All AP scores of three (3) or higher are awarded credit at University of Southern Maine.

An academic advisor can help you understand how AP scores fulfill degree requirements. Contact the University’s Advising Services Office at usm.advising@maine.edu or (207) 780-4040.

ARTS

AP ExamUSM Course EquivalenciesCredit Awarded
2-D Art and DesignART 141 CE3
3-D Art and DesignART 142 CE3
Art HistoryARH 1XX CI & INTL3
DrawingART 151 CE3
Music TheoryMUS 110 CE with score of 3 on EITHER written or aural component
MUT 110 and MUT 112 with score of 4 or higher on written component
MUT 111 and MUT 113 with score of 4 or higher on aural component		3
3, 3
1, 1

CAPSTONE DIPLOMA PROGRAM

AP ExamUSM Course EquivalenciesCredit Awarded
AP SeminarCOR 1XX EL3
AP ResearchGEL 2XX or **COR 2XX WRI II3 or 3
**Students must earn a 3 or higher on both the AP Seminar and Research exams to earn the COR 1XX WRI II designation.

ENGLISH

AP ExamUSM Course EquivalenciesCredit Awarded
English Language and CompositionENG 100 WRI 1 3
English Literature and CompositionENG 100 WRI 1 and ENG 1XX CI with score of 3
ENG 100 WRI 1 and ENG 140 CI with score of 4 or higher		3, 3
3, 3

HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

AP ExamUSM Course EquivalenciesCredit Awarded
African American StudiesCOR 1XX CPE3
Comparative Government and PoliticsPOS 1XX SCA & INTL3
European HistoryHTY 102 SCA & INTL3
Human GeographyGEO 101 SCA & INTL3
MacroeconomicsECO 101 SCA & QR3
MicoreconomicsECO 102 SCA & QR3
PsychologyPSY 1003
United States Government and PoliticsPOS 101 SCA3
United States HistoryHTY 131 SCA & CPE and HTY 132 SCA3, 3
World History: ModernHTY 1XX SCA & INTL3

MATH AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

AP ExamUSM Course EquivalenciesCredit Awarded
Calculus ABMAT 152 QR4
Calculus BCMAT 152 QR and MAT 153
(MABS subscore 3 or higher = MAT 152 QR with score less than 3 on calculus BC exam)		4, 4


Computer ScienceCOS 1603
Computer Science PrinciplesCOS 1XX3
Pre-CalculusMAT 1403
StatisticsMAT 120 QR or PSY 2014, 3

SCIENCES

AP ExamUSM Course EquivalenciesCredit Awarded
BiologyBIO 105, BIO 106 and BIO 107 SE3, 1.5, 4.5
ChemistryCHY 1XX SE with score of 3
CHY 113 SE and CHY 114 SE with score of 4
CHY 113 SE, CHY 114 SE and CHY 115 with score of 5		4
3, 1.5
3, 1.5, 3
Environmental ScienceESP 101 SE3
Physics 1
(Contact department for lab info)		PHY 111 with score of 3
PHY 111 SE and PHY 114 with score of 4 or higher		4
4, 1
Physics 2PHY 112 with score of 3
PHY 112 and PHY 116 with score of 4 or higher		4
4, 1
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism
(Contact department for lab info)		PHY 121 SE and PHY 123
4, 4
Physics C: MechanicsPHY 121 SE4

WORLD LANGUAGES

AP ExamUSM Course EquivalenciesCredit Awarded
Chinese Language and CultureCHI 201 CI and CHI 202 CI4, 4
French Language and CultureFRE 201 CI and FRE 202 CI & INTL4, 4
German Language and CultureGER 201 CI and GER 202 CI & INTL4, 4
Italian Language and CultureITA 201 CI and ITA 202 CI & INTL4, 4
Japanese Language and CultureLAN 201 CI and LAN 202 CI4, 4
LatinLAT 201 CI and LAT 202 CI8
Spanish Language and CultureSPA 201 CI and SPA 202 CI & INTL4, 4
Spanish Literature and CultureSPA 2XX CI4