How is taking an AP
Spanish beneficial?
AP Language
 Most college degrees require 120-130 credit
hours (40-43 classes).
 AP Language (4-6 classes by a score of 3+)
 Number of credit hours awarded 9-16 credit
hours
Explanation of Credit Hours in
college:
In college, usually, 1 class equals 3 credit
hours.
Science classes are generally 4 credit hours
because of a lab component.
AP EXAM CREDIT EXPLANATION
Many students are confused about how much credit is earned by various AP courses.
The chart below [using statistics from Georgia Tech] shows the amount of credit earned
by scoring a 3 or higher on some of the most popular AP courses offered at Central.
AP COURSE
AP Spanish Language
AP Calculus AB
AP English Lang or Lit
AP US History
AP Euro/World
History/Human
Geography
AP Economics
AP Environmental
AP Biology,
Chemistry, Physics
AP Psychology
NUMBER OF CLASS CREDITED
BY A SCORE OF 3+
NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS
AWARDED
4-6 classes
1 class
1 class
1 class
1 class*
(depends on the
school)
1 class
1 class w Lab
9-16 credit hours!
3 credit hours
3 credit hours
3 credit hours
3 credit hours*
2 classes w/ Labs
1 class*
8 credit hours
0-3 credit hours*
(depends on the school)
3 credit hours
4 credit hours
Most college degrees require 120-130
credit hours (40-43 classes).
The degree credit hours divide like this:
Major
=
30 credit hours (10
classes)
Minor
=
20 credit hours (6
classes)
Elective s
=
20-30 credit hours (68 classes)
Core Classes =
40 credit hours (13-14
classes)
AP Score Equivalencies at Auburn
AP TEST
Score on AP Test
5
Foreign Language
4
3
1-2
8 lower division 8 lower division 4 lower division No Credit
hrs equiv. to
hrs equiv. to
hrs equiv. to
1010 & 1020
1010 & 1020
1010
AP Score Equivalencies at UGA
Georgia
AP Score Equivalencies Georgia Tech
French
AP Score: 4 or 5 =
6 hours
German
AP Score: 4 or 5 =
6 hours
Latin
Spanish
AP Score: 4 or 5 =
AP Score: 4 or 5 =
6 hours
6 hours
How does your child pass an AP
Spanish exam?
• Every week they are expected to learn 40 new
vocabulary words.
• They read for comprehension and answer questions.
• They learn to tune their ears by listening to 1 minute
videos on current events.
 Who? What? When? When? What happened? Why?
• Along with reading and listening they are required to
keep an entire conversation in Spanish (40 vocab,
reading , and listening is imperative).
$$$$$
Check the Internet for the credit awarded
by your school!
Compare and decide what class is worth
taking and where to put your AP Exam
money!
Who? What? When? When? What happened?
Why?