University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

For AP scores earned 2018-forward: An Advanced Placement (AP) score of 3 will earn three (3) semester hours of credit. Students scoring a 4-5 on an AP exam typically are awarded six (6) semester hours of credit, unless denoted. Different policies exist for AP scores earned 2017 and prior; please contact the Office of Admissions for additional information.

For more information, view the credit policy on this college's website.

Additional restrictions and requirements may apply to the policy listed below. For more detailed information, visit the college's AP policy on the Web or contact the college directly.

Exam Name
Min Score Required
# of credits
Equivalent course
Sort examTitle ascending Sort minScore Sort numCredit Sort courseEquivalent
AP 2-D Art and Design 33ART 111
AP 3-D Art and Design 33ART 112
AP Art History 33ART 130
AP Biology 48BSC 110, 110L; BSC 111, 111L
AP Biology 34BSC 110, 110L
AP Calculus AB 46MAT 167, 168
AP Calculus AB 33MAT 167
AP Calculus BC 46MAT 167, 168
AP Calculus BC 33MAT 167
AP Chemistry 34CHE 106, 106L
AP Chemistry 48CHE 106, 106L; 107, 107L
AP Chinese Language and Culture 33CHI 101
AP Chinese Language and Culture 46CHI 101, CHI 102
AP Comparative Government and Politics 33Political Science Elective
AP Computer Science A 34CSC 101, 101L
AP Computer Science Principles 33Computer Science Elective
AP Drawing 33ART 101
AP Drawing 46ART 101, 102
AP English Language and Composition 46ENG 101, 102
AP English Language and Composition 33ENG 101
AP English Literature and Composition 33ENG 203
AP Environmental Science 33Biological Science Elective
AP European History 33HIS 101
AP European History 46HIS 101, 102
AP French Language and Culture 46FRE 101, 102
AP French Language and Culture 33FRE 101
AP German Language and Culture 33GER 101
AP German Language and Culture 46GER 101, 102
AP Human Geography 33GHY 101
AP Italian Language and Culture 33ITA 101
AP Italian Language and Culture 46ITA 101, ITA 102
AP Japanese Language and Culture 33JPN 101
AP Japanese Language and Culture 46JPN 101, JPN 102
AP Latin 33LAT 101
AP Latin 46LAT 101, 102
AP Macroeconomics 33ECO 201
AP Microeconomics 33ECO 202
AP Music Theory 33MUS 101, 101L
AP Physics 1 34PHY 111, 111L
AP Physics 2 34PHY 112, 112L
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 34PHY 202, 202L
AP Physics C: Mechanics 34PHY 201, 201L
AP Psychology 33PSY 110
AP Research 33IDS 101
AP Seminar 33IDS 101
AP Spanish Language and Culture 46SPA 101, 102
AP Spanish Language and Culture 33SPA 101
AP Spanish Literature and Culture 46SPA 101, 102
AP Spanish Literature and Culture 33SPA 101
AP Statistics 33MAT 115
AP United States Government and Politics 33PS 101
AP United States History 33HIS 201
AP United States History 46HIS 201, 202
AP World History: Modern 33HIS 101