At UMass Boston entering students may be awarded university credit for exhibiting college level proficiency through Advanced Placement
examinations. The following chart is a list of Advanced Placement Examinations for which the university awards credit. In order to receive credit for
AP, official copies of your scores must be sent directly from The College Board to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions (CEEB # is 3924).
Minimum Score
UMB Credit
Art History
Subject
4
Biology
Biology1
3
4
Chemistry2
Chemistry3
3
4
Chinese Lang. & Lit.
3
Chinese Lang. & Lit.
4
Computer Science A
Computer Science AB
3
3
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
English Comp. & Lit.
4
4
4
English Lang. & Comp.
Environmental Science
4
3
4
3
3
No Credit
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
French Lit.4
French Lang. & Culture
3
3
French Lang. & Culture
4
German Lit.5
German Lang. & Culture
3
3
German Lang. & Culture
4
Italian Lang. & Culture
3
Italian Lang. & Culture
4
Japanese Lang. & Cult
3
4
Govt. & Politics: US
Govt. & Politics: Comparative
US History
3
3
4
World History
4
European History
4
Calculus AB
Calculus AB Subscore
Calculus BC
4
4
4
Music
Physics B6,7
UMB Equivalent
ART 101
ART 102
Exempt from BIOL 111/112
BIOL 111
BIOL 112
CHEM 903A
CHEM 903A
CHEM 904A
CHINESE 101
CHINESE 102
CHINESE 201
CHINESE 202
CS 110
CS 110
CS 210
ECON 101
ECON 102
ENL 101
ENGL 8101
ENGL 101
EEOS 120
EEOS 120
EEOS 121
EEOS 120
EEOS 121
EEOS 122
FRENCH 9000
FRENCH 101
FRENCH 102
FRENCH 201
FRENCH 202
GERMAN 9000
GERMAN 101
GERMAN 102
GERMAN 201
GERMAN 202
ITAL 101
ITAL 102
ITAL 201
ITAL 202
JAPAN 101
JAPAN 102
JAPAN 201
JAPAN 202
POLSCI 102
POLSCI 201
HIST 265
HIST 266
HIST 213
HIST 214
HIST 211
HIST 212
MATH 140
MATH 140
MATH 140
MATH 141
MUSIC 9000
PHYSIC 907T
PHYSIC 908T
PHYSIC 903T
PHYSIC 904T
PSYCH 100
SPAN 101
SPAN 102
SPAN 201
SPAN 202
MATH 125
LATIN 102
Distribution
Arts
Arts
Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
Math/Technology
Math/Technology
Math/Technology
Social Behavioral
Social Behavioral
Arts
Natural Science
Natural Science
Natural Science
Natural Science
Natural Science
Natural Science
Arts
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
Arts
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
Social Behavioral
Humanities
Humanities
None
Social Behavioral
Humanities
Humanities
Math/Technology
Math/Technology
Math/Technology
Math/Technology
Arts
Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences
Social Behavioral
World Language
World Language
World Language
World Language
Math/Technology
World Language
3
4
4
6, 8
Physics C: Mechanics
4
6, 9
Physics C: Elec. & Mag.
4
Psychology
3
Spanish Language
3
3
4
4
Statistics
4
Virgil-Lyric Comedy
3
Biology1 – You may not take BIO 111 and 112 at UMass Boston
Chemistry2 – You may not take CHEM 115 & 117 at UMass Boston
Chemistry3 – You may not take CHEM 115& 117 or CHEM 116 & 118 at UMass Boston
French4 – No longer offered
German5 – No longer offered
Physics6 - Anyone who receives credit for AP Physics and is majoring in Physics, Engineering Physics or Engineering should contact their major undergraduate advisor to review their credit
awards.
Physics7 – You may not take PHYSIC 107 or 108 at UMB
Physics8 – You may not take PHYSIC 113, 181 at UMB
Physics9 – You may not take PHYSIC 114, 182 at UMB
Environmental Science10 – Effective Spring 2015
Updated 9/23/2014