Joliet Junior College will award credit on the basis of scores earned on the Advanced Placement Examinations. Please review the steps below to receive AP credit.
Credit for Prior Learning Inquiry Form
Would you like to learn more about Credit for Prior Learning? Do you think you may be able to receive college credit from nontraditional schooling, work, or other life experience, but you're not sure where to start? Complete the Credit for Prior Learning Inquiry Form and a JJC staff member will reach out to you shortly: Inquiry Form
AP Approval Process
- Students must submit an official score report from College Board.
- Students must submit JJC's Transfer Credit Evaluation Request Form, found on the student portal.
- Once all documents are received, score reports will be evaluated by JJC staff, and any applicable credit will be awarded to the student's records within 30 days.
- Students can review the credit awarded on the Student Planning Module after 30 days.
AP Equivalency Chart
AP exams and JJC course equivalenciesAP Exam Title | Score Accepted | JJC Equivalent Courses | Credit Hours |
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Art History | 3 or higher | ART 115 and ART 116 | 6 |
Biology | 3 | BIO 151 or BIO 104 | 5 |
Biology | 4 or 5 | BIO 151 and BIO 152 | 10 |
Calculus AB | 3 or higher | MATH 170 | 5 |
Calculus BC | 3 | MATH 170 | 5 |
Calculus BC | 4 or 5 | MATH 170 and MATH 171 | 9 |
Chemistry | 3 or 4 | CHEM 101 | 5 |
Chemistry | 5 | CHEM 101 and CHEM102 | 10 |
Comparative Government & Politics | 3 or higher | PSCI 103 | 3 |
Computer Science A | 3 or higher | CIS 236 or CIS 246 | 4 |
English Language & Composition | 3 or higher | ENG 101 | 3 |
English Literature & Composition | 3 or higher | ENG 204 | 3 |
Enviromental Science | 3 or higher | BIO 146 | 3 |
European History | 3 or higher | Social Science Elective | 3 |
French Language & Culture | 3 | FRCH 101, 102, 103 | 12 |
French Language & Culture | 4 or 5 | FRCH 101, 102, 103, 104 | 16 |
Human Geography | 3 or higher | GEOG 106 | 3 |
Macroeconomics | 3 or higher | ECON 103 | 3 |
Microeconomics | 3 or higher | ECON 104 | 3 |
Music Theory | 3 or higher | MUS 104 | 3 |
Physics 1 | 3 or higher | PHYS 101 | 5 |
Physics 2 | 3 or higher | PHYS 102 | 5 |
Physics C Mechanics | 3 or higher | PHYS 201 | 4 |
Physics C Electricity & Magnetism | 3 or higher | PHYS 202 | 5 |
Precalculus | 3 | MATH 138 | 4 |
Precalculus | 4 or 5 | MATH 139 | 4 |
Psychology | 3 or higher | PSYC 101 | 3 |
Spanish Language & Culture | 3 | SPAN 101, 102, 103 | 12 |
Spanish Language & Culture | 4 or 5 | SPAN 101, 102, 103, 104 | 16 |
Spanish Literature & Culture | 3 or higher | SPAN 101, 102, 103 | 12 |
Statistics | 3 or higher | MATH 128 | 4 |
Studio Art Drawing | 3 or higher | ART 101 | 3 |
Studio Art 2-D Design | 3 or higher | ART 103 | 3 |
Studio Art 3-D Design | 3 or higher | Art 104 | 3 |
U.S. Government & Politics | 3 or higher | PSCI 101 | 3 |
U.S. History | 3 or higher | HIST 103 | 3 |
World History | 3 or higher | HIST 108 | 3 |
Last updated: 06/18/24