AP Exam Score Equivalencies

AP EXAMINATION AP SCORE: EXEMPTION FROM AP SCORE: COURSE CREDIT

Art - History

5: an elective

Art - 2D Design

4 or 5; elective

4 or 5: 1 credit (NOT fine arts)

Biology

4 or 5: BIO 141, 142

4 or 5: 2 credits

Chemistry

5: CHE 161

5: 1 credit

Computer A or AB

3 or better: CSC 140

4 or 5: 1 credit

Economics - Macro

3 or better: ECB 101

4 or 5: 1 credit

Economics - Micro

3 or better: ECB 102

4 or 5: 1 credit

English Language

4 or 5: elective

4 or 5: 1 credit

English Literature

4 or 5: elective

4 or 5: 1 humanities credit

Environmental Science

4 or 5: elective

4 or 5: 1 general credit

French

3: FRE 101, 102, 103

4: FRE 205

5: FRE 300-level

5: 1 credit

German

3: GER 101, 102, 103

4: GER 205

5: GER 300-level

5: 1 credit

Government & Politics - American

3 or better: POL 172

4 or 5: 1 credit

Government & Politics - Comparative

3 or better: POL 143

4 or 5: 1 credit

History - American

3 or better: HIS 153

4 or 5: 1 credit

History - European

3 or better: HIS elective

Human Geography

4 or 5: SOC elective

4 or 5: 1 social science credit

Latin - Catullus, Horace or Vergil

3: LAT 101, 102

4 or 5: LAT 205

5: 1 credit

Mathematics - Calculus AB

3 or better: MAT 121

Mathematics - Calculus BC

3 or better: MAT 121 and one elective

4 or 5: 2 credits

Music - Listening/Literature

No exemption

No course credit

Music - Theory

3 or better: MUS 110, 210. 

Consult Department of Music for possible exemption without credit from MUS 310.

4 or 5: 2 credits
Physics 1 3 or better: PHY 141 4 or 5: 1 credit

Physics 2

3 or better: PHY 142

4 or 5: 1 credit

When Physics 1 or 2 is taken and Physics C is taken, credit will be given for the higher course.

Physics B

3 or better: PHY 141 and 142

4 or 5: 2 credits

When both Physics B and C exams are taken, credit will be given for the higher course (PHY 111 or PHY 112).

Physics C - Mechanics

4 or 5: PHY 161

4 or 5: 1 credit

Physics C - Electricity & Magnetism

4 or 5: PHY 162

4 or 5: 1 credit

Psychology

3 or better: PSY 161

4 or 5: 1 credit

AP Research

No exemption

4 or 5: 1 credit, TRN 017

Spanish Language

3: SPA 101, 102, 103

4: SPA 205

5: SPA 300-level

5: 1 credit

Spanish Literature

4 or 5: elective

4 or 5: 1 credit, SPA 011

Statistics

4 or 5: STA 201

4 or 5: 1 credit

World History

3 or better: an elective

4 or 5: 1 humanities credit