Advanced Placement (AP) exams are college-level exams on specific subjects and are administered upon the completion of an AP course taken in high school. Illinois House Bill 3428 states that Illinois public institutions of higher education must grant credit for all students who earn an AP score of 3 or higher. Joliet Junior College will award credit for AP exams based on the scores in the chart below. Additional information about AP exams can be found on the College Board website.
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AP Exam Title | Score Accepted | JJC Equivalent Courses (IAI Equivalent* if applicable) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
African American Studies | 3 | SSC 101E (social science elective) | 3 |
African American Studies | 4-5 | HIST 293 | 3 |
AP Research | 3-5 | ELEC 101E (general elective) | 3 |
AP Seminar | 3-5 | ELEC 101E (general elective) | 3 |
Art History | 3-5 | ART 115 (F2 901) and 119 (F2 902) | 6 |
Biology | 3 | BIO 104 (L1 900L) or 151 (L1 910L) | 5 |
Biology | 4-5 | BIO 151 (L1 910L) and 152 (L1 901L) | 10 |
Calculus AB | 3-5 | MATH 170 (M1 900-1) | 5 |
Calculus BC | 3 | MATH 170 (M1 900-1) | 5 |
Calculus BC | 4-5 | MATH 170 (M1 900-1) and 171 (M1 900-2) | 9 |
Chemistry | 3-4 | CHEM 101 (P1 902L) | 5 |
Chemistry | 5 | CHEM 101 (P1 902L) and 102 (CHM 912) | 10 |
Chinese Language & Culture | 3 | LANG 101E, 102E, and 103E (foreign language electives) | 12 |
Chinese Language & Culture | 4-5 | LANG 101E, 102E, 103E, and 104E (H1 900) (foreign language electives) | 16 |
Comparative Government & Politics | 3-5 | PSCI 200 (S5 905) | 3 |
Computer Science A | 3-5 | CIS 236 or 246 (CS 911) | 4 |
Computer Science Principles | 3-5 | CIS 122 | 4 |
English Language & Composition | 3-5 | ENG 101 (C1 900) | 3 |
English Literature & Composition | 3-5 | ENG 204 (H3 900) | 3 |
Environmental Science | 3-5 | BIO 146 (L1 905) | 3 |
European History | 3-5 | SSC 101E (social science elective) | 3 |
French Language & Culture | 3 | FRCH 101, 102, and 103 | 12 |
French Language & Culture | 4-5 | FRCH 101, 102, 103, and 104 (H1 900) | 16 |
German Language & Culture | 3 | LANG 101E, 102E, and 103E (foreign language electives) | 12 |
German Language & Culture | 4-5 | LANG 101E, 102E, 103E (foreign language electives), and 104E (H1 900) | 16 |
Human Geography | 3-5 | GEOG 106 (S4 900N) | 3 |
Italian Language & Culture | 3 | LANG 101E, 102E, and 103E (foreign language electives) | 12 |
Italian Language & Culture | 4-5 | LANG 101E, 102E, 103E (foreign language electives), and 104E (H1 900) | 16 |
Japanese Language & Culture | 3 | LANG 101E, 102E, and 103E (foreign language electives) | 12 |
Japanese Language & Culture | 4-5 | LANG 101E, 102E, 103E (foreign language electives), and 104E (H1 900) | 16 |
Latin | 3 | LANG 101E, 102E, and 103E (foreign language electives) | 12 |
Latin | 4-5 | LANG 101E, 102E, 103E (foreign language electives), and 104E (H1 900) | 16 |
Macroeconomics | 3-5 | ECON 103 (S3 901) | 3 |
Microeconomics | 3-5 | ECON 104 (S3 902) | 3 |
Music Theory | 3-5 | MUS 104 | 3 |
Physics 1 | 3-5 | PHYS 101 (P1 900L) | 5 |
Physics 2 | 3-5 | PHYS 102 | 5 |
Physics C Mechanics | 3-5 | PHYS 201 (P2 900L) | 5 |
Physics C Electricity & Magnetism | 3-5 | PHYS 202 | 5 |
Precalculus | 3 | MATH 138 | 4 |
Precalculus | 4-5 | MATH 139 | 4 |
Psychology | 3-5 | PSYC 101 (S6 900) | 3 |
Spanish Language & Culture | 3 | SPAN 101, 102, and 103 | 12 |
Spanish Language & Culture | 4-5 | SPAN 101, 102, 103, and 104 (H1 900) | 16 |
Spanish Literature & Culture | 3-5 | SPAN 101, 102, and 103 | 12 |
Statistics | 3-5 | MATH 128 (M1 902) | 4 |
Studio Art Drawing | 3-5 | ART 101 | 3 |
Studio Art 2-D Design | 3-5 | ART 103 | 3 |
Studio Art 3-D Design | 3-5 | ART 104 | 3 |
U.S. Government & Politics | 3-5 | PSCI 101 (S5 900) | 3 |
U.S. History | 3-5 | HIST 103 (S2 900) | 3 |
World History | 3-5 | HIST 108 (S2 913N) | 3 |
*The Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) is a statewide transfer agreement, which is transferable among more than 100 participating colleges and universities in Illinois. IAI works best for students who know they are going to transfer but are undecided on the college or university that will grant their baccalaureate degree. You can find more information on the IAI website.
Last updated: 6/18/25
