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Applicants to SPCC may request transfer credit for high school Advanced Placement courses if the student has an appropriate score on the Advanced Placement exam at the end of the course.

Official documentation verifying the test scores is required.

View the table below for the AP course and SPCC equivalents or click here for a printable version.

 

 

  

AP course and SPCC equivalents
High School Course AP Exam South Piedmont Community College Course Equivalents
AP Score of 3 earns the
following SPCC credit:		 AP Score of 4 or 5 earns the
following SPCC credit:
AP History of Art Art History ART 114: Art History Survey I ART 114: Art History Survey I
ART 115: Art History Survey II
AP Biology Biology BIO 111: General Biology I BIO 111: General Biology I
BIO 112: General Biology II
AP Calculus Calculus AB MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra
MAT 171A: Precalc. Algebra Lab		 MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra
MAT 171A: Precalc. Algebra Lab
MAT 172:
Precalculus Trigonometry
MAT 172A:
Precalc. Trigonometry Lab
AP Calculus Calculus BC MAT 171: Precalculus Algebra
MAT 171A: Precalcl Algebra Lab
MAT 271: Calculus I		 MAT 271: Calculus I
MAT 272: Calculus II
AP Chemistry Chemistry CHM 151: General Chemistry I CHM 151: General Chemistry I
CHM 152: General Chemistry II
AP Computer Science Computer Science A CIS 110: Intro. to Computers CIS 110: Intro. to Computers
Computer Apps. II Computer Science B CIS 110: Intro. to Computers CIS 110: Intro. to Computers
AP Lang. and Comp. English Language ENG 111: Expository Writing ENG 111: Expository Writing
ENG 113: Lit. -Based Research
AP Lit. and Comp. English Literature ENG 111: Expository Writing ENG 111: Expository Writing
ENG 113: Lit.-Based Research
AP Environ. Science Environ. Science N/A N/A
AP European History European History N/A N/A
AP French French Language N/A N/A
AP French Literature French Literature N/A N/A
AP Human Geography Human Geography N/A N/A
AP German German Language N/A N/A
AP Latin Literature Latin Literature N/A N/A
AP Latin Virgil Latin Virgil N/A N/A
AP Economics: Macro Macro-Economics ECO 252: Principles of Macroeconomics ECO 252: Principles of Macroeconomics
AP Economics: Micro Micro-Economics ECO 251: Principles of Microeconomics ECO 251: Principles of Microeconomics
AP Music Theory Music Theory N/A N/A
AP Physics B Electrical Engineering Technology PHY 110: Conceptual Physics
PHY 110A: Conceptual Physics Lab		 PHY 110: Conceptual Physics
PHY 110A: Concept. Physics Lab
AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism Civil Engineering Technology PHY 151: College Physics I PHY 151: College Physics I
PHY 152: College Physics II
AP Psychology Psychology PSY 150: General Psychology PSY 150: General Psychology
AP Spanish Language Spanish Language SPA 111: Elementary Spanish I SPA 111: Elem. Spanish I
SPA 112: Elem. Spanish II
AP Spanish Literature Spanish Literature N/A N/A
AP Statistics Statistics N/A MAT 151: Statistics I
MAT 151A: Statistics I Lab
AP Studio Art Studio Art N/A N/A
AP US History U.S. History HIS 131: American History I HIS 131: American History I
HIS 132: American History II
AP World History World History HIS 111: World Civilizations I
HIS 112: World Civilizations II		 HIS 111: World Civilizations I
HIS 112: World Civilizations II

N/A - courses in these categories are not offered at SPCC