Prairie View A&M University
Academics
- Graduation Rate41%
- Majors Available51
- Student-to-Faculty Ratio17:1
- Retention Rate74%
AP Credit Policy
It is the student's responsibility to send their official transcript from the PLA agency to the university. Prior Learning credits shall be evaluated only if the student requests through the submission of a PLA Request form: https://www.pvamu.edu/student-success/sass/testing/pla/ap/request/. A student must be enrolled at the university to be eligible for PLA credit. All Prior Learning credits are subject to a total hour limitation of thirty (30) semester credit hours.
For more information, view the credit policy on the college's website.
Offers credits
Yes
Offers placement into advanced courses
Yes
| AP Courses | Min Score Required | Number of Credits | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1316 |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303 and 1304 |
| Biology | 3 | 10 | BIOL 1501 and 1502 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 |
| 4 | 8 | MATH 2413 and 2414 | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 6 | CHEM 1303 and 1304 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | CHIN 1301 and 1302 |
| 5 | 12 | CHIN 1301, 1302, 2311, 2312 | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 6 | COMP 1315 and 1336 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| 5 | 6 | ENGL 1301 and 1302 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2341 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 1301 and 1302 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1302 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2301 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2302 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 1311 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2325 and 2125 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2326 and 2126 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 2301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1301 and 1302 |
| 5 | 12 | SPAN 1301, 1302, 2311, 2312 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 3302 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1342 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POSC 2305 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1301 and 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 2322 |
Study Options
Majors and Degrees
The college offers the following degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate, Master's, and Doctoral
A
- Accounting
- Agriculture, General
- Architecture
B
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Business Administration and Management, General
C
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry, General
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
- Civil Engineering, General
- Clinical Child Psychology
- Communication, General
- Computer Engineering, General
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
- Counseling Psychology
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
- Curriculum and Instruction
E
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Engineering, General
- English Language and Literature, General
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology
F
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
- Finance, General
G
- General Studies
- Graphic Design
H
- Health Teacher Education
- Health and Wellness, General
- History, General
- Human Nutrition
I
- Information Science/Studies
J
- Juvenile Corrections
M
- Management Information Systems, General
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General
- Mathematics, General
- Mechanical Engineering
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Music, General
N
- Nursing Practice
P
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Physics, General
- Political Science and Government, General
- Psychology, General
R
- Reading Teacher Education
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
S
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Special Education and Teaching, General
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
T
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
Need Help Choosing a Major?
Keep in mind most colleges don’t require students to declare a major until the end of their sophomore year, and many students change majors at least once.
Special Academics Program
- Accelerated Study
- Cross-Registration
- Distance Learning
- Double Major
- Dual Enrollment of High School Students
- Honors Program
- Independent Study
- Internships
- ROTC, Air Force
- ROTC, Army
- ROTC, Navy
- Student-Designed Major
- Study Abroad
- Teacher Certification
- Visiting/Exchange Student Program
- Weekend College
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