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Advanced Placement Program

The Advanced Placement Program is sponsored by the College Board. The examinations are administered at designated high school testing centers. Students will be awarded credit or exemption as indicated.

A student who has taken Advanced Placement Program examinations should request that his or her scores be sent to the University Registrar at Illinois State University.

To request grade reports for Advanced Placement Examinations completed, a student should write to Advanced Placement Exams, Box 6671, Princeton, NJ 08541-6671. In making the request, the student should include name, sex, date of birth, the year in which the examination was taken, and the name and identification number of the college to which the grade report should be sent. Illinois State University’s identification number is 1319.

For more information on Advanced Placement Exams contact the College Board website or call 888-225-5427.

Examination Score for ISU Course for Which Credit is Allowed Credit Hours Awarded
Drawing
5, 4, or 3
ART 104
3 hours

2D Art and Design

5, 4, or 3

ART 103

3 hours

3D Art and Design

5, 4, or 3

ART 109

3 hours

Art History

5, 4, or 3

ART 155, 156

6 hours

Biology 5 or 4 BSC 196 and 197

8 hours 

Biology   3 BSC 101 3 hours 
 Calculus Test AB

5, 4 or 3 

MAT 145 

4 hours
 Calculus Test BC  5, 4, or 3  MAT 145 and 146  8 hours
Calculus Test BC   2 with AB subscore of
3 or higher
MAT 145   4 hours
 Capstone Research  5, 4, or 3 elective 3 hours 
 Capstone Seminar  5, 4, or 3 elective 3 hours 
 Chemistry  5

CHE 140, 141

8 hours
 Chemistry  4 CHE 140   4 hours
 Chemistry  3 CHE 110 4 hours 

Chinese Language
and Culture 

5 or 4 

CHI 112, 115

8 hours
Chinese Language 
and Culture   
 3

CHI 112

4 hours
 Computer Science Principles  5, 4, or 3 IT 140 3 hours 
 Computer Science-A  5, 4, or 3 IT 168 4 hours 
 English Lang-Comp  5, 4, or 3 ENG 101  3 hours 

English Lit-Comp

 5, 4 ENG 125  3 hours 
English Lit-Comp  3   elective credit  3 hours
 Environmental Science 5, 4, or 3  HSC 156   3 hours
 European History  5 or 4 HIS 101 and 102   6 hours
 European History  3 Humanities general
education elective 
 3 hours
French Language and Culture 5 FRE 115, 116 8 hours
French Language and Culture 4 FRE 112, 115 8 hours
French Language and Culture 3 FRE 112 4 hours
German Language and Culture 5 GER 115, 116 8 hours
German Language and Culture 4 GER 112, 115 8 hours
German Language and Culture 3 GER 112 4 hours

Government & Politics
Comparative

5, 4, or 3 POL 140 3 hours
Human Geography 5 or 4 GEO 142 3 hours
Human Geography 3 elective credit 3 hours

Italian Language and Culture

5 ITA 115, 116 8 hours
Italian Language and Culture 4 ITA 112, 115 8 hours
Italian Language and Culture 3 ITA 112 4 hours
Japanese Language
and Culture 
5  JPN 115, 116  8 hours 
 Japanese Language 
and Culture 
4  JPN 112, 115  8 hours 
 Japanese Language 
and Culture 
3  JPN 112 4 hours 
Latin 5 or 4  LAT 112, 115  8 hours
 Latin 3  LAT 112  4 hours
Macro Economics 5, 4, or 3  ECO 102 3 hours
Micro Economics 5, 4, or 3 ECO 101 3 hours

Music Listening and
Literature

5, 4, or 3 elective credit 3 hours
Music Theory 5 or 4

MUS 101, 107

3 hours
Music Theory 3 MUS Elective Credit 1 hour
Physics Test 1 5, 4, or 3 PHY 108 5 hours
Physics Test 2 5, 4, or 3 PHY 109 5 hours
Physics Test C, MECH 5, 4, or 3 PHY 110 4 hours
Physics Test C, E&M 5, 4, or 3 PHY 111 4 hours

Psychology

5 or 4 PSY 110 3 hours
Psychology 3 Social Science general 
education elective
3 hours

Spanish Language and Culture

5

SPA 115, 116

8 hours
Spanish Language and Culture 4 SPA 112, 115 8 hours
Spanish Language and Culture 3 SPA 112 4 hours

Spanish Literature

5, 4, or 3 SPA 233 3 hours

Statistics

 5, 4, or 3 MQM 100, POL 138 3 hours 
 U.S. Government and
Politics
 5, 4, or 3 POL 106  3 hours 
 U.S. History  5 or 4

HIS 135, 136 

6 hours 
 U.S. History  3 U.S. Traditions general
education elective
3 hours
 World History: Modern 5 or 4  HIS 101  3 hours 
 World History: Modern  3 Humanities general
education elective 
 3 hours

 

 

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