purpose of awarding credit only and do not indicate a student’s level of placement in a language. Students taking AP and IB language exams may be placed in a higher language course and should take the relevant placement test to determine the appropriate course to take.

The Advanced Placement examination can be used to satisfy General Education Program Requirements in accordance with college policy. Whether such credit shall apply to Oxford’s distribution requirements and the General Education Program Requirements is a determination made by the faculty in the discipline granting the credit. 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, 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; web address: https://apscore.collegeboard.org/scores.

For all IB language courses, it must be determined whether the student took the IB course in her or his native language. Credit will normally be given only for Group 2 Language Acquisition (Language B) courses; however, students who complete Group 1 Studies in Language and Literature (Language A) courses outside their native language may also receive credit.

A student may receive credit for only one English IB test and for one test in a particular language, either in Group 1 or Group 2. Emory University may accept language exams other than those here listed upon petition.

Oxford College will grant up to twelve hours of credit for IB scores of five, six, or seven on the higher-level examinations. 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, 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; web address: ibo.org.

As noted in the “General Guidelines” section, a maximum of 8 credits from outside of Emory may be applied to the Oxford Associate of Arts degree requirements. Up to 12 test credits can be applied to the student’s bachelor’s degree requirements upon continuation to the Atlanta campus after graduating from Oxford. 

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 affairs. No more than 18 semester hours of credit will be granted for combined AP, IB, or college credit course work with a minimum of 54 credit hours to be completed in residence at Oxford College. As noted in the “General Guidelines” section, a maximum of 8 credits from outside of Emory may be applied to the Oxford Associate of Arts degree requirements.

Credits 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.

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.

Mobility Credit gives Oxford College Spring Start students the opportunity to receive credit for up to two classes (8 credits in all) toward their Oxford College degree while enrolled part-time as a guest/ non-degree seeking student at another accredited institution during the fall semester before their start at Oxford.

Credits 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 they will not satisfy General Education Requirements.

Mobility Credit requires pre-approval. Spring Start students must prepare a narrowly tailored plan for academic work and secure permission by meeting with the Oxford College Advising Support Center between May 15 and July 15.

The Mobility Credit application opens on June 15, with a priority review date of August 10 and a late review date of September 10.

Enrollment in at least a three-semester hour or a five-quarter hour course is required. No partial credit will be awarded. No fully asynchronous courses may be approved; courses must have a strong majority of synchronous meetings. No courses taught for a duration shorter than six weeks may be approved. All classes must be taken on a letter graded basis, and students must earn a grade of “C” or better; credits will post as T values with no grade points. All work must be formally transcripted for dates beginning no earlier than August 15 and ending no later than December 31.

For credit to be received, an official transcript must be received in the Oxford College Registrar’s Office no later than January 10 after the fall semester in which the courses were taken.

Note: Enrolling in another institution as degree-seeking will forfeit a student’s Oxford admission status and enrollment deposit.