Advanced Placement
Review the charts below to determine the amount of credit you may receive from your AP exam scores. For students admitted to PSU Fall 2019 or after, follow the latest chart regardless of when you took the exams. For those who were admitted to PSU Summer 2019 and before, follow the chart based on what year you took the exam. Credits and course equivalencies are subject to change.
Students cannot earn duplicate credit through CLEP or IB exams in the subjects for which they earned AP credit. To the extent that a student's high school does not offer AP or IB courses, CLEP credit can supplement or substitute for AP credit.
- AP Table award information if you were admitted to PSU Fall 2019 or after.
- AP Table award information if you were admitted to PSU Summer 2019 or before, and took your AP exams in May 2019.
- AP Table award information if you were admitted to PSU Summer 2019 or before, and took your AP exams in May 2016 through May 2018.
- AP Table award information if you were admitted to PSU Summer 2019 or before, and took your AP exams in May 2015 or earlier.
AP Transcripts: Students may request official AP transcripts by following the instructions from the College Board.
Credit award for Advanced Placement exams for students admitted Fall 2019 or later
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AP Arts |
Exam Score |
Credit Offered |
Courses Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art & Design | 3+ | 4 | ART LD |
| 3-D Art & Design | 3+ | 4 | ART LD |
| Art History | 3 | 4 | ARH 206 |
| Art History | 4 | 8 | ARH 205, 206 |
| Art History | 5 | 12 | ARH 204, 205, 206 |
| Drawing | 3+ | 4 | ART 131 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 4 | MUS 103 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUS 111, 114 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 7 | MUS 111, 112, 114 |
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AP Capstone |
Exam Score |
Credit Offered |
Courses Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 3+ | 2 | GEN LD |
| Seminar | 3+ | 2 | GEN LD |
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AP English |
Exam Score |
Credit Offered |
Courses Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language & Composition | 3+ | 4 | WR 121 |
| English Literature & Composition | 3+ | 4 | ENG 100 |
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AP History & Social Sciences |
Exam Score |
Credit Offered |
Courses Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative Government & Politics | 3 | 4 | PS LD |
| Comparative Government & Politics | 4+ | 4 | PS 204 |
| History (European) | 3 | 4 | HST 103 |
| History (European) | 4+ | 8 | HST 102, 103 |
| History (US) | 3 | 4 | HST 202 |
| History (US) | 4+ | 8 | HST 202, 203 |
| History (World) | 3 | 4 | HST 106 |
| History (World) | 4+ | 8 | HST 105, 106 |
| Human Geography | 3+ | 4 | GEOG 230 |
| Macroeconomics | 3+ | 4 | EC 202 |
| Microeconomics | 3+ | 4 | EC 201 |
| Psychology | 3+ | 4 | PSY LD |
| United States Government & Politics | 3 | 4 | PS LD |
| United States Government & Politics | 4+ | 4 | PS 101 |
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AP Math & Computer Science |
Exam Score |
Credit Offered |
Courses Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MTH 251 |
| 4+ | 8 | MTH 251, 252 | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MTH 251, 252 |
| 4+ | 12 | MTH 251, 252, 253 | |
| Computer Science A | 3+ | 4 | CS LD |
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Computer Science AB (no longer offered by CollegeBoard) |
3 | 4 | CS LD |
| 4+ | 8 | CS LD | |
| Computer Science Principles | 3+ | 4 | CS LD |
| Statistics | 3+ | 4 | STAT 243 |
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AP Sciences |
Exam Score |
Credit Offered |
Courses Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 3 | 8 | BI LD(includes lab science credit) |
| Biology | 4+ | 15 | BI 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 2161 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 5 | CH 104, 107 |
