Turn your high school advanced placement courses into college credits at Montco!
Did you take Advanced Placement (AP) courses in high school? You may have already earned college credits at Montgomery County Community College. Have the College Board send your scores directly to us today. Get the credits you earned and complete your degree or certificate sooner!
The following are course equivalencies awarded for successful completion of the AP examinations (scores of 3 or higher).
View information on how to submit your scores.
| AP Examination | Minimum Score | Course Equivalency | Course Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | 3 or higher | HIS 214 | African-American History and Culture |
| Art History | 3 or higher | ART 101 | Art History (Cave Painting to Renaissance) |
| Biology | 3 or higher | BIO 121 and BIO 122 | General Biology I General Biology II |
| Biology | 5 | and BIO 151 | Principles of Biology I |
| Calculus (AB) | 3 or higher | MAT 190 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I |
| Calculus (BC) | 3 or higher | MAT 190 and MAT 201 |
Calculus and Analytic Geometry I |
| Chemistry | 3 | CHE 121 | General Chemistry– Inorganic |
| Chemistry | 4 and 5 | CHE 151 and CHE 152 | Principles of Chemistry I Principles of Chemistry II |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 or higher | CHI 101 and CHI 102 | Elementary Mandarin Chinese I Elementary Mandarin Chinese II |
| Computer Science A | 3 | CIS 999 – 3 credits | Generic Computer Science |
| Computer Science A | 4 or higher | CIS 111 | Computer Science I: Programming and Concepts |
| Computer Science A | 5 | and CIS 111B | Computer Science II: Object-Oriented Programming |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 or higher | CIS 999 – 3 credits | Generic Computer Science |
| English Language and Composition | 3 or higher | ENG 101 | English Composition I |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 or higher | ENG 201 | English Literature I |
| Environmental Science | 3 or higher | BIO 115 | Environmental Biology |
| European History | 3 or higher | HIS 102 | History of Western Civilization II: Modern European History |
| French Language and Culture | 3 or higher | FRE 101 and FRE 102 | Elementary French I Elementary French II |
| German Language and Culture | 3 or higher | GER 101 and GER 102 | Elementary German I Elementary German II |
| Government and Politics: Comparative | 3 or higher | POL 999 – 3 credits | Generic Political Science |
| Government and Politics: United States | 3 or higher | POL 124 | American National Government |
| Human Geography | 3 or higher | GEO 130 | Cultural Geography |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 or higher | ITA 101 and ITA 102 | Elementary Italian I Elementary Italian II |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 or higher | JPN 101 and JPN 102 | Elementary Japanese I Elementary Japanese II |
| Latin | 3 or higher | FLG 999 – 6 credits | Generic Foreign Language |
| Macroeconomics | 3 or higher | ECO 121 | Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 3 or higher | ECO 122 | Microeconomics |
| Music Theory | 3 or higher | MUS 120 | Music Fundamentals |
| Physics 1: Algebra-based | 3 or higher | PHY 121 | General Physics I |
| Physics 2: Algebra-based | 3 or higher | PHY 122 | General Physics II |
| Physics B | 3 or higher | PHY 121 and PHY 122 | General Physics I General Physics II |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 or higher | PHY 121 | General Physics I |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 or higher | PHY 121 and PHY 122 | General Physics I General Physics II |
| Precalculus | 3 | MAT 161 | Precalculus I |
| Precalculus | 4 or higher | MAT 161 and MAT 162 | Precalculus I Precalculus II |
| Psychology | 3 or higher | PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology |
| Research | 3 or higher | ENG 999 – 3 credits | Generic English |
| Seminar | 3 or higher | ENG 999 – 3 credits | Generic English |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 or higher | SPA 101 and SPA 102 | Elementary Spanish I Elementary Spanish II |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 or higher | SPA 251 and SPA 252 | Advanced Spanish I Advanced Spanish II |
| Statistics | 3 or higher | MAT 131 | Introduction to Statistics I |
| Studio Art: Drawing | 3 or higher | ART 111 | Drawing I |
| Studio Art: 2-D Design | 3 or higher | ART 130 | Two-Dimensional Design Principles |
| Studio Art: 3-D Design | 3 or higher | ART 140 | Three-Dimensional Design Principles |
| United States History | 3 or higher | HIS 203 and HIS 205 | History of the United States: to 1877 History of the United States: from 1877 |
| World History | 3 or higher | HIS 121 and HIS 122 | World Civilizations I: to 1500 World Civilizations II: From 1500 |