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College Board Advanced Placement Examination (AP)

Unless otherwise noted, minimum subject examination scores must be 3, to earn elective or specific course equivalent credits. Test description and content are reviewed by the department offering the course(s) to determine the number of credits awarded as well as course equivalency.

Those students who successfully complete CBAPE examination in French, German, Latin, or Spanish will satisfy the foreign language requirements.

SUBJECT SCORE
Examination
Score 
Course Equivalence, credit
ART
Art History Test
3-5
ART 260, 3 credits
Studio Art: 3-D Design 3-5
Elective, 3 credits
Studio Art: 2-D Design  3-5  ART 107, 3 credits 
Studio Art: Drawing
3-5
ART 101, 3 credits
BIOLOGY
Biology Test
3-4
 BIOL 101, 3 credits no lab
  5 BIOL 190A, 3 credits no lab
CHEMISTRY
Chemistry Science Test
 3
 CHEM 121A, 3 credits no lab
  4-5 CHEM 121A & CHEM 122A, 6 credits no lab
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Computer Science A Test
3
CS 105, 3 credits
  4-5
CS 135, 3 credits
Computer Science AB Test
4-5
CS 135 & CS 202, 6 credits
ECONOMICS
Macroeconomics Test
3-5
ECON 103, 3 credits
Microeconomics Test
3-5
ECON 102, 3 credits
ENGLISH
Composition & Literature Test
3-5
ENG 101, 3 credits
Language & Composition Test
3
 ENG 101, 3 credits
  4-5 ENG 101, 3 credits and ENG 102, 3credits
A maximum of six credits may be awarded for AP exams in English
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Environmental Science Test
4-5
ENV 101, 3 credits
No credit granted for scores of 3.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Spanish Language Test
3
SPAN 113, 3 credits
  4-5 SPAN 113 & SPAN 114, 6 credits
French Language Test
3
 FREN 111, 4 credits
  4-5 FREN 111 & FREN 112, 8 credits
GEOGRAPHY
Human Geography Test
3-5
GEOG 106, 3 credits
HISTORY
American History Test
3
HIST 101, 3 credits
  4-5
HIST 101 & HIST 102, 6 credits
If three credits are granted, HIST 101 does not satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Constitution alone, but must be taken with HIST 102 or PSC 100. If six credits are granted, HIST 101 and HIST 102 do not satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Constitution alone, but must be taken with PSC 100.
European History Test
3-5
HIST 106, 3 credits
U.S. History Test
3 HIST 101, 3 credits

4-5
HIST 101 & HIST 102, 6 credits
If three credits are granted, HIST 101 does not satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Constitution alone, but must be taken with HIST 102 or PSC 100. If six credits are granted, HIST 101 and HIST 102 do not satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Constitution alone, but must be taken with PSC 100.
World History Test
3-5
Elective, 3 credits
MATHEMATICS
Calculus AB Test
3-5
MATH 181, 4 credits
Calculus BC Test
3-5
MATH 181 & MATH 182, 8 credits
Statistics Test
3-5
PSY 210, 3 credits
MUSIC
Music Theory Test
3-5
Elective, 3 credits
PHYSICS
Physics 1: Algebra-Based
 3-5
 Elective, 4 credits no lab
Physics 2: Algebra-Based
 3-5
 Elective, 4 credits no lab
Physics B Physics Algebra & Trig Based Test
3-5
PHYS 100, 3 credits

Physics C Electricity & Magnetism

 3-5
Elective, 3 credits no lab
Physics C Mechanics
 3-5
 Elective, 3 credits no lab
POLITICAL SCIENCE
US Government Test
3-5
PSC 101, 4 credits
Does not satisfy Core Curriculum requirement for Constitution alone, must be taken with PSC 100 or HIST 102 or HIST 217.
Government & Politics Comparative Test
3-5
PSC 211, 3 credits
Does not satisfy US or NV Constitution requirement
PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology Test
3-5

PSY 101, 3 credits