AP® credit at Johnson University
Johnson University gives credit for 28 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 28 AP® exams earn credit at Johnson University
- A 3 earns credit on every exam on Johnson University's list
- Up to 8 credits from a single exam
From Johnson University's AP® credit policy (johnsonu.edu). Last checked 28 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 3+“L” competency course or BIOL 1114 Principles of Biology I4
- AP® Calculus BCscore 3+MATH 1104 Calculus I and MATH 1114 Calculus II (or “M” competency course or elective)8
- AP® English Languagescore 3+ENGL 1013 English Composition I + elective6
Credits before your first class18
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| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 cr“A” competency course or MART 2073 Graphic Design I | 3 cr“A” competency course or MART 2073 Graphic Design I | 3 cr“A” competency course or MART 2073 Graphic Design I |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 cr“A” competency course or MART 2083 Graphic Design II | 3 cr“A” competency course or MART 2083 Graphic Design II | 3 cr“A” competency course or MART 2083 Graphic Design II |
| African American Studies | 3 cr“I” competency course | 3 cr“I” competency course | 3 cr“I” competency course |
| Art History | 6 cr“A” competency course + elective | 6 cr“A” competency course + elective | 6 cr“A” competency course + elective |
| Biology | 4 cr“L” competency course or BIOL 1114 Principles of Biology I | 4 cr“L” competency course or BIOL 1114 Principles of Biology I | 4 cr“L” competency course or BIOL 1114 Principles of Biology I |
| Calculus AB | 4 cr“M” competency course or MATH 1104 Calculus I | 4 cr“M” competency course or MATH 1104 Calculus I | 4 cr“M” competency course or MATH 1104 Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 8 crMATH 1104 Calculus I and MATH 1114 Calculus II (or “M” competency course or elective) | 8 crMATH 1104 Calculus I and MATH 1114 Calculus II (or “M” competency course or elective) | 8 crMATH 1104 Calculus I and MATH 1114 Calculus II (or “M” competency course or elective) |
| Chemistry | 4 cr“L” competency course or CHEM 1114 General Chemistry I | 4 cr“L” competency course or CHEM 1114 General Chemistry I | 8 crCHEM 1114 General Chemistry I; CHEM 1124 General Chemistry II |
| Comparative Government | 3 cr“H” competency course | 3 cr“H” competency course | 3 cr“H” competency course |
| Drawing | 3 cr“A” competency course or MART 1023 Drawing and Ideation | 3 cr“A” competency course or MART 1023 Drawing and Ideation | 3 cr“A” competency course or MART 1023 Drawing and Ideation |
| English Language | 6 crENGL 1013 English Composition I + elective | 6 crENGL 1013 English Composition I + elective | 6 crENGL 1013 English Composition I + elective |
| English Literature | 6 crENGL 1014 English Composition II + elective | 6 crENGL 1014 English Composition II + elective | 6 crENGL 1014 English Composition II + elective |
| Environmental Science | 3 cr“A” competency course | 3 cr“A” competency course | 3 cr“A” competency course |
| European History | 3 cr“H” competency course | 3 cr“H” competency course | 3 cr“H” competency course |
| Human Geography | 3 crANTH 2300 Cultural Anthropology | 3 crANTH 2300 Cultural Anthropology | 3 crANTH 2300 Cultural Anthropology |
| Macroeconomics | 3 crECON 2103 Economics | 3 crECON 2103 Economics | 3 crECON 2103 Economics |
| Microeconomics | 3 crECON 2103 Economics | 3 crECON 2103 Economics | 3 crECON 2103 Economics |
| Physics 1 | 4 cr“L” competency course or PHYS 2010 General Physics I or SCIN 3204 (Teacher Education students) | 4 cr“L” competency course or PHYS 2010 General Physics I or SCIN 3204 (Teacher Education students) | 4 cr“L” competency course or PHYS 2010 General Physics I or SCIN 3204 (Teacher Education students) |
| Physics 2 | 4 cr“L” competency course or PHYS 2020 General Physics II or SCIN 3204 (Teacher Education students) | 4 cr“L” competency course or PHYS 2020 General Physics II or SCIN 3204 (Teacher Education students) | 4 cr“L” competency course or PHYS 2020 General Physics II or SCIN 3204 (Teacher Education students) |
