Advanced Placement (AP) Credit Guide—Previous Year
For students entering Michigan Tech during the 2013–2014 school year.
The Advanced Placement (AP) program, a service of the College Board, allows students to earn college credits while they are still in high school.
| Subject | Score | Credit Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3 or higher | FA 3330 for 3 credits |
| Art Studio—Drawing | 3 or higher | FA 2050 for 3 credits |
| Art Studio—2D Design | 3 or higher | FA 2300 for 3 credits |
| Art Studio—3D Design | 3 or higher | FA 3300 for 3 credits |
| Biology | 4 or higher | BL 1010 and BL 1020 for 8 credits |
| (for biology majors) | 3 | BL 1010 for 4 credits |
| Biology | 4 or higher | BL 1010 and BL 1020 for 8 credits |
| (for medical laboratory science majors) | 3 | BL 1020 for 4 credits |
| Biology | 4 or higher | BL 1040 for 4 credits, BLU for 4 credits |
| (for all other majors) | 3 | BL 1040 for 4 credits |
| Calculus AB (for biology and medical laboratory science majors) | 4, 5 | MA 1135 for 4 credits |
| Calculus AB (for all other majors) | 4, 5 | MA 1160 for 4 credits |
| Calculus AB (for all majors) | 3 | May enroll in MA 2160, credit for MA 1160 awarded upon earning a grade of "C" or higher in MA 2160 |
| 2 | May enroll in MA 1161 | |
| Calculus BC | 4, 5 | Placement into MA 3160 with credit granted for MA 1160 and MA 2160 |
| 3 or lower | Credit based on AB subscore and AB guidelines | |
| Chemistry | 4, 5 | CH 1150, 1151, 1153, 1160, 1161, 1163 for 10 credits |
| 3 | CH 1150, 1151, 1153 for 5 credits | |
| Computer Science A | 4, 5 | CS 1121 for 3 credits |
| Economics—Macro | 4, 5 | EC for 3 credits (approved HASS credit)* |
| Economics—Micro | 4, 5 | EC for 3 credits (approved HASS credit)* |
| English Language and Composition | 4, 5 | UN 1015 for 3 credits** |
| English Literature and Composition | 4, 5 | UN 1015 for 3 credits** |
| Environmental Sciences | 3 or higher | GE 2100 for 3 credits |
| European History | 4, 5 | SS 2502 for 3 credits |
| French Language or French Literature | 3 or higher | HU 2273, 3271, 3272 for 9 credits upon successful completion of either HU 3274 or 3275‡ |
| German Language | 3 or higher | HU 3280, 3281, 3282 for 9 credits upon successful completion of either HU 3284 or 3285‡ |
| Government and Politics—US | 4, 5 | SS 2600 for 3 credits |
| Government and Politics—Comp. | 4, 5 | SS 2635 for 3 credits |
| Human Geography | 4, 5 | SS 2400 for 3 credits |
| Music Theory (for visual & performing arts majors) | 3 or higher | FAA for 3 credits (fine arts elective) |
| Music Theory (for all other majors) | 3 or higher | FA 2500 for 3 credits |
| Physics B | 4, 5 | PH 1110, 1111, 1200, 1210 for 8 credits |
| Physics C—Mechanics (for physics majors) | 4, 5 | PH 1160, 1161 for 5 credits |
| Physics C—Mechanics (for all other majors) | 4, 5 | PH 1100, 2100 for 4 credits |
| Physics C—Elec. and Mag. (for physics majors) | 4, 5 | PH 2260, 2261 for 5 credits |
| Physics C—Elec. and Mag. (for all other majors) | 4, 5 | PH 1200, 2200 for 4 credits |
| Psychology | 3 or higher | PSY 2000 for 3 credits |
| Spanish Language or Spanish Literature | 3 or higher | HU 2293, 3291, 3292 for 9 credits upon successful completion of either HU 3294 or 3295‡ |
| Statistics | 4, 5 | MA 2710 for 3 credits |
| US History | 4, 5 | SS 2500 for 3 credits |
| World History | 4, 5 | SS 2504 for 3 credits |
*Students scoring 4 or higher on both economics exams will receive 3 credits for EC 2001 and 3 credits for for approved economics credit.
**Students scoring 4 or higher on both English Language and Composition and English Literature and Composition will receive 3 credits for UN 1015 and 3 credits of approved humanities electives.
‡ Arrangements must be made with the humanities modern languages director.
Official Advanced Placement scores must be submitted to Michigan Tech directly from the testing agency. Our school code is 1464.
