Advanced Placement (AP) Credit

Advanced Placement Exam

Minimum Score Required

Closest Mississippi College
Equivalent (1)

Credit
(2)

United States History

4

HIS 211-212 History of the United States

6 hrs.

Government & Politics: United States

4

PLS 201 American National Government

3 hrs.

Government & Politics: Comparative

4

PLS 320 Comparative Governments

3 hrs.

Art History

3

ART 407-408 History of Art I & II

6 hrs.

Studio Art: 2-D Design (see NOTE 3)

3

ART 203 Drawing I, or ART 101 Design I, or ART 211 Painting I (Art Portfolio review required)

3 hrs.

Biology

3

BIO 111-112 Biology I & II

8 hrs.

Chemistry

3

CHE 141-142 General Chemistry I & II

8 hrs.

Macroeconomics

3

ECO 231 Economic Principles I

3 hrs.

Microeconomics

3

ECO 232 Economic Principles II

3 hrs.

English Language and Composition (see NOTE 2)

4

ENG 101 English Composition

3 hrs.

English Literature and Composition (see NOTE 2)

4

ENG 212 Survey of British Literature

3 hrs.

European History

4

HIS 102 History of Western Civilization

3 hrs.

World History

4

HIS 103 World Civilization I

3 hrs.

French Language and Culture

3

FRE 101-102 Elementary French I & II

6 hrs.

German Language and Culture

3

GER 101-102 Elementary German I & II

6 hrs.

Latin: Vergil

3

LAT 201-202 Intermediate Latin

6 hrs.

Calculus AB

4

MAT 121 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I

3 hrs.

Calculus BC

4

MAT 121-122 Calculus w/Analytic Geometry I&II

6 hrs.

Statistics

3

MAT 207 Elementary Statistics

3 hrs.

Music Non-Aural Subscore

4

MUS 101 Theory I

2 hrs.

Music Aural Subscore

4

MUS 105 Aural Skills I

2 hrs.

Physics 1 & 2 (both are required)

4 (on each)

PHY 151-152 General Physics I & II

8 hrs.

Psychology

3

PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology

3 hrs.

Spanish Language

3

SPA 101-102 Elementary Spanish I & II

6 hrs.

Spanish Literature

3

SPA 401-402 Survey of and Selected Topics in Spanish Literature

6 hrs.

NOTE (1): In some cases the AP course is not the full equivalent of the corresponding MC course; in such cases the department concerned will be consulted to determine if AP credit may be applied to major, electives, etc.

NOTE (2) Students who receive a 4 or 5 on the English Language and Composition exam receive credit for ENG 101 - English Composition; students who achieve a 4 or 5 on the English Literature and Composition exam receive credit for ENG 212 - Survey of British Literature. ALL students must take ENG 102 - English Composition at Mississippi College or by transfer credit.

NOTE (3): The Department of Art will review AP Studio Art 2D Design scores and determine which course credit should apply based on the student portfolio.