| Chemistry | 4+ | 15 | CH 221, 222, 223, 227, 228, 229 |
| Environmental Science | 3+ | 4 | ESM LD |
| Physics 1: Algebra-based | 3 | 5 | PH LD(includes lab science credit) |
| Physics 1: Algebra-based | 4+ | 5 | PH 201, 214 |
| Physics 2: Algebra-based | 3 | 5 | PH LD(includes lab science credit) |
| Physics 2: Algebra-based | 4+ | 5 | PH 202, 215 |
| Physics 1: Algebra-based AND Physics 2: Algebra-based | 4+(on both exams) | 15 | PH 201, 202, 203, 214, 215, 216 |
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Physics B (Exam no longer offered by CollegeBoard) |
3 | 1 | GEN LD |
| Physics B | 4+ | 15 | PH 201, 202, 203, 214, 215, 216 |
| Physics C- Electricity & Magnetism | 3 | 4 |
PH LD(includes lab science credit) |
| Physics C- Electricity & Magnetism | 4+ | 4 | PH 222, 215 |
| Physics C - Mechanics | 3 | 4 |
PH LD(includes lab science credit) |
| Physics C - Mechanics | 4+ | 4 | PH 221, 214 |
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AP World Languages & Cultures |
Exam Score |
Credit Offered |
Courses Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 15 |
A score of 3 in Chinese confers 15 credits for the first-year sequence (CHN 101, 102, 103). |
| 4 | 15 |
A score of 4 in Chinese confers 15 credits for the second-year sequence (CHN 201, 202, 203). |
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| 5 | 15 |
A score of 5 in Chinese confers 15 upper-division elective credits(CHN UD). |
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| French Language and Culture | 3 | 12 |
A score of 3 confers 12 credits for the first-year sequence (FR 101, 102, 103). |
| 4 | 12 |
A score of 4 confers 12 credits for the second-year sequence (FR 201, 202, 203). |
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| 5 | 12 |
A score of 5 confers 12 upper-division credits as French: FR 301, 302, and 303. |
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French Literature (no longer offered by CollegeBoard) |
3+ | 4 | FR LD |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 12 |
A score of 3 confers 12 credits for the first-year sequence (GER 101, 102, 103). |
| 4 | 12 |
A score of 4 confers 12 credits for the second-year sequence (GER 201, 202, 203). |
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| 5 | 12 |
A score of 5 confers 12 upper-division credits as GER 301, 302, and GER UD. |
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| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 12 |
A score of 3 confers 12 credits for the first-year sequence (IT 101, 102, 103). |
| 4 | 12 |
A score of 4 confers 12 credits for the second-year sequence (IT 201, 202, 203). |
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| 5 | 12 |
A score of 5 confers 12 upper-division elective credits as IT UD. |
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| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 15 |
A score of 3 in Japanese confers 15 credits for the first-year sequence (JPN 101, 102, 103). |
| 4 | 15 |
A score of 4 in Japanese confers 15 credits for the second-year sequence (JPN 201, 202, 203). |
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| 5 | 15 |
A score of 5 in Japanese confers 15 upper-division elective credits(JPN UD). |
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| Latin | 3+ | 12 | LAT 201, 202, 203 |
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Latin Literature (no longer offered by CollegeBoard) |
3+ | 4 | LAT 202 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 12 |
A score of 3 confers 12 credits for the first-year sequence (SPAN 101, 102, 103). |
| 4 | 12 |
A score of 4 confers 12 credits for the second-year sequence (SPAN 201, 202, 203). |
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| 5 | 12 |
A score of 5 confers 12 upper-division credits as SPAN 301, 302, 303. |
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| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN UD |
| 4 | 8 | SPAN UD | |
| 5 | 12 | SPAN UD |
1If the exam was taken prior to Spring 2020, three credits of BI LD lab science will be awarded instead of BI 214, 215, and 216.
