AP® credit at Trident Technical College
Trident Technical College gives credit for 38 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 38 AP® exams earn credit at Trident Technical College
- A 3 earns credit on every exam on Trident Technical College's list
- Up to 8 credits from a single exam
From Trident Technical College's AP® credit policy (tridenttech.edu). Last checked 28 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 4+BIO-101 & 102 Biological Science I & II8
- AP® Calculus BCscore 3+MAT-140 & 141 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I & II8
- AP® English Languagescore 4+ENG-101 & 102 English Composition I & II6
Credits before your first class22
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See Trident Technical College's full AP® chart (38 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 crARV-121 Design | 3 crARV-121 Design | 3 crARV-121 Design |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 crCGC-001 Commercial Graphics Non. Equiv. Elective | 3 crCGC-001 Commercial Graphics Non. Equiv. Elective | 3 crCGC-001 Commercial Graphics Non. Equiv. Elective |
| African American Studies | 3 crHIS-130 African-American History to 1877 | 6 crHIS-131 African-American History 1877 to Present | 6 crHIS-131 African-American History 1877 to Present |
| Art History | 3 crART-101 Art History and Appreciation | 3 crART-101 Art History and Appreciation | 3 crART-101 Art History and Appreciation |
| Biology | 4 crBIO-101 Biological Science I | 8 crBIO-101 & 102 Biological Science I & II | 8 crBIO-101 & 102 Biological Science I & II |
| Calculus AB | 4 crMAT-140 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 4 crMAT-140 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 4 crMAT-140 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 8 crMAT-140 & 141 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I & II | 8 crMAT-140 & 141 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I & II | 8 crMAT-140 & 141 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I & II |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 crMAT-140 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 4 crMAT-140 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 4 crMAT-140 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I |
| Chemistry | 4 crCHM-110 College Chemistry I | 8 crCHM-110 & 111 College Chemistry I & II | 8 crCHM-110 & 111 College Chemistry I & II |
| Chinese | 8 crFLG-001 Foreign Languages Non-Equivalent Elective | 8 crFLG-001 Foreign Languages Non-Equivalent Elective | 8 crFLG-001 Foreign Languages Non-Equivalent Elective |
| Computer Science A | 3 crCPT-167 Intro To Programming | 3 crCPT-167 Intro To Programming | 3 crCPT-167 Intro To Programming |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 crCPT-101 Intro To Computers | 3 crCPT-101 Intro To Computers | 3 crCPT-101 Intro To Computers |
| Drawing | 3 crARV-120 Drawing | 3 crARV-120 Drawing | 3 crARV-120 Drawing |
| English Language | 3 crENG-101 English Composition I | 6 crENG-101 & 102 English Composition I & II | 6 crENG-101 & 102 English Composition I & II |
| English Literature | 3 crENG-101 English Composition I | 6 crENG-101 & 102 English Composition I & II | 6 crENG-101 & 102 English Composition I & II |
| Environmental Science | 3 crEVT-120 Environmental Biology I | 3 crEVT-120 Environmental Biology I | 3 crEVT-120 Environmental Biology I |
| European History | 3 crHIS-101 Western Civilization to 1689 | 6 crHIS-101 & 102 Western Civilization Post 1689 | 6 crHIS-101 & 102 Western Civilization Post 1689 |
| French | 8 crFRE-101 & 102 Elementary French I & II | 8 crFRE-101 & 102 Elementary French I & II | 8 crFRE-101 & 102 Elementary French I & II |
| German | 8 crGER-101 & 102 Elementary German I & II | 8 crGER-101 & 102 Elementary German I & II | 8 crGER-101 & 102 Elementary German I & II |
| Human Geography | 3 crSCS-001 Social Science Non-Equivalent Elective | 3 crSCS-001 Social Science Non-Equivalent Elective | 3 crSCS-001 Social Science Non-Equivalent Elective |
