Alpena Community College accepts credit from the Advanced Placement (AP) program. ACC will evaluate AP grade reports received from the College Board and will award appropriate course credit for selected AP examinations. Minimum score requirements vary from course to course.
Advanced Placement (AP) Credit Policy
The Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides the opportunity to demonstrate college-level achievement and earn college credit by examination.
ACC will evaluate AP grade reports received from the College Board, and will award course credit for selected AP examinations according to the following credit policy.
A maximum of 30 semester hours may be applied toward the Associate Degree from sources other than credit earned in college courses.
| AP Examination | Minimum Score Required | ACC Course | Credit Awarded | |
| Art History of | none | |||
| Art Studio--General Portfolio | 3 | ART 123 Design I | 3 | |
| Art Studio--General Portfolio | 4 | ART 123 & 124 Design I & II | 6 | |
| Art Studio--Drawing Portfolio | 3 | ART 127 Basic Drawing I | 3 | |
| Art Studio--Drawing Portfolio | 4 | ART 127 & 128 Basic Drawing I & II | 6 | |
| Biology | 3 | BIO 114 Intro Biology | 4 | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | MTH 131 Calculus | 5 | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MTH 131 Calculus | 5 | |
| Calculus BC | 4 | MTH 131 & 132 Calculus | 10 | |
| Chemistry | 3 | CEM 121 Chemistry | 4 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | CEM 121 & 122 Chemistry | 8 | |
| Computer Science A | none | |||
| Computer Science AB | none | |||
| Economics - Macroeconomics | none | |||
| Economics - Microeconomics | none | |||
| English Language and Composition | 3 | ENG 121 English | 3 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | ENG 121 & 122 English | 6 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | ENG 204 Intro to Literature | 3 | |
| French Language | none | |||
| French Literature | none | |||
| German Language | none | |||
| Government and Politics, U.S. | 3 | PLS 221 Political Science | 3 | |
| Government and Politics, Comparative | 3 | PLS 230 Comparative Government | 3 | |
| History, European | 3 | HST 121 History Western Civ. | 3 | |
| History, European | 4 | HST 121 & 122 History Western Civ. | 6 | |
| History, U.S. | 3 | HST 221 U.S. History | 3 | |
| History, U.S. | 4 | HST 221 & 222 U.S. History | 6 | |
| Latin Literature | none | |||
| Latin - Vergil | none | |||
| Music Theory | 3 | MUS 125 Music Theory | 4 | |
| Music Theory | 4 | MUS 125 & 126 Music Theory | 8 | |
| Physics B | 3 | PHY 121 College Physics | 4 | |
| Physics B | 4 | PHY 121 & 122 College Physics | 8 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | PHY 221 Physics | 5 | |
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 4 | PHY 221 & 222 Physics | 10 | |
| Psychology | 3 | PSY 225 General Psychology | 3 | |
| Spanish Language | none | |||
| Spanish Literature | none | |||
| Statistics | 3 | MTH 223 Statistics | 4 |