Advanced Placement (AP) Credit 

Georgetown College reserves the right to change the above equivalencies as necessary.

Exams not listed are typically not eligible for credit.

Last updated April 2019.


Official scores must be sent directly to Georgetown College (school code 1249). Course descriptions are available in the College Catalog. GC typically awards credit for AP exams with a score of three (3) or higher.

AP Exam Score GC Credit GC Credit Hrs 
Art History 3,4,5 ART 210 
Art Studio (Drawing) 3,4,5 ART 115 
Art Studio (2-D Design) 3,4,5 ART 117 
Art Studio (3-D Design) 3,4,5 ART 119 
Biology BIO 100 
4,5 BIO 111 
Calculus AB MAT 109 
4,5 MAT 125, MAT 225 
Chemistry CHE 102 
4,5 CHE 111 
Chinese Language & Culture 4,5 Elective Hours1 
Computer Science A 3,4,5 CSC 100 
Economics (Micro) 3,4,5 ECO 223 
Economics (Macro) 3,4,5 ECO 221 
English Language and Composition3 ENG 111 
4,5 ENG 1112 
Environmental Science 3,4,5 BIO 100 
European History 3,4 HIS 111 
HIS 111, HIS 113 
French Language and Culture 3,4 FRE 201 
FRE 230 
German Language and Culture 3,4 GER 201 
GER 320 
Government and Politics 3,4 POS 100 
POS 307 
Government and Politics (US) 3,4,5 POS 100 
Human Geography 3,4,5 Elective Hours 
Italian Language and Culture 4,5 Elective Hours1 
Japanese Language and Culture 3,4,5 JPN 202 
Latin – Virgil 3,4 LAT 201 
LAT 202 
Music Theory 3,4,5 MUS 107 
Physics I Bypass PHY 211 – 
4,5 PHY 211 
Physics II Bypass PHY 212 – 
4,5 PHY 212 
Physics B 3,4,5 PHY Elective Hrs 
Physics C (Mechanics) 3,4,5 PHY 211 
Physics C (Electricity and Magnetism) PHY 212 
4,5 PHY 212, PHY 241 
Psychology 3,4,5 PSY 111 
Spanish Language 3,4 SPA 201 
SPA 230 
Statistics 3,4,5 MAT 111 
US History 3,4 HIS 223 
HIS 223, HIS 225 
World History 3,4 HIS 111 
HIS 111, HIS 113 

1 Satisfies the language requirement in the Foundations and Core Curriculum. 
 

2 The student is eligible to take the departmental exam to potentially receive credit for ENG111 and ENG112. Contact the chair of the English Department for more information. 
 

3 A student who receives a score of 4 or 5 on both the English Language and Composition AND English Literature and Composition exams will receive credit for ENG111 and three hours of ENG elective credit. The student is also eligible for the departmental exam to potentially receive credit for ENG112. 

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