Advanced Placement
Hawai'i Pacific University will grant the following college credits as a result of specific scores received through the College Board's Advanced Placement exams. In addition, the course equivalents are based on The College Board exam descriptions and do not include any additional material covered in class.
AP Transfer Credit Information
|
AREA |
AP EXAM |
SCORE |
HPU EQUIVALENT |
CREDITS |
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ART & MUSIC |
ART HISTORY |
3, 4, 5 |
ARTH 2301: Topics in World Art History |
3 |
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MUSIC THEORY |
4, 5 |
MUS 2400: Music Theory |
3 |
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STUDIO ART 2-D DESIGN |
3, 4, 5 |
Meets the General Education Creative Arts Core Curriculum requirement |
3 |
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STUDIO ART 3-D DESIGN |
3, 4, 5 |
Meets the General Education Creative Arts Core Curriculum requirement *Portfolio review by program chair will be required to grant any higher equivalency. |
3* |
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STUDIO ART DRAWING |
3, 4, 5 |
Meets the General Education Creative Arts Core Curriculum requirement *Portfolio review by program chair will be required to grant any higher equivalency. |
3* |
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ECONOMICS |
MICROECONOMICS |
3, 4, 5 |
ECON 2010: Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
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MACROECONOMICS |
3, 4, 5 |
ECON 2015: Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
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COMP. SCI. |
COMPUTER SCIENCE A |
3 |
CSCI 1911: Foundations of Programming |
3 |
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4, 5 |
CSCI 2911: Computer Science I AND CSCI 2916: Computer Science I Lab |
4 |
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COMP. SCI. PRINCIPLES |
4, 5 |
CSCI 1611: Gentle Intro to Programming |
3 |
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ENGLISH |
ENGLISH LANG & COMP. |
3 |
WRI 1050: English Fundamentals |
3 |
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4 |
WRI 1100: Analyzing and Writing Arguments |
3 |
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5 |
WRI 1100: Analyzing and Writing Arguments AND WRI 1XXX |
6 |
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ENGLISH LIT & COMP. |
3 |
WRI 1050: English Fundamentals |
3 |
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4 |
WRI 1150: Literature and Argument |
3 |
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5 |
WRI 1100: Analyzing and Writing Arguments AND ENG 2000: The Art of Literature |
6 |
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GEOGRAPHY |
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY |
3, 4, 5 |
GEOG 2000: Visualizing Human Geography |
3 |
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GOVT & POLITICS |
COMPARATIVE GOVT. & POLITICS |
3, 4, 5 |
PSCI 2000: Introduction to Politics |
3 |
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U.S. GOVERNMENT |
3, 4, 5 |
PSCI 1400: American Political System |
3 |
|
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HISTORY |
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES |
4, 5 |
Meets the General Education American Experience Core Curriculum requirement |
3 |
|
EUROPEAN HISTORY |
3, 4, 5 |
HIST 2112: Medieval and Early Modern Europe |
3 |
|
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U.S. HISTORY |
3, 4, 5 |
HIST 1401: American Stories: Themes in American History to 1877 |
3 |
|
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WORLD HISTORY |
3, 4, 5 |
HIST 1001: Trad. and Enc.: World Cultures 1500 AND HIST 1002: Glob. Crossroad 1500-Present |
6 |
|
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LANGUAGES Note: German, Italian, and Latin are not offered at HPU |
CHINESE LANG & CULTURE |
3, 4, 5 |
CHIN 2200: Intermediate Mandarin II |
3 |
|
FRENCH LANG & CULTURE |
3, 4, 5 |
FR 2200: Intermediate French II |
3 |
|
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GERMAN LANG & CULTURE |
3, 4, 5 |
FL 2200: Foreign Lang Intermediate II Level |
3 |
|
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ITALIAN LANG & CULTURE |
3, 4, 5 |
FL 2200: Foreign Lang Intermediate II Level |
3 |
|
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JAPANESE LANG & CULTURE |
3, 4, 5 |
JPE 2200: Intermediate Japanese II |
3 |
|
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LATIN |
3, 4, 5 |
Unrestricted Elective Credit |
3 |
|
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SPANISH LANG & CULTURE |
3, 4, 5 |
SPAN 2200L Intermediate Spanish II |
3 |
|
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SPANISH LITERATURE |
3, 4, 5 |
ENG 2000: Introduction to Literature |
3 |
|
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MATHEMATICS |
PRECALCULUS
|
3 |
MATH 1130: Pre-Calculus |
3 |
|
4, 5 |
MATH 1150: Pre-Calculus I and II Accelerated |
3 |
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CALCULUS AB
|
3 |
MATH 1150: Pre-Calculus I and II Accelerated |
3 |
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4, 5 |
MATH 2214: Calculus I |
3 |
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CALCULUS BC |
4, 5 |
MATH 2214: Calculus I AND MATH 2215: Calculus II |
6 |
|
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STATISTICS |
3, 4, 5 |
MATH 1123: Statistics |
3 |
|
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PSYCHOLOGY |
PSYCHOLOGY |
3, 4, 5 |
PSY 1000: Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
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SCIENCE |
BIOLOGY |
3 |
BIOL 1000: Introduction to Biology |
3 |
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4 |
BIOL 2050: Gen. Biology I AND BIOL 2051: Gen. Biology I Lab |
5 |
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5 |
BIOL 2050: Gen. Biology I, BIOL 2051: Gen. Biology I Lab, BIOL 2052: Gen. Biology II, AND BIOL 2053: Gen. Biology II Lab |
10 |
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CHEMISTRY |
3 |
CHEM 1000: Introductory Chemistry |
3 |
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4 |
CHEM 2050: Gen. Chemistry I AND CHEM 2051: Gen. Chemistry I Lab |
4 |
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5 |
CHEM 2050: Gen. Chemistry I, CHEM 2051: Gen. Chemistry I Lab, CHEM 2052: Gen. Chemistry II, AND CHEM 2053: Gen. Chemistry II Lab |
8 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCI. |
3 |
ENVS 1000: The Sustainability Challenge |
3 |
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4, 5 |
ENVS 2000: Principles of Env. Science AND ENVS 2001: Principles of Env. Science Lab |
4 |
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PHYSICS 1 |
3, 4, 5 |
PHYS 2030: College Physics I AND PHYS 2031: College Physics I Lab |
4 |
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PHYSICS 2 |
3, 4, 5 |
PHYS 2032: College Physics II AND PHYS 2033: College Physics II Lab |
4 |
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PHYSICS C: MECHANICS |
4, 5 |
PHYS 2050: General Physics I AND PHYS 2051: Gen. Physics I Lab |
4 |
|
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PHYSICS C: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM |
4, 5 |
PHYS 2052: Gen. Physics II AND PHYS 2053: Gen. Physics II Lab |
4 |
HPU will consider the transfer of credit for the AP Research and AP Seminar exams on a case-by-case basis. As these exams can be focused on a variety of topics, content will be reviewed by the appropriate faculty member. Students are encouraged to save all portfolios and related coursework.
Send your official AP report directly to Hawai'i Pacific University, 1 Aloha Tower Drive, Honolulu, HI 96813. Additional reports may be ordered by calling 1-888-308-0013 (toll-free in the US and Canada) or 609-771-7366 or by visiitng: www.collegeboard.com/testing.