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Columbia College Chicago - 2026 AP Exam Guide

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AP EVALUATION GUIDE Exams taken 5/2021 or after Exam Title

Equivalency for Score of 3

Equivalency for Score of 4 or 5

Arts 2-D Art and Design

3 credits ARTS 106 2D: Color + Design (Exams taken in 2022 or later)

3-D Art and Design

3 credits ARTS 105 3D: Objects + Space (Exams taken in 2022 or later)

Art History

6 credits ARTH 110 Visual Arts Survey: Prehistoric to 1800 and ARTH 111 Visual Arts Survey: 1800 to Present

Drawing

3 credits ARTS 110 Drawing

Music Theory

3 credits Collegewide Elective

6 credits MUSC 103 Theory for Musical Theatre and Collegewide Elective (Musical Theatre majors) or 6 credits MUSC 109 Foundations of Music Supplement (School of Audio and Music majors)

Capstone Research

3 credits Collegewide Elective

Seminar

3 credits Collegewide Elective

English English Language & Composition

3 credits ENGL 111 Foundations of 21st Writing

English Literature & Composition

3 credits LITR 101 Intro to Literature

History and Social Sciences African American Studies

3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding

Comparative Government & Politics

3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding

European History

3 credits HIST 123 Modern Europe

Human Geography

3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding

Macroeconomics

3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding or BUSE 210 Economics for Creatives

Microeconomics

3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding or BUSE 210 Economics for Creatives

Psychology

3 credits PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology

United States Government & Politics

3 credits POLS 110 Politics, Government, and Society 6 credits HIST 151 US History: To 1877 and HIST 152 US History: 3 credits HIST 151 US History: To 1877 Since 1877 3 credits Historical and Cultural 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding and 3 credits Understanding Collegewide Elective

United States History World History: Modern

6 credits HIST 122 Medieval Culture and HIST 123 Modern Europe

Math and Computer Science Calculus AB

4 credits MATH 220 Calculus I

Calculus BC

4 credits MATH 220 Calculus I

Calculus BC: AB Sub-score

4 credits MATH 220 Calculus I

Computer Science A

3 credits INMD 102 Fundamentals of Interaction

Computer Science Principles

3 credits Core Elective

3 credits PROG 102 Code

Precalculus

3 credits MATH 210 College Algebra

3 credits MATH 215 Precalculus

Statistics

3 credits MATH 205 Intro to Statistics

8 credits MATH 220 Calculus I and MATH 221 Calculus II

Sciences Biology

4 credits BIOL 101 Introductory Biology

8 credits BIOL 101 Introductory Biology and Core Elective 8 credits CHEM 201 General Chemistry I and CHEM 202 General Chemistry II

Chemistry

4 credits CHEM 201 General Chemistry I

Environmental Science

4 credits SCIE 205 Environmental Science

Physics 1

4 credits PHYS 220 Fundamentals of Physics I

Physics 2

4 credits PHYS 220 Fundamentals of Physics I

Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism

4 credits Scientific Discovery Updated 03/2026


Exam Title Physics C: Mechanics

Equivalency for Score of 3

Equivalency for Score of 4 or 5

4 credits Scientific Discovery

World Languages and Cultures Chinese Language & Culture French Language & Culture German Language & Culture Italian Language & Culture Japanese Language & Culture Latin Spanish Language & Culture Spanish Literature & Culture

6 credits CHIN 101 Chinese I and CHIN 102 Chinese II 6 credits FREN 101 French I and FREN 102 French II 6 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Elective 6 credits ITAL 101 Italian I and ITAL 102 Italian II 6 credits JAPN 101 Japanese I and JAPN 102 Japanese II 6 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Elective 6 credits SPAN 101 Spanish I and SPAN 102 Spanish II 6 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Elective

9 credits CHIN 101 Chinese I, CHIN 102 Chinese II and Aesthetics and Creative Expression 9 credits FREN 101 French I, FREN 102 French II, and FREN 201 French III 9 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Electives 9 credits ITAL 101 Italian I, ITAL 102 Italian II, and Aesthetics and Creative Expression 9 credits JAPN 101 Japanese I, JAPN 102 Japanese II, and JAPN 201 Japanese III 9 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Electives 9 credits SPAN 101 Spanish I, SPAN 102 Spanish II, and SPAN 201 Spanish III 9 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Electives

Updated 03/2026


AP EVALUATION GUIDE Exams taken between 1/2015 – 4/2021. Exam Title Arts 2-D Art and Design 3-D Art and Design Art History Drawing

Music Theory Capstone Research Seminar English English Language & Composition English Literature & Composition History and Social Sciences Comparative Government & Politics European History Human Geography Macroeconomics Microeconomics Psychology United States Government & Politics United States History World History Math and Computer Science Calculus AB Calculus BC Calculus BC: AB Sub-Score Computer Science A Computer Science Principles Statistics Sciences Biology Chemistry Environmental Science Physics 1 Physics 2 Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism Physics C: Mechanics World Languages and Cultures

Equivalency for Score of 3

Equivalency for Score of 4 or 5

3 credits ARTS 106 2D: Color + Design (Exams taken in 2022 or later) 3 credits ARTS 105 3D: Objects + Space (Exams taken in 2022 or later) 6 credits ARTH 110 Visual Arts Survey: Prehistoric to 1800 and ARTH 111 Visual Arts Survey: 1800 to Present 3 credits ARTS 110 Drawing 6 credits MUSC 103 Theory for Musical Theatre and Collegewide Elective (Musical Theatre majors) or 6 credits MUSC 109 Foundations of Music Supplement 3 credits Collegewide Elective (School of Audio and Music majors) 3 credits Collegewide Elective 3 credits Collegewide Elective 3 credits ENGL 111 Foundations of 21st Writing 3 credits LITR 101 Intro to Literature 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 4 credits MATH 220 Calculus I 4 credits MATH 220 Calculus I 4 credits MATH 220 Calculus I 3 credits INMD 102 Fundamentals of Interaction 3 credits Core Elective 3 credits MATH 205 Intro to Statistics 3 credits Scientific Discovery 3 credits Scientific Discovery 3 credits Scientific Discovery 3 credits Scientific Discovery 3 credits Scientific Discovery 4 credits Scientific Discovery 4 credits Scientific Discovery

Chinese Language & Culture

4 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression

French Language & Culture

4 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression

German Language & Culture

4 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression

Italian Language & Culture

4 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression

Japanese Language & Culture

4 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression

Latin

4 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression

Spanish Language & Culture

4 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression

Spanish Literature & Culture

4 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression

8 credits MATH 220 Calculus I and MATH 221 Calculus II

3 credits PROG 102 Code

4 credits BIOL 101 Introductory Biology 4 credits Scientific Discovery 4 credits Scientific Discovery 4 credits Scientific Discovery 4 credits Scientific Discovery

8 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Elective 8 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Elective 8 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Elective 8 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Elective 8 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Elective 8 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Elective 8 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Elective 8 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Elective Updated 03/2026


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