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. |