ETS Advanced Placement Examination Equivalency for the 2026-2027 Academic Year
Benedictine College awards some credit through Advanced Placement (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and International Baccalaureate (IB). We also accept early college credits from programs such as Dual Enrollment, Advanced College Credit, Postsecondary Enrollment Options, along with coursework completed at an accredited college or university.
All examinations must have a score of 3, 4, or 5 to be accepted for Benedictine College credit, unless noted otherwise.
Scores must be received directly from ETS A.P. to be considered official.
For more information, please contact your Admission Counselor at 913.360.7476, or the Office of Academic Records and Registration at 913.360.7550 or bcregistrar@benedictine.edu.
| AP Examination | Benedictine College Equivalency | Hours of Credit Granted |
| Intro to American Government | POLS-1000 – Introduction to American Government | 3 |
| Art History | ART-ELH – Art Elective | 6 |
| Art: Studio Art 2D Design | ART-1010- Foundations of 2-D Design: Composition & Color | 3 |
| Art: Studio Art 3D Design | ART-1030 Foundations of 3-D Design: Form & Space | 3 |
| Art: Studio Art Drawing | ART-1000 – Drawing 1 | 3 |
| Biology | BIOL-1107 – Principles of Biology | 4 |
| Calculus AB | MATH-1300 – Calculus I (score 4 or 5) | 4 |
| Calculus BC | MATH-1300 – Calculus I & MATH-1350 – Calculus II (score of 4 or 5) AB Subscore – Calculus I (score 4 or 5) => 4 hrs. only | 8 |
| Chemistry | CHEM-1010 & CHEM-1011 – Chemistry of the Biosphere and Lab | 4 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | FORL-ELE – Foreign Language Elective | 8 |
| Computer Science A | CSCI-1140 – Introduction to Computer Science I | 4 |
| Computer Science Principles | CSCI-1010 – Computer Science Fundamentals | 3 |
| Economics: Macro | ECON-2090 – Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Economics: Micro | ECON-2100 – Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| English Language and Composition | ENGL-1010 – English Composition & ENGL-ELA – English Elective | 6 |
| English Literature and Composition | ENGL-1010 – English Composition & ENGL-1020 – Introduction to Literature | 6 |
| Environmental Science | NASC-1000 – Environmental Science | 3 |
| European History | HIST-EHWE History Elective | 6 |
| French Language and Culture | FREN-1000 – Beginning French & FREN-1020 – Second Semester French | 8 |
| German Language and Culture | FORL-ELE – Foreign Language Elective | 8 |
| Government & Politics: Comp. | POLS-2010 – Comparative World Gov’t and Politics | 3 |
| Human Geography | NASC-2300 – World Regional Geography | 3 |
| Italian Language and Culture | ITAL-1000 – Beginning Italian & ITAL-1020 – Second Semester Italian | 8 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | FORL-ELE – Foreign Language Elective | 8 |
| Latin | LATN-1010 Latin 1 (score 3, 4, 5) LATN-1030 Beginning Latin 2 (score 4, 5) | 3 or 6 |
| Music Theory | MUSC-1003 – Functional Keyboard I, MUSC-1010 – Music Theory 1, & MUSC-1020 – Aural Skills I | 5 |
| Physics 1 | PHYS-2000, College Physics I (score 4 or 5) | 3 |
| Physics 2 | PHYS-2010, College Physics II (score 4 or 5) | 3 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | PHYS-2100 & 2101- Classical Physics I with lab | 4 |
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | PHYS-2110 & 2111– Classical Physics II with lab | 4 |
| Psychology | PSYC-1000- General Psychology | 3 |
| Spanish Language | SPAN-1000 – Beginning Spanish & SPAN-1020 – Second Semester Spanish | 8 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | Consult w/Chair of Modern Foreign Language Dept. | |
| Statistics | MATH-1220 – Introductory Statistics | 4 |
| U.S. History | HIST-1300 – United States History to 1865 & HIST-1380 – United States History Since 1865 | 6 |
| World History | HIST-1100 – World Civilization to 1500 & HIST-1101 – World Civilization Since 1500 | 6 |