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. This is effective for students who first enroll at Purdue West Lafayette after March 1, 2011.
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.
Art History
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| A&D 1XXXX |
A&D 1XXXX |
A&D 1XXXX |
Biology
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| BIOL 1XXXX |
BIOL 11000 |
BIOL 11000 & 11100 |
Calculus AB
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| MA 1XXXX |
MA 16500 |
MA 16500 |
Calculus BC
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| MA 1XXXX |
MA 16500 & 16600 |
MA 16500 & 16600 |
Chemistry
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| CHM 11100 |
CHM 11500 & 11600 |
CHM 11500 & 11600 |
Chinese Language and Culture
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| CHNS 10100 & 10200 |
CHNS 10100, 10200 & 20100 |
CHNS 10100, 10200, 20100 & 20200 |
European History
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| HIST 1XXXX |
HIST 10400 |
HIST 10400 |
FRENCH LANGUAGE
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| FR 10100 & 10200 |
FR 10100, 10200 & 20100 |
FR 10100, 10200, 20100 & 20200 |
German Language
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| GER 10100 & 10200 |
GER 10100, 10200 & 20100 |
GER 10100, 10200, 20100 & 20200 |
Italian language
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| ITAL 10100 & 10200 |
ITAL 10100, 10200 & 20100 |
ITAL 10100, 10200, 20100 & 20200 |
human geography
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| EAS 1XXXX |
EAS 12000 |
EAS 12000 |
Japanese language and culture
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| JPNS 10100 & 10200 |
JPNS 10100, 10200 & 20100 |
JPNS 10100, 10200, 20100 & 20200 |
Latin: Vergil
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| LATN 1XXXX |
LATN 1XXXX |
LATN 1XXXX |
Music theory
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| MUSIC 1XXXX |
MUSIC 1XXXX |
MUSIC 1XXXX |
Physics b
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| PHYS 1XXXX |
PHYS 1XXXX |
PHYS 22000 & 22100 |
physics c: mechanics
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| PHYS 1XXXX |
PHYS 1XXXX |
PHYS 17200 |
Psychology
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| PSY 1XXXX |
PSY 12000 |
PSY 12000 |
Spanish language
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| SPAN 10100 & 10200 |
SPAN 10100, 10200 & 20100 |
SPAN 10100, 10200, 20100 & 20200 |
Spanish literature
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| SPAN 1XXXX |
SPAN 1XXXX |
SPAN 1XXXX |
Statistics
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| STAT 1XXXX |
STAT 30100 |
STAT 30100 |
studio art: drawing
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| A&D 1XXXX |
A&D 1XXXX |
A&D 1XXXX |
united states history
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| HIST 1XXXX |
HIST 15100 & 15200 |
HIST 15100 & 15200 |
World History
| AP exam score / Corresponding Purdue course |
| 3 |
4 |
5 |
| HIST 1XXXX |
HIST 10500 |
HIST 10500 |
*Students who earn a score of 4 or better on both the Macroeconomics and Microeconomics exams receive credit for ECON 21000. Students will receive undistributed ECON credit (1XXXX) if they take just one of these exams, earning a score of 3 or better, or take both and receive a 3 on one.
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.
The information above is effective for students who first enroll at Purdue West Lafayette after March 1, 2011. AP transfer credit criteria are subject to change without notice.
