AP (Advanced Placement)
A student who has received college level training in secondary school and who has
a score of 3, 4, or 5 on the appropriate Advanced Placement examination, upon request
will be granted placement and credit for comparable courses at Collin College. Collin will award up to 75% of your degree (approximately 45 hours) of course-specific
college credit in subject appropriate areas on all AP exams with scores of 3 or above.
A student must have successfilly completed 3 semester credit hours (developmental
education not included) at Collin College within the past 5 years to have AP credit
applied to their record.
AP credit previously applied at another institution of higher education does not automatically
transfer to Collin. For the credit to be applied at Collin, the student must have
their AP score report sent to Collin from the College Board and request the credit
be applied to their Collin record. Credit earned by examination may not be earned in any course for which the student
has previously received a grade, either at this institution or elsewhere. (Grades
of 'F' and 'W' are included.)
An official score report must be sent to Collin from the College Board. The College Code for AP is 1951. Please note: Score reports can take 3 or more weeks to arrive in the Testing Office. The student must contact the Testing Office at CreditByExam@collin.edu to request AP credit be applied to the student's record. This is not an automatic
process upon receipt of the College Board official AP Score Report. Be sure to include
your full name and CWID number in your email.
Beginning with enrollment for the Fall 2024 semester, some AP exams can be used to clear the TSI (Texas Success Initiative) requirments for ELAR (English Language Arts and Reading) and/or Math. Review the table below for a complete list. The TSI requirement(s) can be cleared by sending an unofficial score report to TSI_info@collin.edu (an official score report will be required to apply to have credits added to your Collin College transcript). Note: AP exams cannot be used to clear the TSI requirements for students first enrolling in classes for the Summer 2024 term. See the TSI webpage for more information.
AP Exams Accepted for Credit at Collin College
| AP Examination | Collin Equivalent | Will Satisfy TSI ELAR (Fall 2024)* |
Will Satisfy TSI MATH (Fall 2024)* |
| Art General (2-D or 3-D Art & Design) | ARTS1311 | ||
| Art Drawing | ARTS1316 | ||
| Art History | ARTS1303 | ||
| Biology | BIOL1406 and 1407 | Yes | |
| Calculus (AB) | MATH2413 | Yes | |
| Calculus (BC) | AP Score of 3: MATH2413 AP Score of 4 or 5: MATH2413 and 2414 |
Yes | |
| Chemistry | CHEM1411 and 1412 | Yes | Yes |
| Chinese Language and Culture |
CHIN1411 and 1412 | ||
| Computer Science (A) | COSC1436 | Yes | |
| Computer Science Principles |
COSC1315 |
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| Economics (Macro) | ECON2301 | Yes | |
| Economics (Micro) | ECON2302 | Yes | |
| English Lang. & Comp | AP Score of 3: ENGL1301 AP Score of 4 or 5: ENGL1301 and 1302 |
Yes | |
| English Lit. & Comp | AP Score of 3: ENGL1301 AP Score of 4 or 5: ENGL1301 and 1302 |
Yes | |
| Environmental Science I | ENVR1401 | Yes | |
| European History | HIST2311 and 2312 | Yes | |
| French Language and Culture |
FREN1411 and 1412 | ||
| German Language and Culture |
GERM1411 and 1412 | ||
| Government & Politics US | GOVT2305 | Yes | |
| Human Geography | GEOG1302 | Yes | |
| Music Theory | MUSI1311 | ||
| Physics 1 | PHYS1401 | Yes | |
| Physics 2 | PHYS1402 | Yes | |
| Physics C - Mechanics | PHYS2425 | Yes | |
| Physics C - Electricity & Magnetism | PHYS2426 | Yes | |
| Physics B (historical) | PHYS1401 and 1402 | Yes | |
| Psychology | PSYC2301 | Yes | |
| Spanish Language and Culture |
SPAN1411 and 1412 | ||
| Statistics | MATH1342 | Yes | |
| US History | HIST1301 and 1302 | Yes | |
| World History: Modern | HIST2311 and 2312 | Yes |
*If box is blank the exam does not satisfy TSI.
For further information regarding the AP (Advanced Placement) program, please refer
to College Board.
For further information regarding AP (Advanced Placement) credit, please contact the
Testing Office by email at creditbyexam@collin.edu.