Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Scores
Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Scores
The following exam scores are effective as of the Summer 2025 term. Credit earned through Advanced Placement (AP) exams is generally applied to fulfill general education core requirements, except in the case of Computer Science exams or when those requirements have already been satisfied.
AP scores must be forwarded to the CNM Graduation & Evaluation Office. AP scores will only be accepted if they are sent directly from the AP Testing Center.
| Discipline | |||
| AP Exam Title | Minimum Score | CNM Course | Credit Hours |
| African American Studies Exam | |||
| African American Studies | 3 | AFST 1110 - Introduction to Africana Studies | 3 |
| Art Exams | |||
| Art History | 3 | ARTH 2110 - History of Art I | 3 |
| 4 | ARTH 2110 - History of Art I and ARTH 2120 - History of Art II |
6 | |
| Studio Art - Drawing | 3 | ARTS 1610 – Drawing I | 3 |
| Studio Art - 2-D Design | 3 | ARTS 1240 - Design I | 3 |
| 4 | ARTS 1240 - Design I and ARTS 2610 - Drawing II |
6 | |
| Studio Art - 3-D Design | 3 | ARTS 1610 - Drawing I | 3 |
| 4 | ARTS 1610 - Drawing I and ARTS 2610 - Drawing II |
6 | |
| Biology Exam | |||
| Biology | 3 | BIOL 1140 - Biology for Health Sciences and BIOL 1140L - Biology for Health Sciences Laboratory |
4 |
| 4 | BIOL 2110 - Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology and BIOL 2110L - Principles of Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory |
5 | |
| Chemistry Exam | |||
| Chemistry | 3 | CHEM 1110 - Chemistry in Our Community and CHEM 1110L - Chemistry in Our Community Lab |
4 |
| 4 | CHEM 1215 - General Chemistry I for STEM Majors and CHEM 1215L - General Chemistry I Laboratory for STEM Majors |
4 | |
| 5 | CHEM 1215 - General Chemistry I for STEM Majors and CHEM 1215L - General Chemistry I Laboratory for STEM Majors and CHEM 1225 - General Chemistry II for STEM Majors and CHEM 1225L - General Chemistry II Laboratory for STEM Majors |
8 | |
| Computer Science Exams | |||
| Computer Science A | 3 | CSCI 1230 - C Programming (4 Cr) | 4 |
| 4 | CSCI 1260 -Computer Programming Fundamentals Java (4 Cr) and CSCI 1153 - Programming in Matlab (4 Cr) |
8 | |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | CSCI 1108 - CS for All: Introduction to Computer Modeling | 4 |
| Economics Exams | |||
| Macroeconomics | 3 | ECON 2110 – Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | ECON 2120 – Microeconomic Principles | 3 |
| English Exams | |||
| English Language and Composition | 3 | ENGL 1110 - Composition I | 3 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | ENGL 1410 - Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| Environmental Exam | |||
| Environmental Science | 3 | BIOL 1215 - Biology for Environmental Sciences and BIO 1215L - Biology for Environmental Sciences Laboratory |
4 |
| Geography Exam | |||
| Human Geography | 3 | GEOG 1130 – Human Geography | 3 |
| History Exams | |||
| European History | 3 | HIST 1150 - Western Civilization I | 3 |
| 4 | HIST 1150 - Western Civilization I and HIST 1160 – Western Civilization II |
6 | |
| U. S. History | 3 | HIST 1110 - United States History I | 3 |
| 4 | HIST 1110 - US History I and HIST 1120 - US History II |
6 | |
| World History | 3 | History Elective | 3 |
| 4 | History Elective | 6 | |
| Language Exams | |||
| Chinese Language & Culture | 3 | Language Elective | 4 |
| 4 | Language Elective | 8 | |
| 5 | Language Elective | 11 | |
| French Language | 3 | FREN 1110 - French I | 4 |
| 4 | FREN 1110 - French I and FREN 1120 - French II |
8 | |
| 5 | FREN 1110 - French I and FREN 1120 - French II and FREN 2110 - French III |
12 | |
| German Language | 3 | Language Elective | 4 |
| 4 | Language Elective | 8 | |
| 5 | Language Elective | 11 | |
| Italian Language & Culture | 3 | Language Elective | 4 |
| 4 | Language Elective | 8 | |
| 5 | Language Elective | 11 | |
| Japanese Language & Culture | 3 | Language Elective | 4 |
| 4 | Language Elective | 8 | |
| 5 | Language Elective | 11 | |
| Latin | 3 | Language Elective | 4 |
| 4 | Language Elective | 8 | |
| 5 | Language Elective | 11 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | SPAN 1110 - Spanish I | 4 |
| 4 | SPAN 1110 - Spanish I and SPAN 1120 - Spanish II |
8 | |
| 5 | SPAN 1110 - Spanish I and SPAN 1120 - Spanish II and SPAN 2110 - Spanish III |
11 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | SPAN 2280 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature | 3 |
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Mathematics Exams |
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| Calculus AB | 3 | MATH 1250 - Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus | 5 |
| 4 | MATH 1510 - Calculus I | 4 | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MATH 1510 - Calculus I* | 4 |
| * Calculus I only if Calculus AB subscore of a 4 | |||
| 4 | MATH 1510 - Calculus I and MATH 1520 - Calculus II* |
4 - 8* | |
| * Calculus II credit upon successful completion of Calculus III | |||
| 5 | MATH 1510 - Calculus I and MATH 1520 - Calculus II |
8 | |
| Precalculus | 3 | MATH 1240 - Pre-Calculus | 4 |
| 4 | MATH 1250 - Trigonometry & Precalculus | 5 | |
| Statistics | 3 | MATH 1350 - Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| Music Exam | |||
| Music Theory | 3 | MUSC 1210 – Fundamentals of Music for Non-Majors | 4 |
| Physics Exams | |||
| Physics 1 | 3 | PHYS 1230 - Algebra Based Physics I and PHYS 1230L - Algebra Based Physics I Lab |
5 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | PHYS 1240 - Algebra-Based Physics II and PHYS 1240L - Algebra-Based Physics II Laboratory |
5 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | PHYS 1320 - Calculus-Based Physics II and PHYS 1320L - Calculus-Based Physics II Laboratory |
5 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | PHYS 1310 - Calculus-Based Physics I and PHYS 1310L - Calculus-Based Physics I Laboratory |
5 |
| Political Science Exams | |||
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | POLS 2110 - Comparative Politics | 3 |
| U.S. Government and Politics | 3 | POLS 1120 - American National Government | 3 |
| Psychology Exam | |||
| Psychology | 3 | PSYC 1110 - Introduction to Psychology | 3 |