Advanced Placement Course Equivalency
The number enclosed in parentheses following each discipline or specific test indicates the maximum semester hour of credit allowed for that discipline or test.
| AP Course | Score | MSU Course | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art | |||
| History of Art (9) | 3 | ART 160 Intro to Visual Culture | 3 |
| 4 | ART 160, 260 Art Hist Survey I | 6 | |
| 5 | ART 160, 260, 261 Survey I & II | 9 | |
| Art, 2-D Design | 3, 4, 5 | ART 100 Elements and Principles of Art | 3 |
| Art, 3-D Design | 3, 4, 5 | ART 103 Three-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| Art, Drawing | 3, 4, 5 | ART 110 Drawing Foundations | 3 |
| Computer Science | |||
| Computer Science A (4) | 3 | CIS115 Big Ideas of Computer Science | 4 |
| 4, 5 | CS121 Comp Sci I | 4 | |
| Computer Science AB (4) | 3, 4, 5 | CS115 Big Ideas of Computer Science | 4 |
| Economics | |||
| Economics - Macroecon (3) | 3, 4, 5 | ECON 201 Prin of Macroecon | 3 |
| Economics - Microecon (3) | 3, 4, 5 | ECON 202 Prin of Microecon | 3 |
| English | |||
| Seminar | 3 | ENG 195 | 4 |
| 4, 5 | ENG 195 & CMST 195 | 8 | |
| Research | 4, 5 | ENG 195 & CMST 195 | 8 |
| English Lang. and Comp (8) | 3 | ENG 215 Topics in Literature | 4 |
| 4, 5 | ENG 215 and ENG 101 | 8 | |
| English Lit. and Comp (8) | 3 | ENG 110 Intro to Literature | 4 |
| 4, 5 | ENG 101 Composition and ENG 110 Intro to Literature | 8 | |
| Geography | |||
| Human Geography (3) | 3, 4, 5 | GEOG 103 Intro to Cultural Geography | 3 |
| History | |||
| History-European (4) | 3, 4, 5 | HIST 181 Euro Hist: 1648 to the present | 4 |
| History-United States (8) | 3 | HIST 190 US Hist to 1877 | 4 |
| 4, 5 | HIST 190, 191 US Since 1877 | 8 | |
| History-World (4) | 3, 4, 5 | HIST 171 World Civilization 1500 to Present | 4 |
| Languages | |||
| Chinese Language (10) | 3, 4, 5 | WLC 106, 107 Elementary Mandarin I & II | 10 |
| French Language (10) | 3, 4, 5 | FREN 101, 102 Elem French I & II | 10 |
| German Language (8) | 3, 4, 5 | GER 101, 102 Elem German I & II | 8 |
| Spanish Language (8) | 3, 4, 5 | SPAN 101, 102 Elem Spanish I & II | 8 |
| Music | |||
| Music Theory (2) | 3, 4, 5 | MUS 131 Music Theory I | 2 |
| Political Science (9) | |||
| Government and Politics: Comparative | 3 | POL 100 Intro to Politics | 3 |
| 4, 5 | POL 100, 241 Intro to Comp Politics | 6 | |
| Government and Politics: United States | 3 | POL 100 Intro to Politics | 3 |
| 4, 5 | POL 100, 111 United States Government | 6 | |
| Psychology | |||
| Psychology (4) | 3, 4, 5 | PSYC 101 Psychology | 4 |
| Sciences/Math | |||
| Biology (8) | 3 | BIOL 100 Our Natural World | 4 |
| 4, 5 | BIOL 100, 105 General Biology I | 8 | |
| Environmental Biology (3) | 3, 4, 5 | ENVR 101 Persp in Envr Science | 4 |
| Environmental Science (3) | 3, 4, 5 | ENVR 195 Elective | 3 |
| Chemistry (10) | 3 | CHEM 100 Chem in Society | 4 |
| 4 | CHEM 201 Gen Chemistry I | 5 | |
| 5 | CHEM 201 & 202 Gen Chem I & II | 10 | |
| Mathematics - Precalculus | 3, 4, 5 | MATH 115 Precalculus | 4 |
| Mathematics - Calculus AB (4) | 3, 4, 5 | MATH 121 Calculus I | 4 |
| Mathematics - Calculus BC (8) | 3 | MATH 121 Calculus I | 4 |
| 4, 5 | MATH 121, 122 Calculus I & II | 8 | |
| Physics 1 (4) | 3 | PHYS 101 Intro to Physics | 3 |
| 4, 5 | PHYS 211 Prin of Physics I | 4 | |
| Physics 2 (4) | 3 | PHYS 101 Intro to Physics | 3 |
| 4, 5 | PHYS 212 Principles of Physics II | 4 | |
| Physics C-Mechanics | 3 | PHYS 101 Introductory Physics | 3 |
| 4, 5 | PHYS 221 General Physics I | 4 | |
| Physics C - Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | PHYS 101 Introductory Physics | 3 |
| 4, 5 | PHYS 222 & PHYS 232 General Physics II/ General Physics II Laboratory | 4 | |
| Statistics (3) | 3, 4, 5 | STAT 154 Elementary Statistics | 3 |
