Advanced Placement (AP)

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

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AP Approval Process

  1. Students must submit an official score report from College Board. 
  2. Students must submit JJC's Transfer Credit Evaluation Request Form, found on the student portal. 
  3. 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. 
  4. Students can review the credit awarded on the Student Planning Module after 30 days. 

 

AP Equivalency Chart

AP exams and JJC course equivalencies
AP Exam TitleScore AcceptedJJC Equivalent CoursesCredit Hours

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