College Credit for Advanced Placement (AP) Tests

Students may earn credit for College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) Advanced Placement (AP) Tests with scores of 3, 4, or 5. AP credit can be used to meet IGETC, CSU GE, and CHC Associate Degree general education (GE) and/or major requirements. Students must have the College Board send AP exam results to the Admissions Office for use on the CHC Associate Degree or GE transfer patterns.

Course credit and unit granted at Crafton Hills College may differ from course credit and units granted by a transfer institution   

AA: Students should be aware that AP test credit is evaluated by corresponding it to an equivalent Crafton Hills College course, e.g. History 101. A student who receives AP credit and then takes the equivalent Crafton Hills College course will have the unit credit for such duplication deducted prior to being awarded the A.A. degree. Credit by Advanced Placement exam is noted and listed first on a student’s transcript, with units assigned and no grade.

CSU GE: The Advanced Placement examinations may be incorporated into the certification of CSU General Education-Breath requirements by any certifying institution. All CSU campuses will accept the minimum units shown and apply them toward fulfillment of the designated General Education-Breath area if the examination is included as part of a full or subject-area certification. Please note that individual CSU campuses may choose to grant more units than those specified toward completion of General Education-Breath requirements.

IGETC: AP exams must be used in area indicated regardless of where the certifying CCC’s discipline is located.

+Course does not include California government and does not meet the CSU American Institutions requirement.

Advanced Placement Policy

Crafton Hills College is a participant in the Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board. Advanced Placement credit will be granted by Crafton Hills College according to the following policy: 

1. Students must be enrolled at Crafton Hills College in order to apply for AP credit.
2. Students are required to have completed twelve (12) units at Crafton Hills College prior to applying for AP credit. See a Counselor or Admissions and Records if the AP course serves as a pre-requisite for a more advanced course.
3. Students must bring a copy of the AP score report to Admissions and Records for evaluation. Students will receive units of credit on their Crafton Hills College Transcript.
4. Units earned by AP examinations may be used to meet Certificate and Associate Degree requirements.
5. Units earned by AP examinations may be used towards CSU General Education Breadth certification according to the CSU approval list.
6. Units earned by AP examinations may be used to meet Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC), with the exception of Critical Thinking (Area 1B) and Oral Communication (Area 1C). Credits earned with a score of 3 or higher on a designated AP examination may be applied when recognized by the college as equivalent to approved IGETC courses. Each individual AP examination can clear only one course.
7. Units of AP credit may not be used to satisfy financial aid, veterans or EOPS eligibility criteria regarding enrollment status.
8. Units of AP credit may not be used to satisfy the College’s twelve (12) unit residency requirement, or be added to a student’s earned unit total for priority registration purposes.
9. A maximum of 30 units through any combination of credit by examination may be granted toward the Associate Degree. 
10. Some four year institutions (e.g., out of state) may not accept AP credit.