Advanced Placement Credit

Mount St Joseph University

Upon successfully completing Advanced Placement courses and examinations, you may qualify for credit at Mount St. Joseph University. AP credit is posted to your Mount transcript as transfer credit.

You may submit AP scores to the Registrar’s Office in three ways:

•Designate the Mount as a recipient of scores (1129) when registering for AP exams.

•Have your high school send a copy of the AP test score transcript directly to the Registrar’s Office at the Mount; this document must include the high school’s official seal and a school official's signature.

•Contact the AP office to send an official transcript of scores directly to the Mount. This can be done online ( or by calling 1-888-CALL4AP.

AP Qualifying Scores Effective UG17

AP Examination / Min.Score / CreditsEarned / Mount Credit & Equivalency / Core Code
Old New
Art History / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, ART 121 or ART 231 / A / CAM
Biology / 4 / 4 / 4 hours, BIO 111 with lab / N / CN
5 / 8 / 4 hours, BIO 111 with lab
4 hours, BIO 112 with lab / N / CN
Calculus AB or AB Subscore / 4 / 4 / 4 hours, MTH 193 / MA / CMA
Calculus BC / 4 / 8 / 4 hours, MTH 193
4 hours, MTH 194 / MA / CMA
Chemistry / 4 / 4 / 4 hours, CHE 111 with lab / N / CN
5 / 8 / 4 hours, CHE 111 with lab
4 hours, CHE 112 with lab / N / CN
Chinese Language & Culture / 3 / 8 / 8 hours, HUM 000 / LAS / LAS
Computer Science A or AB / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, INF 000 / G / G
4 / 3 / 3 hours, INF 120 / G / G
Computer Science Principles / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, INF 000 / G / G
Economics: Macroeconomics / 4 / 3 / 3 hours, ECO 211 / S / S
Economics: Microeconomics / 4 / 3 / 3 hours, ECO 212 / S / CEP
English Language & Composition / 4 / 3 / 3 hours, ENG 101 / C / C
English Literature & Composition / 4 / 3 / 3 hours, ENG 101 / C / C
5 / 3 / 3 hours, ENG 101
or 3 hours, ENG 000 Literature / C L / C
CL
Environmental Science / 4 / 4 / 4 hours, BIO/GEO 140 with lab / N / CN
European History / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, HIS 108 / H / CH
4 / 6 / 3 hours, HIS 108 + 3 hrs HIS 000 / H / CH
French Language (& Culture) / 3 / 8 / 8 hours, HUM 000 / LAS / LAS
4 / 16 / 16 hours, HUM 000 / LAS / LAS
*French Literature / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, HUM 000 / L / CL
German Language(& Culture) / 3 / 8 / 4 hours, GER 101 with lab
4 hours, GER 102 with lab / LAS / LAS
4 / 16 / 4 hours, GER 101 with lab
4 hours, GER 102 with lab
4 hours, GER 201 with lab
4 hours, GER 202 with lab / LAS / LAS
Government & Politics, Comparative / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, PSC 000 / S / S
4 / 6 / 6 hours, PSC 000 / S / S
Government & Politics,
United States / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, PSC 201 / S / S
4 / 6 / 3 hours, PSC 201
3 hours, PSC 000 / S / S
Human Geography / 4 / 3 / 3 hours, GEG 202 / S / S
Italian Language (& Culture) / 3 / 8 / 8 hours, HUM 000 / LAS / LAS
Japanese Language (& Culture) / 3 / 8 / 8 hours, HUM 000 / LAS / LAS
Latin / 3 / 8 / 8 hours, HUM 000 / LAS / LAS
4 / 16 / 16 hours, HUM 000 / LAS / LAS
*Latin, Literature / 3 / 8 / 8 hours, HUM 000 / L / CL
4 / 16 / 16 hours, HUM 000 / L / CL
*Latin, Vergil / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, HUM 000 / L / CL
Music Theory / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, MUS 101 with lab / M / CAM
Physics 1 / 4 / 4 / 4 hours, PHY 201 with lab / N / CN
Physics 2 / 4 / 4 / 4 hours, PHY 202 with lab / N / CN
*Physics B / 4 / 8 / 4 hours, PHY 201 with lab
4 hours, PHY 202 with lab / N / CN
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism / 4 / 4 / 4 hours, PHY 202 with lab / N / CN
Physics C: Mechanics / 4 / 4 / 4 hours, PHY 201 with lab / N / CN
Psychology / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, PSY 103 / S / CEP
*Russian Language (& Culture) / 3 / 8 / 8 hours, HUM 000 / LAS / LAS
Spanish Language (& Culture) / 3 / 8 / 4 hours, SPA 101 with lab
4 hours, SPA 102 with lab / LAS / LAS
4 / 16 / 4 hours, SPA 101 with lab
4 hours, SPA 102 with lab
4 hours, SPA 201 with lab
4 hours, SPA 202 with lab / LAS / LAS
Spanish Literature & Culture / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, SPA 000 / L / CL
Statistics / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, MTH 174 / MA / CMA
Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, ART 000 / A / CAM
4 / 6 / 3 hours, ART 101 — Upon portfolio review & approval of art faculty. If not approved, credit comes in as ART 000.
3 hours, ART 000 / A / CAM
5 / 6 / 3 hours, ART 101
3 hours, ART 000 / A / CAM
Studio Art: 2-D Design Portfolio / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, ART 000 / A / CAM
4 / 6 / 3 hours, ART 103
3 hours, ART 000 / A / CAM
Studio Art: 3-D Design Portfolio / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, ART 000 / A / CAM
4 / 6 / 3 hours, ART 106
3 hours, ART 000 / A / CAM
United States History / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, HIS 109 / H / CH
4 / 6 / 3 hours, HIS 109
3 hours, HIS 110 / H / CH
World History / 3 / 3 / 3 hours, HIS 106 / H / CH
4 / 6 / 3 hours, HIS 106
3 hours, HIS 000 / H / CH

*Discontinued courses, but qualifying credit still granted.

7/28/16