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AP Legend 2026-2027

AP Legend 2026-2027

Subject Area AP Course Min Score TCNJ Equivalent Course Units
AP Capstone Capstone Diploma Program (Seminar or Research) 3 General Elective 1.00
Arts and Music Art History 4 AAH 101 Art History I or AAH 102 Art History II 1.00
Arts and Music Drawing 4 Art Elective or General Elective 1.00
Arts and Music 2-D Art and Design 4 General Elective 1.00
Arts and Music Music Theory 5 MUS 261-262 Musicianship I and Musicianship II 2.00
Business Economics: Micro 4 ECO 101 Principles of Microeconomics (College Core Social Science) 1.00
Business Economics: Macro 4 ECO 102 Principles of Macroeconomics (College Core Social Science) 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences African American Studies 3 General Elective 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences African American Studies 4 AAS 179 African American history to 1865 or AAS 180 African American History 1865 to the Present 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences English Language/Composition 3 General Elective 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences English Language/Composition 4 LIT 170 Topics in English 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences English Language/Composition 5 LIT 270 Topics in English 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences English Literature/Composition 3 General Elective 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences English Literature/Composition 4 LIT 170 Topics in English 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences English Literature/Composition 5 LIT 200 Introduction to Poetry 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Government & Politics: Comparative 3 General Elective 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Government & Politics: Comparative 5 POL 150 Introduction to Comparative Politics (College Core Social Science) 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Government & Politics: US 3 General Elective 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Government & Politics: US 5 POL 110 American Government (College Core Social Science) 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences History: European 3 General Elective 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences History: European 4 HIS 120 Topics: Modern Europe (College Core History Europe) 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences History: US 3 General Elective 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences History: US 4 HIS 165 Topics: North America/US (College Core History US) 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences History: World 3 General Elective 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences History: World 4 HIS 187 Topics: World History (College Core History World) 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Human Geography 4 HIS 187 Topics: World History (College Core History World) 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Chinese Language 3 CHI 151 Chinese I 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Chinese Language 4 CHI 151-152 Chinese I-II 2.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Chinese Language 5 CHI 151-152 Chinese I-II, CHI 202 Intermediate Chinese II 3.00
Humanities and Social Sciences French Language 5 FRE 101-103 French for Beginners I-III 3.00
Humanities and Social Sciences German Language 4 GER 101-102 German for Beginners I-II 2.00
Humanities and Social Sciences German Language 5 GER 101-103 German for Beginners I-III 3.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Italian Language 3 ITL 101 Italian for Beginners I 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Italian Language 4 ITL 101-103 Italian for Beginners I-III 3.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Japanese Language 3 JPN 151 Japanese I 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Japanese Language 4 JPN 151-152 Japanese I-II 2.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Japanese Language 5 JPN 151-152 Japanese I-II, JPN 202 Japanese III 3.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Latin 4 LAT 101-102 Latin I-II 2.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Spanish Language 3 SPA 101 Basic Spanish Sequence I 1.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Spanish Language 4 SPA 101-103 Basic Spanish Sequence I-III 3.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Spanish Literature 4 College Core, Literary Visual and Performing Arts and SPA 103 Basic Spanish Sequence III 2.00
Humanities and Social Sciences Psychology 3 PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (College Core Social Science) 1.00
Science and Mathematics Biology 4 College Core Science (Biology Majors Elective only) 1.00
Science and Mathematics Environmental Science 4 College Core Science (Biology Majors Elective only) 1.00
Science and Mathematics Chemistry** 4 CHE 201 General Chemistry I (College Core Science). Chemistry majors will be advised whether to accept credit for this exam. 1.00
Science and Mathematics Chemistry** 5 CHE 201-201 General Chemistry I-II (College Core Science). Chemistry majors will be advised whether to accept credit for this exam. 2.00
Science and Mathematics Physics 1: Algebra-Based (with lab component) 4 PHY 121 Principles of Physics (College Core Science) 1.00
Science and Mathematics Physics 2: Algebra-Based (with lab component) 4 PHY 122 Principles of Physics II (College Core Science) 1.00
Science and Mathematics Physics C: Mechanics (with lab component)** 4 PHY 201 General Physics I (College Core Science) 1.00
Science and Mathematics Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism (with lab component)** 4 PHY 202 General Physics II (College Core Science) 1.00
Science and Mathematics Computer Science A 4 CSC 120 Foundations of Computational Thinking (College Core Quantitative Reasoning). Computer Science majors elective credit only. 1.00
Science and Mathematics Computer Science Principles 4 CSC 102 Introduction to Computational Thinking (College Core Quantitative Reasoning). Computer Science majors elective credit only. 1.00
Science and Mathematics Precalculus 4 MAT 119 Introduction to Functions or MAT 120 Precalculus (for placement purposes only). Next course to take: MAT 125 or MAT 127). 0.00
Science and Mathematics Calculus AB 4 MAT 127 Calculus A (College Core Quantitative Reasoning) or MAT 125 Calculus for Business and Social Science 1.00
Science and Mathematics Calculus BC 3 MAT 127 Calculus A (College Core Quantitative Reasoning) or MAT 125 Calculus for Business and Social Science 1.00
Science and Mathematics Calculus BC 4 MAT 127-128 Calculus A-B (College Core Quantitative Reasoning) 2.00
Science and Mathematics Statistics 3 STA 115 Statistics (College Core Quantitative Reasoning) 1.00
Science and Mathematics Statistics*** 5 STA 215 Statistical Inference or STA 216 Statistical Inference and Probability

** Physics and Chemistry majors must see department for advising.
*** Students in the Mathematics Secondary Education major or in a Mathematics Teaching major with a score of 5 on this exam will receive credit for STA 216.

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