Credit awarded for Advanced Placement exams taken May 2019 for students admitted Summer 2019 or earlier
World Languages AP Exams |
Exam Score |
PSU Credit Offered |
Courses Satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|
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French, German, Italian, or Spanish |
3 | 12 |
A score of 3 in French, German, Italian or Spanish confers 12 credits for the first-year sequence (101, 102, 103). |
| 4 | 12 |
A score of 4 in each of these exams confers 12 credits for the second-year sequence (201, 202, 203). |
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| 5 | 12 |
A score of 5 in each of these exams confers 12 upper-division credits per exam as follows: French: FR 301, 302, 303; German: GER 301, 302, UD; Italian IT UD; Spanish: SPAN 301, 302, 303.
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| Latin | 3+ | 12 |
A score of 3 or higher in Latin confers 12 credits for the second-year Latin sequence (201, 202, 203). |
| Chinese or Japanese | 3 | 15 |
A score of 3 in Chinese or Japanese confers 15 credits for the first-year sequence (101, 102, 103). |
| 4 | 15 |
A score of 4 in Chinese or Japanese confers 15 credits for the second-year sequence (201, 202, 203). |
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| 5 | 15 |
A score of 5 in Chinese or Japanese confers 15 upper-division elective credits. |
| AP History & Social Sciences |
Exam Score |
PSU Credit Offered |
Courses Satisfied |
| Human Geography | 3+ | 4 | GEOG 230 |
| Government & Politics: United States | 3 | 4 | PS LD |
| 4+ | 4 | PS 101 | |
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Government & Politics: Comparative |
4+ | 4 | PS 204 |
| History (European) | 3 | 4 |
HST 103 |
| 4+ | 8 |
HST 102, 103 |
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| History (US) | 3 | 4 | HST 203 |
| 4+ | 8 | HST 202, 203 | |
| History (World) | 4+ | 8 |
HST 105, 106 (starting May 2017, no longer offering credit for a score of 3) |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 | EC 202 |
| Microeconomics | 3+ | 4 | EC 201 |
| Psychology | 3+ | 4 | PSY LD |
Science and Mathematics AP Exam |
Exam Score |
PSU Credit Offered |
Courses Satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 4+ | 12 | BI LD |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MTH 251 |
| 4 | 8 |
MTH 251, 252 |
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| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 |
MTH 251, 252 |
| 4+ | 12 |
MTH 251, 252, 253 |
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| Chemistry | 4+ | 15 | CH 221, 222, 223, 227, 228, 229 |
| Computer Science A | 4+ | 4 | CS LD |
| Computer Science Principles | 4+ | 4 | CS LD |
| Environmental Science | 3+ | 4 | ESM LD |
| Physics 1: Algebra-based | 4+ | 5 | PH 201, 214 |
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Physics 2: Algebra-based |
4+ | 5 | PH 202, 215 |
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Physics 1: Algebra-based AND Physics 2: Algebra-based |
4+ (on both exams) | 15 | PH 201, 202, 203, 214, 215, 216 |
| Physics C - Electricity & Magnetism | 4+ | 4 | PH 222, 215 |
| Physics C - Mechanics | 4+ | 4 | PH 221, 214 |
| Statistics | 4+ | 4 | STAT 243 |
Humanities |
Exam Score | PSU Credit Offered | Courses Satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4+ | 8 | ARH 205, 206 |
| Music Theory | 4+ | 8 | MUS 111, 112, 114, 115 |
| Studio Art: 2-D Design | 4+ | 4 | ART 115 |
| Studio Art: 3-D Design | 4+ | 4 | ART 199 |
| Studio Art: Drawing | 4+ | 4 | ART 131 |
English AP Exams |
Exam Score |
PSU Credit Offered |
Courses Satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language & Composition | 3+ | 4 | WR 121 |
| English Literature & Composition | 3+ | 4 | ENG100 |
Credit awarded for Advanced Placement May 2016-May 2018
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World Language AP Exam |
Exam Score |
PSU Credit Offered |
