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Advanced Placement (AP)

High school graduates who receive scores of 3, 4, or 5 on College Board Advanced Placement (AP) examinations may be granted placement and college credit in the appropriate subjects. All scores of 3 will only yield general elective credits.  Typically, AP courses cannot be used to satisfy graduation requirements unless approved by the department in which those credits are to be granted. However, even departments that do not customarily accept AP courses to satisfy a graduation requirement will consider appeals from students.

Advanced Placement (AP) Exams

AP Exam Title

Minimum Score for Equivalent Course  Credit

Equivalent Course 

Credits Awarded

 ARTS
Art History N/A No credit given N/A
2-D Art and Design 4 ART-1XX: Art Elective  3
3-D Art and Design 4 ART-1XX: Art Elective  3
Drawing 4 ART-1XX: Art Elective  3
Music Theory 4  MUS-101 3

 ENGLISH
English Language & Composition 4 ENG-1XX: English Elective  3 
English Literature & Composition 4  ENG-1XX: English Elective 3 
       

 HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Comparative Government & Politics
 4 POE-1XX: Political Economy Elective  3
European History 4 HIS-1XX: History Elective  3
Human Geography N/A No credit given  N/A 
Macroeconomics  4 POE-1XX: Political Economy Elective  3
Microeconomics  4 POE-1XX: Political Economy Elective  3
Psychology  4  PSY-100 3
United States Government & Politics  4  POE-1XX: Political Economy Elective 3
United States History  4 HIS-1XX: History Elective   3
World History  4  HIS-1XX: History Elective  3

 MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Calculus AB 4 MAT-1XX: Math Elective 3
Calculus BC 4 MAT-1XX: Math Elective 3
Calculus BC 5 MAT-1XX: Math Elective 4
Computer Science A 4 CSC-1XX: Computer Science Elective   3
Computer Science Principles 4 CSC-1XX: Computer Science Elective   3
Precalculus N/A No credit given N/A
Statistics 4 MAT-1XX: Math Elective   3

SCIENCES 
Biology 4  BIO-1XX: Biology Elective 3
Biology 5  BIO-1XX or BIO-201/L* 3-4
Chemistry 4 CHE-1XX: Chemistry Elective 3
Chemistry 5 CHE-1XX or CHE-141/L* 4
Environmental Science 4 ENV-161 / ENV-161L 4
Physics 1 & 2 (B): Algebra-Based 4 PHY-2XX 3
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism 4 PHY-2XX 4
Physics C: Mechanics 4 PHY-2XX 4
Physics C: Mechanics 5 PHY-271 3

 WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURE
Chinese Language & Culture 3 GEN-1XX 3
French Language & Culture
 4 FRE-1XX 3
German Language & Culture 4 MFL-1XX 3
Italian Language & Culture N/A No credit given N/A
Japanese Language & Culture N/A No credit given N/A
Latin 4  MFL-1XX 3
Spanish Language & Culture 4 SPA-1XX** 3
Spanish Literature & Culture 4 SPA-1XX** 3

*If a student can substantiate lab work completed, then the equivalent of CHE-141/L or BIO-201/L for 4 credits will be awarded with a score of 5; otherwise, BIO-1XX for 3 credits will be awarded.

**Please contact the department chair to see if AP credits can be applied to major or minor requirements.

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