College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) Advance Placement (AP) Tests

Criteria for Earning AP Credit at Eastern Illinois University
Minimum Scores Required for Credit

Name of Test If you earn a minimum score of: Credit awarded will be: EIU Course Equivalent(s)
Art History 4 3 semester hours ART 2330G
Biology 3 4 semester hours BIO 1100
Chemistry 3 4 semester hours CHM 1310G (3 sem. hrs.) and CHM1315G (1 sem. hr.)
Chemistry 4 7 semester hours CHM 1310G (3 sem. hrs.) and CHM 1315G (1 sem. hr.)
AND
CHM 1410 (3 sem. hrs.)
Latin 3 4 semester hours FLL 2201G (4 sem. hrs.)
Latin 4 8 semester hours FLL 2201G (4 sem. hrs.) and 2202G (4 sem. hrs.)
Latin 5 11 semester hours FLL 2201G (4 sem. hrs.), FLL 2202G (4 sem. hrs.) and FLE 4400 (3 sem. hrs.)
Computer Science 3 3 semester hours MAT 2170
Economics (Macroeconomics) 4 3 semester hours ECN 2801G
Economics (Microeconomics) 4 3 semester hours ECN 2802G
English (Language and Composition) 4 3 semester hours ENG 1001G
English (Literature and Composition) 4 3 semester hours ENG 1002G
Environmental Science 3 3 semester hours BIO 2002G
French Language and/or French Literature 3 4 semester hours FLF 2201G
French Language and/or French Literature 4 8 semester hours FLF 2201G (4 sem. hrs.) and FLF 2202G (4 sem. hrs.)
French Language and/or French Literature 5 11 semester hours FLF 2201G (4 sem. hrs.) and FLF 2202G (4 sem. hrs.) Upper Division FLF Elective (3 sem. hrs.)
German Language and/or German Literature 3 4 semester hours FLG 2201G
German Language and/or German Literature 4 8 semester hours FLG 2201G (4 sem. hrs.) and FLG 2202G (4 sem. hrs.)
German Language and/or German Literature 5 11 semester hours FLG 2201G (4 sem. hrs.) and FLG 2202G (4 sem. hrs.) Upper Division FLG Elective (3 sem. hrs.)
History - United States 4 6 semester hours HIS 2010G (3 sem. hrs.) and HIS 2020G (3 sem. hrs.)
History - European (taken prior to Fall 2004) 4 6 semester hours HIS 2300 (3 sem. hrs.) and HIS 2400 (3 sem. hrs.)
History - European (taken Fall 2004 or later) 4 6 semester hours HIS 2560 (3 sem. hrs.) and HIS 3555 (3 sem. hrs.)
History - World (taken Fall 2004 or later) 4 6 semester hours HIS 2560 (3 sem. hrs.) and HIS 3555 (3 sem. hrs.)
Human Geography 3 3 semester hours GEG 1100G
Mathematics - CalculusAB 3 5 semester hours MAT 1441G
Mathematics - CalculusBC 3 5 semester hours MAT 1441G
Mathematics - CalculusBC 4 10 semester hours MAT 1441G (5 sem. hrs.) and MAT 2442 (5 sem. hrs.)
Mathematics - Statistics 3 4 semester hours MAT 2250G
Music 3 3 semester hours MUS Elective
Physics B 3 4 semester hours PHY 1151G (3 sem. hrs.) and PHY 1152G (1 sem. hr.)
Physics C 4 4 semester hours PHY 1351 (3 sem. hrs.) and PHY 1352 ( 1 sem. hr.)
Physics C - Mech & E&M 4 4 semester hours PHY 1351 (3 sem. hrs.) and PHY 1352 (1 sem. hr.)
Political Science (Comparative Government & Politics) 4 3 semester hours PLS 1003
Political Science (United States Government & Politics) 4 3 semester hours PLS 1153G
Psychology 3 3 semester hours PSY 1879G
Spanish Language (Sections I and II) 3 4 semester hours FLS 2201G
Spanish Language (Sections I and II) 4 8 semester hours FLS 2201G (4 sem. hrs.) and FLS 2202G (4 sem. hrs.)
Spanish Language (Sections I and II) 5 11 semester hours FLS 2202G (4 sem. hrs.) and FLS 2202G (4 sem. hrs.) Upper Division FLS Elective (3 sem. hrs.)