The College of Mount St. Joseph

Advanced Placement Credit

Traditional Application Request Undergraduate Information

Upon successfully completing Advanced Placement courses and exams, you may apply for credit at the College of Mount St. Joseph. AP credit is posted to your Mount transcript as transfer credit.

You may submit AP scores to the Registrar’s Office in three ways:

  • Designate the Mount as a recipient of scores when registering for AP tests (ID #385129).
  • Contact the AP office to send an official transcript of scores directly to the Mount. This can be done online, or by calling 1-888-CALL4AP.
  • Have your high school send a copy of the AP test score transcript  directly to the Mount; this document must include the high school’s official seal and a school official's signature.

Qualifying Scores Effective 2012

AP Test

Min. Score

Credits
 Earned

Mount Credit & Equivalency

Core Code

Art History

3

3

3 hours, ART 121 or ART 231

A

Biology

4

5

4

8

4 hours, BIO 111 with lab

4 hours, BIO 111 with lab
4 hours, BIO 112 with lab

N

N
N

Calculus AB or AB Subscore

4

3

3 hours, MTH 191, no lab

MA

Calculus BC

4

6

3 hours, MTH 191, no lab
3 hours, MTH 192, no lab

MA
MA

Chemistry

4

5

4

8

4 hours, CHE 111 with lab

4 hours, CHE 111 with lab
4 hours, CHE 112 with lab

N

N
N

Chinese Language & Culture

4

8

4 hours, HUM 000
4 hours, HUM 000

LAS
LAS

Computer Science A or AB

3

3

3 hours, CSC 130

G

Economics: Macroeconomics

4

3

3 hours, ECO 211

S

Economics: Microeconomics

4

3

3 hours, ECO 212

G

English Language & Composition

4

3

3 hours, ENG 101

C

English Literature & Composition

4

5

3

3

3 hours, ENG 101

3 hours, ENG 101
or 3 hours, ENG 000 Literature

C

C
L

Environmental Science — not accepted

 

 

 

 

European History

3

4

3

6

3 hours, HIS 000

3 hours, HIS 000
3 hours, HIS 000

H

H
H

French Language

3


4

8


16

4 hours, FRE 101 with lab
4 hours, FRE 102 with lab

4 hours, FRE 101 with lab
4 hours, FRE 102 with lab
4 hours, FRE 201 with lab
4 hours, FRE 202 with lab

LAS
LAS

LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS

French Literature

3

3

3 hours, FRE 000

LAS

German Language

3


4

8


16

4 hours, GER 101 with lab
4 hours, GER 102 with lab

4 hours, GER 101 with lab
4 hours, GER 102 with lab
4 hours, GER 201 with lab
4 hours, GER 202 with lab

LAS
LAS

LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS

Government & Politics, Comparative

 

3

4

3

6

3 hours, PSC 000

3 hours, PSC 000
3 hours, PSC 000

S

S
S

Government & Politics, United States

 

3

4

3

6

3 hours, PSC 201

3 hours, PSC 201
3 hours, PSC 000

S

S
S

Human Geography

3

3

3 hours, GEG 202

S

Italian Language & Culture

3

8

4 hours, HUM 000
4 hours, HUM 000

LAS
LAS

Japanese Language & Culture

3

8

4 hours, HUM 000
4 hours, HUM 000

LAS
LAS

Latin, Literature

 

3

4

8

16

4 hours, HUM 000
4 hours, HUM 000
4 hours, HUM 000
4 hours, HUM 000
4 hours, HUM 000
4 hours, HUM 000

LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS

Latin, Vergil

3

3

3 hours, HUM 000

LAS

Music Theory

3

3

3 hours, MUS 101 with lab

M

Physics B

4

8

4 hours, PHY 201 with lab
4 hours, PHY 202 with lab

N
N

Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism

4

4

4 hours, PHY 202 with lab

N

Physics C: Mechanics

4

4

4 hours, PHY 201 with lab

N

Psychology

3

3

3 hours, PSY 103

S

Russian Language & Culture

3

8

4 hours, HUM 000
4 hours, HUM 000

LAS
LAS

Spanish Language

 

3


4

8


16

4 hours, SPA 101 with lab
4 hours, SPA 102 with lab

4 hours, SPA 101 with lab
4 hours, SPA 102 with lab
4 hours, SPA 201 with lab
4 hours, SPA 202 with lab

LAS
LAS

LAS
LAS
LAS
LAS

Spanish Literature

3

3

3 hours, SPA 000

LAS

Statistics

3

3

3 hours, MTH 174

MA

Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio

3

4

 





5

3

6

 





6

3 hours, ART 000

3 hours, ART 101 — Upon portfolio review & approval of art faculty.  If not approved, credit comes in as ART 000.
3 hours, ART 000

3 hours, ART 101
3 hours, ART 000

A

A


A

 


A
A

Studio Art:  2-D Design Portfolio

 

3

4

3

6

3 hours, ART 000

3 hours, ART 103
3 hours, ART 000

A

A
A

Studio Art: 3-D Design Portfolio

 

3

4

3

6

3 hours, ART 000

3 hours, ART 106
3 hours, ART 000

A

A
A

United States History             

 

3

4

3

6

3 hours, HIS 109

3 hours, HIS 109
3 hours, HIS 110

H

H
H

World History

 

3

4

3

6

3 hours, HIS 106

3 hours, HIS 106
3 hours, HIS 000

H

H
H

International Baccalaureate Credit

Mount college credit is awarded for scores of 4 or higher on higher level exams only. A score of 4 equals 3 semester hours of credit in the specific discipline. An official transcript of IB scores must be sent directly to the Registrar’s Office for evaluation.

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