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ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM

A student who has passed an Advanced Placement examination in high school is given at least one course of equivalent ungraded credit, except in the case where credit has already been earned for that equivalent course from sources other than AP exams. In the event that more than one applicable AP exam is received equating to the same Harper College course(s), at maximum, one 3 credit hour elective course will be awarded. Duplicate credit will not be awarded. Exams, whether passed or not, do not affect a student's grade point average.

Please Note: This is Harper College’s own institutional AP policy and the College cannot account for how other institutions will interpret AP test results in transfer.

Students must request that the College Board send a copy of their Advanced Placement scores directly to Harper College, Testing Center, School Code #1932. Score reports sent directly to a student’s home can be accepted by Harper College – provided they remain in the sealed envelope.

The following guidelines will be used for students who have Advanced Placement scores evaluated for credit at Harper College:

SOATEST Code Examination Score Harper Equivalent Number of Hours
Art
AP13 Art History 3, 4, or 5 ART 105 3
AP15 Art Studio 2D Design 3, 4, or 5 ART 901^^ 3
AP16 Art Studio 3D Design 3, 4, or 5 ART 901^^ 3
AP14 Art Studio Drawing 3, 4, or 5 ART 901^^ 3
AP75 Music 3 MUS901^ 3
4 or 5 MUS111 3
Science
AP20 Biology  3 or 4 BIO 110 4
5 BIO 115 4
AP25 Chemistry 3 CHM 121 5
4 or 5 CHM 121 & 122 10
AP83 Physics 1 (Algebra Based) 3, 4, or 5 PHY901 3
AP83 & AP84 Physics 1 (Algebra Based) & Physics 2 (Algebra Based) Note: Both must be taken together, any score lower than 4 in any one exam will only grant credit for PHY100      
4 or 5 on both exams PHY 121 & 122 10
AP78 Physics B (non-calculus) Note: no longer offered as of 2014-2015** 3 PHY 121 5
4 or 5 PHY 121 & 122 10
AP82 Physics C (electricity & magnetism)*** 3 PHY 100 3
4 or 5 PHY 202 5
AP80 Physics C (mechanics)*** 3 PHY 100 3
4 or 5 PHY 201 5
AP31 Computer Science A 3, 4, or 5 CSC 121 4
AP32 Computer Science Principles 3, 4, or 5 CIS 106 3
AP40 Environmental Science 3, 4, or 5 BIO 103 3
Math
AP66 Calculus AB 3, 4 or 5 MTH 200 5
AP68 Calculus BC (AP69-Calculus AB Subscore) 2 (w/AB Subscore of 3) MTH 200 5
3, 4 or 5  MTH 200 & 201 10
AP90 Statistics 3, 4 or 5  MTH 165 4
English
AP36 English Language & Composition 3 ENG 101 3
4 or 5 ENG 101 & ENG 102 6
AP37 English Literature & Composition 3 ENG 101 3
4 or 5 ENG 101 & ENG 102 6
Social Science
AP35 Economics: Macro 3, 4 or 5 ECO 212 3
AP34 Economics: Micro 3, 4 or 5 ECO 211 3
AP43 European History 3 HST 141 4
4 or 5 HST 141 & 142 8
AP58 Government & Politics – Comparative 3, 4 or 5 PSC 250  3
AP57 Government & Politics – United States  3, 4 or 5 PSC 101  3
AP53 Human Geography 3, 4 or 5 GEG 100 3
AP85 Psychology  3, 4 or 5 PSY 101 3
AP07 US History 3 HST 111 3
4 or 5 HST 111 & 112  6
AP93 World History 3, 4 or 5 IAT 901^ 3
Foreign Languages
AP28 Chinese 3 CHN 201  4
4 or 5 CHN 201 & 202 8
AP48 French 3 FRN 201 4
4 or 5 FRN 201 & 202 8
AP55 German 3 GER 201 4
4 or 5 GER 201 8
AP62 Italian 3 FLN 201^ 4
4 or 5 FLN 201 & 202^ 8
AP87 Spanish 3 SPA201 4
4 or 5 SPA 201 & 202 8
AP89 Spanish Literature 3 SPA 202 4
4 or 5 SPA 202 & 210  7
AP64 Japanese 3 JPN 201 4
4 or 5 JPN 201 & 202 8
AP60 Latin 3, 4 or 5 FLN 901 & 902^ 8
Captsone
AP22 Seminar 3, 4 or 5 BAC 901^ 3
AP23 Research 3, 4 or 5 BAC 901^ 3

 

**Retired Exams will be accepted for credit for three years post retirement.
***Although Harper College will award credit to students who earn a score of 4, students who have been accepted into the UIUC ‘Engineering Pathways to Illinois’ program will be required to earn a score of 5 in order to meet the UIUC requirements.
^A direct equivalent Harper College course does not exist; generic elective credit will be awarded.
^^Students interested in pursuing ART course specific credit may do so by submitting a portfolio of their work to the Liberal Arts/Art Department.