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.

 
SUBJECT SCORE
Examination
Score 
Course Equivalence, credit
ART
2-D Art & Design  3-5 ART 107, 3 credits
3-D Art & Design  3-5 Elective, 3 credits
Art History Test
3-5
ART 260, 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 Principles   3 Elective, 3 credits
ECONOMICS
Macroeconomics Test
3-5
ECON 103, 3 credits
Microeconomics Test
3-5
ECON 102, 3 credits
ENGLISH
English Language & Composition  3 ENG 101, 3 credits
  4-5  ENG 101 &ENG 102, 6 credits
English Literature & Composition 3-5
ENG 101, 3 credits
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.
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, 3 credits no lab
Physics 2: Algebra-Based
3-5
Elective, 3 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
Comparative Government & Politics 3-5 PSC 221, 3 credits
Does not satisfy US or NV Constitution requirement  
US Government & Politics 
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
PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology   3-5 PSY 101, 3 credits
WORLD FOREIGN LANGUAGE & CULTURE
Chinese Language & Culture  3 Elective, 3 credits
French Language & Culture FREN 111, 4 credits
  4-5 FREN 111 & FREN 112, 8 credits
German Language & Culture  3 Elective, 3 credits
Italian Language & Culture 3 Elective, 3 credits
Japanese Language & Culture 3 Elective, 3 credits
Latin  3 Elective, 3 credits
Spanish Language & Culture 3 SPAN 113 & SPAN 114, 6 credits
  4-5 SPAN 113, SPAN 114, SPAN 213, & SPAN 214, 12 credits
Spanish Literature & Culture 4 SPAN 113, SPAN 114, & SPAN 213, 9 credits
  5 SPAN 113, SPAN 114, SPAN 213, & SPAN 214, 12 credits