Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State University AP credit
What each AP score earns at Grand Valley State University: 45 exams, credit shown in credits. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.
| AP exam | Score | Credit | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|
| AP 2-D Art and Design | 3+ | 3 | ART 150General education: Arts |
| AP 3-D Art and Design | 3+ | 3 | ART 151General education: Arts |
| AP Africana Studies | 3+ | 3 | AAA 201General education: Foundations - Social and Behavioral Sciences and Cultures - U.S. Diversity |
| AP Art History | 3+ | 3 | ART 101General education: Arts |
| AP Biology | 4+ | 8 | BIO 120, BIO 121General education: Life Sciences with a lab |
| 3 | 4 | BIO 120General education: Life Sciences with a lab | |
| AP Business with Personal Finance | 3+ | 3 | FIN 221 |
| AP Calculus AB | 3+ | 4 | MTH 201General education: Mathematical Sciences |
| AP Calculus BC | 3+ | 8 | MTH 201, MTH 202General education: Mathematical Sciences |
| 1–2 | 4 | MTH 201Score less than 3 with AB subscore of 3 or higher. General education: Mathematical Sciences | |
| AP Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHM 125, CHM 126, CHM 127General education: Physical Sciences with a lab |
| 5 | 9 | CHM 125, CHM 126, CHM 127, CHM 128CHM 128 requires lab notebook reviewed and approved by the Chair of the Chemistry Department. General education: Physical Sciences with a lab | |
| 4 | 4 | CHM 125, CHM 126General education: Physical Sciences with a lab | |
| 3 | 4 | CHM 109General education: Physical Sciences with a lab | |
| AP Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | CHI 101, CHI 102, CHI 201, CHI 202General education: Global Perspective |
| 4 | 12 | CHI 101, CHI 102, CHI 201 | |
| 3 | 8 | CHI 101, CHI 102 | |
| AP Comparative Government and Politics | 3+ | 3 | PLS 103General education: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Global Perspectives |
| AP Computer Science A | 3+ | 4 | CIS 162 |
| AP Computer Science Principles | 3+ | 3 | CIS 101General education: Mathematical Sciences |
| AP Cybersecurity | 3+ | 3 | CIS 258 |
| AP Drawing | 3+ | 3 | ART 155General education: Arts |
| AP English Language and Composition | 3+ | 4 | WRT 150General education: Writing |
| AP English Literature and Composition | 3+ | 4 | WRT 150General education: Writing |
| AP English Literature and Composition and AP English Language and Composition | 5 | 7 | WRT 150, ENG 105Both exams scored 3 or higher, highest score 5. General education: Writing and Philosophy & Literature |
| 3–4 | 7 | WRT 150, ENG 100Both exams scored 3 or higher, highest score 3 or 4. General education: Writing | |
| AP Environmental Science | 3+ | 3 | BIO 105General education: Life Sciences |
| AP European History | 3+ | 3 | HST 102General education: Historical Analysis, Global Perspectives |
| AP French Language and Culture | 5 | 15 | FRE 101, FRE 102, FRE 201, FRE 202General education: Global Perspectives |
| 4 | 12 | FRE 101, FRE 102, FRE 201 | |
| 3 | 8 | FRE 101, FRE 102 | |
| AP German Language and Culture | 5 | 15 | GER 101, GER 102, GER 201, GER 202General education: Global Perspectives |
| 4 | 12 | GER 101, GER 102, GER 201 | |
| 3 | 8 | GER 101, GER 102 | |
| AP Human Geography | 3+ | 3 | GPY 220General education: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| AP Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 15 | ITA 101, ITA 102, ITA 201, ITA 202General education: Global Perspective |
| 4 | 12 | ITA 101, ITA 102, ITA 201 | |
| 3 | 8 | ITA 101, ITA 102 | |
| AP Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | JPN 101, JPN 102, JPN 201, JPN 202General education: Global Perspective |
| 4 | 12 | JPN 101, JPN 102, JPN 201 | |
| 3 | 8 | JPN 101, JPN 102 | |
| AP Latin | 4+ | 4 | LAT 201 |
| 3 | 3 | Latin general credit | |
| AP Macroeconomics | 3+ | 3 | ECO 202General education: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| AP Microeconomics | 3+ | 3 | ECO 201General education: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| AP Music Theory | 3+ | 3 | MUS 130General education: Arts |
| AP Physics 1 | 4+ | 5 | PHY 220General education: Physical Sciences with a lab |
| 3 | 4 | PHY general creditGeneral education: Physical Sciences with a lab | |
| AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 | 3 | 5 | PHY general credit3 on both exams. General education: Physical Sciences with a lab |
| 3+ | 10 | PHY 220, PHY 221Physics 1 score of 3, 4, or 5; Physics 2 score of 4 or 5 required. General education: Physical Sciences with a lab | |
| AP Physics 2 | 4+ | 5 | PHY 221General education: Physical Sciences with a lab |
| 3 | 4 | PHY general creditGeneral education: Physical Sciences with a lab | |
| AP Physics 2, AP Physics C: Mechanics, and AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4+ | 10 | PHY 230, PHY 2314 or 5 on all exams. General education: Physical Sciences with a lab |
| AP Physics C: Mechanics | 4+ | 5 | PHY 230General education: Physical Sciences with a lab |
| 3 | 4 | PHY general creditGeneral education: Physical Sciences with a lab | |
| AP Physics C: Mechanics and AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4+ | 8 | PHY 230, PHY general credit4 or 5 on both exams. General education: Physical Sciences with a lab |
| 3 | 5 | PHY general credit3 on either exam. General education: Physical Sciences with a lab | |
| AP Precalculus | 3+ | 5 | MTH 124General education: Foundations - Mathematical Sciences |
| AP Psychology | 3+ | 3 | PSY 101General education: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| AP Research | 3+ | 3 | IDS 180 |
| AP Seminar | 3+ | 3 | IDS 180 |
| AP Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 15 | SPA 101, SPA 102, SPA 201, SPA 202General education: Global Perspectives |
| 4 | 12 | SPA 101, SPA 102, SPA 201 | |
| 3 | 8 | SPA 101, SPA 102 | |
| AP Spanish Literature | 4+ | 21 | SPA 101, SPA 102, SPA 201, SPA 202, SPA 300, SPA 301General education: Global Perspectives |
| 3 | 15 | SPA 101, SPA 102, SPA 201, SPA 202 | |
| AP Statistics | 3+ | 3 | STA 215General education: Mathematical Sciences |
| AP United States Government and Politics | 3+ | 3 | PLS 102General education: Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| AP United States History | 4+ | 6 | HST 205, HST 206General education: Historical Analysis, U.S. Diversity |
| 3 | 3 | HST 103General education: Historical Analysis, U.S. Diversity | |
| AP World History: Modern | 4+ | 6 | HST 203, HST 204General education: Historical Analysis, Global Perspectives |
| 3 | 3 | HST 101General education: Historical Analysis, Global Perspectives |
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