Advanced Placement (AP) Assessments and Policies

The following are discipline-approved policies regarding credit awarded for AP tests. These assessments are for exam scores of 4 or 5. Scores below 4 are not accepted.

 

Exam TitleRequired ScoreMBU Equivalent    Semester Hours                                                                                                   
ART   
Art History4 or 5 ARTH 100 level elective (A) (CREA)3                                                                                   
2-D Design                     4 or 5No equivalent; ART 100-level elective. (A) (CREA)      3                 
3-D Design4 or 5No equivalent; ART 100-level elective. (A) (CREA)3
Drawing 4 or 5No equivalent; ART 100-level elective. Evaluation of portfolio required for ART 111 credit. (A) (CREA)                                                                                3
    
BIOLOGY   
Biology4 or 5BIOL 1114
    
CALCULUS   
CALC AB4 or 5MATH 211 (recommend MATH 231 in Fall and MATH 212 in Spring)4
CALC BC4 or 5MATH 211 and MATH 212 (recommend MATH 231 and MATH 303)8
    
CHEMISTRY   
Chemistry4 or 5CHEM 1214
    
COMPUTER SCIENCE   
Computer Science A4 or 5No equivalent; Elective credit hours3
    
ECONOMICS   
Micro 4 or 5ECON 101T*3
Macro 4 or 5ECON 102T**3
  *ECON 101 social science credit only (not quantitative); posted as ECON 101T 
  *ECON 101 social science credit only (not quantitative); posted as ECON 101T 
    
ENGLISH   
English Lang/Comp4 or 5ENG 1023
English Lit/Comp4 or 5ENG 1023
BOTH of the above exams4 or 5ENG 102 and ENG 1116
    
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   
Environmental Science                                                        4 or 5                                               BIOL 148                                                                                                                                                                                                   3                                                                
    
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURE   
Chinese Language and Culture4No equivalent; 1 semester Foreign Language (F) (VOYA)3
 5No equivalent; 1 semester Foreign Language (F) (VOYA)6
French Language & Culture4FREN 2013
 5FREN 201 and FREN 2026
German Language & Culture4No equivalent; 1 semester Foreign Language (F) (VOYA)3
 5No equivalent; 2 semester Foreign Language (F) (VOYA)6
Japanese Language & Culture4JPNS 2013
 5JPNS 201 and JPSN 2026
Spanish Language*4SPAN 2013
 5SPAN 201 and SPAN 2026
Spanish Literature*4No equivalent; satisfies (H) (NARR)3
 5Satisfies (H) (NARR) and a Spanish literature or culture elective6
*If both Spanish Language and Spanish Literature exams are taken and a score of 5 is earned on one or both, then an additional 3 elective credit hours will be given.   
    
HISTORY   
United States History4 or 5HIST 1113
European History4 or 5HIST 1013
World History4 or 5HIST 1013
    
GEOGRAPHY   
Human Geography4 or 5ANTH 2273
    
LATIN   
Latin4 or 5No equivalent; Elective credit hours3
    
MUSIC THEORY   
ALL parts (Music Theory, Aural & Non-Aural)4 or 5MUS 1114
ONE part onlyLess than 4 or 5MUS 1053
TWO or more partsLess than 4 or 5N/A0
    
PHYSICS   
Physics C: Mechanics4 or 5PHYS 2014
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism4 or 5PHYS 2024
Physics 1 or Physics 24 or 5PHYS 1004
    
PSYCHOLOGY   
Psychology4 or 5PSYC 1113
    
POLITICAL SCIENCE   
US Politics4 or 5POLS 1003
Comparative Politics4 or 5

No equivalent; satisfies (S) (DECI)

 

3
    
STATISTICS   
Statistics4 or 5MATH 2333