AP® credit at Central Piedmont Community College
Central Piedmont Community College gives credit for 34 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 34 AP® exams earn credit at Central Piedmont Community College
- A 3 earns credit on every exam on Central Piedmont Community College's list
- Up to 8 credits from a single exam
From Central Piedmont Community College's AP® credit policy (catalog.cpcc.edu). Last checked 29 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 5BIO 111 and BIO 1128
- AP® Calculus BCscore 3+MAT 271 & MAT 2728
- AP® English Languagescore 3+ENG 1113
Credits before your first class19
Add up your AP® credit at Central Piedmont Community College
Tap the exams you took (or plan to take), then pick your score.
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An estimate from Central Piedmont Community College's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. Central Piedmont Community College decides when your official scores arrive.
See Central Piedmont Community College's full AP® chart (34 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | 3 crHIS 221 | 3 crHIS 221 | 3 crHIS 221 |
| Art History | 3 crART 111 | 3 crART 111 | 3 crART 111 |
| Biology | 4 crBIO 110 or BIO 111 | 4 crBIO 110 or BIO 111 | 8 crBIO 111 and BIO 112 |
| Calculus AB | 4 crMAT 271 | 4 crMAT 271 | 4 crMAT 271 |
| Calculus BC | 8 crMAT 271 & MAT 272 | 8 crMAT 271 & MAT 272 | 8 crMAT 271 & MAT 272 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 crMAT 271 | 4 crMAT 271 | 4 crMAT 271 |
| Chemistry | 4 crCHM 151 | 8 crCHM 151 and CHM 152 | 8 crCHM 151 and CHM 152 |
| Chinese | 4 crCHI 111, CHI 181 | 7 crCHI 112, CHI 182, CHI 211 | 6 crCHI 211, CHI 212 |
| Comparative Government | 3 crPOL 210 | 3 crPOL 210 | 3 crPOL 210 |
| Computer Science A | 3 crCIS 115 | 3 crCIS 115 | 3 crCIS 115 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 crCSC 122 | 3 crCSC 122 | 3 crCSC 122 |
| English Language | 3 crENG 111 | 3 crENG 111 | 3 crENG 111 |
| English Literature | 3 crENG 113 | 3 crENG 113 | 3 crENG 113 |
| European History | 6 crHIS 121, HIS 122 | 6 crHIS 121, HIS 122 | 6 crHIS 121, HIS 122 |
| French | 4 crFRE 111/181 | 8 crFRE 112/182 and 211/281 | 8 crFRE 211/281 and 212/282 |
| German | 4 crGER 111/181 | 8 crGER 112/182 and 211/281 | 8 crGER 211/281 and 212/282 |
| Human Geography | 3 crGEO 111 | 3 crGEO 111 | 3 crGEO 111 |
| Italian | 4 crITA 111 | 8 crITA 112, ITA 211 | 8 crITA 211, ITA 212 |
| Japanese | 4 crJPN 111 | 7 crJPN 112, JPN 211 | 6 crJPN 211, JPN 212 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 crECO 252 | 3 crECO 252 | 3 crECO 252 |
| Microeconomics | 3 crECO 251 | 3 crECO 251 | 3 crECO 251 |
| Music Theory | 4 crMUS 121 | 4 crMUS 121 | 4 crMUS 121 |
| Physics 1 | 4 crPHY 151 | 4 crPHY 151 | 4 crPHY 151 |
| Physics 2 | 4 crPHY 152 | 4 crPHY 152 | 4 crPHY 152 |
| Physics C: E&M | 4 crPHY 252 | 4 crPHY 252 | 4 crPHY 252 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 crPHY 251 | 4 crPHY 251 | 4 crPHY 251 |
| Pre-Calculus | 5 crMAT 175 | 5 crMAT 175 | 5 crMAT 175 |
| Psychology | 3 crPSY 150 | 3 crPSY 150 | 3 crPSY 150 |
| Research | 3 crENG 111 | 3 crENG 111 | 3 crENG 111 |
| Spanish Language | 4 crSPA 111/181 | 8 crSPA 112/182 and 211/281 | 8 crSPA 211/281 and 212/282 |
| Statistics | 4 crMAT 152 | 4 crMAT 152 | 4 crMAT 152 |
| US Government | 3 crPOL 120 | 3 crPOL 120 | 3 crPOL 120 |
| US History | 6 crHIS 131 and 132 | 6 crHIS 131 and 132 | 6 crHIS 131 and 132 |
| World History: Modern | 8 crHIS 111 and 112 | 8 crHIS 111 and 112 | 8 crHIS 111 and 112 |
Copied from Central Piedmont Community College's AP® credit policy (catalog.cpcc.edu), checked 29 Oct 2026. Central Piedmont Community College sets its own policy and can change it, so credit is never guaranteed.
