Undergraduate Admissions
The College for Creative Studies will award advanced placement credit for AP subject exams as described below.
- The student requests their Advanced Placement program exam results from the College Board .
- The exam results are sent to the Office of Academic Advising at CCS.
- The results are posted to the student's academic evaluation and notification is sent to the student's Academic Advisor.
- A grade of 4.0 or higher is required in all subjects to receive credit. See the corresponding AP grid to find out exactly what CCS credit is awarded.
- To request a copy of their AP score report, students should request their test score be sent to CCS electronically (our shool code is 1035) or contact AP/College Board at (888)225.5427 or email.
More Information
If you have questions regarding the Advanced Placement procedure, please contact the Office of Academic Advising and Registration at 313.664.7672.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) TEST NAME | MINIMUM REQUIRED SCORE | CCS COURSE EQUIVALENT | CREDIT HOURS AWARDED |
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Art, History of | 4 | DAH 200 | 3 |
Art, Studio – Drawing | 4 | DFN 101 with portfolio review | 3 |
Art, Studio – 2D Design | 4 | DFN 117 with portfolio review | 3 |
Art, Studio – 3D Design | 4 | DFN 118 with portfolio review | 3 |
Biology | 4 | DNS 300 | 3 |
Calculus AB | 4 | DNS 300 | 3 |
Calculus BC | 4 | DNS 300 | 3 |
Chemistry | 4 | DNS 300 | 3 |
Chinese Language & Culture | 4 | General Elective | 3 |
Computer Science A | 4 | General Elective | 3 |
Computer Science AB | 4 | General Elective | 3 |
Economics – Macroeconomics | 4 | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
Economics - Microeconomics | 4 | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
English Language & Composition | 4 | DEN 108 | 3 |
English Literature & Composition | 4 | DEN 108 | 3 |
Environmental Science | 4 | DNS 300 | 3 |
French Language & Culture | 4 | General Elective | 3 |
French Literature | 4 | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
German Language & Culture | 4 | General Elective | 3 |
Government & Politics, U.S. | 4 | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
Government & Politics, Comparative | 4 | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
History, European | 4 | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
History, U.S. | 4 | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
History, World | 4 | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
Italian Language & Culture | 4 | General Elective | 3 |
Japanese Language & Culture | 4 | General Elective | 3 |
Latin | 4 | General Elective | 3 |
Music Theory | 4 | General Elective | 3 |
Human Geography | 4 | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
Physics 1 | 4 | DNS 300 | 3 |
Physics 2 | 4 | DNS 300 | 3 |
Physics C- Mechanics | 4 | DNS 300 | 3 |
Physics C- Electricity & Magnetism | 4 | DNS 300 | 3 |
Psychology | 4 | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
Research | 4 | DFS 101 | 3 |
Seminar | 4 | DFS 101 | 3 |
Spanish Language & Culture | 4 | General Elective | 3 |
Spanish Literature | 4 | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
Statistics | 4 | DNS 300 | 3 |