Academics

Advanced Placement Credit Equivalencies

Manchester University will accept credit for the Advanced Placement (AP) Program courses listed below. The credits can be used to fulfill Core, major and minor requirements, or can be used as elective hours toward graduation. Questions about AP credit should be directed to the Office of the Registrar at 260-982-5234 or registrar@manchester.edu.


Prospective students should request their AP scores be sent to Manchester University at the time of the examination. If requesting score reports after the exam has been taken, contact:

Advanced Placement Program

P.O. Box 6671
Princeton NJ 08541-6671
Toll-free phone: 877-274-6474
Email: apexams@info.collegeboard.org

AP Course Score Manchester course Course title Credit Hours LARC
ART 2D Design
3, 4, 5
ART TCE
Art: Creative Expression
3LA-TCE
Art Drawing
3, 4, 5
ART TCE
Art: Creative Expression
3
LA-TCE
Art History 4, 5 ART UNC elective hours 3 LA-EAH
Biology 3, 4, 5 BIOL 108 & 108L Principles of Biology II & Lab 4 LA-ENS
Calculus AB 4, 5 MATH 121 Calculus I 4 LA-FQR
Calculus BC 3 MATH 121 Calculus I 4 LA-FQR
Calculus BC 4, 5 MATH 121 & 122 Calculus I & Calculus II 8 LA-FQR
Chemistry 3 CHEM 105 & 105L Intro to Inorganic Chem I & Lab 4 LA-ENS
Chemistry 4 CHEM 111 & 111L General Chemistry I & Lab 4 LA-ENS
Chemistry 5 CHEM 111/L & 113/L General Chemistry I & II & Labs 8 LA-ENS
Computer Science A 3, 4 CPTR 105 Computer Programming I 3  
Computer Science A 5 CPTR 105 & 205 Computer Programming I & II 6  
Economics: Macro 4, 5 ECON 222 Macroeconomics 3  
Economics: Micro 4, 5 ECON 221 Microeconomics 3  
English Lang/Comp 4, 5 LARC FWS
First Year Writing Seminar
3 LA-FWS
 English: Lit
 3ENG UNC
elective hours
3
 
English Lit 4, 5 ENG 115
Intro to Literature
3 LA-EAH
Environmental Science 4, 5 ENVS 130 Intro to Environmental Studies 3 LA-ENS
European History 4, 5 HIST 105 Intro to European History I
3  
Govt & Pol Comparative 4, 5 POSC 233 Comparative Politics 3  
Govt & Pol US
3
POSC UNC
elective hours
3
 
Govt & Pol US 4, 5 POSC 121 American National Politics 3  
Human Geography
4, 5
LARC FCG
Cultural and Global Perspectives
3
LA-FCG
Language & Culture
(except Spanish)
3
MODL UNC
elective hours
3
LA-FCG
Language & Culture
(except Spanish)
4, 5 LARC FCG
Cultural and Global Perspectives
3 LA-FCG
Language & Culture
(Spanish)
3
SPAN 111, 112
Spanish I & II
6
LA-FCG
Language & Culture
(Spanish)
 4 SPAN 201, 202, 301
Spanish III, IV, & V
9
LA-FCG
Language & Culture
(Spanish)
5 SPAN 201, 202, 301, 302 Spanish III, IV, V, & VI
12 LA-FCG
Music Theory 4, 5 MUS 125 Music Theory I 3  
Physics B or C 4, 5 PHYS 111 College Physics I 4 LA-ENS
Psychology3
PSYC ESS
Exploration of Social Sciences
3
LA-ESS
Psychology 4, 5 PSYC 110 Intro to Psychology 4 LA-ESS
Research
3, 4, 5
GEN UNC
elective hours
3
 
Seminar
3, 4, 5
GEN UNC
elective hours
3
 
Statistics 3 MATH 115 Elementary Probability & Statistics 3 LA-FQR
Statistics 4, 5 MATH 210 Statistical Analysis 4 LA-FQR
Studio Art 4, 5 ART UNC elective hours 3 LA-EAH
US History
3
HIST UNC
elective hours
3
 
US History
4
HIST 113
American History I
3
 
US History 5 HIST 113 & 114 American History I & II
6
 
World History
4HIST 121
World History I
3
LA-FCG
World History 4, 5 HIST 121 & 123 World History I & II 6
LA-FCG