AP Courses & Score Requirements

Your scores on Advanced Placement (AP) exams might earn you credit for classes at NMC.

Get your Associate Degree sooner by taking AP classes and exams in high school and applying those scores toward NMC classes.

NOTE: If you’ve completed AP credits and need to send your transcripts to NMC, visit collegeboard.org.

Here are the required scores, and the NMC classes for which you can earn credit through AP courses:

NMC Approved Exams and Acceptable Scores

AP Exam

Required Score

NMC Course

Course Name

Credits

African American studies

3

Group 1 Humanities

Humanities

3

Art: Drawing Portfolio - Determined by department

Art: Drawing Portfolio - General Portfolio - Determined by department

Art History

3

ART 111 & 112

Hist. of Western Art

8

Biology

3

BIO 115

Biology I

4

Biology

4

BIO 115 & 116

Biology I & II

8

Calculus AB

3

MTH 141

Calculus I

5

Calculus BC

3

MTH 141 & 142

Calculus I & II

10

Chemistry

3

CHM 150

General Chemistry

5

Chemistry

4

CHM 150 & 151

General Chemistry

10

Comparative Government

3

PLS 132

Comparative Government

3

Computer Science A

3

MTH 116

Intro to Computer Science

4

Computer Science Principles

3

MTH 116

Intro to Computer Science

4

Economics - Macro.

3

ECO 201

Prin of Macroecon.

3

Economics - Micro.

3

ECO 202

Prin of Microecon.

3

English - Lang.

3

ENG 111

English Composition

4

English - Lit.

3

ENG 240

Intro to Literature

3

Environ­mental Science

3

Group I Science / Math

Environ­mental Science

4

French

3

FRN 101 & 102

Elementary French

8

German

3

GRM 101 & 102

Elementary German

8

Government & Politics

3

PLS 101

Survey of Am. Gov't

3

History - European

3

HST 102

Western Civilization

4

History - US

3

HST 111 & 112

History of U.S.

8

Human Geography

3

Group 1 Social Science

Geography

3

Music Theory

3

MUS 101

Theory of Music

3

Physics 1

3

PHY 121, 121L

General Physics I

4

Physics 2

3

PHY 122, 122L

General Physics 2

4

Physics C - Mechanics

3

PHY 221, 221R

Principles of Physics

5

Physics C - Elect. / Mech.

3

PHY 222, 222R

Principles of Physics

5

Pre-Calc

3

MTH 121

College Algebra

4

Pre-Calc

4

MTH 121 & MTH 122

College Algebra & Trigonometry

7

Psychology

3

PSY 101

Intro to Psychology

3

Spanish

3

SPN 101, 102

Elementary Spanish

8

Statistics

3

MTH 131

Intro to Probability & Statistics

3

World History

3

Group 1 Humanities

History

4