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Missouri Southern participates in the Advanced Placement Program sponsored by the College Entrance Examination Board. Credits are granted for course areas in which a student has completed Advanced Placement Examinations with a score of 3, 4, or 5. See the chart below for AP exams accepted by MSSU. To order AP scores, visit the College Board's Score Reporting Services page. MSSU's College Board code is 6322.
Advanced Placement Course |
Score Required |
Hours Granted |
MSSU Course(s) Satisfied |
| Art History | 3,4,5 | 3 | ART 110 |
| Biology | 3,4,5 | 4 | BIO 101 |
| Calculus AB | 3,4,5 | 5 | MATH 150 |
| Calculus BC | 3,4,5 | 5 | MATH 250 |
| Chemistry | 3,4,5 | 5 | CHEM 151 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | CHI 101, CHI 102, CHI 203 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4,5 | 12 | CHI 101, CHI 102, CHI 203, CHI 204 |
| Computer Science A | 3,4,5 | 3 | CIS 110 |
| Eng Language & Comp | 3,4,5 | 3 | ENG 101 |
| Eng Literature & Comp | 3,4,5 | 6 | ENG 101, ENG 150 |
| European History | 3,4,5 | 3 | HIST 140 |
| French Language | 3 | 9 | FREN 101, FREN 102, FREN 203 |
| French Language | 4,5 | 12 | FREN 101, FREN 102, FREN 203, FREN 204 |
| German Language | 3 | 9 | GER 101, GER 102, GER 203 |
| German Language | 4,5 | 12 | GER 101, GER 102, GER 203, GER 204 |
| Government & Politics, Comparative | 3,4,5 | 3 | PSC Elective (ELEC 100) |
| Government & Politics, U.S. | 3,4,5 | 3 | PSC 120* |
| Human Geography | 3,4,5 | 3 | GEOG 101 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 9 | JPN 101, JPN 102, JPN 203 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4,5 | 12 | JPN 101, JPN 102, JPN 203, JPN 204 |
| Latin Language or Literature | 3 | 9 | Language Elective (ELEC 100) |
| Latin Language or Literature | 4,5 | 12 | Language Elective (ELEC 100) |
| Macroeconomics | 3,4,5 | 3 | ECON 201 |
| Microeconomics | 3,4,5 | 3 | ECON 202 |
| Music Theory | 3,4,5 | 3 | MUS Elective (ELEC 100) |
| Physics B | 3,4,5 | 5 | PHYS 151 |
| Physics C | 3,4,5 | 3 | PHYS Elective (ELEC 100) |
| Psychology | 3,4,5 | 3 | PSY 100 |
| Spanish Language or Literature | 3 | 9 | SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 203 |
| Spanish Language or Literature | 4,5 | 12 | SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 203, SPAN 204 |
| Statistics | 3,4,5 | 3 | MATH 310 |
| Studio Art | 3,4,5 | 3 | ART Elective (ELEC 100) |
| U.S. History | 3,4,5 | 6 | HIST 110, HIST 120 |
| World History | 3 | 3 | HIST 130 |
| World History | 4,5 | 6 | HIST 130, HIST 140 |
*Student must complete the Missouri Constitution Exam in order to fulfill State Legislation requirements. Sign up in the Dean of Arts & Sciences office in Hearnes Hall.
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