| Italian | 8 crFLG-001 Foreign Languages Non-Equivalent Elective | 8 crFLG-001 Foreign Languages Non-Equivalent Elective | 8 crFLG-001 Foreign Languages Non-Equivalent Elective |
| Japanese | 8 crFLG-001 Foreign Languages Non-Equivalent Elective | 8 crFLG-001 Foreign Languages Non-Equivalent Elective | 8 crFLG-001 Foreign Languages Non-Equivalent Elective |
| Latin | 8 crFLG-001 Foreign Languages Non-Equivalent Elective | 8 crFLG-001 Foreign Languages Non-Equivalent Elective | 8 crFLG-001 Foreign Languages Non-Equivalent Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 3 crECO-210 Macroeconomics | 3 crECO-210 Macroeconomics | 3 crECO-210 Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 3 crECO-211 Microeconomics | 3 crECO-211 Microeconomics | 3 crECO-211 Microeconomics |
| Music Theory | 3 crMUS-105 Music Appreciation | 3 crMUS-105 Music Appreciation | 3 crMUS-105 Music Appreciation |
| Physics 1 | 4 crPHY-201 Physics I | 4 crPHY-201 Physics I | 4 crPHY-201 Physics I |
| Physics 2 | 4 crPHY-202 Physics II | 4 crPHY-202 Physics II | 4 crPHY-202 Physics II |
| Physics C: E&M | 4 crPHY-222 University Physics II | 4 crPHY-222 University Physics II | 4 crPHY-222 University Physics II |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 crPHY-221 University Physics I | 4 crPHY-221 University Physics I | 4 crPHY-221 University Physics I |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 crMAT-115 Precalculus | 4 crMAT-115 Precalculus | 4 crMAT-115 Precalculus |
| Psychology | 3 crPSY-201 General Psychology | 3 crPSY-201 General Psychology | 3 crPSY-201 General Psychology |
| Spanish Language | 8 crSPA-101 & 101 Elementary Spanish I & II | 8 crSPA-101 & 101 Elementary Spanish I & II | 8 crSPA-101 & 101 Elementary Spanish I & II |
| Spanish Literature | 8 crSPA-101 & 102 Elementary Spanish I & II | 8 crSPA-101 & 102 Elementary Spanish I & II | 8 crSPA-101 & 102 Elementary Spanish I & II |
| Statistics | 3 crMAT-120 Probability and Statistics | 3 crMAT-120 Probability and Statistics | 3 crMAT-120 Probability and Statistics |
| US Government | 3 crPSC-201 American Government | 3 crPSC-201 American Government | 3 crPSC-201 American Government |
| US History | 3 crHIS-201 American History: Discovery to 1877 | 6 crHIS-201 & 202 American History: Discovery to 1877 & 1877 to Present | 6 crHIS-201 & 202 American History: Discovery to 1877 & 1877 to Present |
| World History: Modern | 3 crHIS-104 World History I | 6 crHIS-104 & 105 World History I & II | 6 crHIS-104 & 105 World History I & II |
Copied from Trident Technical College's AP® credit policy (tridenttech.edu), checked 28 Oct 2026. Trident Technical 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 Trident Technical CollegeTrident Technical College reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask Trident Technical College's registrar before you enroll. Trident Technical College's CLEP® policy is on the Trident Technical 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 Trident Technical College courses; Trident Technical 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 Trident Technical College gives credit for.
CreditAfrican American Studies
CreditArt History
CreditBiology
CreditCalculus AB
CreditCalculus BC
CreditChemistry
CreditChinese
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
Business & Personal Finance
Comparative Government
Cybersecurity
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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 Trident Technical 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 Trident Technical College?
Up to 8 credits, on Biology or Calculus BC or Chemistry or Chinese 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 Trident Technical College asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if Trident Technical College accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. Trident Technical College decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. Trident Technical College sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from Trident Technical College's AP® credit policy (tridenttech.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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