Advance Placement Equivalency Chart

  • Exam Subject Score Equivalent Course Credit
             
    Art History AP ARHI 3 ARHI 101 Intro to Art History 3
    Art Drawing AP ARTD 3 ART 112 Fundamentals of Drawing 3 
    Art 3D Design AP ART 3 3 ART 113 3-Demensionn Design 3
    Biology AP BIOL-3 3 BIOL 103 Life on Earth (non-biology majors) 4
    AP BIOL 3 BIOL 201 Prin of Biology I (biol majors) No Credit: Exempt from taking BIOL 202
      AP BIOL-4 4 BIOL 201 & 202 Prin of Biology I & II (all majors) 8
    Calculus AB AP MathAB 3 MATH 121 Calc for Nat Sci and Soc Sci or Math 115 4
    Calculus BC AP MATHBC3 3 MATH 125 Calc I for Phys, Chem and Math 4
    AP Math BC 5 MATH 125 Calc I for Phys/Chem/Math and Math 126 Calc II for Phys/Chem/Math 6 
    CalcAB Subgrade AP CALCAB 3 MATH 121 Calculus I/NatSci, SocSci, Bus 4
    Chemistry AP CHEM3 3 CHEM 111 and 112 General Chemistry I and II 8 
      AP CHEM4 4 CHEM 113 Concepts in Chemistry and CHEM 114 Basic Inorganic Chemistry 8 
    Computer Science A AP CO-A 3 COSC 110 Problem Solving & Structured Programming 3
    Computer Science AB  AP COAB 3 COSC 105 Fundamentals of Computer Science 3
    Computer ScienceCMPSCIPR 3 COSC 1XX Computer Science3 
    Macroeconomics AP ECMAC 3 ECON 121 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
    Microeconomics AP ECMIC 3 ECON 122 Principles of Microeconomics 3
    English Language/Comp AP ENCMP 3 ENGL 101 Composition 1 3 
    English Lit/Comp AP ENLIT 3 ENGL 121 Humanities Literature 3
    Environmental Science AP ENV 3 BIOL 114 Environmental Science 3
    Environmental Biology AP ENVBI 3 BIOL 114 Environmental Science 3
    French AP FRNC 3 FRNC 201 Intermediate French 4
    German AP GRMN 3 GRMN 201 Intermediate German 4
    Geography AP GEOG 3 GEOG 101 Intro to Geog: Human Environ 3
    Government & Politics (U.S.) AP PSUS 3 PLSC 111 Power and Democracy in America 3
    Government & Politics (Comp) AP PSCOMP 3 PLSC 280 Comparative Politics 3
    American History (U.S. History) Non-History Majors AP HIAM 3 HIST 196 Explorations in American Hist 3
    AP HISAMR 5 HIST 204 and 205 6 
    American History (U.S. History) History Majors AP HMJAH3 3 HIST 1XX US History 3
    AP HMJAH4 4 HIST 204 US History to 1877 or HIST 205 US History Since 1877 3
      AP HMJAH5 5 HIST 204 US History to 1877 and HIST 205 US History Since 1877 6
    European History (Non History Majors) AP HISEU 3 HIST197 Exploration in European History 3
    European History (History Majors) AP HMJEH3 3  HIST 1XX European History 3
    AP HMJEH 4 HIST 202 Western Civilization Since 1600 3
    Latin-Lit AP LATLIT 3 LATN 481 Special Topics  
    Latin AP LATN 3 LATN201 Intermediate Latin 4
    Music   3 MUSC 115 Theory I 3
    4 MUSC 115 Theory I and MUS 116 Theory II 6
    Music Theory AP MUSC1  3 MUSC 115 Theory I 3
    AURAL Subscription AP AURAL 3 MUSC 111 Theory Skills I 3
    Aural Subscription AP AURAL4  4 MUSC 111 Theory Skills I and MUSC 112 Theory Skills II 6
    Nonaural Subscription AP NAUR  3 MUSC 115 Theory I 3
    Nonaural Subscription AP NAUR4  4 MUSC 115 Theory I and MUS 116 Theory II 6
    Spanish AP SPAN 3 SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish 4
    Spanish Literature AP SPNLIT  3 SPAN 260 Intro to Hispanic Literature 3
    Statistics AP STAT1  3 MATH 217 Probability and Stats or MATH 214 Probability and Stats/Business Majors 3
    Statistics for Math Majors AP STAT2  3 Math 216 Prob and Stats for Natural Sciences 3
    Physics B AP PHYSB  3 PHYS 111/121 General Physics I and PHYS 112/122 General Physics II 8
    Physics C (Mechanics) AP PHYM  3 PHYS 131/141 Physics I (Calculus Based) 4
    Physics C (Elect, Magnetism) AP PHYE  3 PHYS 132/142 Physics II (Calculus Based) 4
    Psychology AP PSYC  3 PSYC 101 General Psychology 3
    World History (Non History Majors) AP WHIS  3 HIST 198 Explorations in Global Hist 3
    World History (History Majors) AP HMJWH  3 HIST 2XX World History 3


    All final decisions are made by the Office of Admissions. Course equivalencies subject to change by the Office of Admissions.

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