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Advanced Placement Examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board

Advanced Placement Examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board

Entering students who have demonstrated college level proficiency through Advanced Placement examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board may be granted university credit for scores of 5, 4, and 3. Credit will not be given for scores of 2 or 1.

The following is a listing of Advanced Placement Examinations for which the university grants course credit:

AP Test NameScoreEquivalentCredits
African American Studies3, 4 or 5SOCI.19903
Art History3, 4 or 5ARHI.10103
Art Studio: Drawing Portfolio4 or 5ARTS.15503
Art Studio: Art 2-D Design4 or 5ARTS.10103
Art Studio: Art 3-D Design4 or 5ARTS.10203
Biology14 or 5BIOL.1110
BIOL.1170L
BIOL.1120
BIOL.1180L
8
Calculus AB4 or 5MATH.13104
Calculus AB Subscore4 or 5MATH.13104
Calculus BC4 or 5MATH.1310 & MATH.13208
Chemistry4 or 5CHEM.1210
CHEM.1220
CHEM.1230
CHEM.1240
8
Chinese Language and Culture3 or 4
5
WLCH.1050, WLCH.1060
WLCH.1050, WLCH.1060, WLCH.2050, WLCH.2060
6
12
Computer Science A24 or 5COMP.10103
Computer Science AB23
4 or 5
COMP.1010
COMP.1010 & COMP.1020
8
8
Computer Science Principles24 or 5COMP.19903
Principles of Macroeconomics4 or 5ECON.20203
Principles of Microeconomics4 or 5ECON.20103
English Language & Composition3 or 4
5
ENGL.1010 or ENGL.1990
ENGL.1010 & ENGL.1020
3
6
English Literature & Composition3 or 4
5
ENGL.1010 or ENGL.1990
ENGL.1010 & ENGL.1020
3
6
Environmental Science4 or 5ENVI.1100, ENVI.1120L4
European History3, 4 or 5HIST.1050 & HIST.10606
French Language and Culture3 or 4
5
WLFR.1010, WLFR.1020
WLFR.1010, 1020, 2110, 2120
6
12
German Language and Culture3 or 4
5
WLGE.1010 & WLGE.1020
WLGE.1010, WLGE.1020, WLGE.2110, WLGE.2120
6
12
Government & Politics: Comparative3, 4 or 5POLI.11203
Government & Politics: United States3, 4 or 5POLI.10103
Italian Language and Culture3 or 4
5
WLIT.1010, WLIT.1020
WLIT.1010, WLIT.1020, WLIT.2110, WLIT.2120
6
12
Latin: Literature3, 4 or 5WLLA.30303
Latin: Virgil3, 4 or 5WLLA.30303
Music Theory3, 4 or 5MUTH.10103
Physics 13, 4 or 5PHYS.1030 & PHYS.1030L4
Physics 23, 4 or 5PHYS.1040 & PHYS.1040L4
Physics C - Mechanics3, 4 or 5PHYS.1410 & PHYS.1410L4
Physics C - Electricity and Magnetism3, 4 or 5PHYS.1440 & PHYS.1440L4
Pre-Calculus4 or 5MATH.12704
Psychology3, 4 or 5PSYC.10103
Spanish Language and Culture3 or 4
5
WLSP.1010 & WLSP.1020
WLSP.1010, WLSP.1020, WLSP.2110, WLSP.2120
6
12
Spanish Literature and Culture3, 4 or 5WLSP.3010 & WLSP.30206
Statistics3, 4 or 5MATH.28303
United States History3, 4 or 5HIST.1110 & HIST.11206
World History4 or 5HIST.1070 & HIST.10806

1Exception: Biology exam taken in Spring 2020 will receive four credit for BIOL.1990 & BIOL.1990L; majors may contact department for credit by exam.

2Exception: Students majoring in Computer Science may not use Advanced Placement Credit to fulfill the Computing I or Computing II requirements.