Lower Columbia College Advanced Placement
Lower Columbia 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. The program provides motivated high school students the opportunity to take college-level courses in a high school setting. AP courses are taught by high school teachers, following course guidelines developed and published by the College Board. Students who participate in the program gain college-level skills and may also earn college credit. 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.
Washington state community and technical colleges will grant a minimum unrestricted elective credit for an Advanced Placement (AP) score of 3 or higher. Credit will be awarded on the basis of official AP results, not transcript notation.
Procedure for requesting AP credits:
Send an official copy of your AP Score Report to:
Lower Columbia College
Attn: Credential Evaluator
1600 Maple Street
Longview, WA 98632
Once scores are received and reviewed, an email will be sent to the student's Lower Columbia College student email address regarding the credits to be awarded. AP credits are posted to the transcript at the end of the quarter in which scores are submitted as long as the student is enrolled that quarter.
Where to get an AP Score Report:
The College Board
Advanced Placement Program
Phone: 888-225-5427
Web: www.collegeboard.org
| AP Test | Score | Courses and Credits listed are the minimum awarded per score |
|---|---|---|
| Art: Art History | 3 | ART& 100 (5) |
| 4 | ART& 100 (5) | |
| 5 | ART& 100 (5) | |
| Art: Studio Art - Drawing | 3 | Humanities Distribution (5) |
| 4 | Humanities Distribution (5) | |
| 5 | Humanities Distribution (5) | |
| Art: 2D Design | 3 | Humanities Distribution (5) |
| 4 | Humanities Distribution (5) | |
| 5 | Humanities Distribution (5) | |
| Art: 3D Design | 3 | Humanities Distribution (5) |
| 4 | Humanities Distribution (5) | |
| 5 | Humanities Distribution (5) | |
| Biology | 3 | BIOL& 100 or BIOL& 160 (5) (credit awarded will be based on requirements for degree plan) |
| 4 | BIOL& 100 or BIOL& 160 (5) (credit awarded will be based on requirements for degree plan) | |
| 5 | BIOL& 100 or BIOL& 160 (5) (credit awarded will be based on requirements for degree plan) | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | MATH& 151 (5) |
| 4 | MATH& 151 (5) | |
| 5 | MATH& 151 (5) | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MATH& 152 (5) |
| 4 | MATH& 152 (5) | |
| 5 | MATH& 152 (5) | |
| Chemistry | 3 | CHEM& 161 (5) (CHEM&121 may be awarded if required for degree plan) |
| 4 | CHEM& 161 (5) (CHEM&121 may be awarded if required for degree plan) | |
| 5 | CHEM& 161, CHEM& 162 (10) | |
| Chinese Language & Culture | 3 | CHIN& 121 (5) |
| 4 | CHIN& 121 (5) | |
| 5 | CHIN& 121, CHIN& 122 (10) | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | Elective (5) |
| 4 | Elective (5) | |
| 5 | Elective (5) | |
| Computer Science AB | 3 | Elective (5) |
| 4 | Elective (5) | |
| 5 | Elective (5) | |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | Elective (5) |
| 4 | Elective (5) | |
| 5 | Elective (5) | |
| Economics: Micro | 3 | ECON& 201 (5) |
| 4 | ECON& 201 (5) | |
| 5 | ECON& 201 (5) | |
| Economics: Macro | 3 | ECON& 202 (5) |
| 4 | ECON& 202 (5) | |
| 5 | ECON& 202 (5) | |
| English: Lang & Comp | 3 | Elective (5) |
| 4 | ENGL& 101 (5) | |
| 5 | ENGL& 101 (5) | |
| English: Lit & Comp | 3 | Humanities Distribution (5) |
| 4 | Humanities Distribution (5) | |
| 5 | Humanities Distribution (5) | |
| Environmental Science | 3 | ENVS&100 (5) |
| 4 | ENVS&100 (5) | |
