AP® credit at Southwestern Michigan College
Southwestern Michigan College gives credit for 23 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 23 AP® exams earn credit at Southwestern Michigan College
- Up to 10 credits from a single exam
From Southwestern Michigan College's AP® credit policy (swmich.edu). Last checked 29 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 4+BIOL 101 and BIOL 10210
- AP® Calculus BCscore 3+MATH 141 and MATH 14210
- AP® English Languagescore 3+ENGL 1033
Credits before your first class23
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An estimate from Southwestern Michigan College's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. Southwestern Michigan College decides when your official scores arrive.
See Southwestern Michigan College's full AP® chart (23 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3 crART 203 | 6 crART 203 and ART 204 | 6 crART 203 and ART 204 |
| Biology | 4 crBISC 111 | 10 crBIOL 101 and BIOL 102 | 10 crBIOL 101 and BIOL 102 |
| Calculus AB | 5 crMATH 141 | 5 crMATH 141 | 5 crMATH 141 |
| Calculus BC | 10 crMATH 141 and MATH 142 | 10 crMATH 141 and MATH 142 | 10 crMATH 141 and MATH 142 |
| Chemistry | 5 crCHEM 101 | 10 crCHEM 101 and CHEM 102 | 10 crCHEM 101 and CHEM 102 |
| English Language | 3 crENGL 103 | 3 crENGL 103 | 3 crENGL 103 |
| English Literature | 3 crENGL 103 | 6 crENGL 103 and ENGL 104 | 6 crENGL 103 and ENGL 104 |
| Environmental Science | 4 crENST 112 | 4 crENST 112 | 4 crENST 112 |
| European History | No credit | 8 crHIST 101 and HIST 102 | 8 crHIST 101 and HIST 102 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 crECON 201 | 3 crECON 201 | 3 crECON 201 |
| Microeconomics | 3 crECON 202 | 3 crECON 202 | 3 crECON 202 |
| Music Theory | 3 crMUSI 101 | 3 crMUSI 101 | 3 crMUSI 101 |
| Physics 1 | 5 crPHYS 101 | 5 crPHYS 101 | 5 crPHYS 101 |
| Physics 2 | 5 crPHYS 102 | 5 crPHYS 102 | 5 crPHYS 102 |
| Physics C: E&M | No credit | 5 crPHYS 202 | 5 crPHYS 202 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | No credit | 5 crPHYS 201 | 5 crPHYS 201 |
| Pre-Calculus | 5 crMATH 130 | 5 crMATH 130 | 5 crMATH 130 |
| Psychology | 3 crPSYC 101 | 3 crPSYC 101 | 3 crPSYC 101 |
| Spanish Language | 4 crSPAN 201 | 8 crSPAN 201 and SPAN 202 | 8 crSPAN 201 and SPAN 202 |
| Spanish Literature | 4 crSPAN 201 | 8 crSPAN 201 and SPAN 202 | 8 crSPAN 201 and SPAN 202 |
| Statistics | 4 crMATH 150 | 4 crMATH 150 | 4 crMATH 150 |
| US Government | 3 crPOSC 201 | 3 crPOSC 201 | 3 crPOSC 201 |
| US History | No credit | 6 crHIST 201 and HIST 202 | 6 crHIST 201 and HIST 202 |
Copied from Southwestern Michigan College's AP® credit policy (swmich.edu), checked 29 Oct 2026. Southwestern Michigan College sets its own policy and can change it, so credit is never guaranteed.
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- 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 Southwestern Michigan CollegeSouthwestern Michigan College reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask Southwestern Michigan College's registrar before you enroll. Southwestern Michigan College's CLEP® policy is on the Southwestern Michigan 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 Southwestern Michigan College courses; Southwestern Michigan College 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 Southwestern Michigan College gives credit for.
CreditArt History
CreditBiology
CreditCalculus AB
CreditCalculus BC
CreditChemistry
CreditEnglish Language
CreditEnglish Literature
CreditEnvironmental Science
CreditEuropean History
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
African American Studies
Business & Personal Finance
Chinese
Comparative Government
Computer Science A
Computer Science Principles
Cybersecurity
French
German
Human Geography
Italian
Japanese
Latin
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 Southwestern Michigan College?
It depends on the exam: from a 3 on some exams to a 4 on others. Add your exams in the calculator above to see each one.
How much credit can one AP® exam earn at Southwestern Michigan College?
Up to 10 credits, on Biology or Calculus BC or Chemistry. On this list, one exam earns 3 to 10 credits.
What if my score is too low?
If your score is below what Southwestern Michigan College asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if Southwestern Michigan College accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. Southwestern Michigan College decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. Southwestern Michigan College sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from Southwestern Michigan College's AP® credit policy (swmich.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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