Advanced Placement Program
This Advanced Placement program is administered by high schools in the form of college-level courses.
Through enrollment in special courses in these high schools, qualified high school seniors may take achievement examinations in one or more academic area subjects at the college level.
Hawkeye Community College grants college credits for completion of Advanced Placement exams at the score levels listed below.
Send your official score reports to the Admissions office in order to receive possible credit.
Credit by examination is limited to 30 credit hours per student.
| AP Exam | Minimum
Score | Hawkeye Course Credit |
| Art History | 3 | ART-101 | Art Appreciation |
| Biology | 4 | BIO-113 | General Biology II |
| 5 | BIO-112
BIO-113 | General Biology I AND
General Biology II |
| Calculus AB | 3 | MAT-210 | Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MAT-210 | Calculus I |
| 4 | MAT-210
MAT-216 | Calculus I AND
Calculus II |
| Chemistry | 4 | CHM-165 | General Chemistry I |
| 5 | CHM-165
CHM-175 | General Chemistry I AND
General Chemistry II |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Language General Elective (5 credits) |
| 4 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Language General Elective (10 credits) |
| 5 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Language General Elective (15 credits) |
Comparative Government
and Politics | 3 | POL-125 | Comparative Government & Politics |
| Computer Science A | 3 | CIS-206 | Web Scripting |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | CSC-110 | Introduction to Computers |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | ENG-105
ENG-106 | Composition I AND
Composition II |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | LIT-101 | Introduction to Literature |
| 4 | LIT-101
ENG-105 | Introduction to Literature AND
Composition I |
| Environmental Science | 3 | ENV-115
ENV-116 | Environmental Science AND
Environmental Science Lab |
| European History | 3 | HUM-XAT | Humanities Elective |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | FLF-145 | French I |
| 4 | FLF-145
FLF-245 | French I AND
French II |
| 5 | FLF-145
FLF-245
FLL-XTX | French I AND
French II AND
Foreign Lang General Elec |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Lang General Elec (5 credits) |
| 4 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Lang General Elec (10 credits) |
| 5 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Lang General Elec (15 credits) |
| Human Geography | 3 | GEO-115 | Human Geography |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Lang General Elec (5 credits) |
| 4 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Lang General Elec (10 credits) |
| 5 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Lang General Elec (15 credits) |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Lang General Elec (5 credits) |
| 4 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Lang General Elec (10 credits) |
| 5 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Lang General Elec (15 credits) |
| Latin Language and Culture | 3 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Lang General Elec (5 credits) |
| 4 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Lang General Elec (10 credits) |
| 5 | FLL-XTX | Foreign Lang General Elec (15 credits) |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | ECN-120 | Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 3 | ECN-130 | Microeconomics |
| Music Theory | 3 | MUS-102 | Music Fundamentals |
| Physics 1: Algebra-Based | 3 | PHY-162 | College Physics I |
| Physics 2: Algebra-Based | 3 | PHY-172 | College Physics II |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | PHY-222 | Classical Physics II |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | PHY-212 | Classical Physics I |
| Psychology | 3 | PSY-111 | Introduction to Psychology |
| Research | 3 | XXX-XTX | General Elective |
| Seminar | 3 | XXX-XTX | General Elective |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | FLS-151 | Elementary Spanish I |
| 4 | FLS-151
FLS-152 | Elementary Spanish I AND
Elementary Spanish II |
| 5 | FLS-151
FLS-152
FLL-XTX | Elementary Spanish I AND
Elementary Spanish II AND
Foreign Lang General Elec |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | HUM-XB2 | Phil & Religion Elective |
| Statistics | 3 | MAT-156 | Statistics |
| Studio Art: 2-D Design | 3 | ART-120 | 2-D Design |
| Studio Art: 3-D Design | 3 | ART-123 | 3-D Design |
| Studio Art: Drawing | 3 | ART-133 | Drawing |
United States Government
and Politics | 3 | POL-111 | American National Government |
| United States History | 3 | SSS-XBT | Social Science B Elective |
| 4 | HIS-151
HIS-152 | U.S. History to 1877 AND
U.S. History Since 1877 |
| World History | 3 | HUM-XAT | Humanities Elective |