Advanced Placement Courses
The score necessary to earn college credit at JMU, the corresponding course title at JMU and the credit hours which can be earned appear below. The grading scale is from one to five with five being the highest score.
Note: This information is subject to change at the discretion of James Madison University.
AP Course |
Minimum Score for Credit |
JMU Equivalent |
Credit Hours |
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| Art History | 4 |
GARTH 206 | 3 |
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| Art Studio: Drawing | 4 |
Art Elective | 3 |
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| Art Studio: General | 4 |
Art Elective | 3 |
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| Biology | 5 |
Majors: | 8 Total (4+4) |
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| BIO 114 & BIO 124 | |||||
5 |
Non majors: | 8 Total (3+1+4) |
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| GSCI 103, GSCI 104 & BIO 000* | |||||
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| GISAT 113 & BIO 000* | 8 Total (3+5) |
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4 |
GSCI 103 & GSCI 104 & BIO 000* (4 credits) | 8 Total (3+1+4) |
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| GISAT 113 & BIO 000*(5 credits) | 8 Total (3+5) |
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3 |
GISAT 113 & BIO 000 | 4 Total (3+1) |
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| Calculus AB ** | 4 |
MATH 235 | 4 |
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| Calculus BC** | 4 |
MATH 235 & MATH 236 | 8 |
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| Chemistry | 3 |
GSCI 101 and 104 | 4 Total (3+1) |
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4 |
Majors: | 6 |
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| CHEM 131 & 132 | |||||
4 |
Non majors: | 8 |
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| CHEM 131, CHEM 131L, CHEM 132 & CHEM 132L | |||||
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| CHEM 120 & CHEM 120L | 4 |
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| Comparative Government | 4 |
POSC 240 | 3 |
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| Computer Science (A or AB) | 4 |
CS 139 | 4 |
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| Economics (Micro) | 4 |
ECON 201 | 3 |
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| Economics (Macro) | 4 |
GECON 200 | 3 |
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| English Language and Composition OR | 4 |
GWRIT 103 | 3 |
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| English Literature and Composition | |||||
| Environmental Science | 4 |
GISAT 112 & ISAT 000 | 8 total (3+5) |
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| GSCI 115 & ISAT 000 | 8 total (3+5) |
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3 |
ISAT 000 | 4 |
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| French Language OR | 4 |
FR 231 | 3 |
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| French Literature | |||||
| Human Geography | 4 |
GEOG 280 | 3 |
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| German Language | 4 |
GER 231 | 3 |
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| Government (U.S.) | 4 |
GPOSC 225 | 4 |
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| History (European) | 5 |
HIST 201 & HIST 202 | 6 |
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4 |
HIST 201 | 3 |
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| History (U.S.) | 4 |
GHIST 225 | 4 |
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| Latin Language | 4 |
LAT 231 | 4 |
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| Physics B | 4 |
PHYS 140, PHYS 140L, PHYS 150 & PHYS 150L | 8 |
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3 |
GSCI 101 & GSCI 104 | 4 Total (3+1) |
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| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 |
PHYS 240 & PHYS 140L | 4 |
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| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 4 |
PHYS 250 & PHYS 150L | 4 |
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| Psychology | 4 |
GPSYC 101 | 3 |
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| Spanish Language or Spanish Literature | 4 |
SPAN 231 | 3 |
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| Statistics | 4 |
MATH 220 | 3 |
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| World History | 5 |
GHIST 101, GHIST 102 | 6 |
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*BIO 000 does not count toward major or minor requirements in Biology or toward general education requirements, but is elective credit towards a degree. **Students who receive a score of 3 may want to take a departmental examination to earn credit in either MATH 205 or MATH 235. |
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