Courses Satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|
| French, German, Italian, or Spanish | 3 | 12 | A score of 3 in French, German, Italian or Spanish confers 12 credits for the first year sequence (101, 102, 103). |
| French, German, Italian, or Spanish | 4 | 12 | A score of 4 in each of these exams confers 12 credits for the second-year sequence (201, 202, 203). |
| French, German, Italian, or Spanish | 5 | 12 | score of 5 in each of these exams confers 12 upper-division credits per exam as follows: French: FR 301, 302, 303; German: GER 301, 302, UD; Italian IT UD; Spanish: SPAN 301, 302, 303. |
| Latin | 3+ | 12 | A score of 3 or higher in Latin confers 12 credits for the second-year Latin sequence (201, 202, 203). |
| Chinese or Japanese | 3 | 15 | A score of 3 in Chinese or Japanese confers 15 credits for the first-year sequence (101, 102, 103). |
| Chinese or Japanese | 4 | 15 | A score of 4 in Chinese or Japanese confers 15 credits for the second-year sequence (201, 202, 203 |
| Chinese or Japanese | 5 | 15 | A score of 5 in Chinese or Japanese confers 15 upper-division elective credits. |
History and Social Sciences AP Exam |
Exam Score |
PSU Credit Offered |
Courses Satisfied |
| Human Geography | 3+ | 4 | GEOG 230 |
| Government & Politics: United States | 4+ | 4 | PS 101 |
|
Government & Politics: Comparative |
4+ | 4 | PS 204 |
| History (European) | 3 | 4 |
HST 103 |
| 4+ | 8 |
HST 102, 103 |
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| History (US) | 3 | 4 | HST 203 |
| 4+ | 8 | HST 202, 203 | |
| History (World) | 4+ | 8 |
HST 105, 106 (starting May 2017, no longer offering credit for a score of 3) |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 | EC 202 |
| Microeconomics | 3+ | 4 | EC 201 |
| Psychology | 3+ | 4 | PSY LD |
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Science and Mathematics AP Exam |
Exam Score |
PSU Credit Offered |
Courses Satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 4+ | 12 | BI LD |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MTH 251 |
| 4 | 8 |
MTH 251, 252 |
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| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 |
MTH 251, 252 |
| 4+ | 12 |
MTH 251, 252, 253 |
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| Chemistry | 4+ | 15 | CH 221, 222, 223, 227, 228, 229 |
| Computer Science A | 4+ | 4 | CS LD |
| Computer Science Principles | 4+ | 4 | CS LD |
| Computer Science AB (no longer offered) | 3 | 4 | CS LD |
| 4+ | 8 | CS LD | |
| Environmental Science | 3+ | 4 | ESM LD |
| Physics 1: Algebra-based | 4+ | 5 | PH 201, 214 |
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Physics 2: Algebra-based |
4+ | 5 | PH 202, 215 |
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Physics 1: Algebra-based AND Physics 2: Algebra-based |
4+ (on both exams) | 15 | PH 201, 202, 203, 214, 215, 216 |
| Physics B (no longer offered) | 4+ | 15 |
PH 201, 202, 203, 214, 215, 216 |
| Physics C - Electricity & Magnetism | 4+ | 4 | PH 222, 215 |
| Physics C - Mechanics | 4+ | 4 | PH 221, 214 |
| Statistics | 4+ | 4 | STAT 243 |
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Humanities AP Exam |
Exam Score |
PSU Credit Offered |
Courses Satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4+ | 8 | ARH 205, 206 |
| Music Theory | 4+ | 8 | MUS 111, 112, 114, 115 |
| Studio Art: 2-D Design | 4+ | 4 | ART 115 |
| Studio Art: 3-D Design | 4+ | 4 | ART 199 |
| Studio Art: Drawing | 4+ | 4 | ART 131 |
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English AP Exams |
Exam Score |
PSU Credit Offered |
Courses Satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language & Composition | 3+ | 4 | WR 121 |
| English Literature & Composition | 3+ | 4 | ENG100 |
Credits available for exams taken in 2015 or earlier
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World Languages and Literature AP Exam |
Exam Score |
