Advanced Placement (AP) Program
AP Credit by Exam Details
Learn how SHSU awards credit for AP exams, including accepted subjects, score requirements, credit limits, and policies.
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Advanced Placement Exam |
SHSU Course # |
Credit |
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African American Studies |
HSTY 3393 |
3 |
|
Art--General, Studio, Drawing, Design, etc. (review of portfolio required) |
Departmental Approval |
3 |
|
Art, History |
ARTS 1303 (1301 if already have received credit for 1303) |
3 |
|
Biology |
BIOL 1406 and 1407 |
8 |
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Chemistry |
CHEM 1411 and 1412 |
8 |
|
Chinese Language |
FOLG 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 |
4-14 |
|
Comparative Government & Politics |
POLS 2000 |
3 |
|
Computer Science A |
COSC 1436 |
4 |
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Computer Science Principles |
COSC 1436 |
4 |
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English, Language and Composition |
ENGL 1301 |
3 |
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English, Literature and Composition |
ENGL 1302 |
3 |
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Environmental Science |
BIOL 1401 |
4 |
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Government and Politics, United States |
POLS 2305 |
3 |
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History, United States |
HSTY 1301, 1302 |
6 |
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History, World |
HSTY 2312 |
3 |
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Human Geography |
GEOG 1300 |
3 |
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Italian Language |
FOLG 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 |
4-14 |
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Japanese Language |
FOLG 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 |
4-14 |
|
Latin Language |
FOLG 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 |
4-14 |
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Mathematics, Calculus AB |
MATH 1420 |
4 |
|
Mathematics, Calculus BC |
MATH 1420 and 1430 |
8 |
|
Macroeconomics |
ECON 2301 |
3 |
|
Microeconomics |
ECON 2302 |
3 |
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Physics 1 |
PHYS 1301 |
3 |
|
Physics 2 |
PHYS 1302 |
3 |
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Physics C, Mechanics |
PHYS 1411 |
4 |
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Physics C, Electricity and Magnetism |
PHYS 1422 |
4 |
|
Precalculus |
MATH 1410 |
4 |
|
Psychology |
PSYC 1301 |
3 |
|
Statistics |
MATH 1342 |
3 |
- AP exams are administered at designated high schools and are not available to complete at SHSU.
- Students wishing to complete AP exams need to connect with their high school or visit the AP web site for more information.
- A minimum score of 3 or above is required for credit, unless otherwise specified below:
- Foreign Language Exams (e.g., Spanish, Italian)
- Score of 3: 1411
- Score of 4: 1411, 1412
- Score of 5: 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312
- Foreign Language Exams (e.g., Spanish, Italian)
- Art Majors
- A minimum score of 4 is required.
- Students can send their AP scores to colleges and universities through their My AP student portal to have eligible credit applied to their transcript.
- SHSU Specific Credit Information:
- If an SHSU student earns an A in a course, that grade will automatically take precedence over any credit earned by exam.
- If an SHSU student earns a B or C, those grades will also take precedence over credit-by-exam, unless the student chooses to request that the credit-by-exam be used instead. To initiate this, students must follow the directions provided in policy UG 950531.
- If an SHSU student earns a D or F, credit-by-exam will automatically replace that grade for credit purposes.
- While credit-by-exam can remove a D or F (or a B or C when requested and approved) from the GPA calculation, the original letter grade will still appear on the student’s transcript.
- For scores meeting the appropriate criteria, SHSU will award specific course prefixes, course numbers, and credit hours. Letter grades will not be awarded.