Advanced Placement (AP) Equivalencies

Oakton awards credit for Advanced Placement Exams with a score of 3 or higher.

Examination Minimum Score for Awarding Credit Semester Credit Hours Oakton Course Equivalent
AP Capstone
Research   3 Social Science Elective
Seminar   3 Social Science Elective
Arts
Art History 3 6 ART 111, 112
Studio Art: 2D Design 3 3 ART 105
Studio Art: 3D Design 3 3 ART 107
Studio Art: Drawing 3 3 ART 131
Music Theory 3 6 MUS 121, 122
English
English Language and Composition 3 3 EGL 101
English Literature and Composition 3 3 EGL 129
History and Social Science
Government and Politics Comparative 3 3 PSC 201
European History 3 6 HIS 131, 132
Human Geography 3 3 GEG 122
Macroeconomics 3 3 ECO 201
Microeconomics 3 3 ECO 202
Psychology 3 3 PSY 101
U.S. Government and Politics 3 3 PSC 101
U.S. History 3 6 HIS 111, 112
World History 3 3 Social Science Elective
Math and Computer Science
Calculus AB 3 5 MAT 250
Calculus BC 3 9 MAT 250, 251
Computer Science A 3 3 CSC 156
Computer Science Principles 3 3 CIS 101
Statistics 3 3 MAT 131
Sciences
Biology 3
4
5
4
4
8
BIO 121
BIO 121
BIO 121, 122
Chemistry 3
4–5
4
8
CHM 121
CHM 121, 122
Environmental Science 3 4 BIO 106
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 3 4 Science Elective
Physics C: Mechanics 3 4 Science Elective
Physics 1 Algebra-Based 3 4 Science Elective
Physics 2: Algebra-Based 3 8 PHY 131, 132
(Must get 3 or higher on both Physics 1 and Physics 2.)
World Languages and Culture
Chinese Language and Culture 3 8 CHI 101, 102
French Language and Culture 3 8 FRE 101, 102
German Language and Culture 3 8 GER 101, 102
Italian Language and Culture 3 8 ITL 101, 102
Japanese Language and Culture 3 8 JPN 101, 102
Latin 3 8 Language Elective
Spanish Language and Culture 3 8 SPN 101, 102
Spanish Literature and Culture 3 3 SPN 210