Advanced Placement Credit (AP)
A student may earn credit for university-level Advanced Placement (AP) courses, provided that the score set by Mississippi College is made on the standardized examination. An official copy of the AP College Grade Report is required to award credit. Find out how your AP credits fit in at MC by using our Transfer Credit Calculator.
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Advanced Placement Exam |
Minimum Score Required |
Closest Mississippi College |
Credit |
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United States History |
4 |
HIS 211-212 History of the United States |
6 hrs. |
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Government & Politics: United States |
4 |
PLS 201 American National Government |
3 hrs. |
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Government & Politics: Comparative |
4 |
PLS 320 Comparative Governments |
3 hrs. |
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Art History |
3 |
ART 407-408 History of Art I & II |
6 hrs. |
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Studio Art: 2-D Design (see NOTE 3) |
3 |
ART 203 Drawing I, or ART 101 Design I, or ART 211 Painting I (Art Portfolio review required) |
3 hrs. |
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Biology |
3 |
BIO 111-112 Biology I & II |
8 hrs. |
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Chemistry |
3 |
CHE 141-142 General Chemistry I & II |
8 hrs. |
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Macroeconomics |
3 |
ECO 231 Economic Principles I |
3 hrs. |
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Microeconomics |
3 |
ECO 232 Economic Principles II |
3 hrs. |
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English Language and Composition (see NOTE 2) |
4 |
ENG 101 English Composition |
3 hrs. |
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English Literature and Composition (see NOTE 2) |
4 |
ENG 212 Survey of British Literature |
3 hrs. |
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European History |
4 |
HIS 102 History of Western Civilization |
3 hrs. |
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World History |
4 |
HIS 103 World Civilization I |
3 hrs. |
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French Language and Culture |
3 |
FRE 101-102 Elementary French I & II |
6 hrs. |
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German Language and Culture |
3 |
GER 101-102 Elementary German I & II |
6 hrs. |
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Latin: Vergil |
3 |
LAT 201-202 Intermediate Latin |
6 hrs. |
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Calculus AB |
4 |
MAT 121 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I |
3 hrs. |
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Calculus BC |
4 |
MAT 121-122 Calculus w/Analytic Geometry I&II |
6 hrs. |
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Statistics |
3 |
MAT 207 Elementary Statistics |
3 hrs. |
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Music Non-Aural Subscore |
4 |
MUS 101 Theory I |
2 hrs. |
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Music Aural Subscore |
4 |
MUS 105 Aural Skills I |
2 hrs. |
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Physics 1 & 2 (both are required) |
4 (on each) |
PHY 151-152 General Physics I & II |
8 hrs. |
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Psychology |
3 |
PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology |
3 hrs. |
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Spanish Language |
3 |
SPA 101-102 Elementary Spanish I & II |
6 hrs. |
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Spanish Literature |
3 |
SPA 401-402 Survey of and Selected Topics in Spanish Literature |
6 hrs. |
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NOTE (1): In some cases the AP course is not the full equivalent of the corresponding MC course; in such cases the department concerned will be consulted to determine if AP credit may be applied to major, electives, etc. NOTE (2) Students who receive a 4 or 5 on the English Language and Composition exam receive credit for ENG 101 - English Composition; students who achieve a 4 or 5 on the English Literature and Composition exam receive credit for ENG 212 - Survey of British Literature. ALL students must take ENG 102 - English Composition at Mississippi College or by transfer credit. NOTE (3): The Department of Art will review AP Studio Art 2D Design scores and determine which course credit should apply based on the student portfolio. |
