Advanced Placement Program - AP

Students participating in the Advanced Placement Program (AP) sponsored by the College Entrance Examination Board while in high school may receive credit if they earn scores of 3, 4, or 5 as noted in the table below. Students will pay a fee of $30 per credit hour to MVNU to post the credits earned on the University transcript. MVNU’s CEEB code number is 1531. The following chart describes the required score, MVNU course equivalencies, and semester hours awarded.

AP Examination Title MVNU Responsible School Minimum Required Score MVNU Course Equivalent Credit Hours Awarded
Fine Arts Exams
Art History Arts and Humanities 3 ART-1002G 2
Drawing  Arts and Humanities 3^  ART-1013G 3^
2-D Art and Design Arts and Humanities 3^  ART-1013G 3^
3-D Art and Design Arts and Humanities 3^  ART-1013G 3^
Music Theory Arts and Humanities 3 MTH-1023G 3
Business Exams
Macroeconomics Professional Studies 3 ECO-1033G 3
Microeconomics Professional Studies 3 ECO-1053G 3
Composition and Literature Exams
Capstone: Seminar and Research # Arts and Humanities 3 ENG-1083G #
English Language and Composition Arts and Humanities 3 ENG-1063G 3
English Literature and Composition Arts and Humanities 3 ENG-1063G 3
Foreign Language Exams
Chinese Language and Culture Arts and Humanities 3 MLA-1019G* 3
French Language and Culture Arts and Humanities 3 MLA-1019G* 3
German Language and Culture Arts and Humanities 3 MLA-1019G* 3
Italian Language and Culture Arts and Humanities 3 MLA-1019G* 3
Japanese Language and Culture Arts and Humanities 3 MLA-1019G* 3
Latin Arts and Humanities 3 MLA-1019G* 3
Spanish Language and Culture Arts and Humanities 3 SPA-1013G 3
History and Social Science Exams
U.S. Government and Politics Arts and Humanities 3 POL-1003G 3
U.S. History Arts and Humanities 3 HIS-2013 or HIS-2023 3
Psychology Natural and Social Sciences 3 PSY-1013G 3
European History Arts and Humanities 3 HIS-1013G 3
World History: Modern Arts and Humanities 3 HIS-1013G 3
Science and Mathematics Exams
Calculus AB Natural and Social Sciences 3 MAT-1023G 3
Calculus AB Natural and Social Sciences 4 MAT-1034G 4
Calculus BC Natural and Social Sciences 3 MAT-1034G 4
Calculus BC Natural and Social Sciences 4 MAT-1034G and MAT-2034 8
Statistics Natural and Social Sciences 3 MAT-2063G 3
Chemistry Natural and Social Sciences 3 CHE-1034G or CHE-1064G 4
Chemistry Natural and Social Sciences 5 CHE-1034G and CHE-1044 8
Biology Natural and Social Sciences 3 BIO-1014G 4
Physics 1 Natural and Social Sciences 3 PHY-2014G 4
Physics 2 Natural and Social Sciences 3 PHY-2024 4
Physics C: Mechanics Natural and Social Sciences 3 PHY-2055G 5
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Natural and Social Sciences 3 PHY-2065 5
Environmental Science Natural and Social Sciences 3 BIO-1094G 4
Computer Science Principles  Natural and Social Sciences 3 CSC-1013G 3
Computer Science A Natural and Social Sciences 3 CSC-1024 4

*Fulfills Foreign Language requirement and General Core.

^Also requires Art Department review before credit is approved.

#Must include both Seminar and Research AP tests for credit.