| 5 | ENVS&100 (5) | |
| European History | 3 | HIST& 117 (5) |
| 4 | HIST& 117 (5) | |
| 5 | HIST& 117 (5) | |
| French Language & Culture | 3 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) |
| 4 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) | |
| 5 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) and Elective (5) | |
| French Literature | 3 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) |
| 4 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) | |
| 5 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) and Elective (5) | |
| German Language & Culture | 3 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) |
| 4 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) | |
| 5 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) and Elective (5) | |
| US Government & Politics | 3 | POLS& 202 (5) |
| 4 | POLS& 202 (5) | |
| 5 | POLS& 202 (5) | |
| Comparative Government & Politics | 3 | POLS& 101 (5) |
| 4 | POLS& 101 (5) | |
| 5 | POLS& 101 (5) | |
| Human Geography | 3 | Elective (5) |
| 4 | Elective (5) | |
| 5 | Elective (5) | |
| Italian Language & Culture | 3 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) |
| 4 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) | |
| 5 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) and Elective (5) | |
| Japanese Language | 3 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) |
| 4 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) | |
| 5 | Humanities/foreign language at the 100 level (5) and Elective (5) | |
| Latin Literature | 3 | Humanities Distribution (5) |
| 4 | Humanities Distribution (5) | |
| 5 | Humanities Distribution (5) | |
| Latin Literature & Culture | 3 | Humanities Distribution (5) |
| 4 | Humanities Distribution (5) | |
| 5 | Humanities Distribution (5) | |
| Latin: Virgil | 3 | Elective (5) |
| 4 | Humanities Distribution (5) | |
| 5 | Humanities Distribution and Elective (10) | |
| Music Theory | 3 | MUSC& 141 (5) |
| 4 | MUSC& 141 (5) | |
| 5 | MUSC& 141 (5) | |
| Music Listening/Literature | 3 | MUSC& 105 (5) |
| 4 | MUSC& 105 (5) | |
| 5 | MUSC& 105 (5) | |
| Physics 1 | 3 | PHYS& 114 (5) |
| 4 | PHYS& 114 (5) | |
| 5 | PHYS& 114 (5) | |
| Physics 2 | 3 | PHYS& 115 (5) |
| 4 | PHYS& 115 (5) | |
| 5 | PHYS& 115 (5) | |
| Physics B | 3 | Natural Science Distribution (5) |
| 4 | Natural Science Distribution (5) | |
| 5 | Natural Science Distribution (5) | |
| Physics C (Mechanics) | 3 | Natural Science Distribution (5) |
| 4 | PHYS& 221 (5) | |
| 5 | PHYS& 221 (5) | |
| Physics C (Elect. & Mag.) | 3 | Natural Science Distribution (5) |
| 4 | PHYS& 223 (5) | |
| 5 | PHYS& 223 (5) | |
| Psychology | 3 | PSYC& 100 (5) |
| 4 | PSYC& 100 (5) | |
| 5 | PSYC& 100 (5) | |
| Research | 3 | Elective (5) |
| 4 | Elective (5) | |
| 5 | Elective (5) | |
| Seminar | 3 | Elective (5) |
| 4 | Elective (5) | |
| 5 | Elective (5) | |
| Spanish Language & Culture | 3 | SPAN& 121 (5) |
| 4 | SPAN& 122 (5) | |
| 5 | SPAN& 122, SPAN& 123 (10) | |
| Spanish Literature & Culture | 3 | SPAN& 121 (5) |
| 4 | SPAN& 122 (5) | |
| 5 | SPAN& 122, SPAN& 123 (10) | |
| Statistics | 3 | MATH 146 (5) |
| 4 | MATH 146 (5) | |
| 5 | MATH 146 (5) | |
| U.S. History | 3 | HIST& 136 (5) or HIST&137 based on program of study or if credit has already been earned in HIST&136 |
| 4 | HIST& 136 (5) or HIST&137 based on program of study or if credit has already been earned in HIST&136 | |
| 5 | HIST&136 and HIST&137 (10) | |
| World History | 3 | HIST& 128 (5) |
| 4 | HIST& 128 (5) | |
| 5 | HIST& 128 (5) |