Catawba College AP credit

What each AP score earns at Catawba College: 27 exams, credit shown in credits. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

Credit awarded for AP exams is recorded with a grade of S and is not used in calculating GPA.
Students must submit an official AP score report to the Registrar's Office to receive credit.
If a student has taken both AP Calculus courses, the second one is awarded as MATH 1802.
No more than 6 hours of credit will be awarded for English.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses
AP 3-D Art and Design	3+	3	ART 1553 Graphic Design
AP Art History	3+	3	ART 1111 Introduction to Visual Arts
AP Biology	5	8	BIOL 1501 Molecules & Cells, BIOL 1502 Struc. & Func. of Organisms
	3–4	4	BIOL 1501 Molecules & Cells
AP Calculus AB	3+	4	MATH 1801 Calculus
AP Calculus BC	3+	4	MATH 1801 CalculusIf both AP Calculus courses were taken, the second is awarded as MATH 1802.
AP Chemistry	5	8	CHEM 1501 General Chemistry I, CHEM 1502 General Chemistry II
	3–4	4	CHEM 1501 General Chemistry I
AP Comparative Government and Politics	3+	3	POLS 0001 Politics Elective
AP Computer Science A	3+	3	CIS 1400 Introduction to Programming
AP Computer Science Principles	3+	3	CIS 0001 Computer Information Systems Elective
AP English Language and Composition	3+	3	ENGL 1103 Critical Reading & Writing
AP English Literature and Composition	3+	3	ENGL 1114 Reading Literature
AP Environmental Science	3+	3	ENV 1110 Topics in Environmental Science
AP European History	4+	3	HIST 1002 Global History & Cultural Traditions II
AP French Language and Culture	4+	6	FREN 1001 Elementary French I, FREN 1002 Elementary French II
	3	3	FREN 1001 Elementary French I
AP Human Geography	3+	3	SOC 1202 Global Societies
AP Macroeconomics	3+	3	ECON 1901 Principles of Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics	3+	3	ECON 1902 Principles of Microeconomics
AP Music Theory	3+	3	MUS 0001 Music Elective
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	3+	4	PHYS 2521 General Physics I
AP Physics C: Mechanics	3+	4	PHYS 2522 General Physics II
AP Precalculus	3+	3	MATH 1516 Pre-Calculus
AP Psychology	3+	3	PSYC 1110 General Psychology
AP Spanish Language and Culture	4+	6	SPAN 1001 Elementary Spanish I, SPAN 1002 Elementary Spanish II
	3	3	SPAN 1001 Elementary Spanish I
AP Statistics	3+	3	MATH 1132 Introduction to Statistics
AP United States Government and Politics	3+	3	POLS 1101 Introduction to American Politics
AP United States History	5	6	HIST 1101 Amer Hist & Cult Trad to 1877, HIST 1102 Amer Hist 1877 to Present
	4	3	HIST 1101 Amer Hist & Cult Trad to 1877, HIST 1102 Amer Hist 1877 to PresentEither HIST 1101 or HIST 1102 is awarded as printed.
AP World History: Modern	4+	3	HIST 1002 Global History & Cultural Traditions II