AP, IB, and College Credit

Advanced Placement (AP)

Oxford College will grant up to sixteen hours of AP credit according to the following guidelines: three semester hours of credit will be granted for each score of four or five on examinations of the Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board. No credit will be granted at Oxford College for scores of one, two or three.

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 freshmen year. Scores should be sent directly to Oxford College Office of Enrollment Services, 122 Few Circle, Oxford, Georgia 30054 from AP Services, P.O. Box 6671, Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6671. Phone 609-771-7388 or 888-225-5427; email address: apexams@info.collegeborad.org; web address:  http://www.collegeboard.org/ap-scores.html.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Oxford College will grant up to sixteen hours of credit for IB scores of five, six, or seven on the higher-level examinations.  Students may not receive IB credit in 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 freshmen year. Scores should be sent to Oxford College, Office of Enrollment Services, 122 Few Circle, 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: IB Americas; web address:  http://www.ibo.org/.

College Credit 

Students who have taken college courses to supplement their high school program should apply as a freshmen applicant.  Dual/Joint enrollment course work will be evaluated, and students may receive credit at Oxford College, provided their performance is creditable and work consists of acceptable college-level courses as determined by the Academic Dean.  No more than 32 semester hours of credit will be granted for combined AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment course work with a minimum of thirty-four credit hours to be completed in residence at Oxford College.