Advanced Placement (AP) Credits

Credit for AP & CLEP

Southwestern Community College awards Advanced Placement credit as follows:

AP Examination
Score Required
Hours Granted
 SCC Course(s) Satisfied
American (US) History
3
6
 HIS 131, 132
ART 3D Design
3
3
 ART 122
Biology
3
8
 BIO 111, 112
Calculus AB
3
4
 MAT 271
Calculus BC
3
8
 MAT 271, 272
Chemistry
3
8
 CHM 151, 152
Computer Science A
3
3
 CIS 115
Computer Science AB
3
6
 CIS 115
English Lang/Comp
3
3
 ENG 111
English Lang/Comp
4 or above
6
 ENG 111, 113
English Lit/Comp
3
3
 ENG 111
English Lit/Comp
4 or above
6
 ENG 111, 113
European History
3
6
 HIS 121, 122
French Language
3
6
 FRE 112, 211
 
4
6
 FRE 211, 212
 
5
6
 FRE 212
German Language
3
6
 GER 112, 211
 
4
6
 GER 211, 212
 
5
6
 GER 212
US Govt. & Politics
3
3
 POL 120
Comparative Govt. & Politics
3
3
 POL 230
History of Art
3
6
 ART 114, 115
Macroeconomics
3
3
 ECO 252
Microeconomics
3
3
 ECO 251
Physics B
3
8
 PHY 151, 152
Physics C
3
4
 PHY 251
Physics C
4 or above
8
 PHY 251, 252
Psychology
4 or above
3
 PSY 150
Spanish Language
3
6
 SPA 112, 211
 
4
6
 SPA 211, 212
 
5
6
 SPA 212
Statistics
3
3
 MAT 151
World History
3
6
 HIS 111, 112

This list of Advanced Placement credit will be amended periodically as new courses are added to the Southwestern Community College curriculum and as new Advanced Placement examinations are developed.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP) credit will be awarded as follows:
Exam
Score
Hours Credit
SCC Course Credit
Freshman College Comp
49
3
ENG 111
College Algebra
51
4
MAT 171/171A

* A satisfactory writing assignment is also required to receive credit for ENG 111 

The list of College Level Examination Program credit will be amended periodically as new courses are added to the Southwestern Community College curriculum and as College Level Examination Program examinations are developed or revised.