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Advanced Placement (AP) Program

Sponsored by the College Entrance Examination Board, this program provides certain college-level courses and related advanced placement exams for students at participating high schools. Missouri S&T will recognize advanced credit for the tests listed below.


AP EXAM / MINIMUM SCORE
SEMESTER HOURS
MISSOURI S&T EQUIVALENCY
Art History/33Art 80
World History/43Social Science Elec.
US History/43History 175 or 176 ***
Biology/43Biological Sciences 110
Biology/55Biological Sciences 110, 112
Chemistry/34Chemistry 1
Chemistry/45Chemistry 1, 2
Chemistry/58Chemistry 1, 2, 3
Comp. Sci. A/3 or AB/33Comp. Sci. 53
Comp. Sci. AB/4 or AB/56Comp. Sci. 53, 153
English Language/33English 20
English Literature/33English 20
European History/33History 111, 112, 175 or 176
French (lang.)/38French 1, 2
French (lang.)/412French 1, 2, 80
French (lang.)/512French 1, 2, 80
French (lit.)/312French 1, 2, 80
French (lit.)/415French 1, 2, 80, 170
French (lit.)/515French 1, 2, 80, 170
German (language)/38German 1, 2
Government and Politics United States/43Political Science 90
Government and Politics Comparative/43None
Calculus AB/4 or BC/34Math 14 or 8 *
Calculus BC/48Math 14 & 15 or Math 8 & 21 **
Macroeconomics/43Econ 122
Microeconomics/43Econ 121
Physics B/43Physics 31
Physics B/56Physics 31 & 35
Physics C (mechanics)/34Physics 23
    C (electr./magnetism)/34Physics 24
Psychology/33Psych 50
Spanish (lang.)/38Spanish 1, 2
Spanish (lang.)/412Spanish 1, 2, 80
Spanish (lit.)/312Spanish 1, 2, 80
Spanish (lit.)/415Spanish 1, 2, 80, 170
Spanish (lit.)/515Spanish 1, 2, 80, 170
Statistics/4 or 53Statistics 115
Music Theory/44Music 161
Psychology/33Psychology 50
Human Geography/33History 110

* Engineering majors will receive credit for MATH 14 (4 credit hours).
Non-engineering majors will receive credit for MATH 8 (5 credit hours).

** Engineering majors will receive credit for MATH 14 & 15 (4 credit hours each).
Non-engineering majors will receive credit for MATH 8 & 21 (5 credit hours each).

*** The History Department will waive History 175 and 176 requirements for majors who score 5 on the AP Exam.


AP AND CLEP REGULATIONS

  • Any student having less than 90 semester hours of acceptable credit is eligible for CLEP subject exams.
  • Missouri S&T awards credit for CLEP subject examinations but does not recognize CLEP general examinations.
  • CLEP subject examination scores must be in the 75th percentile or above to receive credit at Missouri S&T.
  • Advanced Placement examination scores must be 3, 4, or 5 to receive credit at Missouri S&T.
  • An examination may not be repeated in an attempt to earn credit.
  • If there is no Missouri S&T course equivalency for credit earned, credit will be applied as though transferred from another institution. This applies for the following tests: Art, Latin, Music, Computers and Data Processing, Human Growth and Development, Literature (Analysis and Interpretation), and Introduction to Marketing.