Advanced Placement Credit Chart
Credit will be granted on the basis of your score on Advanced Placement examinations (AP Exams) administered by College Board. Students who earn a score of 3 or higher will receive credit for the courses below. Please note that four-year/transfer institutions may have different guidelines for granting credit for AP Exams.
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| AP Exam | # of Semester Hours | Tunxis Equivalencies |
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | GRA*101 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | ART*122 |
| Art History | 6 | ART*101 and ART*102 |
| Biology – Score of 3 | 3 | BIO*297 |
| Biology – Score of 4 | 4 | BIO*122 |
| Biology – Score of 5 | 8 | BIO*121 & BIO*122 |
| Calculus Exam A/B | 4 | MAT*254 |
| Calculus Exam B/C Exam | 4 | MAT*256 |
| Chemistry – Score of 3 | 4 | CHE*111 |
| Chemistry – Score of 4 | 4 | CHE*121 |
| Chemistry – Score of 5 | 8 | CHE*121 & CHE*122 |
| Chinese – Score of 3 | 4 | CHI*111 |
| Chinese – Score of 4 or 5 | 4 | CHI*112 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | POL*297 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | CSC*220 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | CSC*297 |
| Drawing | 3 | ART*111 |
| English Language and Comp | 3 | ENG*101 |
| English Literature and Comp | 3 | ENG*293 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | EVS*100 |
| European History | 6 | HIS*102 & HIS*297 |
| French – Score of 3 | 4 | FRE*111 |
| French – Score of 4 or 5 | 4 | FRE*112 |
| German | 3 | HUM*297 |
| Human Geography | 3 | GEO*297 |
| Italian – Score of 3 | 4 | ITA*111 |
| Italian – Score of 4 or 5 | 4 | ITA*112 |
| Japanese | 3 | HUM*297 |
| Latin – Score of 3 | 3 | LAT*101 |
| Latin – Score of 4 or 5 | 3 | LAT*102 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | ECN*101 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | ECN*102 |
| Music Theory | 3 | MUS*101 |
| Physics 1: Algebra-Based | 4 | PHY*121 |
| Physics 2: Algebra-Based | 4 | PHY*122 |
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 4 | PHY*222 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | PHY*221 |
| Psychology | 3 | PSY*111 |
| Spanish Language and Culture – Score of 3 | 4 | SPA*111 |
| Spanish Language and Culture – Score of 4 | 4 | SPA*112 |
| Spanish Language and Culture – Score of 5 | 4 | SPA*211 |
| Statistics | 3 | MAT*167 |
| United States Government & Politics | 3 | POL*111 |
| United States History | 6 | HIS*201 & HIS*202 |
| World History: Modern | 6 | HIS*121 & HIS*122 |