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Advanced Placement (AP) Program of the College Board


The SMC Registrar’s Office requires official score reports sent directly from the College Board. Credits are awarded for AP Exams as follows:

EXAM NAME

SCORE

COURSE EQUIVALENT

APPLICABILITY TO SMC CORE

CREDITS AWARDED

ARTS

AP 2D Art and Design

4, 5

AR-1XX (Intro Level AR Elective)

Fulfills Literature & the Arts

4

AP 3D Art and Design

4, 5

AR-1XX (Intro Level AR Elective)

Fulfills Literature & the Arts

4

AP Drawing

4, 5

AR-205 (Drawing I)

Fulfills Literature & the Arts

4

AP Art History

4, 5

AH-251 (Ancient and Medieval Art)

Fulfills Literature & the Arts and Catholic Intellectual Traditions

4

AP Music Theory

4, 5

MU-1XX (Entry Level Music Elective)

NA

4

CAPSTONE DIPLOMA PROGRAM

AP Research

4, 5

ID-1XX (Intro Level Interdisciplinary Elective)

NA

4

AP Seminar

4, 5

ID-1XX (Intro Level Interdisciplinary Elective)

NA

4

ENGLISH

AP English Language and Composition

4, 5

EN-101 (College Writing)

NA

4

AP English Literature and Composition

4, 5

EN-103 (Literature and Composition)

Fulfills Literature & the Arts

4

HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCES

AP African American Studies

4, 5

HI-180 (African American History)

Fulfills History & Society and Engaging Diverse Identities

4

AP Comparative Government and Politics

4, 5

PO-285 (Introduction to Comparative Politics)

Fulfills History & Society

4

AP European History

4, 5 

HI-1XX (Intro Level History Elective)

Fulfills History & Society

4

AP Human Geography

4, 5

ES-1XX (Intro Level Env Studies)

NA

4

AP Macroeconomics

4, 5

EC-101 (Principles of Macroeconomics)

NA

4

AP Microeconomics

4, 5

EC-103 (Principles of Microeconomics)

NA

4

AP Psychology

4, 5

PS-101 (General Psychology)

NA

4

AP United States Government and Politics

4, 5

PO-120 (Introduction to US Politics)

Fulfills History & Society

4

AP United States History

4, 5

HI-1XX (Intro Level History Elective)

Fulfills History & Society

4

AP World History: Modern

4, 5

HI-1XX (Intro Level History Elective)

Fulfills History & Society

4

MATH & COMPUTER SCIENCE

AP Calculus AB

3

MA-130 (Elements of Calculus)

Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning

4

AP Calculus AB

4, 5

MA-150 (Calculus I)

Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning

4

AP Calculus BC

3

MA-150 (Calculus I)

Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning

4

AP Calculus BC

4, 5

MA-150 (Calculus I) & MA-160 (Calculus II)

Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning

4 & 4 

AP Computer Science A

4, 5

CS-111 (Introduction to Computer Science I)

Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning

4

AP Computer Science Principles

4, 5

CS-1XX (Intro Level CS Elective)

NA

4

AP Precalculus

4, 5

MA-104 (Precalculus)

NA

4

AP Statistics

3, 4, 5

ST-120 (Elementary Statistics)

Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning

4

SCIENCES

AP Biology

4, 5

BI-1CO (Intro Level Biology Core)

Fulfills Scientific Inquiry

4

AP Chemistry

4, 5

CH-110 (General Chemistry I)

Fulfills Scientific Inquiry

4

AP Environmental Science

4, 5

ES-1CO (Intro Level Env Science Core)

Fulfills Scientific Inquiry

4

AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based

4, 5

PY-220 (General Physics I)

Fulfills Scientific Inquiry

4

AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based

4, 5 

PH-221 (General Physics II)

Fulfills Scientific Inquiry

4

AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

4, 5

PH-211 (College Physics II)

Fulfills Scientific Inquiry

4

AP Physics C: Mechanics

4, 5

PH-210 (College Physics I)

Fulfills Scientific Inquiry

4

WORLD LANGUAGES & CULTURES

AP Chinese Language and Culture

3

LL-102 (Non-SMC Elementary Language II)

Second Language (BA)

4

AP Chinese Language and Culture

4, 5

LL-102 (Non-SMC Elementary Language II) & LL-203 (Non-SMC Intermed Language I)

Second Language (BA)

4 & 4

AP French Language and Culture

3

FR-102 (Elementary French II)

Second Language (BA)

4

AP French Language and Culture

4, 5

FR-102 (Elementary French II) & FR-203 (Intermediate French I)

Second Language (BA)

4 & 4

AP German Language and Culture

3

LL-102 (Non-SMC Elementary Language II)

Second Language (BA)

4

AP German Language and Culture

4, 5

LL-102 (Non-SMC Elementary Language II) & LL-203 (Non-SMC Intermed Language I)

Second Language (BA)

4 & 4

AP Italian Language and Culture

3

LL-102 (Non-SMC Elementary Language II)

Second Language (BA)

4

AP Italian Language and Culture

4, 5

LL-102 (Non-SMC Elementary Language II) & LL-203 (Non-SMC Intermed Language I)

Second Language (BA)

4 & 4

AP Japanese Language and Culture

3

LL-102 (Non-SMC Elementary Language II)

Second Language (BA)

4

AP Japanese Language and Culture

4, 5

LL-102 (Non-SMC Elementary Language II) & LL-203 (Non-SMC Intermed Language I)

Second Language (BA)

4 & 4

AP Latin

3

LA-102 (Elementary Latin II)

Second Language (BA)

4

AP Latin

4, 5

LA-102 (Elementary Latin II) & LA-2XX (Intermediate Latin Elective)

Second Language (BA)

4 & 4

AP Spanish Language and Culture*

3

SP-102 (Elementary Spanish II)

Second Language (BA)

4

AP Spanish Language and Culture*

4, 5

SP-102 (Elementary Spanish II) & SP-203 (Intermediate Spanish I)

Second Language (BA)

4 & 4

AP Spanish Literature and Culture*

3

SP-102 (Elementary Spanish II)

Second Language (BA)

4

AP Spanish Literature and Culture*

4, 5

SP-203 (Intermediate Spanish I) & SP-2XX (Intermediate Spanish Elective)

Second Language (BA)

4 & 4

*NOTE: Students who earn scores of 3, 4 or 5 on the exams for both AP Spanish Language and Culture and AP Spanish Literature and Culture will earn no more or less than 8 credits total. The Registrar's Office and Program Director for Classical and Modern Languages will determine appropriate course equivalencies on a case-by-case basis.

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