College Board Advanced Placement Program
The College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Program allows students to establish college credit from results of tests taken at
the completion of any high school AP course.
The table below provides information about AP credit Purdue accepts and the scores necessary to earn credit.
Course numbers listed as "1XXXX" transfer as undistributed credit, which means Purdue does not have an equivalent course.
Such credit appears on a Purdue student record as credit hours within the respective subject area. Students should consult
with their Purdue academic advisor to determine how undistributed credit may be used to best meet curriculum requirements
within the student's specific area of study.
AP EXAM
AP EXAM
SCORE
CORRESPONDING PURDUE COURSE
(Credit hours awarded)
ART HISTORY
3, 4 OR 5
A&D 1XXXX (3)
BIOLOGY
BIOLOGY
BIOLOGY
3
4
5
BIOL 1XXXX (3)
BIOL 11000 (4)
BIOL 11000 & BIOL 11100 (8)
CALCULUS AB
CALCULUS AB
3
4 OR 5
MA 1XXXX (3)
MA 16500 (4)
CALCULUS BC
CALCULUS BC
3
4 OR 5
MA 1XXXX (3)
MA 16500 & MA 16600 (8)
CHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
3
4 OR 5
CHM 11100 (3)
CHM 11500 & 11600 (8)
COMPUTER SCIENCE A OR B
COMPUTER SCIENCE A OR B
3
4 OR 5
CS 1XXXX (3)
CS 17700 (4)
Students must earn a 4 or better on both the
Microeconomics & Macroeconomics exams to receive
credit for ECON 21000. Students earning a 3 or better on
only one of the exams may receive credit for ECON 1XXXX.
ECONOMICS – MICRO AND/OR MACRO
SEE NOTE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION
3
4 OR 5
ENGL 1XXXX (3)
ENGL 10600 (4)
ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMPOSITION
ENGLISH LITERATURE & COMPOSITION
3
4 OR 5
ENGL 1XXXX (3)
ENGL 23100 (3)
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
3
4 OR 5
EAS 1XXXX (3)
EAS 11300 (3)
EUROPEAN HISTORY
EUROPEAN HISTORY
3
4 OR 5
HIST 1XXXX (3)
HIST 10400 (3)
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS -COMPARATIVE
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS -COMPARATIVE
3
4 OR 5
POL 1XXX (3)
POL 14100 (3)
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS -AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS -AMERICAN
3
4 OR 5
POL 1XXX (3)
POL 10100 (3)
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College Board Advanced Placement Program
AP EXAM
SCORE
AP EXAM
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
3
4 OR 5
LATIN: VERGIL
3, 4 OR 5
MODERN LANGUAGES (does not include Latin)
MODERN LANGUAGES (does not include Latin)
MODERN LANGUAGES (does not include Latin)
MUSIC THEORY
3
4
5
3, 4 OR 5
CORRESPONDING PURDUE COURSE
(Credit hours awarded)
EAS 1XXX (3)
EAS 12000 (3)
All Latin students with an AP score of 3 or better are
placed into appropriate-level Purdue course and will
receive AP credit for lower-level language courses
upon successful completion of their initial Purdue
Latin course. (3-12)
10100 & 10200 (6); CHNS & JPNS (8)
10100, 10200 & 20100 (9); CHNS & JPNS (12)
10100, 10200, 20100 & 20200; (12) CHNS & JPNS (16)
MUSIC 1XXXX (3)
PHYSICS B
PHYSICS B
3 OR 4
5
PHYS 1XXXX (3)
PHYS 22000 & 22100 (8)
PHYSICS C: ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM
PHYSICS C: ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM
3 OR 4
5
PHYS 1XXXX (3)
PHYS 27200 (4)
PHYSICS C: MECHANICS
PHYSICS C: MECHANICS
3 OR 4
5
PHYS 1XXXX (3)
PHYS 17200 (4)
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY
3
4 OR 5
PSY 1XXXX (3)
PSY 12000 (3)
SPANISH LITERATURE
3, 4 OR 5
SPAN 1XXXX (3)
3
4 OR 5
STAT 1XXXX (3)
STAT 30111 (3)
STUDIO ART: 2-D DESIGN
3, 4 OR 5
A&D 1XXXX (3)
STUDIO ART: 3-D DESIGN
3, 4 OR 5
A&D 1XXXX (3)
STUDIO ART: DRAWING
3, 4 OR 5
A&D 1XXXX (3)
STATISTICS
STATISTICS
UNITED STATES HISTORY
UNITED STATES HISRORY
3
4 OR 5
HIST 1XXXX (3)
HIST 15100 & 15200 (6)
WORLD HISTORY
WORLD HISTORY
3
4 OR 5
HIST 1XXXX (3)
HIST 10500 (3)
Course numbers listed as "1XXXX" transfer as undistributed credit, which means Purdue does not have an equivalent course.
Such credit appears on a Purdue student record as credit hours within the respective subject area. Students should consult
with their Purdue academic advisor to determine how undistributed credit may be used to best meet curriculum requirements
within the student's specific area of study.
For descriptions and credit hours for the specific Purdue courses listed in the table below, you may use Purdue's searchable
class schedule database: https://esa-oas-prod.itap.purdue.edu:9011/prod/bwckschd.p_disp_dyn_sched
AP transfer credit criteria are subject to change without notice.
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