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.
ART HISTORY
No equivalent; credit for 3 hours ARTH 100-level elective
ART STUDIO
2-D Design - no equivalent; credit for 3 hours ART 100-level elective
3-D Design - no equivalent; credit for 3 hours ART 100-level elective
Drawing - no equivalent; credit for 3 hours ART 100-level elective. Evaluation of portfolio required for ART 111 credit.
BIOLOGY
Equivalent credit: BIOL 111 - 4 credit hours
CALCULUS
CALC AB - Equivalent credit: MATH 211 (recommend MATH 231 in Fall and MATH 212 in Spring)
CALC BC - Equivalent credit: MATH 211 and MATH 212 (recommend MATH 231 and MATH 301)
CHEMISTRY
Equivalent credit: CHEM 121 - 4 credit hours
CHINESE
Score of 4 - 1 semester Foreign Language - 3 credit hours
Score of 5 - 2 semesters Foreign Language - 6 credit hours
COMPUTER SCIENCE A
No equivalent - 3 elective credit hours
ECONOMICS
Micro - Equivalent credit: ECON 101* - 3 credit hours
Macro - Equivalent credit: ECON 102** - 3 credit hours
*ECON 101 social science credit only (not quantitative); posted as ECON 101T
**ECON 102 cannot be counted for international credit; posted as ECON 102T
ENGLISH
English Lang/Comp - Equivalent credit: ENG 102 - 3 credit hours
English Lit/Comp - Equivalent credit: ENG 102 - 3 credit hours
Score of 4 or 5 on BOTH exams - Equivalent credit: ENG 102 AND ENG 111 - 6 total credit hours
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Equivalent credit: BIOL 148 - 3 credit hours
FRENCH LANGUAGE & CULTURE
Score of 4 - Equivalent credit: FREN 201 - 3 credit hours
Score of 5 - Equivalent credit: FREN 201 AND FREN 202 - 6 total credit hours
GERMAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE
Score of 4 - 1 semester Foreign Language - 3 credit hours
Score of 5 - 2 semesters Foreign Language - 6 credit hours
HISTORY
United States History - Equivalent credit: HIST 111 - 3 credit hours
European History - Equivalent credit: HIST 101 - 3 credit hours
World History - Equivalent credit: HIST 101 - 3 credit hours
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Equivalent credit: ANTH 227 - 3 credit hours
JAPANESE
Score of 4 - Equivalent credit: JPNS 201 - 3 credit hours
Score of 5 - Equivalent credit: JPNS 201 AND JPNS 202 - 6 total credit hours
LATIN
No equivalent - 3 elective credit hours
MUSIC THEORY
Score of 4 or 5 on ALL parts (Music Theory, Aural & Non-Aural) - Equivalent credit: MUS 111 - 4 credit hours
Score of less than 4 or 5 on ONE part only - Equivalent credit: MUS 105 - 3 credit hours
Score of less than 4 or 5 on TWO or more parts - no credit given
PHYSICS
Physics C: Mechanics - Equivalent course: PHYS 201 - 4 credit hours
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism - Equivalent course: PHYS 202 - 4 credit hours
Physics 1 or Physics 2 - Equivalent course: PHYS 100 - 3 credit hours
PSYCHOLOGY
Equivalent course: PSYC 111 - 3 credit hours
POLITICAL SCIENCE
US Politics - Equivalent course: POLS 100 - 3 credit hours
Comparative Politics - Equivalent course: POLS 111 - 3 credit hours
SPANISH LANGUAGE*
Score of 4 - Equivalent course: SPAN 201 - 3 credit hours
Score of 5 - Equivalent course: SPAN 201 AND SPAN 202 - 6 total credit hours
SPANISH LITERATURE*
Score of 4 - Equivalent course: SPAN 232 - 3 credit hours
Score of 5 - Equivalent course: SPAN 232 AND a Spanish literature or culture elective - 6 total credit hours
*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.
STATISTICS
Equivalent course: MATH 233 - 3 credit hours