Missed the score? Don't wait a year.
Retake the AP® exam
12 months
Take a self-paced course
~1 month*
- Take the course onlineStart any day. Go at your own pace.
- It's already rated for creditACE and NCCRS review courses and say how many college credits they're worth.
- Send it to Central Piedmont Community CollegeCentral Piedmont Community College reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask Central Piedmont Community College's registrar before you enroll. Central Piedmont Community College's CLEP® policy is on the Central Piedmont Community College credit page.
*UPI Study says its students finish a course in 28–30 days on average.
A backup course for each AP® exam
Same subject, self-paced, with ACE/NCCRS credit recommendations. They aren't Central Piedmont Community College courses; Central Piedmont Community College decides whether to accept them.
AP® Calculus AB
AP® Calculus BC
AP® Pre-Calculus
AP® Statistics
AP® Computer Science A
AP® Computer Science Principles
AP® Biology
AP® Chemistry
AP® Physics 1
AP® English Language
AP® English Literature
AP® US History
AP® Macroeconomics
AP® Microeconomics
AP® Psychology
AP® French
AP® Art History
Study guides for every AP® exam
A printable PDF for each of the 36 AP® exams, $5 each. The green tag marks the exams Central Piedmont Community College gives credit for.
CreditAfrican American Studies
CreditArt History
CreditBiology
CreditCalculus AB
CreditCalculus BC
CreditChemistry
CreditChinese
CreditComparative Government
CreditComputer Science A
CreditComputer Science Principles
CreditEnglish Language
CreditEnglish Literature
CreditEuropean History
CreditFrench
CreditGerman
CreditHuman Geography
CreditItalian
CreditJapanese
CreditMacroeconomics
CreditMicroeconomics
CreditPhysics 1
CreditPhysics 2
CreditPhysics C: E&M
CreditPhysics C: Mechanics
CreditPre-Calculus
CreditPsychology
CreditSpanish Language
CreditStatistics
CreditUS Government
CreditUS History
CreditWorld History: Modern
Business & Personal Finance
Cybersecurity
Environmental Science
Latin
Spanish Literature
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| Course | Subject | Credits | Credit recommendation | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Communication | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Essentials | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Ethics | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Law | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Entrepreneurship | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Financial Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Foundations of Leadership | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Globalization and International Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Human Resources Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| International Business | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Leadership and Organizational Behavior | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Leading Organizational Change | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Managerial Accounting | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Marketing Research | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Finance | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Marketing | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Project Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Computer Concepts and Applications | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Current Trends in Computer Science and IT | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Cybersecurity | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Data Structure and Algorithms | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Database Fundamentals | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Database Programming | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Ethics in Technology | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Fundamentals of Information Technology | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Computing | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to HTML and CSS | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Java | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Javascript | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Linux | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Networking | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Operating Systems | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Network and Systems Security | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Programming in C | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Programming in C++ | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Programming in Python | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Software Engineering | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| System Analysis and Design | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Math | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 1 | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 2 | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Discrete Mathematics | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Statistics | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Quantitative Analysis | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| College Algebra | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Precalculus | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 3 (Multivariable) | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Chemistry I | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Environmental Science | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Healthcare Finance and Budgeting | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Healthcare Organization and Management | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Human Resource Management in Healthcare | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Intro to Biology 1 | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Intro to Biology 2 | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Medical Terminology | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Physics I | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology I | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology II | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology II Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Chemistry Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Physics Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Abnormal Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Advanced Social Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Advanced Technical Writing | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Educational Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Ethics in the Social Sciences | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Criminology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Sociology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Macroeconomics | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Microeconomics | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Philosophy | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Psychology of Diversity | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Psychology of Personality | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Research Methods in Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| English Composition I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| English Composition II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| American Literature | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Art History I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Art History II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| U.S. History I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| U.S. History II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| French I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| French II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Critical Thinking & Analysis | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
Courses and prices from upistudy.com, checked 29 Oct 2026. UPI Study is a separate site; course links open upistudy.com with the code transfercreditspecial applied.
Questions students ask
What AP® score do I need for credit at Central Piedmont Community College?
A 3 on every exam on the list we show. Some exams earn more with a higher score; add your exams in the calculator above to see each one.
How much credit can one AP® exam earn at Central Piedmont Community College?
Up to 8 credits, on Biology or Calculus BC or Chemistry or French and others. On this list, one exam earns 3 to 8 credits.
What if my score is too low?
If your score is below what Central Piedmont Community College asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if Central Piedmont Community College accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. Central Piedmont Community College decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. Central Piedmont Community College sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from Central Piedmont Community College's AP® credit policy (catalog.cpcc.edu) on 29 Oct 2026; check the official page before you count on the credit.
Are these official AP® study guides?
No. AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, these guides. TransferCredit.org is independent.
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