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Students may obtain advanced placement and college credit for certain kinds of educational experience in high school. The first experience is successful performance on the College Board Advanced Placement Program Examinations. Students who obtain a score of 3, 4 or 5 on the AP exam will be granted appropriate credit and advanced standing.

Environmental Studies

Environmental Science

Communication, General

Journalism

Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Communication Management and Strategic Communications

Computer Science

Education, General

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Educational Leadership and Administration, General

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Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Superintendency and Educational System Administration

Educational Administration and Supervision, Other

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Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management

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Creative Writing

Humanities/Humanistic Studies

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Animal Behavior and Ethology

Financial Mathematics

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Nutrition Sciences

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Human Services, General

Social Sciences, General

Economics, General

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Management Science

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Marketing/Marketing Management, General

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Consistently ranked among the top regional institutions in the Northeast, Canisius is the premier private university in Western New York and one of 27 Jesuit, Catholic colleges in the nation. Founded in 1870 by German Jesuits, Canisius is named for St. Peter Canisius, a renowned Dutch educator and one of the original members of the Society of Jesus. What began in a single building in downtown Buffalo now consists of 37 buildings located on 72 acres in a residential neighborhood in North-Central Buffalo. We are a masters-level, comprehensive university offering undergraduate, graduate and professional programs that are distinguished by close student-faculty collaboration and experiential learning opportunities that transform the mind and spirit. Canisius promotes the Jesuit principles of excellence, service and leadership through a broad range of learning experiences and a distinct core curriculum that is grounded in the liberal arts.

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