AP® credit at Portland Community College
Portland Community College gives credit for 37 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 37 AP® exams earn credit at Portland Community College
- A 3 earns credit on every exam on Portland Community College's list
- Up to 15 credits from a single exam
From Portland Community College's AP® credit policy (pcc.edu). Last checked 28 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 4+BI 221Z, 222Z, 223Z15
- AP® Calculus BCscore 4+MTH 251Z, 252Z, 253Z13
- AP® English Languagescore 3+WR 121Z4
Credits before your first class32
Add up your AP® credit at Portland Community College
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An estimate from Portland Community College's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. Portland Community College decides when your official scores arrive.
See Portland Community College's full AP® chart (37 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 crART Elective | 4 crART Elective | 4 crART Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 crART Elective | 4 crART Elective | 4 crART Elective |
| Art History | 8 crART 204, 205 | 8 crART 204, 205 | 8 crART 204, 205 |
| Biology | 8 crBI 101, 102 | 15 crBI 221Z, 222Z, 223Z | 15 crBI 221Z, 222Z, 223Z |
| Calculus AB | 4 crMTH 251Z | 8 crMTH 251Z, 252Z | 8 crMTH 251Z, 252Z |
| Calculus BC | 8 crMTH 251Z, 252Z | 13 crMTH 251Z, 252Z, 253Z | 13 crMTH 251Z, 252Z, 253Z |
| Chemistry | 5 crCH 151 | 15 crCH 221Z+227Z, 222Z+228Z, 223Z+229Z | 15 crCH 221Z+227Z, 222Z+228Z, 223Z+229Z |
| Chinese | 15 crCHN 101, 102, 103 | 15 crCHN 101, 102, 103 | 15 crCHN 101, 102, 103 |
| Comparative Government | 4 crPS Elective | 4 crPS Elective | 4 crPS Elective |
| Computer Science A | 4 crCS 161A | 4 crCS 161A | 4 crCS 161A |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 crCS 160 | No credit | No credit |
| Drawing | 4 crART Elective | 4 crART 131A | 4 crART 131A |
| English Language | 4 crWR 121Z | 4 crWR 121Z | 4 crWR 121Z |
| English Literature | 4 crENG Elective | 4 crENG Elective | 4 crENG Elective |
| Environmental Science | 4 crESR Elective | 4 crESR Elective | 4 crESR Elective |
| European History | 8 crHST 101, 102 | 8 crHST 101, 102 | 8 crHST 101, 102 |
| French | 12 crFR 101, 102, 103 | 12 crFR 201, 202, 203 | 12 crFR 201, 202, 203 |
| German | 12 crGER 101, 102, 103 | 12 crGER 201, 202, 203 | 12 crGER 201, 202, 203 |
| Human Geography | 4 crGEO 105 | 4 crGEO 105 | 4 crGEO 105 |
| Italian | 12 crForeign Language Elective | 12 crForeign Language Elective | 12 crForeign Language Elective |
| Japanese | 15 crJPN 101, 102, 103 | 15 crJPN 201, 202, 203 | 15 crJPN 201, 202, 203 |
| Latin | 12 crForeign Language Elective | 12 crForeign Language Elective | 12 crForeign Language Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 4 crEC 202Z | 4 crEC 202Z | 4 crEC 202Z |
| Microeconomics | 4 crEC 201Z | 4 crEC 201Z | 4 crEC 201Z |
| Music Theory | 8 crMUS 110, 111, 111C | 8 crMUS 111, 111C, 112, 112C | 8 crMUS 111, 111C, 112, 112C |
| Physics 1 | 4 crPHY 101 | 4 crPHY 201 | 4 crPHY 201 |
| Physics 2 | 4 crPHY 103 | 4 crPHY 203 | 4 crPHY 203 |
| Physics C: E&M | 4 crPHY 103 | 5 crPHY 213 | 5 crPHY 213 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 crPHY 101 | 5 crPHY 211 | 5 crPHY 211 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 crMTH 111Z | 8 crMTH 111Z, 112Z | 8 crMTH 111Z, 112Z |
| Psychology | 4 crPSY Elective | 4 crPSY Elective | 4 crPSY Elective |
| Spanish Language | 12 crSPA 101, 102, 103 | 12 crSPA 201, 202, 203 | 12 crSPA 201, 202, 203 |
| Spanish Literature | 4 crSPA Elective | 4 crSPA Elective | 4 crSPA Elective |
| Statistics | 4 crMTH Elective | 4 crSTAT 243Z | 4 crSTAT 243Z |
| US Government | 4 crPS Elective | 4 crPS 201 | 4 crPS 201 |
| US History | 8 crHST 201, 202 | 8 crHST 201, 202 | 8 crHST 201, 202 |
| World History: Modern | 8 crHST Elective | 8 crHST Elective | 8 crHST Elective |
Copied from Portland Community College's AP® credit policy (pcc.edu), checked 28 Oct 2026. Portland Community College sets its own policy and can change it, so credit is never guaranteed. Credits are in quarter units.
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 Portland Community CollegePortland Community College reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask Portland Community College's registrar before you enroll. Portland Community College's CLEP® policy is on the Portland 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 Portland Community College courses; Portland 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® Environmental Science
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 Portland Community College gives credit for.
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
CreditLatin
CreditMacroeconomics
CreditMicroeconomics
CreditPhysics 1
CreditPhysics 2
CreditPhysics C: E&M
CreditPhysics C: Mechanics
CreditPre-Calculus
CreditPsychology
CreditSpanish Language
CreditSpanish Literature
CreditStatistics
CreditUS Government
CreditUS History
CreditWorld History: Modern
African American Studies
Business & Personal Finance
Cybersecurity
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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 Portland 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 Portland Community College?
Up to 15 credits (quarter units), on Biology or Chemistry or Chinese or Japanese. On this list, one exam earns 4 to 15 credits.
What if my score is too low?
If your score is below what Portland Community College asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if Portland Community College accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. Portland Community College decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. Portland Community College sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from Portland Community College's AP® credit policy (pcc.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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