AP Tests

Students earning satisfactory scores on Advanced Placement Examinations will be granted credit hours toward a degree program at JIU. The chart below will assist you in determining the potential number of credits possible for each examination.

AP Examination Title	Minimum Grade	JIU Credit Hours
Mathematics/Computer Science
Calculus AB	3	3
Calculus BC	3	6
Computer Science A	3	3
Computer Science AB	3	6
Computer Science C++	3	3

Art
Art History	3	6
Studio Art	3	6

Social Science
Economics/Macroeconomics	3	3
Economics/Microeconomics	3	3
Government and Politics/Comparative	3	3
Government and Politics/U.S.	3	3
European History	3	6
U.S. History	3	6
Psychology	3	3
Human Geography	3	3

Science
Biology	3	8
Chemistry	3	8
Environmental Science	3	3
Physics B	3	6
Physics C/Electricity and Magnetism	3	4
Physics C/Mechanics	3	4

Humanities
English Language	3	6
English Literature	3	6
French Language	3	6
French Literature	3	6
German Language	3	6
Latin: Vergil	3	6
Latin Literature	3	6
Music Theory	3	6
Spanish Language	3	6
Spanish Literature	3	6