Advanced Credit

Attached is a chart of how AP credit scores transfer to MC and to UMCP, UMBC, Towson and UMUC. I:\SHARED\CB215 Doc Masters\Counseling & Advising Resources\APCreditCompChartMC.pdf There are several courses where there are discrepancies in what MC accepts (scores of 3 or higher) and the other schools where they accept only 4 and 5 scores.

It is VERY important when advising students who have AP scores to make sure they are aware if they will get credit for these scores when they transfer. For example if they have a score of 3 on the AP Macro Economics test then MC transfers it in as EC 201 however UMCP, UMBC, and UMUC either do not transfer the course or they give credit for a lower level economics course. So students wanting to go to UMCP Smith School of Business or to UMUC would need to take the EC 201 here even though we are giving them AP credit with a score of 3.

If MC grants AP credit for a course used as a general education requirement according to MHEC four year Maryland schools must use the course to fulfill general education requirements however the credits do not transfer.