AP (Advanced Placement) and IB (International Baccalaureate) Placement

Oakland Community College awards credit for Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations for Higher Level (HL).

Refer to the listing below for appropriate scores to receive equivalent credit.

Students should request official examination scores to be mailed to:

Oakland Community College
Registrar's Office
Auburn Hills Campus
2900 Featherstone Road
Auburn Hills, MI 48326-2845

AP Transcript Request 

Requesting AP Transcripts Form

Phone (888) 308-0013
Phone (609) 771-7366

Provide the following information:

  • AP Number
  • Social Security Number
  • Date of Birth
  • Test Number
  • Oakland Community College Code # 1607

IB Transcript Request 

Mail IB transcript request form to:

IB Americas Global Centre
7501 Wisconsin Ave. Suite #200 W.
Bethesda, MD 20814

International Baccalaureate
Phone (301) 202-3000

Mail AP and IB Transcripts to:

Oakland Community College
Transcript Evaluation
Auburn Hills Campus
Building K
2900 Featherstone Road
Auburn Hills, MI 48326-2845

AP EXAM

EXAM Score Required Credits OCC Equivalency
African American Studies 3 or above 3 hrs/3 hrs HIS-2610/HIS-2620
Art 2D 3 or above 3 hrs ART-1520 
Art 3D 3 or above 3 hrs ART-1520
Art Drawing 3 or above 3 hrs ART-1510 
Art History 3 or above 3 hrs ART-1560
Biology 3 or above 4 hrs BIO-1530 
Calculus AB 3 or above 4 hrs MAT-1730
Calculus BC 3 or above 4 hrs/4 hrs MAT-1730/MAT-1740
Chemistry 3 or above 4 hrs CHE-1510
Chinese 3 or above 4 hrs CHI-1510
Computer Science A 3 or above 4 hrs CIS-1500 
Computer Science Principles 3 or above 4 hrs CIS-ELEC
Economics (Macro) 3 or above 3 hrs ECO-2610
Economics (Micro) 3 or above 3 hrs ECO-2620
English: Language & Composition 3 or above 3 hrs/3 hrs ENG-1510/ENG-1710
English: Literature & Composition 3 or above 3 hrs/3 hrs ENG-1510/ENG-1710
Environmental Science 3 or above 4 hrs BIO-1500 
European History 3 or above 3 hrs HIS-ELEC
French 3 or above 4 hrs/4 hrs/4 hrs FRE-1510/FRE-1530/FRE-2610
French Literature 3 or above 3 hrs FRE-REQU 
German 3 or above 4 hrs/4 hrs GER-1510/GER-1530
Government & Politics 3 or above 3 hrs POL-REQU
Japanese 3 or above 4 hrs JPN-1510
Latin 3 or above 3 hrs HUM-REQU
Latin Literature 3 or above 3 hrs HUM-REQU
Music Theory 3 or above 3 hrs/3 hrs MUS-1630/MUS-ELEC
Physics 3 or above 4 hrs PHY-1610
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism 3 or above 5 hrs PHY-2500
Physics C: Mechanics 3 or above 5 hrs PHY-2400
Political Science 3 or above 3 hrs POL-1510
Psychology 3 or above 3 hrs PSY-2510
Research 3 or above 3 hrs ENG-ELEC
Seminar 3 or above 3 hrs ENG-1520
Spanish 3 or above 3 hrs/3 hrs/3 hrs SPA-1510/SPA-1530/SPA-2610
Spanish Literature 3 or above 3 hrs SPA-REQU
Statistics 3 or above 4 hrs MAT-1580
Studio Art: Drawing 3 or above 3 hrs ART-1510
U.S. History 3 or above 3 hrs/3 hrs HIS-2510/HIS-2520
World Geography 3 or above 3 hrs GEO-1520
World History 3 or above 4 hrs/4 hrs HIS-1510/HIS-1520 

IB EXAM

IB Subject Test Score - HL OCC Equated Course Credit Award
American History 5+ HIS-2510 & HIS-2520 6
Chinese 5+ CHI-1510 4
Economics 5+ ECO-2610 & ECO-2620 6
English 5+ ENG-1510 & ENG-1520 6
European History 5+ HIS-1510 & HIS-1520 8
Fine Arts: Music 5+ MUS-1630 & MUS-2530 6
Fine Arts: Visual 5+ ART-1520 & ART-2570 6
French 5+ FRE-1510 & FRE-1530 8
German 5+ GER-1510 & GER-1530 8
Italian 5+ ITA-1510 & ITA-1530 4
Japanese 5+ JPN-1510 & JPN-1530 8
Mathematics 5+ MAT-1730 & MAT-1740 8
Philosophy 5+ PHI-1510 3
Psychology 5+ PSY-2510 3
Sciences: Biology 5+ BIO-1530 & BIO-1560 8
Sciences: Chemistry 5+ CHE-1510 & CHE-1520 8
Sciences: Physics 5+ PHY-1610 & PHY-1620 8
Social Anthropology 5+ ANT-1540 3
Spanish 5+ SPA-1510 & SPA-1530 8