Messiah University AP credit

What each AP score earns at Messiah University: 33 exams, credit shown in credits. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

A maximum of 32 credits may be earned by all forms of testing, which includes AP, CLEP and IB.
Courses marked with an asterisk count toward General Education.
AP Calculus BC score of 3 with AP Calculus AB score of 4 or 5 is combined with the AB score for credit.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses	Applies to
AP 2-D Art and Design	3+	3	ART 100*	All students
AP African American Studies	3+	3	IDPL 300	All students
AP Art History	3+	3	ELET 100	All students
AP Biology	3+	3	BIOL 106*	All students
AP Calculus AB	4+	4	MATH 111*	All students
	3	3	MATH 107* or MATH 108*	All students
AP Calculus BC	4+	8	MATH 111, 112*	All students
	3	3	MATH 108*	Students with AP Calculus AB score of 3
	3	4	MATH 111*Combined with AB score of 4 or 5.	Students with AP Calculus AB score of 4 or 5
AP Chemistry	5	8	CHEM 105*, 106	All students
	4	4	CHEM 105*	All students
	3	3	CHEM 102 or CHEM 103*	All students
AP Comparative Government and Politics	3+	3	POLI 213*	All students
AP Computer Science A	3+	3	CIS 181*	All students
AP Computer Science Principles	4+	3	ELET 100	All students
AP English Language and Composition	3+	3	ENGL 110*	All students
AP English Literature and Composition	3+	3	ENGL 152*	All students
AP Environmental Science	3+	3	BIOL 106*	All students
AP European History	3+	3	HIST 102*	All students
AP Human Geography	3+	3	GEOG 103*	All students
AP Latin: Vergil or Catullus-Horace	5	9	LATN 101, 102, 201*	All students
	4	6	LATN 101, 102*	All students
	3	3	LATN 101*	All students
AP Macroeconomics	3+	3	ECON 120*	All students
AP Microeconomics	3+	3	ECON 220	All students
AP Modern Languages (Chinese, French, German, Spanish)	4+	6	CHIN, FREN, GERM, SPAN 101, 102Source also lists 9 credits with CHIN,FREN,GERM,SPAN 201 at a higher level; band mapping not fully clear.	All students
	3	3	CHIN, FREN, GERM, SPAN 101*	All students
AP Music Theory	5	8	MUTH 101, 102, 107, 108	All students
	3–4	4	MUTH 101, 107	All students
AP Physics 1	4+	4	PHYS 201*Source lists a score of 3 without a matching credit value; not included.	All students
AP Physics 2	4+	4	PHYS 202*Source lists a score of 3 without a matching credit value; not included.	All students
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	3+	4	PHYS 212	All students
AP Physics C: Mechanics	3+	4	PHYS 211*	All students
AP Psychology	3+	3	PSYC 101*	All students
AP Research	3+	3	ELET 100	All students
AP Seminar	3+	3	ELET 100	All students
AP Spanish Literature and Culture	4+	3	SPAN 300	All students
AP Statistics	3+	3	STAT 269* or STAT 281	All students
AP Studio Art: Drawing	3+	3	ART 103*	All students
AP United States Government and Politics	3+	3	POLI 113*	All students
AP United States History	4+	6	HIST 141, 142*	All students
	3	3	HIST 141*	All students
AP World History	3+	3	HIST 272*	All students