Advanced Placement (AP)

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. 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 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 Title

Score Accepted

JJC Equivalent Courses

IAI Equivalent*

Credit Hours

African American Studies

3

SSC 101E
(social science elective)

--

3

African American Studies

4 or 5

HIST 293

--

3

AP Research

3 or higher

ELEC 101E
(general elective)

--

3

AP Seminar

3 or higher

ELEC 101E
(general elective)

--

3

Art History

3 or higher

ART 115

and

ART 119

F2 901

and

F2 902

6

Biology

3

BIO 151

or

BIO 104

L1 910L

or

L1 900L

5

Biology

4 or 5

BIO 151 and
BIO 152

L1 910L

10

Calculus AB

3 or higher

MATH 170

M1 9001

5

Calculus BC

3

MATH 170

M1 9001

5

Calculus BC 

4 or 5

MATH 170

and

MATH 171

M1 9001

and

M1 9002

9

Chemistry

3 or 4

CHEM 101

P1 902L

5

Chemistry

5

CHEM 101

and

CHEM 102

P1 902L

and

CHM 912

10

Chinese Language & Culture

3

LANG 101E, 102E, and 103E (foreign language electives)

--

12

Chinese Language & Culture

4 or 5

LANG 101E, 102E, 103E (foreign language electives),

and

 

LANG 104E

--


and

 

H1 900

12
 

 

4

Comparative Government & Politics 

3 or higher

PSCI 200

S5 905

3

Computer Science A

3 or higher

CIS 236

or

CIS 246

--

or

CS 911

4

Computer Science Principles

3 or higher

CIS 122

--

4

English Language & Composition

3 or higher

ENG 101

C1 900

3

English Literature & Composition

3 or higher

ENG 204

H3 900

3

Enviromental Science

3 or higher

BIO 146

L1 905

3

European History

3 or higher

SSC 101E
(social science elective)

--

3

French Language & Culture

3

FRCH 101, 102, and 103

--

12

French Language & Culture

4 or 5

FRCH 101, 102, 103, 

and

FRCH 104

--

and

H1 900

12

 

4

German Language & Culture

3

LANG 101E, 102E, and 103E (foreign language electives)

--

12

German Language & Culture

4 or 5

LANG 101E, 102E, 103E (foreign language electives),

and

LANG 104E

--


and

H1 900

12



4

Human Geography

3 or higher

GEOG 106

S4 900N

3

Italian Language & Culture

3

LANG 101E, 102E, and 103E (foreign language electives)

--

12

Italian Language & Culture

4 or 5

LANG 101E, 102E, 103E (foreign language electives),

and

LANG 104E

--


and

H1 900

12



4

Japanese Language & Culture

3

LANG 101E, 102E, and 103E (foreign language electives)

--

12

Japanese Language & Culture

4 or 5

LANG 101E, 102E, 103E (foreign language electives),

and

LANG 104E

--


and

H1 900

12
 

 

4

Latin

3

LANG 101E, 102E, and 103E (foreign language electives)

--

12

Latin

4 or 5

LANG 101E, 102E, 103E (foreign language electives),

and

LANG 104E

--


and

H1 900

12
 

 

4

Macroeconomics 

3 or higher

ECON 103

S3 901

3

Microeconomics

3 or higher

ECON 104

S3 902

3

Music Theory

3 or higher

MUS 104

--

3

Physics 1

3 or higher

PHYS 101

P1 900L

5

Physics 2

3 or higher

PHYS 102

--

5

Physics C Mechanics 

3 or higher

PHYS 201

P2 900L

5

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

S6 900

3

Spanish Language & Culture

3

SPAN 101, 102, and 103

--

12

Spanish Language & Culture

4 or 5

SPAN 101, 102, 103,

and

SPAN 104

--

and

H1 900

12



4

Spanish Literature & Culture

3 or higher

SPAN 101, 102, and 103

--

12

Statistics

3 or higher

MATH 128

M1 902

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

S5 900

3

U.S. History

3 or higher

HIST 103

S2 900

3

World History

3 or higher

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: 08/28/24