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Advanced Placement

Accepted Advanced Placement Program Examinations

Undergraduate students may be granted credit at CMU by earning the Minimum Score Required on specified exams listed in the table below. The courses on this list are approved by individual academic departments and are subject to change. To have Advanced Placement credit granted at CMU, you must have College Board send your exam results to Central Michigan University.

Name of Examination CMU Equivalent Course Number Credit Min. Score Required UP 
African American Studies African American Politics

PSC 125 or

3

3
IV-C
HST 324 or  3 3
HST 325 3 3
HST 324 & HST 325  4 or 5
Art: History of Art Introduction to Western Art, Part I ART 283 3 3 I-A 
Art: Drawing Introduction to Drawing ART 106 3 3  
Art: 2-D Art and Design &
Art: 3-D Art and Design
Design Foundations ART 119 3 3  
Biology

General Biology

BIO 101

3

3

II-A 

Foundations of Cell Biology
BIO 112  4  
Chemistry Survey of Chemistry &  CHM 120 &
4
3  II-B 
Introductory Chemistry Laboratory CHM 127 1
 General Chemistry I & CHM 131 & 4 II-B 
 General Chemistry II CHM 132 4
Computer Science A Principles of Computer Programming CPS 180 3 3  II-B
Computer Science Principles A First Byte of Computer Science CPS 101 3 3 II-A 
English Language & Composition Freshman Composition  ENG 101 3 3 Competency
English Literature & Composition Introduction to Literature ENG 134 3 4  I-B
Environmental Science

Of Earth and Us: Introduction to Environmental Science

ENS 101QR

3

 5

 II-B

ENS Credit 3 or 4 

French Language

First two French courses

FRN 101 & FRN102 3

 IV-B
Two mid-level French courses FRN 102 & FRN 201 8  4
Three French courses  FRN 102, FRN 201 and FRN 202  11  5
 


German Language
First two German courses GER 102 & GER201  8  3  
 
IV-B 
Second two German courses GER 201 & GER202  8  4
Three German courses GER 201, GER 202, and GER 311**
 11  5
 

**GER 312 credit can be obtained on request

   
Government & Politics: U.S. Introduction to American Government & Politics PSC 105 3 3  111-B
Government & Politics: Comparative Introduction to Comparative Politics PSC 242 3 3 III-B 
History: European • The Development of Western Civilization: From Ancient Times to 1700 A.D.
HST101 or HST 102
3
3
 I-A
 • Development of Western Civilization: From 1700 to the Present HST 101 & HST 102 4 or 5 
History: U.S. • The Quest for Liberty: The United States to 1865
HST 111 or HST 112
3
3
 III-B
 • The Struggle for Equality: United States, 1865-present HST 111
HST 112
4 or 5 
History: World

World History to 1500

HST 201 or
HST 202
3
3
 
 World History since 1400 HST 201
HST 202
4 or 5   
Human Geography Human Geography and Globalization GEO 121 3 3 III-B 
 Japanese Language & Culture  Japanese, Elementary I & II  JPN 101 & JPN 102 8  3  IV-B
 Japanese, Elementary II & Intermediate I  JPN 102 & JPN 201 8  4
 Japanese, Elementary II, Intermediate I & II  JPN 102, JPN 201 & JPN 202  12  5
 Latin First two Latin courses LAT101 & LAT 102 8 3 IV-B 
Two mid level Latin courses LAT102 & Lat 201 8 4  
Two upper level Latin courses Lat 201 & Lat 202 8 5  
Macroeconomics Principles of Macroeconomics or Principles of Macro- and Global Economics ECO 201 3 4 III-B 
Microeconomics Principles of Microeconomics ECO 202 3 4 III-B 
Mathematics: Precalculus Pre-Calculus Mathematics
MTH 130
 4 Math 
Mathematics: Calculus AB Calculus I MTH 132 4 3 II-B and Math
Mathematics: Calculus BC Calculus I and Calculus II MTH 132 &
MTH 133
8 3 II-B (132) and Math 
Mathematics: Calculus BC Subscore AB MTH 132 4 3  II-B and Math
Physics I College Physics I
PHY 130QR
4
3 II-B 
College Physics Laboratory I PHY 170
Physics II College Physics II
PHY 131
4
3  
College Physics Laboratory II PHY 171
Physics C (Mechanics) University Physics I PHY 145QR 4 3  
Physics C (Electricity & Magnetism University Physics II PHY 146 4 3  
Psychology Introduction to Psychology PSY 100 3 3 III-A 
Spanish Language Two Spanish courses SPN 102 & SPN 201 8 3 IV-B 
Two mid level Spanish courses SPN 201 & SPN 202 8 4
Three mid to upper level Spanish courses SPN 201, SPN 202 & SPN 341  11 5
Statistics Introduction to Statistics Elementary  STA 282QR
3
3
Math
Statistical Analysis STA 382QR  4  II-B and Math