Procedures for Granting Advanced Placement (AP) Credit at RCTC
Following receipt of AP examination report, the Registrar will post the credits (but not a grade) to the transcript. Credits earned by AP examination will not be computed in the student’s GPA.
Credit may be earned through the Advanced Placement examination in specified courses as follows:
Advanced Placement Exams
Exam Title |
AP Score | Credits | RCTC Equivalent |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 1110 |
| Studio Art: 2-D Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1121 |
| Studio Art: 3-D Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1124 |
| Studio Art: Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1134 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1220 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 5 | MATH 1127 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 10 | MATH 1127 & 1128 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1127 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1127 & 1128 |
| Chinese Language & Culture | 3 | 3 | CHIN 1001 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 | ECON 2215 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4 | ECON 2214 |
| English Language + Composition | 3 | 4 | ENGL 1117 |
| English Literature + Composition | 3 | 8 | ENGL 1117 & 1118 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1614 |
| French Language + Culture | 3 | 4 | FREN 1102 |
| Government & Politics: Comparative | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Government & Politics: United States | 3 | 3 | POLS 1615 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1614 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 1001 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 5 | PHYS 1117 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 5 | PHYS 1118 |
| Physics C Electricity & Magnetism | 3 | 5 | PHYS 1127 |
| Physics C Mechanics | 3 | 5 | PHYS 1128 |
| Precalculus | 3 | 4 | MATH 1117 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSYC 2618 |
| Spanish Language + Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN 1102 |
| Spanish Literature + Culture | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 2208 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1624 & 1625 |
| World History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1617 & 1618 |
Note: Other colleges may not accept AP in transfer.
Date of Implementation: Fall Semester 2010
Date of Adoption: 6/9/97; 3/9/10
Revisions Adopted: 10/27/2016