| Physics C: E&M | 4 cr“L” competency course or PHYS 2020 General Physics II or SCIN 3204 (Teacher Education students) | 4 cr“L” competency course or PHYS 2020 General Physics II or SCIN 3204 (Teacher Education students) | 4 cr“L” competency course or PHYS 2020 General Physics II or SCIN 3204 (Teacher Education students) |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 cr“L” competency course or PHYS 2010 General Physics I or SCIN 3204 (Teacher Education students) | 4 cr“L” competency course or PHYS 2010 General Physics I or SCIN 3204 (Teacher Education students) | 4 cr“L” competency course or PHYS 2010 General Physics I or SCIN 3204 (Teacher Education students) |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 crMATH 1043 College Algebra or “M” competency course | 3 crMATH 1043 College Algebra or “M” competency course | 3 crMATH 1043 College Algebra or “M” competency course |
| Psychology | 3 crPSYC 2100 Introduction to Psychology | 3 crPSYC 2100 Introduction to Psychology | 3 crPSYC 2100 Introduction to Psychology |
| Spanish Language | SPAN 1100 Spanish I, SPAN 1200 Spanish II | SPAN 1100, 1200, and SPAN 2300 Spanish III | SPAN 1100, 1200, 2300, and SPAN 2400 Spanish IV |
| Statistics | 3 cr“M” competency course or MATH 1103 Elementary Statistics or PSYC 2013 Statistics | 3 cr“M” competency course or MATH 1103 Elementary Statistics or PSYC 2013 Statistics | 3 cr“M” competency course or MATH 1103 Elementary Statistics or PSYC 2013 Statistics |
| US Government | 3 crHIST 2100 American History I or HIST 2200 American History II or “H” competency course | 3 crHIST 2100 American History I or HIST 2200 American History II or “H” competency course | 3 crHIST 2100 American History I or HIST 2200 American History II or “H” competency course |
| US History | 6 crHIST 2100 American History I and HIST 2200 American History II or “H” competency course | 6 crHIST 2100 American History I and HIST 2200 American History II or “H” competency course | 6 crHIST 2100 American History I and HIST 2200 American History II or “H” competency course |
| World History: Modern | 6 cr“H” competency course or HIST 3613 World History + elective | 6 cr“H” competency course or HIST 3613 World History + elective | 6 cr“H” competency course or HIST 3613 World History + elective |
Copied from Johnson University's AP® credit policy (johnsonu.edu), checked 28 Oct 2026. Johnson University 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 Johnson UniversityJohnson University reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask Johnson University's registrar before you enroll. Johnson University's CLEP® policy is on the Johnson University 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 Johnson University courses; Johnson University decides whether to accept them.
AP® Calculus AB
AP® Calculus BC
AP® Pre-Calculus
AP® Statistics
AP® Biology
AP® Chemistry
AP® Environmental Science
AP® Physics 1
AP® English Language
AP® English Literature
AP® US History
AP® Macroeconomics
AP® Microeconomics
AP® Psychology
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 Johnson University gives credit for.
CreditAfrican American Studies
CreditArt History
CreditBiology
CreditCalculus AB
CreditCalculus BC
CreditChemistry
CreditComparative Government
CreditEnglish Language
CreditEnglish Literature
CreditEnvironmental Science
CreditEuropean History
CreditHuman Geography
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
Chinese
Computer Science A
Computer Science Principles
Cybersecurity
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Spanish Literature
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| Course | Subject | Credits | Credit recommendation | Link |
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| 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 Johnson University?
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 Johnson University?
Up to 8 credits, on Calculus BC or Chemistry. On this list, one exam earns 3 to 8 credits.
What if my score is too low?
If your score is below what Johnson University asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if Johnson University accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. Johnson University decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. Johnson University sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from Johnson University's AP® credit policy (johnsonu.edu) on 28 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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