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 their 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 |
African American Studies | 5, 4, or 3 | HIS 111 | 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 Theory | 5 or 4 | MUS 101, 107 | 3 hours |
Music Theory | 3 | MUS 100A01 | 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 |
Pre-Calculus | 5, 4, or 3 | MAT 144 | 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 | MGT 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 105 | 3 hours |
World History: Modern | 3 | Humanities general education elective | 3 hours |