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Heartland Community College

Advanced Placement

Description: The Advanced Placement Program is sponsored by the College Board. The examinations are administered at designated testing centers.

Submit scores: Official advanced placement scores must be sent directly to HCC from the College Board.

Credit acceptance: Students may be granted a max of 15 credits or 25% of their program plan. In order for prior learning credit to be posted to an account, students must be in a HCC degree seeking program. 

The Records Office will only post prior learning credit relevant to your HCC degree. Posting irrelevant credit could negatively impact your financial aid and/or veterans benefits. Please contact Financial Aid for more information at FinAid@heartland.edu

Transferability: Advanced Placement may only be applicable to your program at Heartland and may not transfer. Please consult your transfer institution about transferability.

 

Advanced Placement Crosswalk


AP Examination
Minimum
Score
Credit Granted
HCC Course
Art History 
3
ART 211, 212 History of Art I and II 
2-D Art and Design
3
3
ART 102 Two-Dimensional Design
3-D Art and Design
3
3
ART 103 3-D Design
Drawing
3  
3
ART 104 Basic Drawing
Biology 
3  
BIOL 161 Principles of Biology I 
Calculus AB 
3  
4
MATH 161 Calculus I 
Calculus BC 
3  
9
MATH 161, 162 Calculus I and II 
Chemistry  
4
CHEM 120 Fundamentals of Chemistry 
4
5
*CHEM 120 Fundamentals of Chemistry (4 credit hours)
OR
CHEM 161 General Chemistry I (5 credit hours)
Comparative Govt & Politics 
POS 220 Comparative Governments 
Computer Science A 
CSCI 130 Computer Science I 
Computer Science Principles 
3  
General Elective 
English Lang & Composition 
ENGL 101 Critical Reading & Writing 
4
6
ENGL 101 and 102 Critical Writing and Multimodal Composition 
English Lit & Composition 
3
3
ENGL 101 Critical Reading & Writing
4
6
ENGL 101 Critical Writing & LITR 111
Environmental Science 3 EASC 111 Environmental Earth
European History  3   3 HIST 102 Western Civilization II
French Language & Culture 3 8 FREN 101, 102 French I and II
4 8

FREN 101, 102 French I and II

OR

FREN 201, 202 French III and IV
German Language & Culture  3 8 GERM 101, 102 German I and II
4 8

GERM 101, 102 German I and II

OR

GERM 201, 202 German III and IV

Human Geography  3 3 GEOG 101 World Geography
Macroeconomics  3 3 ECON 102 Principles of Macroeconomics
Microeconomics  3 3 ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics
Physics 1: Algebra-Based  3 5 PHYS 161 College Physics I
Physics 2: Algebra-Based  3 5 PHYS 162 College Physics II
Physics Test C: Elect & Magnt  3 4 PHYS 172 Electricity & Magnetism
Physics Test C: Mechanics  3 4 PHYS 171 Mechanics
Precalculus 3 4 MATH 109 College Algebra
4 4

*MATH 106 College Algebra for Business and Social Sciences

or

MATH 109 College Algebra

Psychology  3 3 PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
Spanish Language & Culture  3 8 SPAN 101, 102 Spanish I and II
4 8

SPAN 101, 102 Spanish I and II

OR

SPAN 201, 202 Spanish III and IV

Spanish Literature & Culture  3 3 General Elective
Statistics  3 4 MATH 141 Introduction to Statistics
US History  3 6 HIST 135 and HIST 136 US History I and II
US Government & Politics  3 3 POS 101 American Government & Politics
World History: Modern   3 6 General Elective
Capstone Research 3 3 General Elective
Capstone Seminar  3 3 General Elective

 *The higher level course(s) will be granted if the higher score is achieved. If the other course is needed, please consult with an Advisor to determine if switching the course is the best fit for you. 

 

Contact Records

CCB 1600
Phone: 309-268-8071
Fax: 309-268-7992
Email: records@heartland.edu 

Have questions? Get immediate answers! 

Office Hours

Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.