PSU Credit Offered |
Courses Satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|
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French, German, Italian, or Spanish |
3 | 12 |
A score of 3 in French, German, Italian or Spanish confers 12 credits for the first year sequence (101,102,103); a score of 4 in French, German, Italian or Spanish confers 12 credits for the second-year sequence (201,202,203); and a score of 5 in French, German, Italian or Spanish confers 12 credits of upper division credit, as either the third year sequence (301,302,303) or as upper division elective credit. |
| 4 | 12 |
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| 5 | 12 |
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Latin: Vergil |
3+ | 12 |
A score of 3 or higher in Latin: Vergil confers 12 credits for the second- year Latin sequence (201,202,203). |
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Chinese or Japanese |
3 | 15 |
A score of 3 in Chinese or Japanese confers 15 credits for the first-years sequence (101,102,103); a score of 4 in Chinese or Japanese confers 15 credits for the second year sequence (201,202,203); and a score of 5 in Chinese or Japanese confers 15 upper division elective credits. |
| 4 | 15 |
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| 5 | 15 |
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| French Literature | 3+ | 4 | FR UD |
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Latin Literature |
3+ | 4 | LAT 202 |
| Spanish Literature - Effective through fall 2014 | 3+ | 4 | SPAN UD |
| Spanish Literature & Culture - Effective starting spring 2015 | 3 | 4 | SPAN UD |
| 4 | 8 | SPAN UD | |
| 5 | 12 | SPAN UD |
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History and Social Sciences AP Exam |
Exam Score |
PSU Credit Offered |
Courses Satisfied |
| Human Geography | 3+ | 4 | GEOG 230 |
| Government & Politics: United States | 4+ | 4 | PS 101 |
|
Government & Politics: Comparative |
4+ | 4 | PS 204 |
| History (European) | 3+ | 8 |
HST 101, 102 |
| History (US) - Effective through fall 2014 | 3+ | 8 |
HST 201, 202 |
| History (US) - Effective spring 2015 - fall 2015 | 3+ | 8 | HST 202, 203 |
| History (World) | 3+ | 8 |
HST LD |
| Macroeconomics | 3+ | 4 | EC 202 |
| Microeconomics | 3+ | 4 | EC 201 |
| Psychology | 3+ | 4 | PSY LD |
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Science and Mathematics AP Exam |
Exam Score |
PSU Credit Offered |
Courses Satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 4+ | 12 | BI LD |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MTH 251 |
| 4+ | 8 |
MTH 251, 252 |
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| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 |
MTH 251, 252 |
| 4+ | 12 |
MTH 251, 252, 253 |
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| Chemistry | 4+ | 15 | CH 221, 222, 223, 227, 228, 229 |
| Computer Science A | 4+ | 4 | CS LD |
| Computer Science AB (no longer offered) | 3 | 4 | CS LD |
| 4+ | 8 | CS LD | |
| Environmental Science | 3+ | 4 | ESM LD |
| Physics B (no longer offered) | 4+ | 15 |
PH 201, 202, 203, 214, 215, 216 |
| Physics C - Electricity & Magnetism | 4+ | 4 | PH 222, 215 |
| Physics C - Mechanics | 4+ | 4 | PH 221, 214 |
| Statistics | 4+ | 4 | STAT 243 |
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Humanities AP Exam |
Exam Score |
PSU Credit Offered |
Courses Satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4+ | 8 | ARH 205, 206 |
| Music Theory | 4+ | 8 | MUS 111, 112, 114, 115 |
| Studio Art: 2-D Design | 4+ | 4 | ART 115 |
| Studio Art: 3-D Design | 4+ | 4 | ART 199 |
| Studio Art: Drawing | 4+ | 4 | ART 131 |
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English AP Exam |
Exam Score |
PSU Credit Offered |
Courses Satisfied |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Language & Composition | 3+ | 4 | WR 121 |
| English Literature & Composition | 3+ | 4 | ENG100 |