Advanced Placement Program (AP)

AP exams are offered in a variety of subjects. In order to receive college credit, students must score a four or a five on the AP examination. Course credit provided for each test score of a four or five is listed below. Questions about credit should be referred to the College Registrar.

AP Exam Name Score of 4 or 5 recorded as:
Fine Arts:
Art History ART 111 (3 credit hrs.)
Music Theory MUS 101 (3 credit hrs.)
Studio Art: 2-D Design ART 102 (4 credit hrs.)
Studio Art: 3-D Design ART 103 (4 credit hrs.)
Studio Art: Drawing ART 110 (4 credit hrs.)
Languages and Literature:
English Language and Composition ENG 110 (3 credit hrs.)
English Literature and Composition ENG 110 (3 credit hrs.)
Both English exams listed above ENG 110 & ENG 160 (6 credit hrs.)
AP Research ENG 120 (3 credit hrs.)
Chinese Language and Culture CHN 110/CHN 120 (8 credit hrs.)
French Language and Culture FRN 110/FRN 120 (8 credit hrs.)
German Language and Culture GER 110/GER 120 (8 credit hrs.)
Italian Language and Culture ITA 110/ITA 120 (8 credit hrs.)
Japanese Language and Culture JPN 110/JPN 120 (8 credit hrs.)
Latin LAT 110/LAT 120 (8 credit hrs.)
Spanish Language and Culture SPN 110/SPN 120 (8 credit hrs.)
Spanish Literature and Culture SPN 110/SPN 120 (8 credit hrs.)
Both Spanish exams listed above SPN 110/SPN 120 & SPN 149 (11 credit hrs.)
Social Science:
Human Geography GEN 149 (3 credit hrs.)
Comparative Government and Politics PLS 211 (3 credit hrs.)
Macroeconomics ECN 149 (3 credit hrs.)
Microeconomics ECN 149 (3 credit hrs.)
Both Economics exams listed above ECN 149 & ECN 201 (7 credit hrs.)
U.S. Government and Politics PLS 122 (3 credit hrs.)
Behavioral Science:
Psychology PSY 101 (3 credit hrs.)
Humanities:
European History HIS 149/HIS 221 (6 credit hrs.)
U.S. History HIS 149/HIS 131/HIS 132 (6 credit hrs.)
World History HIS 149/HIS 242/HIS 243 (6 credit hrs.)
Natural Sciences:
Biology BIO 111 (4 credit hrs.)
Chemistry CHM 111 (4 credit hrs.)
Environmental Science BIO 149 (3 credit hrs.)
Physics 1: Algebra Based PHY 101 (4 credit hrs.)
Physics 2: Algebra Based PHY 102 (4 credit hrs.)
Physics B PHY 101/PHY 102 (8 credit hrs.)
Physics C: Mechanics PHY 201 (4 credit hrs.)
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism PHY 202 (4 credit hrs.)
Math and Computer Science:
Calculus AB MTH 125 (4 credit hrs.)
Calculus BC MTH 125/MTH 225 (8 credit hrs.)
Computer Science A* CSC 111 (3 credit hrs.)
Computer Science Principles CSC 149 (3 credit hrs.)
Statistics STA 120 (4 credit hrs.)

*The AP Computer Science A course is taught in Java while CSC 111 uses C++. Students who wish to continue on in computer science related fields should contact the computer science program coordinator to discuss options.