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Students taking the AP test will earn equivalent college credit from any of the colleges in the Alamo Colleges District when attaining the scores indicated and the credit is treated as equal to a grade of CR in the corresponding course (but is not included in GPA calculations). AP credit is not applied to the transcript until the student has successfully completed 6 regular college credits at any of the colleges in the Alamo Colleges District and students may not earn more than forty-five (45) total hours from any testing equivalency source

Business Administration and Management, General

Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General

General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

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Radio and Television

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Computer and Information Sciences, General

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Petroleum Technology/Technician

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Spanish Language and Literature

Agriculture, General

Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General

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Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

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Founded in 1985 from the desire to provide higher education to residents of south San Antonio, Palo Alto College has spent more than 35 years serving over 150,000 individuals throughout San Antonio, Bexar County, and surrounding counties.

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