Advanced Placement

Northeastern State University awards credit to entering freshman who attained satisfactory scores in the Advanced Placement program administered by the College Entrance Examination Board. This program allows students in high school to take examinations for credit at the college level.

Northeastern accepts scores of 3, 4, or 5. An Advanced Placement transcript must be received before the credit is awarded. Utilize the recipient code number 6485 when requesting an Advanced Placement transcript be sent to NSU. Address correspondence concerning the Advanced Placement program to:

College Board, Advanced Placement Program
PO Box 592
Princeton, NJ 08540

Learn more about Advanced Placement exams by visiting the College Entrance Examination Board website.

Advanced Placement Exam NSU Course Equivalent Credit Hours
History of Art ART 3213 3
Studio Art: 2D Design (Score of 4) ART 1233 3
Studio Art: 3D Design (Score of 4) ART 2333 3
Studio Art: Drawing (Score of 4) ART 1213 3
Music Theory MUS 2543 3
Macroeconomics ECON 2313 3
Microeconomics ECON 2213 3
Human Geography GEOG 2243 3
U.S. History HIST 1483 or 1493 3
European History HIST 1113 or 1213 3
World History HIST 1113 3
Govt. & Politics: US POLS 1113 3
Govt. & Politics: Comparitive POLS 2353 3
Psychology PSYC 1113 3
Biology BIOL 1114 4
Chemistry CHEM 1123, 1131, 1223, 1231 8
Environmental Sciences ENVM 3023 3
Calc AB Subscore MATH 2614 4
Math: Calculus AB MATH 2614 4
Math: Calculus BC MATH 2614 & 2624 8
Physics B PHYS 1115 & 1215 10
Physics C: Elect/Magnet PHYS 2115 & 2215 10
Physics C: Mech PHYS 2115 5
Statistics MATH 3513 3
Language & Composition ENG 1113 3
Literature & Composition ENG 1213 3
Literature & Composition (Score of 4) ENG 1113 & 1213 6
Latin, Latin Literature LAT 1113 3
French Language FREN 3113 3
German Language GERM 3113 3
Spanish Language SPAN 3113 3
Spanish Literature SPAN 3503 3
Computer Science A CS 2013 3