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Advanced Placement


Advanced placement and/or credit may be granted to entering students who have achieved appropriate scores on one or more of the Advanced Placement Tests offered by the College Entrance Examination Board (see list below). The tests are administered each year in May and are available to all high school students who have taken advanced-placement courses in high school and to other interested students who feel they have knowledge of the given subject being tested.

Students who receive advanced placement credit may progress to more advanced courses. Students receiving credit for advanced placement may apply these credits toward the total required for a degree. As a result, it is possible to hasten the completion of degree requirements or to enroll for coursework in greater depth and breadth than would otherwise be possible.  (See NSHE Handbook, Title 4, Chapter 14, Section 21).

UNLV courses or requirements satisfied through Advanced Placement Scores

AP Subject Score Credits UNLV Course
Art
Art History 3-5 3

Gen Ed (Fine Arts)

Art Studio: 2D Design 3-5 3 Gen Ed (Fine Arts)
Art Studio: 3D Design 3-5 3 Gen Ed (Fine Arts)
Art Portfolio 3-5 3 Gen Ed (Fine Arts)
Drawing 3-5 3 Gen Ed (Fine Arts)
Biology
Biological Sciences 3 3 Gen Ed (Science without Lab)
Biological Sciences 4 3 BIOL 189A
Biological Sciences 5 6 BIOL 189A and either 190A or 191A with Advisor Evaluation

Can place into BIOL 103 or equivalent for laboratory credit. Please see Biological Sciences catalog section and confer with the College of Sciences Advising Center for additional information about use of honors courses, SAT scores, AP courses and AP scores for Biological Sciences placement

Chemistry
Chemistry Science 3 4 CHEM 121A and CHEM 121L
Chemistry Science 4-5 8 CHEM 121A and CHEM 121L + CHEM 122A and CHEM 122L
Computer Science
Computer Science A 3-5 3 CS 135
Computer Science Principles 3-5 3 CS LDELEC
Economics
Macroeconomics 3 3 General Elective - Economics
Macroeconomics 4-5 3 ECON 103
Microeconomics 3 3 General Elective - Economics
Microeconomics 4-5 3 ECON 102
English
English Language & Composition 3-5 3 ENG 101
English Literature & Composition 3-5 3 ENG 101
Environmental Science
Environmental Science 3 3 ENV LDELEC
Environmental Science 4-5 3 ENV 101
Foreign Languages and Cultures
Language & Culture 3 3 Equivalent to 113; placement to 114
Language & Culture 4-5 6 Equivalent to 113 and 114; placement to 213
Language & Literature 3 3 Equivalent to 113; placement to 114
Language & Literature 4-5 6 Equivalent to 113 and 114; placement to 213
Geography
Human Geography 3-5 3 General Elective (Social Science)
History
American History 3 3 HIST 101 or HIST 102T*
American History 4-5 6 HIST 101 and HIST 102T*
*These scores satisfy the U.S. Constitution requirement but not the Nevada Constitution requirement and can be used for any HIST 102 requirement
European History 3 3 HIST 106T**
European History 4-5 6 HIST 106T** plus 3  credits General Elective - History
**These scores do not satisfy the U.S. Constitution requirement but can be used for any HIST 106 requirement
World History 3-5 3 General Elective - History
Interdisciplinary      
Research 3-4 3 General Elective
Research 5 3 ENG 102
Seminar 3-5 3 General Elective
Mathematics
Precalculus 3-5 3 MATH 126
Calculus AB 3-5 4 MATH 181
Calculus BC 3 4 MATH 181
Calculus BC 4-5 8 MATH 181 and MATH 182
Music
Theory 3-5 3 General Elective - Music
Physics
Physics 3 3  Gen Ed (Science without Lab)
Physics 4-5 6 PHYS 151A and PHYS 152A
Students must show satisfactory completion of laboratory work (PHYS 151L and PHYS 152L) to meet the General Education Science with Lab Requirement.  
Physics B: Physics Algebra and Trigonometry 3 3 Gen Ed (Science without Lab)
Physics C: Mechanics 3 3 Gen Ed (Science without Lab)
Physics C: Mechanics 4-5 3 PHYS 180 or PHYS 195 with Advisor Evaluation
Student must show satisfactory completion of lab work equivalent in order to earn 1 credit in PHYS 180L or PHYS 195L
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism 3 3 GenEd (Science without Lab)
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism 4-5 3 PHYS 181 or PHYS 196 with Advisor Evaluation
Student must show satisfactory completion of lab work equivalent in order to earn 1 credit in PHYS 181L or PHYS 196L
Political Science
U.S. Government and Politics 3-5 3 Gen Ed (U.S. Constitution)
This score does not satisfy the Nevada Constitution requirement
Comparative Government and Politics 3-5 3 PSC 211
This score does not satisfy the U.S. and Nevada Constitution requirements
Psychology
Psychology 3-5 3 PSY 101
Statistics  
Statistics 3-5 3 STAT 152