The Advanced Placement (AP) Program offers college-level courses and exams that you can take in high school.
Taking AP courses and exams in high school could give you an advantage in college by letting you:
- Earn college credits before you even set foot on campus. In fact, most AP students who enroll in college start school with some credit.
- Earning credit or placement can open up time on your schedule or even let you graduate early.
- “AP” on your high school transcript shows colleges you're motivated to succeed, and taking the exam demonstrates your commitment to tackle and complete college-level work.
- Earning college credit with AP can give you the flexibility to change majors, pursue a second degree, study abroad, or seek internships.
The Advanced Placement tests are administered in May to high school students in their junior or senior year. Official score reports should be forwarded by College Board to:
Johnson County Community College
Records Office
Box 41
12345 College Blvd.
Overland Park, KS 66210
To request a copy of your score report, visit the College Board's AP page.
Once received from the College Board, JCCC will automatically award course credit for qualifying AP scores.
| AP Examination | Minimum Score Accepted | JCCC Course Equivalency and Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| African-American Studies | 3 | HIST 137 African American History (3cr) |
| Art History | 4 | ARTH 180 Art History: Ancient to Medieval (3cr) and ARTH 182 Art History: Renaissance to Modern (3cr) |
| Studio Art - Drawing | N/A | No equivalent course |
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | ART 124 Design 2-D |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | ART 127 Design 3-D |
| Biology | 3 | BIOL 121 Introductory Biology for Non-Majors (4cr) |
| Biology | 5 | BIOL 135 Principles of Cell & Molecular Biology (4cr) |
| Calculus AB | 3 | MATH 241 Calculus I (5cr) or MATH 231 Business & Applied Calculus I (3cr) |
| Calculus AB subscore on Calculus BC exam | 3 | MATH 241 Calculus I (5cr) or MATH 231 Business & Applied Calculus I (3cr) |
| Calculus BC | 3 | [MATH 241 Calculus I (5cr) and MATH 242 Calculus II (5cr)] or MATH 231 Business & Applied Calculus I (3 cr) |
| Chemistry | 3 | CHEM 124 Gen Chem I Lecture (4cr) and CHEM 125 Gen Chem I Lab (1cr) |
| Chemistry | 5 | CHEM 131 Gen Chem II Lecture (4cr) and CHEM 132 Gen Chem II Lab (1cr) |
| Chinese Language and Culture | N/A | No equivalent course |
| Computer Science A | 3 | CS 134 Programming Fundamentals (4cr) |
| Computer Science Principles | N/A | No equivalent course |
| Economics - Macro | 3 | ECON 230 Principles of Macroeconomics (3cr) |
| Economics - Micro | 3 | ECON 231 Principles of Microeconomics (3cr) |
| English Language & Composition | 3 | ENGL 121 Composition I (3cr) |
| English Language & Composition | 4 | ENGL 122 Composition II (3cr) |
| English Literature & Composition | N/A | No equivalent course |
| Environmental Science | 3 | EVRN 130 Environmental Science (3cr) |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | FL 140 Elementary French I (5cr) and FL 141 Elementary French II (5cr) |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | FL 120 Elementary German I (5cr) and FL 121 Elementary German II (5cr) |
| Government and Politics: Comparative | N/A | No equivalent course |
| Government and Politics: United States | 3 | POLS 124 American National Government (3cr) |
| History - European | 3 | HIST 130 European History Since 1789 (3cr) |
| History - United States | 3 | HIST 140 US History to 1877 (3cr) and HIST 141 US History Since 1877 (3cr) |
| History - World | 3 | HIST 152 World History: Modern (3cr) |
| Human Geography | N/A | No equivalent course |
| Italian Language and Culture | N/A | No equivalent course |
| Japanese Language and Culture | N/A | No equivalent course |
| Latin Language and Culture | N/A | No equivalent course |
| Music Theory | 3 | MUS 141 Music Theory: Harmony I (3cr) |
| Physics C - Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | PHYS 221 Engineering Physics II (5cr) |
| Physics C - Mechanics |
4 | PHYS 220 Engineering Physics 1 (5cr) |
| Physics 1: Algebra-Based | 4 | PHYS 130 College Physics I (5cr) |
| Physics 2: Algebra-Based | 4 | PHYS 131 College Physics II (5cr) |
| Precalculus | 3 | MATH 173 Precalculus (5 cr) |
| Psychology | 3 | PSYC 130 Introduction to Psychology (3cr) |
| Research (Capstone) | N/A | No equivalent course |
| Seminar (Capstone) | N/A | No equivalent course |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | FL 130 Elementary Spanish I (5cr) and FL 131 Elementary Spanish II (5cr) |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | FL 130 Elementary Spanish I (5cr) and FL 131 Elementary Spanish II (5cr) |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | FL 230 Intermediate Spanish I (3cr) |
| Statistics | 3 | MATH 181 Statistics (3cr) |