Advanced Placement
Clark College grants credit for completion of the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) exam. AP is a partnership between secondary schools and colleges and universities. AP courses are taught by high school teachers, following course guidelines developed and published by the College Board. Students interested in transferring to a four-year college or university should check the requirements of their target school to determine how their AP scores will be transferred.
Currently recognized AP exams and their direct equivalencies are listed below. Students will be awarded 5 credits of specified electives for each score report received where there is no exam listed and/or the score earned is 3 or higher. Credit is posted with an “S” grade at the end of the term for which the score report was received, once a transcript record has been established.
No credits will be awarded for an exam if the student has already earned credit in a duplicate course; a maximum of 45 credits of AP test credits can apply towards transfer degrees/certificates, and a maximum of 60 AP test credits can apply towards Career and Technical Education degrees/certificates. Credit will be awarded on the basis of official AP results, not transcript notation.
Courses and Scores
African American Studies
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A or Social Sciences
Art
Art History
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of ART& 100
Art: 2D Design or 3D Design
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List B
Art: Drawing
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List B
Biology
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of BIOL& 160
Calculus
Calculus AB exam
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of MATH& 151
Calculus BC exam
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of MATH& 151 and 5 credits of MATH& 152
Chemistry
Minimum score: 3-4
Course equivalency: 4 credits of CHEM& 141 and 1 credit of CHEM& 151
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 4 credits of CHEM& 141, 1 credit of CHEM& 151, 4 credits of CHEM& 142, and 1 credit of CHEM& 152
Chinese Language & Culture
Minimum score: 3-4
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A and 5 credits of Specified Electives
Computer Science
Computer Science A
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Specified Electives
Computer Science AB
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Specified Electives
Computer Science Principles
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Specified Electives
Economics
Economics: Micro
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of ECON& 201
Economics: Macro
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of ECON& 202
English
English: Language & Composition
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Specified Electives
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: 5 credits of ENGL& 101
English: Literature & Composition
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A
Environmental Science
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Natural Sciences
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: 5 credits of ENVS& 101
French
French Language & Culture
Minimum score: 3-4
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A and 5 credits of Specified Electives
French Literature
Minimum score: 3-4
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A and 5 credits of Specified Electives
German Language & Culture
Minimum score: 3-4
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A and 5 credits of Specified Electives
Government and Politics
Comparative Government & Politics
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Social Sciences
US Government & Politics
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of POLS 111
History
European History
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Social Sciences
U.S. History
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of HIST& 146, 5 credits of HIST& 147, and 5 credits of HIST& 148
World History
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of HIST& 126, 5 credits of HIST& 127, and 5 credits of and HIST& 128
Human Geography
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of GEOG& 200
Italian Language & Culture
Minimum score: 3-4
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A and 5 credits of Specified Electives
Japanese Language & Culture
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of JAPN& 121
Minimum score: 4
Course equivalency: 5 credits of JAPN& 121 and 5 credits of JAPN& 122
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 5 credits of JAPN& 121, 5 credits of JAPN& 122, and 5 credits of JAPN& 123
Latin
Latin Literature
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A
Latin Literature & Culture
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A
Latin: Virgil
Minimim score: 3-4
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Specified Electives
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A and 5 credits of Specified Electives
Music
Music Listening/Literature
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Humanities List A
Music Theory
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of MUSC& 141
Physics
Physics 1
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 4 credits of PHYS& 134 and 1 credit of PHYS& 124
Physics 2
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 4 credits of PHYS& 135 and 1 credit of PHYS& 125
Physics B
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Natural Sciences
Physics C (Mechanics)
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Natural Sciences
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: 4 credits of PHYS& 241 and 1 credit of PHYS& 231
Physics C (Elect. & Mag.)
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Natural Sciences
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: 4 credits of PHYS& 243 and 1 credit of PHYS& 233
Pre-Calculus
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of MATH 111
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: 5 credits of MATH 111 and 5 credits of MATH 103
Psychology
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of PSYC& 100
Research
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of General Electives
Seminar
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of General Electives
Spanish
Spanish Language & Culture
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of SPAN& 221
Minimum score: 4
Course equivalency: 5 credits of SPAN& 221 and 5 credits of SPAN& 222
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 5 credits of SPAN& 221, 5 credits of SPAN& 222, and 5 credits of SPAN& 223
Spanish Literature & Culture
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of SPAN& 121
Minimum score: 4
Course equivalency: 5 credits of SPAN& 121 and 5 credits of SPAN& 122
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 5 credits of SPAN& 121, 5 credits of SPAN& 122, and 5 credits of SPAN& 123
Statistics
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of MATH& 146
AP Score Reports
Send an official copy of your AP scores to enroll@clark.edu or by postal mail to:
Clark College
Attn: Enrollment Services
1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98663
Where to get AP scores
The College Board
PO Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541-6671
Phone: (609) 771-7300
For more information on AP test credit, contact us at 360-992-2805 or credeval@clark.edu.