Advanced Placement
Clark College grants credit for completion of the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) examinations. AP is a cooperative educational endeavor between secondary schools and colleges and universities. AP courses are taught by high school teachers, following course guidelines developed and published by the College Board. Students interested in transferring to a four-year university should check the requirements of their target school to determine the best way to use their AP exam credits.
Currently recognized AP examinations and their direct equivalencies are listed below. Students will be awarded 5 credits of specified electives for each score report received where there is no exam listed and/or the score earned is 3 or higher. Credit is posted with an “S” grade at the end of the term for which the score report was received, once a transcript record has been established.
No credits will be awarded for an examination if the student has already earned credit in a duplicate course; a maximum of forty-five (45) credits of coursework can apply towards transfer degrees and a maximum of sixty (60) credits of coursework can apply towards Career and Technical Education degree requirements. Credit will be awarded on the basis of official AP results, not transcript notation.
Courses and Scores
AP Research or AP Seminar
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Specified Elective
Art
Art History
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of List A Art Humanities
Art: 2D Design or 3D Design
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of List B Art Humanities
Art: Drawing
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Specified Electives
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: 5 credits of List B Art Humanities
Biology
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: BIOL& 160
Calculus
Calculus AB exam
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: MATH& 151
Calculus BC exam
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: MATH& 151 and 152
Chemistry
Minimum score: 3-4
Course equivalency: CHEM& 141 and 151
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: CHEM& 141, CHEM& 151, CHEM& 142, and CHEM& 152
Computer Science
Computer Science (Comp Sci A)
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Specified Elective
Computer Science (AB)
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Specified Elective
English
English (Language & Composition exam)
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Specified Elective
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: ENGL& 101
English (Literature & Composition exam)
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of A List English Humanities
Environmental Science
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Natural Science
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: ENVS& 101
Government and Politics
Comparative Government and Politics
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Specified Elective
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Social Science
US Government and Politics
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Specified Elective
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: POLS 111
History
European History
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of History Social Science
U.S. History
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: HIST& 146, HIST& 147 and HIST& 148
World History
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: HIST& 126, HIST& 127 and HIST& 128
Human Geography
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: GEOG& 200
Macroeconomics
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: ECON& 202
Microeconomics
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: ECON& 201
Music
Music Listening/Literature
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: MUSC& 104
Music Theory
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits List A Humanities
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: MUSC& 141
Physics
Physics B
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Natural Science
Physics C (Mechanics exam)
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Natural Science
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: PHYS& 241 and PHYS& 231
Physics C (Elect. & Mag. exam)
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Natural Science
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: PHYS& 243 and PHYS& 233
Pre-Calculus
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: MATH 111
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: MATH 111 and MATH 103
Psychology
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of Specified Elective
Minimum score: 4-5
Course equivalency: PSYC& 100
Statistics
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: MATH& 146
World Language & Culture
Chinese Language & Culture
Minimum score: 3-4
Course equivalency: 5 credits of World Language
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 10 credits of World Language
French Language & Culture
Minimum score: 3-4
Course equivalency: 5 credits of World Language
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 10 credits of World Language
French Literature
Minimum score: 3-4
Course equivalency: 5 credits of World Language
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 10 credits of World Language
German Language & Culture
Minimum score: 3-4
Course equivalency: 5 credits of World Language
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 10 credits of World Language
Italian Language & Culture
Minimum score: 3-4
Course equivalency: 5 credits of World Language
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: 10 credits of World Language
Japanese Language
Minimum score: 3-4
Course equivalency: JAPN& 121
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: JAPN& 121 and JAPN& 122
Latin Literature & Culture
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: 5 credits of A List Humanities
Spanish Language & Culture
Minimum score: 3
Course equivalency: SPAN& 221
Minimum score: 4
Course equivalency: SPAN& 221, SPAN& 222
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: SPAN& 221, SPAN& 222, and SPAN& 223
Spanish Literature & Culture
Minimum score: 3-4
Course equivalency: SPAN& 121
Minimum score: 5
Course equivalency: SPAN& 121 and SPAN& 122
AP Score Reports
Send an official copy of your AP Score Report to:
Clark College
Attn: Enrollment Services
1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98663
Where to get AP scores
The College Board
PO Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541-6671
Phone: (609) 771-7300