Curriculum: AP Exam Equivalency
Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
Students who have taken advanced placement courses in secondary school and wish to be considered for advanced credit or placement must take advanced placement tests of the college board. All entering students who submit a score of four or five on these tests may receive one course credit for each test area toward the 32 course graduation requirement.
| AP Course Title | Gettysburg College Catalog | GC Curricular Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| AP Art History | ARTH 100-AP – Adv Placement Art History | MI – Arts |
| AP Studio Art: Drawing | ARTS 141-AP – Introduction to Drawing | MI – Arts |
| AP Studio Art: 2D Design | ARTS 145-AP – Basic Design 2D | MI – Arts |
| AP Studio Art: 3D Design | ARTS 146-AP – Basic Design 3D | MI – Arts |
| AP Biology | BIO 100-AP – Advanced Placement Biology | MI – Natural Science with lab Does not fulfill major requirement |
| AP Chemistry | CHEM 107-AP – Chemical Structure and Bonding | MI – Natural Science with lab |
| AP Chinese Language & Culture | CHN 202-AP – Chinese Language | Second Language – Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill |
| AP Computer Science A | CS 111-AP – Computer Science I | MI – Formal Science |
| AP Computer Science Principles | CS 103-AP – Introduction to Computing | MI – Formal Science |
| AP Macroeconomics | ECON 102-AP – Principles of Macroeconomics | MI – Social Science |
| AP Microeconomics | ECON 103-AP – Introductory Economics | MI – Social Science |
| AP English Literature & Composition | ENG 103-AP – Writing through Literature | Elective |
| AP English Language & Composition | ENG 102-AP – Introduction to College Writing | Elective |
| AP Environmental Science | ES 102-AP – Environmental Issues | Elective |
| AP French Language & Culture | FREN 202 – Intermediate French | Second Language – Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill |
| AP German Language & Culture | GER 202-AP – Intermediate German | Second Language – Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill |
| AP United States Government & Politics | POL 110-AP – U.S. Government & Politics | MI – Social Science |
| AP Comparative Government & Politics | POL 105-AP – Intro to Comparative Politics | MI – Social Science |
| AP Human Geography | ES 161-AP – Physical and Human Geography | MI – Social Science |
| AP United States History | HIST 131-AP – History of the U.S. | MI – Humanities |
| AP European History | HIST 101-AP – History of Europe | MI – Humanities |
| AP World History | HIST 119-AP – World History (AP) | MI – Humanities |
| AP Latin | LAT 202-AP – Intermediate Latin | Second Language – Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill |
| AP Math AB (4 or 5) | MATH 111-AP – Calculus I | MI – Formal Science |
| AP Math BC (4 or 5) | MATH 112-AP – Calculus II | MI – Formal Science |
| AP Music Theory (4 or 5) | MUS 141-AP – Theory I | MI – Arts Must have department approval to fulfill major requirements |
| AP Music Theory (4 or 5) | MUS 111-AP – Fundamentals of Music | MI – Arts Must have department approval to fulfill major requirements |
| AP Physics C: Mechanics | PHY 103-AP – Introductory Modern Physics | MI – Natural Science with lab |
| AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | PHY 104-AP – Introductory Modern Physics | MI – Natural Science with lab |
| AP Psychology | PSYCH 102-AP – General Psychology | MI – Social Science |
| AP Spanish Language & Culture | SPAN 202-AP – Intermediate Spanish | Second Language – Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill |
| AP Spanish Literature & Culture | SPAN 205-AP – Read in Span & Span-Amer Lit | Second Language – Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill |
| AP Statistics | MATH 107-AP – Applied Statistics | MI – Formal Science |
| AP Seminar | APTC 102-AP – AP Seminar | Elective |
| AP Research | APTC 101-AP – AP Research | Elective |
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