Advanced Placement Credit Guide
For students entering Michigan Tech during the 2012–2013 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 clinical 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 clinical 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 | UN 2002 (or EC 2001 if already receiving credit for UN 2002)* |
| Economics—Micro | 4, 5 | UN 2002 (or EC 2001 if already receiving credit for UN 2002)* |
| English Language and Composition | 4, 5 | UN 1001 for 3 credits (or 3 credits for UN 2001 if already receiving credit for UN 1001)† |
| English Literature and Composition | 4, 5 | UN 1001 for 3 credits (or 3 credits for UN 2001 if already receiving credit for UN 1001)† |
| Environmental Sciences |
3 or higher | GE 2100 for 3 credits |
| European History | 4, 5 | SS 2550 for 3 credits |
| French Language or French Literature | 3 or higher | HU 2271, 2272, 3271, 3272 for 12 credits upon successful completion of either HU 3274 or 3275‡ |
| German Language | 3 or higher | HU 2281, 2282, 3281, 3282 for 12 credits upon successful completion of either HU 3284 or 3285‡ |
| Government and Politics—US | 4, 5 | UN 2002 for 3 credits (or 3 credits for SS 2600 if already receiving credit for UN 2002) |
| Government and Politics—Comp. | 4, 5 | UN 1002 for 4 credits |
| Human Geography | 4, 5 | UN 1002 for 4 credits (or 3 credits for SS 2100 and 1 credit of social science elective if already receiving credit for UN 1002) |
| 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 2291, 2292, 3291, 3292 for 12 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 | UN 1002 for 4 credits (or 3 credits for SS 2550 and 1 credit |
*Students scoring 4 or higher on both economics exams will receive 3 credits for EC 2001 and 3 credits for UN 2002 or 3 credits for unassigned economics credit (if already receiving credit for UN 2002).
†Students accepted into the Honors Institute at Michigan Tech are required to take a special section of
UN 1001. Instead of receiving AP credit for UN 1001, students will receive 3 credits for UN 2001. If an Honors Institute student takes both AP English Literature and Composition and AP Language and Composition exams, he or she will receive 3 credits for UN 2001 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.