AP® credit at North Seattle College
North Seattle College gives credit for 29 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 29 AP® exams earn credit at North Seattle College
- A 3 earns credit on every exam on North Seattle College's list
- Up to 10 credits from a single exam
From North Seattle College's AP® credit policy (northseattle.edu). Last checked 29 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 3+BIOL& 1605
- AP® Calculus BCscore 3+MATH& 1525
- AP® English Languagescore 3+XFERE 9005
Credits before your first class15
Add up your AP® credit at North Seattle College
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An estimate from North Seattle College's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. North Seattle College decides when your official scores arrive.
See North Seattle College's full AP® chart (29 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 5 crXFERH 900 | 5 crXFERH 900 | 5 crXFERH 900 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 5 crXFERH 900 | 5 crXFERH 900 | 5 crXFERH 900 |
| African American Studies | 5 crXFERH 900 | 5 crXFERH 900 | 5 crXFERH 900 |
| Art History | 5 crArt& 100 | 5 crArt& 100 | 5 crArt& 100 |
| Biology | 5 crBIOL& 160 | 5 crBIOL& 160 | 5 crBIOL& 160 |
| Calculus AB | 5 crMATH& 151 | 5 crMATH& 151 | 5 crMATH& 151 |
| Calculus BC | 5 crMATH& 152 | 5 crMATH& 152 | 5 crMATH& 152 |
| Chemistry | 5 crCHEM& 161 | 5 crCHEM& 161 | 10 crCHEM& 161, CHEM& 162 |
| Chinese | 5 crXFERF 900 | 5 crXFERF 900 | 10 crXFERF 900, XFERF 950 |
| Comparative Government | 5 crPOLS& 101 | 5 crPOLS& 101 | 5 crPOLS& 101 |
| Computer Science A | 5 crXFERE 900 | 5 crCS 142 | 5 crCS 142 |
| Computer Science Principles | 5 crCSC 900 | 5 crCSC 900 | 5 crCSC 900 |
| Drawing | 5 crXFERH 900 | 5 crXFERH 900 | 5 crXFERH 900 |
| English Language | 5 crXFERE 900 | 5 crENGL& 101 | 5 crENGL& 101 |
| English Literature | 5 crXFERH 900 | 5 crXFERH 900 | 5 crXFERH 900 |
| Environmental Science | 5 crENVS& 100 | 5 crENVS& 101 | 5 crENVS& 101 |
| European History | 5 crHIST& 116 | 5 crHIST& 116 | 5 crHIST& 116 |
| French | 5 crFRCH& 121 | 5 crFRCH& 121 | 10 crFRCH& 121, FRCH& 122 |
| German | 5 crXFERF 900 | 5 crXFERF 900 | 10 crXFERF 900, XFERF 950 |
| Human Geography | 5 crXFERC | 5 crXFERC | 5 crXFERC |
| Italian | 5 crXFERF 900 | 5 crXFERF 900 | 5 crXFERF 900, XFERF 950 |
| Japanese | 5 crJAPN& 121 | 5 crJAPN& 121 | 10 crJAPN& 121, japn& 122 |
| Macroeconomics | 5 crECON& 202 | 5 crECON& 202 | 5 crECON& 202 |
| Microeconomics | 5 crECON& 201 | 5 crECON& 201 | 5 crECON& 201 |
| Music Theory | 5 crXFERM 900 | 5 crXFERM 900 | 5 crXFERM 900 |
| Physics 1 | 5 crPHYS& 114 | 5 crPHYS& 114 | 5 crPHYS& 114 |
| Physics 2 | 5 crPHYS& 115 | 5 crPHYS& 115 | 5 crPHYS& 115 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 crPHYS& 114 | 5 crPHYS& 221 | No credit |
| US Government | 5 crPOLS& 202 | 5 crPOLS& 202 | 5 crPOLS& 202 |
Copied from North Seattle College's AP® credit policy (northseattle.edu), checked 29 Oct 2026. North Seattle 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 North Seattle CollegeNorth Seattle College reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask North Seattle College's registrar before you enroll.
*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 North Seattle College courses; North Seattle College decides whether to accept them.
AP® Calculus AB
AP® Calculus BC
AP® Computer Science A
AP® Computer Science Principles
AP® Biology
AP® Chemistry
AP® Environmental Science
AP® Physics 1
AP® English Language
AP® English Literature
AP® Macroeconomics
AP® Microeconomics
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 North Seattle 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
CreditEnvironmental Science
CreditEuropean History
CreditFrench
CreditGerman
CreditHuman Geography
CreditItalian
CreditJapanese
CreditMacroeconomics
CreditMicroeconomics
CreditPhysics 1
CreditPhysics 2
CreditPhysics C: Mechanics
CreditUS Government
Business & Personal Finance
Cybersecurity
Latin
Physics C: E&M
Pre-Calculus
Psychology
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Statistics
US History
World History: Modern
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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 North Seattle 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 North Seattle College?
Up to 10 credits, on Chemistry or Chinese or French or German and others. On this list, one exam earns 5 to 10 credits.
What if my score is too low?
If your score is below what North Seattle College asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if North Seattle College accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. North Seattle College decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. North Seattle College sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from North Seattle College's AP® credit policy (northseattle.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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