College Credit for Advanced Placement Exams
Current Advanced Placement Policy
Washington community and technical colleges will award unrestricted elective credit for an
Advanced Placement (AP) score of 3 or higher. Credit will be awarded on the basis of official AP
results, not transcript notation. Credits granted for general education or major requirements
will be specified by the receiving institution’s AP credit policies; otherwise, elective credit will be
granted. (CTC policy approved May 2008.)
Proposed addition to the policy:
Accepted AP test scores and course equivalencies for commonly numbered courses are to be
awarded consistently at all Washington State Community Colleges. Colleges may award credit
for more than one course (and course credits) for scores higher than the minimum accepted
score from the chart below, based on the receiving college’s institutional policy. If an equivalent
course is not offered by a college from which a student is seeking AP credit, then elective credit
will be awarded for the minimum score or higher, as noted in the chart below. A student retains
the right to petition to have elective credit rather than CCN course credit awarded if the student
submits the minimum score noted in the chart below or a higher score for each respective AP
Exam.
NOTE: When appropriate, “elective” credit should be awarded for institutional transferrable
courses when possible.
ATTENTION STUDENTS: Please note that AP scores are subject to re-evaluation at
institutions outside the CTC system, including baccalaureate institutions both inside and outside
of Washington. Students are encouraged to explore how AP credit may be applied at such
institutions if there is an intention to transfer.
Proposed minimum score associated with the common course number and/or electric
credit award:
AP Exam Title
English Language and
Composition
English Literature and
Composition
All World Languages
All World Language
Literature
Art: 2D Design
Art: 3D Design
Art History
Art Studio: Drawing
Music Theory
Music Listening/Literature
[Type here]
CCN Course/Elective
Credit Option
Minimum Score
Accepted
ENGL&101 or Electivecollege choice
ENGL&101 or Electivecollege choice
Course&121
Elective - college choice
4
Elective-college choice
Elective-college choice
ART&100
Elective-college choice
MUSC&131 and/or 141
MUSC&105
3
3
3
3
3
3
For Additional
Credit
4
3
3
4,5
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Math&151
MATH&151 and MATH&
152
MATH&146
Elective - college choice
Elective - college choice
ECON&201
ECON&202
HIST&146 and/or 147
and/or 148
HIST&116 and/or 117
and/or 118
HIST&126 and/or 127
and/or 128
POLS&202
POLS&101 and/or 201
GEOG&200
PSYCH&100
BIOL&100 and/or 160
ENVS&100 and/or
ENVS& 101
CHEM&121 and/or 161
Elective - college choice
3
3
Physics 2 – Algebra-based
(previously listed as
Physics B)
Elective - college choice
4
Physics C (Electricity and
Magnetism)
Physics C (Mechanics)
PHYS&223
4
PHYS&221 and/or 223
4
Statistics
Computer Science A
Computer Science AB
Econ: Micro
Econ: Macro
US History
European History
World History
US Government and Politics
Comparative Government
Human Geography
Psychology
Biology
Environmental Science
Chemistry
Physics 1 – Algebra-based
(previously listed as
Physics B)
ATC Approved 1/23/2015
[Type here]
3
3
3
3
3
3
4,5
3
4,5
3
4,5
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
5
4,5
4,5
4,5
5