Advanced Placement
Alpena Community College accepts credit from the Advanced Placement (AP) program. ACC will evaluate AP grade reports received from the College Board and will award appropriate course credit for selected AP examinations. Minimum score requirements vary from course to course.
Advanced Placement (AP) Credit PolicyThe Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides the opportunity to demonstrate college-level achievement and earn college credit by examination.
ACC will evaluate AP grade reports received from the College Board, and will award course credit for selected AP examinations according to the following credit policy.
A maximum of 30 semester hours may be applied toward the Associate Degree from sources other than credit earned in college courses.
| AP Examination | Minimum Score Required | ACC Course | Credit Awarded |
| Art History | n/a | n/a | none |
| Art Studio--General Portfolio | 3 | ART 123 Design I | 3 |
| Art Studio--General Portfolio | 4 | ART 123 & 124 Design I & II | 6 |
| Art Studio--Drawing Portfolio | 3 | ART 127 Basic Drawing I | 3 |
| Art Studio--Drawing Portfolio | 4 | ART 127 & 128 Basic Drawing I & II | 6 |
| Biology | 3 | BIO 114 Intro Biology | 4 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | MTH 131 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I | 5 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MTH 131 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I | 5 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | MTH 131 & 132 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I & II | 10 |
| Chemistry | 3 | CEM 121 General & Inorganic Chemistry | 4 |
| Chemistry | 4 | CEM 121 & 122 General & Inorganic Chemistry / Inorganic Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis | 8 |
| Computer Science A | n/a | n/a | none |
| Computer Science AB | n/a | n/a | none |
| Economics - Macroeconomics | n/a | n/a | none |
| Economics - Microeconomics | n/a | n/a | none |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | ENG 121 Advanced English Composition I | 3 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | ENG 121 & 122 Advanced English Composition I & II | 6 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | ENG 204 Intro to Literature | 3 |
| French Language | n/a | n/a | none |
| French Literature | n/a | n/a | none |
| German Language | n/a | n/a | none |
| Government and Politics, U.S. | 3 | PLS 221 American Government & Politics | 3 |
| Government and Politics, Comparative | 3 | PLS 230 Comparative Government | 3 |
| History, European | 3 | HST 121 History Western Civ. | 3 |
| History, European | 4 | HST 121 & 122 History Western Civ. | 6 |
| History, U.S. | 3 | HST 221 U.S. History | 3 |
| History, U.S. | 4 | HST 221 & 222 U.S. History | 6 |
| History, World | 3 | HST Elective | 3 |
| Latin Literature | n/a | n/a | none |
| Latin - Vergil | n/a | n/a | none |
| Music Theory | 3 | MUS 125 Music Theory | 4 |
| Music Theory | 4 | MUS 125 & 126 Music Theory | 8 |
| Physics B | 3 | PHY 121 General College Physics | 4 |
| Physics B | 4 | PHY 121 & 122 General College Physics | 8 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | PHY 221 Physics | 5 |
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 4 | PHY 221 & 222 Physics | 10 |
| Pre-Calc | 3 | MTH 123 College Algebra and Analytic Trigonometry | 4 |
| Psychology | 4 | PSY 101 General Psychology | 3 |
| Spanish Language | n/a | n/a | none |
| Spanish Literature | n/a | n/a | none |
| Statistics | 3 | MTH 223 Statistical Methods | 4 |