Advanced Placement (AP) Credits

Subject

Score

Cortland Course Credit 

African American Studies (AAS)

3,4,5

LAS 1XX (3)

Art History (ATH)

3 or 4

5

ATH 1XX (3)

ATH 1XX (6)

Art - Studio Art
(ATS, 2-D, 3-D)

 

3 or 4

5

Drawing 

ATS 101 (3)

ATS 101 (3) and LAS 1XX (3)                    

2-D Design

ATS 102 (3)

ATS 102 (3) and LAS 1XX  (3)  

 3-D Design

ATS 106 (3)

ATS 106 (3) and LAS 1XX (3)

Biology (BIO)

3

4 or 5

BIO 201 (4) or 202 (4)

BIO 201 (4) and 202 (4)

Chemistry (CHE)

4 or 5

CHE 227, 277 (4)

CHE 227, 277 (4) and CHE 228, 278 (4)

Chinese (CHI) - Language and Culture

3,4,5

CHI 202 (3) 

Computer Science A (MCS)

3, 4, 5

MCS 186 (3)

Computer Science Principles (CSP)

3, 4, 5

MCS 1XX (3)

Macroeconomics (Macro)

3,4,5

ECO 110 (3)

Microeconomics
(Micro)

 3, 4, 5

ECO 111 (3)

English Language and Composition (ENGLAN)

3

4 or 5

CPN 100 (3)

CPN 100 (3) and CPN 101 (3)

English Literature and Composition
(ENGLIT)

3

4 or 5

CPN 100 (3)

CPN 100 (3) and CPN 101 (3)

   

Note: If a student has taken both the Lang/Comp and Lit/Comp exams, they can only receive a maximum of 6 credits (with no duplication of courses) since both exams award credit for the same courses.  

Environmental Science (EST)

3, 4, 5

EST 100 (3) 

French (FRELAN) - Language and Culture

3
4
5
FRE 202 (3)
FRE 305 (3) 
FRE 305 (3) & LAS 3XX (6)

Geography - Human Geography (GRY)

3, 4, 5

GRY 125 (3) OR GRY 120 (3)

German (GERLAN) - Language and Culture

3
4
5

GER 202 (3)
GER 3XX (3) + BA FL req.   
GER 3XX (6) + BA FL req.

History - United States 
(HISA)

3 or 4 
5

HIS 200 (3)
HIS 200 (3) and HIS 201 (3)

History - European (HISE)

3 or 4 
5

HIS 111 (3)
HIS 110 (3) and HIS 111 (3)

History - World (HISW)

3
4
5

HIS 100 (3)
HIS 101 (3)
HIS 100 (3) and HIS 101 (3)

Italian (ITA)- Language and Culture

3,4,5 ITA 202 (3)

Japanese (JAP) - Language and Culture

3, 4, 5 FLR 202 (3)

Latin (LAT)

3, 4, 5

FLR 202 (3)

Mathematics



3

 

4 or 5

Calculus AB (MATAB)

MAT 121 (3) or MAT 1XX (3) for MAT/AEM majors

MAT 121/1XX (4) or MAT 135 (4)

Calculus BC (MATBC)

MAT 121/1XX (4)  or MAT 135 (4)

MAT 135 and 236 (8) or MAT 121 and 122

Statistics (MAT)

MAT 201 (3) 

MAT 201 (3)

Note: Students who earn 8 credits are given the option of accepting only 4 credits and beginning with MAT 236 if they are unsure about beginning in MAT 237 (Calculus III).   

 

3, 4 or 5

Precalculus (MATPC)

MAT 115 (3)

Music Theory (MUS)

3

4 or 5

MUS 111 or 201 (3)

MUS 201 and 2XX (6) or MUS 111 and 1XX (6)

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (PHYEM)

3 or 4

5

PHY 106 (4)

PHY 202 (4)

Physics C: Mechanics (PHYC)

3 or 4

5

PHY 105 (4)  

PHY 201 (4)

Physics I: Algebra-based (PHY1)

3, 4, 5

PHY 105 (4)

Physics II: Algebra-based (PHY2)

3, 4, 5

PHY 106 (4)

Political Science 


3,4,5

U.S. Govt and Politics (POL) 
POL 100 (3)

Comparative Govt and Politics (POLC)
POL 101 (3)

Psychology (PSY)

3,4,5

PSY 101 (3)

Spanish

Language and Culture (SPALAN)

Literature & Culture(SPALIT)

 

3

SPA 202 (3)

SPA 202 (3)

4

SPA 3XX (3) 

SPA 315 (3)

5

SPA 3XX & LAS 3XX (6)

SPA 315 and LAS 3XX (6)

Capstone

3,4,5

AP Seminar (APSEM)

LAS 1XX (3)

AP Research (APRES)

LAS 1XX (3)

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