Advanced Placement:

Note that simply enrolling in an advanced placement English class will not earn you credit unless you are able to perform well on the advanced placement exam. 

At the UI, we use the ACT English and the SAT Verbal scores as one method of assigning “advanced placement credit” (or “AP credit”). Credit granted for English 101 from an SAT, ACT or COMPASS score will appear on your transcript after you have successfully passed English 102. These credits are recorded as UI credit.

You can also earn advanced placement credit for English 101 or 102 by scoring the minimum indicated for one of the tests listed below. Credit that you receive by this method is recorded as transfer credit on your transcript. This credit appears on your transcript soon after you begin taking classes at UI. The Registrar's Office must receive official notification of your test scores in order for you to be granted this credit:

A score in the range of 68-94 on the COMPASS test will allow you to take English 101, but it does not give you any advanced placement credit.  For further information, contact the Registrar’s Advanced Placement Page and Student Counseling Center (208-885-6716). 

Your grade in a course for which you received advanced placement credit appears on your transcript as a P and does not affect your GPA.  If you transfer to another institution, that new school may not accept courses that you earned at UI through AP credit.