AP & College Credit

Advanced Placement (AP) courses require a student to take the College Board test in May to qualify for AP credit. Those scores in no way impact the grade earned in the course during the school year. Students are not required to take the AP test as part of the course. Colleges and universities have different ways of accepting and using AP credit. It is important for students to check with their prospective schools to find out what is required.

Saint Louis University 1818 Advanced College Credit is college credit offered through the university to juniors and seniors in selected courses. In order to achieve credit for any course in the 1818 ACC program, a student must achieve a grade of ―C‖ or above. However, if a student should earn a ―D‖ or ―F‖ in these courses, the grades will be permanently recorded on the student's University transcript: Saint Louis University assesses the charges for these credit hours. In order to register with SLU for 1818 courses, a student must have an un-weighted cumulative GPA of a 3.0 or higher. Saint Louis University will grant only 11 credits a semester and no more than 30 hours' credit toward graduation. Colleges and universities have different ways of accepting and using ACC credit. It is important for students to check with their prospective schools to find out what is required.

The University of Missouri - St. Louis Advanced College Credit program offers college credit in Spanish , French, Biology and Anatomy/Physiology. In order to register with UMSL ACC courses, a student must have an un-weighted cumulative GPA of a 3.0 or higher. These classes are typically only open to juniors and seniors but some sophomores may qualify. Their standards are slightly different, requiring a 3.5 average for Spanish 2 or French 2 in addition to an un-weighted cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. UMSL assesses the charges for these credit hours. Colleges and universities have different ways of accepting and using ACC credit. It is important for students to check with their prospective schools to find out what is required.