University Board Advanced Placement Program (AP)

The Advanced Placement (AP) Program is sponsored by the University Board and offers secondary school students the opportunity to participate in challenging university-level course work with the potential of receiving university credit. The University of the Incarnate Word requires a minimum score of “3” for award of credit. Official score reports should be sent to the Registrar, who will evaluate the report and determine the amount of credit, based upon the recommendation by the discipline faculty, and grade to be awarded. In most cases, the ACE recommendation will be used. Students must complete the AP examination to receive credit. Credit will not be awarded for participation in an AP program without completion of the AP examination.

Refer also to the Credit by Examination policies cited earlier in this section.

AP Test Name Score Credit Course Equivalent
2-D Art and Design 3 3 ARTS 1311
3-D Art and Design 3 3 ARTS 2311
Drawing Portfolio 3 3 ARTS 1301
Art, History of Art 3 6 ARTH 2361, ARTH 2362             
Art, Studio Art Drawing Portfolio or General Portfolio 3 3
ARTS 1301
Biology 3 8 BIOL 1401, BIOL 1402 Non-Major
BIOL 1402, BIOL 1403 BIOL Major
Chemistry 3 8 CHEM 1301, CHEM 1101



CHEM 1302, CHEM 1102
Chinese Language & Culture 3 6 CHIN 1311, CHIN 1312

4 9 CHIN 1311, CHIN 1312, CHIN 2311
  5 12 CHIN 1311, CHIN 1312
CHIN 2311, CHIN 2312 
Computer Science A 4 3 CIS 2330
Economics/Macroeconomics 3 3 ECON 2301 or ECN 2301
Economics/Microeconomics 3 3 ECON 2302 or ECN 2302
English Language and Composition 3 3
ENGL 1311
English Literature and Composition 3 6 ENGL 1311, ENGL 2310
Environmental Science 3 4
ENSC 1410
French Language 3 6 FREN 1311, FREN 1312
French Literature 3 6 Elective
German Language 3 6 GERM 1311, GERM 1312
Government and Politics/Comparative 3 3 POLS 2310
Government and Politics/United States 3 3 POLS 1315
History/European 3 6 HIST 1311, HIST 1312
History/United States 3 6 HIST 1321, HIST 1322
History/World 3 6 HIST 1311, HIST 1312
Italian Language and Culture  3 6 IT 1311, IT 1312
Japanese Language and Culture 3 6 JAPN 1311, JAPN 1312
  4 9 JAPN 1311, JAPN 1312, JAPN 2311
  5 12 JAPN 1311, JAPN 1312
JAPN 2311, JAPN 2312 
Latin/Vergil 3 6 Modern Language I and II
Latin/Latin Literature 3 6 Modern Language I and II
Mathematics/Calculus AB 3 3 MATH 2312
Mathematics/Calculus BC 3 3 MATH Elective
Mathematics/Statistics 3 3 MATH 2303
Music Theory 3 6 MUSI 1321, MUSI 1322
Physics I: Algebra-Based 3 4 PHYS 1301, PHYS 1101
Physics II: Algebra-Based 3 4 PHYS 1302, PHYS 1102
Physics C/Mechanics 3 4 PHYS 2305, PHYS 2105
Physics C/Electricity and Magnetism 3 4 PHYS 2306, PHYS 2106
Psychology 3 3 PSYC 1301
Spanish Language or Literature 3 6 SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312

4 9 SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311

5 12 SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312
SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312

Note: Exams are subject to review and modification without notice.