Advanced Placement (AP) Exams

Advanced Placement (AP) courses offer you a chance to try college-level work in high school and gain valuable study habits.

To get started, you'll want to talk to an AP teacher or the AP coordinator at your school about any course you want to take. Be sure to discuss the course’s workload and any preparation you might need.

If you're a home-schooled student or attend a school that doesn’t offer AP, you can still participate. Each year hundreds of students participate through independent study. The College Board’s AP student site offers numerous resources, including current information on AP courses and exams and a section on exam preparation.

Course credit earned through AP exams will count toward graduation as though you had passed the course. Note: It does not count toward the resident credit requirement.
AP credit is only awarded to enrolled students and will be awarded based on the college policy in effect at that time.
To award AP credit requires that Kirkwood assess the scores themselves. Therefore, AP credit awarded by other institutions cannot be transferred to Kirkwood. Contact the College Board to have your scores sent to Kirkwood.
AP credit is awarded as “credit by exam.” Kirkwood awards a maximum of 18 credits by exam per student. Students with more than 18 credits by exam from CLEP, AP, alternative credit and departmental test-out exams must meet with their advisor to select which 18 credits will be awarded.
AP credit appears on the transcript with a letter grade of T.

You can purchase the exam on the College Board site. To receive credit, be sure to specify that the AP Score Report be sent to the Associate Registrar at Kirkwood Community College.
Kirkwood’s Institution Code for the College Board is 6027.

Some colleges and universities place limits on the number of exam credits that they will accept from a transferring student; these limits may include the number of AP credits.
If you intend to transfer AP credits, consult the college or university to which you wish to transfer about their policies concerning credit by examination.
Kirkwood cannot and does not assume responsibility for the transferability of AP credit to other colleges and universities.

A maximum of 18 credits may be awarded through Advanced Placement (AP). Students planning to transfer after Kirkwood should make sure their next college or university will also accept their AP exam scores for the same course credit. The AP examinations accepted for credit by Kirkwood Community College and their course equivalencies are as follows:

Art History
Exam Score: 3.0
Credits Awarded: 3.0
Course Awarded:
ART-204 Art History II

Biology
Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 3.0
Course Awarded:
BIO-104 Introductory Biology with Lab

Calculus AB
Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 4.0
Course Awarded:
MAT-210 Calculus I

Calculus BC
Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 8.0
Courses Awarded:
MAT-210 Calculus I
MAT-216 Calculus II

Chemistry
Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 4.0
Courses Awarded:
CHM-110 Introduction to Chemistry
CHM-111 Introduction to Chemistry Lab

Exam Score: 5.0
Credits Awarded: 4.0
Course Awarded:
CHM-165 General Chemistry I

Comparative Government and Politics
Exam Score: 3.0
Credits Awarded: 3.0
Course Awarded:
POL-125 Comparative Government and Politics

Computer Science A
Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 4.0
Course Awarded:
CSC-142 Computer Science

Computer Science Principles
Exam Score: 3.0
Credits Awarded: 3.0
Course Awarded:
CIS-121 Introduction to Programming Language

English Language and Composition
Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 3.0
Course Awarded:
ENG-105 Composition I

English Literature and Composition
Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 3.0
Course Awarded:
LR-XXXT GE Literature

Environmental Science
Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 3.0
Course Awarded:
ENV-115 Environmental Science

European History
Exam Score: 3.0
Credits Awarded: 6.0
Courses Awarded:
HIS-127 West and the World II: Medieval to Enlightenment
HIS-128 West and the World III: Enlightenment to Modern

French Language and Culture

Exam Score: 3.0
Credits Awarded: 8.0
Courses Awarded:
FLF-141 Elementary French I
FLF-142 Elementary French II

Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 4.0
Course Awarded:
FLF-241 Intermediate French I

Exam Score: 5.0
Credits Awarded: 4.0
Course Awarded:
FLF-242 Intermediate French II

Human Geography
Exam Score: 3.0
Credits Awarded: 3.0
Course Awarded:
SS-XXXT GE Social Science

Macroeconomics
Exam Score: 3.0
Credits Awarded: 3.0
Course Awarded:
ECN-120 Principles of Macroeconomics

Microeconomics
Exam Score: 3.0
Credits Awarded: 3.0
Course Awarded:
ECN-130 Principles of Microeconomics

Music Theory
Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 4.0
Courses Awarded:
MUS-120 Music Theory
MUS-135 Music Theory Lab I

Physics I: Algebra-Based
Exam Score: 5.0
Credits Awarded: 4.0
Course Awarded:
PHY-162 College Physics I

Physics II: Algebra-Based
Exam Score: 5.0
Credits Awarded: 4.0
Course Awarded:
PHY-172 College Physics II

Physics C: Mechanics
Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 5.0
Course Awarded:
PHY-212 Classical Physics I

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 5.0
Course Awarded:
PHY-222 Classical Physics II

Psychology
Exam Score: 3.0
Credits Awarded: 3.0
Course Awarded:
PHY-111 Intro to Psychology

Spanish Language and Culture

Exam Score: 3.0
Credits Awarded: 8.0
Courses Awarded:
FLS-141 Elementary Spanish I
FLS-142 Elementary Spanish II

Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 4.0
Course Awarded:
FLS-241 Intermediate Spanish I

Exam Score: 5.0
Credits Awarded: 4.0
Course Awarded:
FLS-242 Intermediate Spanish II

Spanish Literature and Culture
Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 4.0
Course Awarded:
FLS-242 Intermediate Spanish II

Statistics
Exam Score: 4.0
Credits Awarded: 4.0
Course Awarded:
MAT-157 Statistics

United States Government and Politics
Exam Score: 3.0
Credits Awarded: 3.0
Course Awarded:
POL-111 American National Government

United States History
Exam Score: 3.0
Credits Awarded: 6.0
Courses Awarded:
HIS-151 U.S. History to 1877
HIS-152 U.S. History Since 1877

World History: Modern
Exam Score: 3.0
Credits Awarded: 3.0
Courses Awarded:
HIS-128 West and the World III: Enlightenment to Modern

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