Advanced Placement Credit
Juniata encourages students to pursue additional credits through the Advanced Placement process. Incoming freshmen with scores of 4 or 5 on an Advanced Placement test may be offered Juniata credits. Selected Advanced Placement tests have been designated by the appropriate academic programs as equivalent to one or more Juniata courses. If the student accepts Advanced Placement credit for such a test, the student is then exempt from taking the equivalent course(s) and in fact may not take the course(s) for additional credit. If an Advanced Placement test is not designated equivalent to a Juniata course or courses, general credits in the appropriate division (Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities) may still be offered.
To receive advanced placement credit, the student must first meet with the appropriate department chair or a faculty member so designated by the chair to consider the advantages and disadvantages of the student's accepting the credit. Where possible, the faculty member will have available the student's prior academic records at the time of this meeting. After this discussion, the student will have the option of accepting or not accepting advanced placement credit. A student who receives a sufficient number of Advanced Placement credits will be granted sophomore status.