Have earned IB, AP, A-Level, French Baccalaureate or Equivalent Admitted applicants who achieve a minimum grade equivalent to B in their IB Higher Level, GCE A-Level, the Lebanese Baccalaureate, the French Baccalaureate, the Spanish Baccalaureate, the German Abitur or the American Advanced Placement tests may be awarded course credits for freshman-level courses. Admitted applicants seeking transfer credits and who have met the above condition must submit a copy of their original secondary school certificate(s) attested by the UAE Ministry of Education or the appropriate authority, along with a copy of the AUS Letter of Admission, to the Office of the Registrar, Dena Bushnaq, room MG10. For courses not listed in the table below where grades equivalent to B or higher were achieved, a course syllabus must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar for consideration of transferability. Admitted applicants who submit their documents before their first semester of study will have their documents evaluated toward credit transfer. No transfer of credits will be awarded after the completion of the first semester at AUS. GCE A Level Accounting B ACC 202 3 Arabic B Free Elective 3 Biology B BIO 101 4 Business Studies B Free Elective 3 Chemistry B CHM 101 4 Design and Technology Product Design B DES 170 3 Economics B Free Elective 3 English Literature B Arts & Literature 3 French B Free Elective 3 Mathematics B MTH 103 3 Mathematics C Exemption from Math Placement Tests 0 Physics B PHY 101 and PHY 101L 4 Physics C Exemption from Physics Placement Test 0 Psychology B PSY 101 3 Spanish B Free Elective 3 Qualified Secondary School Certificates for Transfer - October 2016 Page 1
American Advanced Placement Biology 4 BIO 101 4 Calculus AB 4 MTH 103 3 Calculus AB 3 Exemption from Math Placement Tests 0 Chemistry 4 CHM 101 4 ECON-MAC 4 ECO 202 3 ECON-MIC 4 ECO 201 3 English Language and Composition 4 WRI 101 3 English Language and Composition 3 Exemption from English Placement Test 0 English Literature and Composition 4 WRI 102 3 English Literature and Composition 3 Exemption from English Placement Test 0 Environmental Science 4 ENV 100 3 European History 4 HIS 240 3 Physics B 3 Exemption from Physics Placement Test Physics C - MECH 4 PHY 101 and PHY 101L 0 4 Physics C - MECH 3 Exemption from Physics Placement Test 0 Psychology 4 PSY 101 3 Statistics 4 STA 201 3 Studio Art 2 D 4 Arts and Literature 3 United States History 4 HIS 206 3 World History 4 HIS 206 3 Qualified Secondary School Certificates for Transfer - October 2016 Page 2
French Baccalaureate Anglais LV1 13 Free Elective 3 Arabic LV1 13 Free Elective 3 Arabic LV2 13 Free Elective 3 Economic et Social 13 Human & Interaction Behavior 3 French 13 Free Elective 3 History - Geography 13 Free Elective 3 Mathematics 13 MTH 103 3 Mathematics 10 Exemption from Math Placement Tests 0 Modern Language 1 English 13 WRI 101 3 Philosophy 13 Free Elective 3 Sciences 13 BIO 103 3 Spanish 13 Free Elective 3 German Abitur Arabic 10 Free Elective 3 Arab Social Studies 10 Free Elective 3 Biology 10 Natural Sciences 3 Chemistry 10 Free Elective 3 English 10 Free Elective 3 Geography 10 GEO 201 3 German 10 Free Elective 3 History 10 HIS 210 3 Mathematics 10 MTH 103 3 Music 10 MUS 200 3 Religion 10 Culture in a Political Perspective 3 Qualified Secondary School Certificates for Transfer - October 2016 Page 3
IB- Higher Level Arabic B 6 Free Elective 3 Biology 6 BIO 101 4 Business & Management 6 Free Elective 3 Chemistry 6 CHM 101 4 Economics 6 Free Elective 3 English A : Language and Literature 6 WRI 101 3 English A: Literature 6 Arts and Literature 3 English Language B 6 WRI 001 0 French 6 Free Elective 3 Geography 6 Free Elective 3 History 6 Free Elective 3 Mathematics 6 MTH 103 3 Mathematics 5 Exemption from Math Placement Tests 0 Physics 6 PHY 101 and PHY 101L 4 Physics 5 Exemption from Physics Placement Test 0 Psychology 6 PSY 101 3 Visual Arts 6 ART 142 3 Theater 6 Arts and Literature 3 Qualified Secondary School Certificates for Transfer - October 2016 Page 4
Lebanese Baccalaureate Chemistry 65 CHM 101 4 Geography/History 65 Free Elective 3 Mathematics 65 MTH 103 3 Mathematics 50 Exemption from Math Placement Tests 0 Spanish Baccalaureate Arabic Language 8 Free Elective 3 Chemistry 8 CHM 104 3 French Language 8 Free Elective 3 History of Philosophy 8 Free Elective 3 History of Spain 8 Free Elective 3 Philosophy and Citizenship 8 Free Elective 3 Sciences for Modern World 8 BIO 103 3 Spanish Language & Literature 8 Free Elective 3 Qualified Secondary School Certificates for Transfer - October 2016 Page 5