Guidelines for Advanced Placement Credit
| AP Course Exam | Score | Credits | Course Equivalent | ECC/Gen Ed Requirements | Notes |
| Art | |||||
| Studio Art | No equivalent | Performance exam available | |||
| History of Art | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | ART 202 | Historical Perspective | |
| Biology | |||||
| Biology | 4 or 5 | 4 | Elective BIOL | Scientific Reasoning | |
| Chemistry | |||||
| Chemistry | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | CHEM 101 & CHEM 102 | Scientific Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Computer Science | |||||
| Computer Science A | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | CMSC 150 | Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Computer Science AB | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | CMSC 155 | Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Computer Science Prncpls | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | Elective CMSC | Critical Thinking, Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Economics | |||||
| Microeconomics | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | ECON 100* | *If Credit for Micro & Macro one gets ECON 100 other is ECON Elective. | |
| Macroeconomics | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | ECON 100* | ||
| English | |||||
| English Lang/Compstn | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | Elective ENG | Written Communication | |
| English Lit/Composition | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | Elective ENG | Written Communication | |
| Environmental Science | |||||
| Environmental Science | 3 |
4 |
Elective BIOL | ||
| Environmental Science | 4,5 | 4 | BIOL 103 | Scientific Reasoning | No lab credit |
| History | |||||
| U.S. History | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | HIST 201 | Historical Perspective | |
| European History | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | HIST 102 | Historical Perspective | |
| World History | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | HIST 101 | Historical Perspective | |
| Human Geography | |||||
| Human Geography | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | Elective INTST | Critical Thinking | |
| Mathematics | |||||
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 151 | Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Calculus AB | 4,5 | 8 | MATH 151 & MATH 152 | Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Calculus BC | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | MATH 151 & MATH 152 | Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Statistics | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | ECON 135 | Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Modern Languages | |||||
| Chinese Language | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | Elective CHIN | Global Perspective, Intercultural Communication | |
| French Language | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | FREN 110 & FREN 111 | Global Perspective, Intercultural Communication | |
| French Literature | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | FREN 305 | ||
| German Language | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | GER 110 & GER 111 | Global Perspective, Intercultural Communication | |
| Spanish Language | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | SPAN 110 & SPAN 111 | Global Perspective, Intercultural Communication | |
| Spanish Literature | 3 | 4 | SPAN 221 | Global Perspective, Oral Communication, Written Communication | |
| Spanish Literature | 4, 5 | 8 | SPAN 221 & SPAN 322 | Global Perspective, Oral Communication Written Communication, Historical Perspective, Critical Thinking | |
| Music | |||||
| Music Theory | 3, 4, 5 | 3 & 1 | MUS 151 & 153 | ||
| Physics | |||||
| Physics 1: Algebra Based | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | PHYS 151 | Scientific Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Physics 2: Algebra Based | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | PHYS 152 | Scientific Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Physics B | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | PHYS 151 & PHYS 152 | Scientific Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Phys C: Mechanics | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | PHYS 191 | Scientific Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Phys C: Elect & Magnetism | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | PHYS 192 | Scientific Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning | |
| Political Science | |||||
| Govt & Politics, U.S. | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | POSC 101 | Civic Engagement | |
| Govt & Politics, Comprtv | 3, 4, 5 | 4. | Elective POSC | Global Perspective | |
| Psychology | |||||
| Psychology | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | PSYC 101 | Exams taken prior to spring 2015 | |
| Psychology | 3,4,5 | 4 | PSYC 101 | Scientific Reasoning* | *Exams taken spring 2015 and after |
| Psychology | 4, 5^ | 4 | PSYC 101 | Scientific Reasoning | ^Students entering in Spring 2021 or after. |