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ARCHIVED 2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Advanced Placement (AP)

AP credit is granted in the appropriate department and/or for a particular course if you receive a score of 4 or 5 for the tests listed. Scores of 3 are evaluated individually as described below. No credit is granted for scores below 3. AP tests must be taken prior to attending college. Only Calculus AB subscores are accepted and only when a score of 3 or lower is earned on the Calculus BC exam. All NCC Equivalents are worth 4 credit hours unless otherwise noted. Detailed information on whether or not a course meets a general education designation or applies to an iCon may be found in the course description for the respective course, unless otherwise noted.

AP Test
Minimum Score
NCC Equivalent(s)
Remarks
Art 2D Design 4 ARTD 107    
Art 3D Design 4 ARTD 160    
Art Drawing 4 ARTD 120    
Art History 4 ART Elective Cardinal Designation(s): Arts.
Biology 4 BIOL Elective Cardinal Designation(s): Science.
Calculus AB 4 MATH 151    
Calculus BC 4 MATH 151 * 

*Student may enroll in MATH 253 . If they successfully complete MATH 253 with a B- or higher, they will receive four additional credits hours for MATH 152 .
3 MATH 151    
Chemistry 4 CHEM 122    
Chinese Language and Culture 5 CHNS 102  
CHNS 201  		 Placement in CHNS 202 .
4 CHNS 102   Placement in CHNS 201 .
Computer Science A 4 CSCE 160    
Computer Science Principles 4 CSCE Elective (100-level) This course does not apply to the major in Computer Science.
Economics (Microeconomics) 3 ECON 200    
Economics (Macroeconomics) 3 ECON 205    
English Language and Composition 4 NCCC Elective (100-level) This course does not apply to the major or minor in English.
English Literature and Composition 4 ENGL 104  
ENGL 106  
ENGL 108  		  
Environmental Science 4 ENVI 106    
European History 4 HIST elective (European, 100-level) Cardinal Designation(s): Social Science.
French Language 5 FREN 102  
FREN 201  		 Placement in FREN 202 .
4 FREN 102   Placement in FREN 201 .
German Language 5 GRMN 102  
GRMN 201  		 Placement in GRMN 202 .
4 GRMN 102   Placement in GRMN 201 .
Government and Politics (Comparative) 4 POLS 221    
Government and Politics (United States) 4 POLS 101    
Human Geography 4 SOCI Elective (100-level) Cardinal Designation(s): Social Science.
Italian Language and Culture 5 LANG Elective (100-level) 8 hours of elective. Fulfills foreign language requirement.
4 LANG Elective (100-level) Fulfills foreign language requirement.
Japanese Language and Culture 5 JAPN 102  
JAPN 201  		 Placement in JAPN 202 .
4 JAPN 102   Placement in JAPN 201 .
Latin 4 LATN 102    
Music Theory 4 MUSI 101    
Physics 1: Algebra-based 4 PHYS Elective (100-level)  If a student scores a 4 or higher on both examinations, credit is awarded for PHYS 131  and PHYS 132 .
Physics 2: Algebra-based 4 PHYS Elective (100-level)
Physics C: Mechanics 4 PHYS Elective (100-level) If a student scores a 4 or higher on both examinations, credit is awarded for PHYS 161  and PHYS 162 .
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 4 PHYS Elective (100-level)
Psychology 4 PSYC 100    
Research 4 NCCC Elective (100-level)  
Seminar 4 NCCC Elective (100-level)  
Spanish Language and Culture 5 SPAN 102  
SPAN 201  		 Placement in SPAN 202 .
4 SPAN 102   Placement in SPAN 201 .
Spanish Literature and Culture 4 SPAN Elective (200-level)  
Statistics 4 PSYC 250   May substitute for BUSN 265 .
U.S. History 4 HIST Elective (100-level) Cardinal Designation(s): Social Science, Global Understanding, U.S. Power Structures.
World History 4 HIST 155