AP® credit at Truckee Meadows Community College
Truckee Meadows Community 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 Truckee Meadows Community College
- A 3 earns credit on every exam on Truckee Meadows Community College's list
- Up to 8 credits from a single exam
From Truckee Meadows Community College's AP® credit policy (catalog.tmcc.edu). Last checked 28 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 4+BIOL 190A and BIOL 191A6
- AP® Calculus BCscore 3+MATH 181 and MATH 1828
- AP® English Languagescore 4+ENG 101 and ENG 1026
Credits before your first class20
Add up your AP® credit at Truckee Meadows Community College
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An estimate from Truckee Meadows Community College's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. Truckee Meadows Community College decides when your official scores arrive.
See Truckee Meadows Community College's full AP® chart (29 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3 crART Elective | 3 crART Elective | 3 crART Elective |
| Biology | 3 crBIOL Elective | 6 crBIOL 190A and BIOL 191A | 6 crBIOL 190A and BIOL 191A |
| Business & Personal Finance | 3 crBUS 101 | 3 crBUS 101 | 3 crBUS 101 |
| Calculus AB | 4 crMATH 181 | 4 crMATH 181 | 4 crMATH 181 |
| Calculus BC | 8 crMATH 181 and MATH 182 | 8 crMATH 181 and MATH 182 | 8 crMATH 181 and MATH 182 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 crMATH 181 | 4 crMATH 181 | 4 crMATH 181 |
| Chemistry | 3 crCHEM Elective | No credit | No credit |
| Comparative Government | 3 crPSC 211 | 3 crPSC 211 | 3 crPSC 211 |
| Computer Science A | 3 crCS 135 | 6 crCS 135 and CS 202 | 6 crCS 135 and CS 202 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 crCS 105 | 3 crCS 105 | 3 crCS 105 |
| English Language | 3 crENG 101 | 6 crENG 101 and ENG 102 | 6 crENG 101 and ENG 102 |
| English Literature | 3 crENG 101 | 3 crENG 101 | 3 crENG 101 |
| Environmental Science | 3 crENV Elective | 3 crENV 101 | 3 crENV 101 |
| European History | 3 crHIST 105 | 6 crHIST 105 and HIST 106 | 6 crHIST 105 and HIST 106 |
| French | 8 crFREN 111 and FREN 112 | 7 crFREN 112 and FREN 211 | 6 crFREN 211 and FREN 212 |
| Human Geography | 3 crGEOG Elective | 3 crGEOG 106 | 3 crGEOG 106 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 crECON 103 | 3 crECON 103 | 3 crECON 103 |
| Microeconomics | 3 crECON 102 | 3 crECON 102 | 3 crECON 102 |
| Music Theory | 3 crMUS 203 | 3 crMUS 203 | 3 crMUS 203 |
| Physics 1 | 4 crPHYS 151 | 4 crPHYS 151 | 4 crPHYS 151 |
| Physics 2 | 4 crPHYS 152 | 4 crPHYS 152 | 4 crPHYS 152 |
| Physics C: E&M | 4 crPHYS 181 and PHYS 181L | 4 crPHYS 181 and PHYS 181L | 4 crPHYS 181 and PHYS 181L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 crPHYS 180 and PHYS 180L | 4 crPHYS 180 and PHYS 180L | 4 crPHYS 180 and PHYS 180L |
| Psychology | 3 crPSY 101 | 3 crPSY 101 | 3 crPSY 101 |
| Spanish Language | 8 crSPAN 111 and SPAN 112 | 7 crSPAN 112 and SPAN 211 | 6 crSPAN 211 and SPAN 212 |
| Spanish Literature | 6 crSPAN 211 and SPAN 212 | 6 crSPAN 212 and SPAN Elective | 6 crSPAN 212 and SPAN Elective |
| Statistics | 3 crSTAT 152 | 3 crSTAT 152 | 3 crSTAT 152 |
| US Government | 3 crPSC Elective (U.S. Constitution only) | 3 crPSC Elective (U.S. Constitution only) | 3 crPSC Elective (U.S. Constitution only) |
| US History | 3 crHIST 101 | 6 crHIST 101 and HIST Elective | 6 crHIST 101 and HIST Elective |
Copied from Truckee Meadows Community College's AP® credit policy (catalog.tmcc.edu), checked 28 Oct 2026. Truckee Meadows Community College sets its own policy and can change it, so credit is never guaranteed. Credits are in 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 Truckee Meadows Community CollegeTruckee Meadows Community College reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask Truckee Meadows Community College's registrar before you enroll. Truckee Meadows Community College's CLEP® policy is on the Truckee Meadows 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 Truckee Meadows Community College courses; Truckee Meadows Community College decides whether to accept them.
AP® Calculus AB
AP® Calculus BC
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 Truckee Meadows Community College gives credit for.
CreditArt History
CreditBiology
CreditBusiness & Personal Finance
CreditCalculus AB
CreditCalculus BC
CreditChemistry
CreditComparative Government
CreditComputer Science A
CreditComputer Science Principles
CreditEnglish Language
CreditEnglish Literature
CreditEnvironmental Science
CreditEuropean History
CreditFrench
CreditHuman Geography
CreditMacroeconomics
CreditMicroeconomics
CreditPhysics 1
CreditPhysics 2
CreditPhysics C: E&M
CreditPhysics C: Mechanics
CreditPsychology
CreditSpanish Language
CreditSpanish Literature
CreditStatistics
CreditUS Government
CreditUS History
African American Studies
Chinese
Cybersecurity
German
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Pre-Calculus
World History: Modern
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Self-paced UPI Study courses with ACE/NCCRS credit recommendations. One course is $250; plans start at about $41/month with the yearly plan.
| 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 Truckee Meadows 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 Truckee Meadows Community College?
Up to 8 credits (units), on Calculus BC or French or Spanish Language. On this list, one exam earns 3 to 8 credits.
What if my score is too low?
If your score is below what Truckee Meadows Community College asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if Truckee Meadows Community College accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. Truckee Meadows Community College decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. Truckee Meadows Community College sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from Truckee Meadows Community College's AP® credit policy (catalog.tmcc.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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