Advanced Placement Exams
Commonwealth University may award credit for Advanced Placement Exams (AP exams) upon receipt of verification of a score of 3, 4, or 5 by the registrar's office. Official scores must be sent directly from The College Board's Advanced Placement Program to Commonwealth University.
Evaluation of the AP score and the appropriate credit level and course equivalency, if any, will be determined by departmental policy. Visit AP Central at CollegeBoard.org for questions regarding AP exam information.
AP Scores, Credits accepted at Commonwealth University
| AP Exam ID & Title | Min. Score | CommonwealthU Course ID & Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| AP 3400 2-D Art and Design | 3 | ART 100 2-D Foundation | 3 |
| AP 3500 3-D Art and Design | 3 | ART 101 3-D Foundation | 3 |
| AP 3600 Studio Art: Drawing | 3 | ART 120 Drawing Foundations | 3 |
| AP 0100 Art History | 3 | ARTH 120 The World of Arts | 3 |
| AP 4500 African American Studies | 3 | HIST 228 African American History | 3 |
| AP 0200 Biology | 3 | BIOL 101 Human Biology | 3 |
| AP 0200 Biology | 4, 5 | BIOL 100 Cells, Genes, and Molecules BIOL 101 Human Biology | 6 |
| AP 0300 Calculus AB | 3 | MATH 160 Calculus 1 | 4 |
| AP 0400 Calculus BC | 3 | MATH 160 Calculus 1 MATH 170 Calculus 2 | 8 |
| AP 0500 Chemistry | 3 | CHEM 100 Chemistry of Air, Water & Earth | 3 |
| AP 0500 Chemistry | 4 | CHEM 100 Chemistry of Air, Water & Earth CHEM 199 Chemistry Transfer (1 credit) | 4 |
| AP 0500 Chemistry | 5 | CHEM 100 Chemistry of Air, Water & Earth CHEM 199 Chemistry Transfer (1 credit) Note: Students may submit lab notebook to Chemistry for evaluation for CHEM 121 | 4 |
| AP 0600 Chinese Language and Culture | 3, 4 | CHIN 101 Elementary Chinese I | 3 |
| AP 0600 Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | CHIN 101 Elementary Chinese I CHIN 102 Elementary Chinese II | 6 |
| AP 0700 Computer Science A | 3 | CMSC 120 Object-Oriented Programming with Java | 4 |
| AP 4300 Computer Science Principles | 3 | ITAN 175 Spreadsheet Analysis | 3 |
| AP 2300 Economics: Macro | 3 | ECON 121 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| AP 2400 Economics: Micro | 3 | ECON 122 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| AP 0900 English: Language and Composition | 3 | WRIT 103 Foundations in Composition | 3 |
| AP 1000 English: Literature and Composition | 3 | ENGL 151 Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| AP 1100 Environmental Science | 3 | EGGS 100 Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 |
| AP 1200 European History | 3 | HIST 199 History Transfer | 3 |
| AP 1300 French Language | 3, 4 | FREN 101 Elementary French I | 3 |
| AP 1300 French Language | 5 | FREN 101 Elementary French I FREN 102 Elementary French II | 6 |
| AP 1500 German Language | 3, 4 | GERM 101 Elementary German 1 | 3 |
| AP 1500 German Language | 5 | GERM 101 Elementary German 1 GERM 102 Elementary German 2 | 6 |
| AP 1600 Government & Politics: Comparative | 3 | POLI 140 Comparative Politics: Democracy and Dictatorship | 3 |
| AP 1700 Government & Politics: United States | 3 | POLI 110 US Government: Participation and Policy | 3 |
| AP 1800 Human Geography | 3 | EGGS 102 World Geography | 3 |
| AP 1900 Italian Language and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | ITAL 101 Elementary Italian I | 3 |
| AP 2000 Japanese Language and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | WLCU 199 World Languages and Cultures Transfer | 3 |
| AP 2100 Latin | 3, 4 | LATN 101 Elementary Latin I | 3 |
| AP 2100 Latin | 5 | LATN 101 Elementary Latin I LATN 102 Elementary Latin II | 6 |
| AP 2500 Music: Theory | 3 | MUSI 201 Music Theory I | 3 |
| AP 3900 Physics 1 | 3 | PHYS 208 Introductory Physics I | 4 |
| AP 4000 Physics 2 | 3 | PHYS 209 Introductory Physics II | 4 |
| AP 2700 Physics C - Electricity/Magnetism | 3 | PHYS 212 General Physics 2 | 4 |
| AP 2800 Physics C - Mechanics | 3 | PHYS 211 General Physics 1 | 4 |
| AP 2900 Psychology | 3 | PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| AP 4400 Precalculus | 3 | MATH 140 Pre-Calculus | 3 |
| AP 3100 Spanish Language | 3, 4 | SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish 1 | 3 |
| AP 3100 Spanish Language | 5 | SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish 1 SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish 2 | 6 |
| AP 3200 Spanish Literature | 3, 4 | SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish 1 | 3 |
| AP 3200 Spanish Literature | 5 | SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish 1 SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish 2 | 6 |
| AP 3300 Statistics | 3 | STAT 141 Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| AP 3700 US History | 3 | HIST 199 History Transfer | 3 |
| AP 3700 US History | 4 | HIST 121 US History to 1877 | 3 |
| AP 3700 US History | 5 | HIST 121 US History to 1877 HIST 122 US History Since 1877 | 6 |
| AP 3800 World History | 3 | HIST 122 US History Since 1877 | 3 |
