Guidelines for Advanced Placement Credit
| AP Course Exam | Score | Credits | Course Equivalent |
Simpson Core Requirements |
Notes |
| Art | |||||
| Studio Art | No equivalent | Performance exam available | |||
| History of Art | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | Elective ART | Historical Inquiry | |
| Biology | |||||
| Biology | 4 or 5 | 4 | Elective BIOL | Scientific Inquiry | |
| Chemistry | |||||
| Chemistry | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | CHEM 101 & CHEM 102 |
Scientific Inquiry |
|
| Computer Science | |||||
| Computer Science A | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | CMSC 150 | ||
| Computer Science Principles | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | Elective CMSC | Data Analysis | |
| Economics | |||||
| Microeconomics | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | ECON 100* | Human Behavior & Society | *If Credit for Micro & Macro one gets ECON 100 other is ECON Elective. |
| Macroeconomics | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | ECON 100* | Human Behavior & Society | |
| English | |||||
| English Lang/Compstn | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | Elective ENG | ||
| English Lit/Composition | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | Elective ENG | Cultural & Textual Inquiry | |
| Environmental Science | |||||
| Environmental Science | 3 |
4 |
Elective BIOL | Scientific Inquiry | |
| Environmental Science | 4,5 | 4 | BIOL 103 | Scientific Inquiry | No lab credit |
| History | |||||
| U.S. History | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | HIST 121 | Historical Inquiry | |
| European History | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | Elective HIST |
Historical Inquiry | |
| World History | 3, 4, 5 | 4 |
Elective |
Historical Inquiry | |
| Human Geography | |||||
| Human Geography | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | Elective INTST | ||
| Mathematics | |||||
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 151 | ||
| Calculus AB | 4,5 | 8 | MATH 151 & MATH 152 | ||
| Calculus BC | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | MATH 151 & MATH 152 | ||
| Statistics | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | ECON 135 | Data Analysis | |
| Modern Languages | |||||
| Chinese Language | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | Elective WLCS | Cultural & Textual Inquiry | |
| French Language | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | Elective WLCS | Cultural & Textual Inquiry | |
| German Language | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | Elective WLCS | Cultural & Textual Inquiry | |
| Italian Lang/Culture | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | Elective WLCS |
Cultural & Textual Inquiry | |
| Japanese Lang/Culture | 3, 4, 5 | 4 |
Elective |
Cultural & Textual Inquiry | |
| Latin | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | Elective HUM |
Cultural & Textual Inquiry | |
| Spanish Language | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | SPAN 110 & SPAN 111 | Cultural & Textual Inquiry | |
| Spanish Literature | 3 | 4 | SPAN 221 | Historical Inquiry | |
| Spanish Literature | 4, 5 | 8 | SPAN 221 & SPAN 343 | Historical Inquiry | |
| Music | |||||
| Music Theory | 3, 4, 5 | 3 & 1 | MUS 151 & 153 | ||
| Physics | |||||
| Physics 1: Algebra Based | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | PHYS 151 | Scientific Inquiry | |
| Physics 2: Algebra Based | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | PHYS 152 | ||
| Phys C: Mechanics | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | PHYS 191 | Scientific Inquiry | |
| Phys C: Elect & Magnetism | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | PHYS 192 | Scientific Inquiry | |
| Political Science | |||||
| Govt & Politics, U.S. | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | POSC 101 | Human Behavior & Society | |
| Govt & Politics, Comprtv | 3, 4, 5 | 4. | Elective POSC | Human Behavior & Society | |
| Psychology | |||||
| Psychology | 4, 5^ | 4 | PSYC 101 | Scientific Inquiry | ^Students entering in Spring 2021 or after. |
| Seminar | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | Elective HUM | ||
| Research | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | Elective HUM | ||