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Advanced Placement (AP) Program

The College participates in the Advanced Placement (AP) Program of the College Entrance Examination Board. Through this program, high school students who plan to enroll at ABAC can take AP examinations in several subject areas. If students achieve the minimum score detailed in the AP Examination Score Requirements Table below, the College will award regular college credit in the subject areas of the exam(s), provided the subject area(s) are taught by the College. High school students can gain college credit and/or advanced placement at ABAC before actually beginning college. Students needing further information about the AP Program should contact their high school counselor.

Because of variation in credit awarded by different USG institutions, students who are awarded AP credit at ABAC and plan to transfer to another institution should determine what AP credit is accepted at their intended transfer institution. Official College Board transcripts with the AP scores will be required for any AP credit to be awarded.

Credit by AP Examination Score Requirements Table

AP Examinations

Minimum Score

ABAC Course Credit

Semester Hours

Art History

3

course - Art Appreciation

3

Biology

3

BIOL1011K

4

Biology

4

course/course 

4

 Biology

5

course/coursecourse/course

8

Calculus AB

3

course, course

8

Calculus BC

3

course, course 

8

Chemistry

3

course/course

4

 Chemistry

5

course/course, course/course

8

Computer Science A

3

course 

4

Computer Science Principles

3

course

3

Macroeconomics

3

course 

3

Microeconomics

3

course 

3

English Lang/Comp

3

course

3

 English Lang/Comp

5

course, course

6

English Lit/Comp

3

course

3

 English Lit/Comp

5

course, course

6

Environmental Science

3

course/course 

4

European History

3

ELECTIVE IN CORE AREA E *

3

French

3

LANG 12XX **

3

 French

4

LANG 12XX, LANG 21XX **

6

 French

5

LANG 12XX, LANG 21XX, LANG 22XX **

9

German Language

3

LANG 12XX **

3

 German Language

4

LANG 12XX, LANG 21XX **

6

 German Language

5

LANG 12XX, LANG 21XX, LANG 22XX **

9

Government & Politics

3

course***

3

Human Geography

3

course

3

Latin

3

LANG 12XX **

3

 Latin

4

LANG 12XX, LANG 21XX **

6

 Latin

5

LANG 12XX, LANG 21XX, LANG 22XX **

9

Music Theory

3

course/course

4

Physics 1

3

course/course

4

Physics 2

3

course/course

4

Physics C: Mechanics

5

course/course

4

Physics C: Electricity

5

course/course

4

Psychology

3

course

3

Spanish

3

course

3

 Spanish

4

course, course

6

 Spanish

5

course, course, course

9

Statistics

3

course

3

Studio Art: 2-D Design

3

ART ELECTIVE

3

Studio Art: 3-D Design

3

ART ELECTIVE

3

Studio Art: Drawing

3

ART ELECTIVE

3

US History

3

course***

3

 US History

5

course, course***

6

World History

3

course 

3

 World History

5

course, course

6

* This elective may be used in the Core Curriculum Area E to satisfy three hours of the “choose 6 hours” requirement.
**LANG 21XX and LANG 22XX may be used in the Core Curriculum Area C to satisfy the “foreign language (2001 or higher)” elective.
***Students receiving credit for American Government or American History must meet the State of Georgia Legislative Requirements regarding Georgia History and Georgia Constitution through examination.