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College Board recently announced changes to Advanced Placement® (AP) Exam content and formats for spring 2020. We recognize the effort you have already applied in these challenging courses and will award college credit for 2020 AP Exams completed with scores of 3, 4, or 5, consistent with previous years. If you have questions, please email testing@mc3.edu. |
Did you take Advanced Placement (AP) courses in high school? You already may have earned college credits at Montgomery County Community College. Have the College Board send your scores directly to us today. Get the credits you earned–and complete your degree or certificate sooner!
The following are course equivalencies awarded for successful completion of the AP examinations (scores of 3 or higher).
| AP Examination | Minimum Score | Course Equivalency | Course Title |
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| Art History | 3 | ART 101 | Art History (Cave Painting to Renaissance) |
| Biology | 3-5 | BIO 121 and BIO 122 | General Biology I and II |
| Biology | 5 | And BIO 151 | Principles of Biology I |
| Calculus (AB) | 3 | MAT 190 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I |
| Calculus (BC) | 3 | MAT 190 and MAT 201 |
Calculus and Analytic Geometry I and II |
| Chemistry | 3 | CHE 121 | General Chemistry Inorganic |
| Chemistry | 4 and 5 | CHE 151 and CHE 152 | Principles of Chemistry I and II |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | CHI 101 and CHI 102 | Elementary Mandarin Chinese I and II |
| Computer Science A | 3 | CIS 999 for 3 credits | Generic Computer Science |
| Computer Science A | 4 and 5 | CIS 111 | Computer Science I: Programming and Concepts |
| Computer Science A | 5 | And CIS 111B | Computer Science I: Programming and Concepts |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | CIS 999 for 3 credits | Generic Computer Science |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | ENG 101 | English Composition I |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | ENG 201 | English Literature I |
| Environmental Science | 3 | BIO 115 | Environmental Biology |
| European History | 3 | HIS 102 | History of Western Civilization II–Modern European History |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | FRE 101 and FRE 102 | Elementary French I and II |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | GER 101 and GER 102 | Elementary German I and II |
| Government and Politics: Comparative | 3 | POL 999 - 3 credits | Generic Political Science |
| Government and Politics: United States | 3 | POL 124 | American National Government |
| Human Geography | 3 | GEO 130 | Cultural Geography |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | ITA 101 and ITA 102 | Elementary Italian I and II |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | JPN 101 and JPN 102 | Elementary Japanese I and II |
| Latin | 3 | FLG 999 - 6 credits | Generic Foreign Language |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | ECO 121 | Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 3 | ECO 122 | Microeconomics |
| Music Theory | 3 | MUS 120 | Music Fundamentals |
| Physics 1: Algebra-based | 3 | PHY 121 | General Physics I |
| Physics 2: Algebra-based | 3 | PHY 122 | General Physics II |
| Physics B | 3 | PHY 121 and PHY 122 | General Physics I and II |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | PHY 121 | General Physics I |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | PHY 121 and PHY 122 | General Physics I and II |
| Psychology | 3 | PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | SPA 101 and SPA 102 | Elementary Spanish I and II |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | SPA 251 and SPA 252 | Advanced Spanish I and II |
| Statistics | 3 | MAT 131 | Introduction to Statistics I |
| Studio Art: Drawing | 3 | ART 111 | Drawing I |
| Studio Art: 2-D Design | 3 | ART 130 | Two-Dimensional Design Principles |
| Studio Art: 3-D Design | 3 | ART 140 | Three-Dimensional Design Principles |
| United State History | 3 | HIS 203 and HIS 205 | History of the United States: to 1877 and History of the United States: from 1877 |
| World History | 3 | HIS 121 and HIS 122 | World Civilizations I: to 1500 World Civilizations II: from 1500 |