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Information about Advanced Placement Exams

AP Test Credits and Course Equivalents

Below is a detailed chart showing the Advanced Placement test credits Union College will award students. Students may submit their scores to Union College and receive various credits awarded to them as a result. When credit is awarded for a specific course, for example PSY-100, students will not be able to repeat this course at Union. Each department has different policies and regulations about accepting and processing Advanced Placement scores. The chart lists department, score needed to be awarded credit, the credits given and the specific award given whether it be class credit or placement given.

Award

AP Test NameDeptScoreCreditsAward
AP African American StudiesAFR4 -5 1Div II course credit
BiologyBIO4 - 51BIO 050
ChemistryCHM4 - 51CHM 101
Chinese Language and CultureMOLN4 - 51unspecified course credit
Comparative Government and PoliticsPSC4 - 51unspecified course credit
Computer Science ACSC4 - 51CSC 105
Computer Science PrinciplesCSC4 - 51CSC 11X
English Language & CompositionEGL41unspecified course credit
English Language & CompositionEGL51unspecified course credit, placement into 200-level English classes is permitted
English Literature & CompositionEGL41unspecified course credit
English Literature & CompositionEGL51unspecified course credit, placement into 200-level English classes is permitted
Environmental ScienceENS4 - 51ENS 100
European HistoryHST4 - 51HST 147
French Language and CultureMOLN4 - 51unspecified course credit
German Language and CultureMOLN4 - 51unspecified course credit
History of ArtVART4 - 51unspecified course credit
Human GeographyANT4 - 51unspecified course credit
International English LanguageEGL1 - 50no credit given
Italian Language & CultureITL4 - 51ITL 100
Japanese Language & CultureJPN4 - 51unspecified course credit
LatinCLS4 - 51unspecified course credit
MacroeconomicsECO4 - 51ECO 101 only if both Macro & Micro are taken with 4 or 5
Mathematics - Calculus AB (or AB subscore)MTH31MTH 110
Mathematics - Calculus AB (or AB subscore)MTH41MTH 110
Mathematics - Calculus AB (or AB subscore)MTH52MTH 110 and MTH 112
Mathematics - Calculus BCMTH31MTH 110
Mathematics - Calculus BCMTH42MTH 110 and MTH 112
Mathematics - Calculus BCMTH52MTH 110 and MTH 112
MicroeconomicsECO4 - 51ECO 101 only if both Macro & Micro are taken with 4 or 5
Music TheoryMUS4 - 51unspecified course credit
Music Theory Aural Sub-ScoreMUS4 - 50department head must determine if credit earned
Music Theory Non-Aural Sub-ScoreMUS4 - 50department head must determine if credit earned
Physics C - Electricity/MagnetismPHY4 - 51PHY 121
Physics C - MechanicsPHY4 - 51PHY 120
Physics 1PHY4 - 51PHY SET credit only if both Physics 1 and 2 are taken with 4 or 5.
Physics 2PHY4 - 51PHY SET credit only if both Physics 1 and 2 are taken with 4 or 5.
PsychologyPSY4 - 51PSY 100
Spanish LanguageMOLN4 - 51unspecified course credit
Spanish LiteratureMOLN4 - 51unspecified course credit
StatisticsMTH4 - 51STA 104
Studio Art - 2D DesignVART4 - 50need to review portfolio - see dept. chairperson
Studio Art - 3D DesignVART4 - 50need to review portfolio - see dept. chairperson
Studio Art - DrawingVART4 - 50need to review portfolio - see dept. chairperson
U.S. Government and PoliticsPSC4 - 51PSC 111
United States HistoryHST4 - 51HST 102
World HistoryHST4 - 51HST 105