Advanced Placement (AP) Examination Equivalencies
AP Examination |
Credit-Granting Score |
Credit Hours Granted |
Equivalent AU Course/Degree Requirement Area |
African American Studies |
4 or 5 |
4 |
HIST 200 |
Art History |
4 or 5 |
4 |
ARTH 130 and ARTH 140 (Area C) |
Biology |
4 or 5 |
8 |
BIOL 101/102 (Area F-I) |
Calculus AB |
4 or 5 |
4 |
MATH 151 (03-QR) |
Calculus BC |
3 |
4 |
MATH 151 (03-QR) (w/Calc AB Subscore of 4 or 5) |
4 or 5 |
8 |
MATH 151 (03-QR) and MATH 152 |
Chemistry |
4 |
4 |
CHEM 105 and CHEM 105L (Area F-I) |
5 |
8 |
CHEM 105 and 105L and CHEM 106 and CHEM 106L (Area F-I) |
Computer Science A |
3, 4, or 5 |
4 |
CSCI 156 |
Computer Science AB |
3 |
4 |
CSCI 156 |
4 or 5 |
8 |
CSCI 156 and CSCI 157 |
Economics Macro |
4 or 5 |
3 |
ECON 202 |
Economics Micro |
4 or 5 |
4 |
ECON 201 (Area E2) |
English Language and Composition |
4 |
4 |
ENGL 101 (01-WR) |
5 |
6 |
ENGL 101 (01-WR) + 2 Cr Elective |
English Literature and Composition |
4 |
4 |
ENGL 101 (01-WR) |
5 |
6 |
ENGL 101 (01-WR) + 2 Cr Elective |
Environmental Science |
4 or 5 |
4 |
ENVS 101 |
French Literature |
4 or 5 |
4 |
FREN 102 (02-FL) |
French Language |
3 or 4 |
4 |
FREN 102 (02-FL) |
5 |
4 |
FREN 202 (FL) |
German Language |
3 or 4 |
4 |
GRMN 102 (02-FL) |
5 |
4 |
GRMN 202 (02-FL) |
Comparative Government & Politics |
4 or 5 |
4 |
POLS 100 (Area E2) |
U.S. Government & Politics |
4 or 5 |
4 |
POLS 110 (Area E2) |
World History |
4 |
4 |
HIST 100 (Area D) |
5 |
8 |
HIST 100 (Area D) +4 Cr History Elective |
U.S. History |
4 |
4 |
HIST 211 (Area D) |
5 |
8 |
HIST 211 and HIST 212 (Area D) |
European History |
4 |
4 |
HIST 110 (Area D) |
5 |
8 |
HIST 110 and HIST 111 (Area D) |
Human Geography |
4 or 5 |
4 |
General Ed (Area E3) |
Italian |
4 or 5 |
4 |
ITAL 102 (02-FL) |
Latin Literature |
4 or 5 |
4 |
LATN 102 (02-FL) |
Music Theory |
4 or 5 |
4 |
MUSC 120 (Area C) |
Physics B |
4 |
4 |
PHYS 111 (Area F-I) |
5 |
8 |
PHYS 111 and PHYS 112 (Area F-I) |
Physics C: Mechanics |
4 or 5 |
4 |
PHYS 125 (Area F-I) |
Physics C: Elec & Magnet |
4 or 5 |
4 |
PHYS 126 (Area F-I) |
Psychology |
4 or 5 |
4 |
PSYC 101 (Area E1) |
Research |
4 or 5 |
4 |
Specific to subject; (Ex: HIST 100) |
Seminar |
4 or 5 |
4 |
COMM 100 |
Spanish Language |
3 |
4 |
SPAN 102 (02-FL) |
4 |
4 |
SPAN 201 (02-FL) |
5 |
4 |
SPAN 202 (02-FL) |
Spanish Literature |
4 or 5 |
4 |
SPAN 102 (02-FL) |
Statistics |
4 or 5 |
3 |
BUSI 113 (03-QR) |
Studio Art – Drawing |
4 or 5 |
4 |
ART 111 (Area C) |
Studio Art – 2D/3D (General) |
4 or 5 |
4 |
ART 100 (Area C) |