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.
| Subject Area | College Board/ Advanced Placement Score |
Purdue Course | Purdue Credit Granted (Sem. Hrs.) |
| Biological Science |
4 |
BIOL 110, BIOL 110, and 111 |
4 8 |
| Chemistry | 3 4 or 5 |
CHM 111, CHM 115, and 116 |
3 8 |
| Computer Science A or AB |
4 or 5 (on either test) |
CS 177 |
4 |
| Economics Micro and Macro |
3,4, or 5 (on both tests) |
ECON210 |
3 |
|
English |
4 or 5 4 or 5 |
ENGL 231 |
4 3 |
| Environmental Science |
4 or 5 | EAS 113 | 3 |
|
Government Comparative Govt/Politics |
4 or 5 4 or 5 |
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History European World |
4 or 5 |
HIST 104, HIST 151, and 152 HIST 105 |
3 |
| Human Geography | 4 or 5 | EAS 120 | 3 |
| Mathematics Calculus AB Calculus BC |
4 or 5 4 or 5 |
MA 165, MA 165, and 166 |
4 8 |
|
Modern |
3 |
101 and 102 101, 102, and 201 101, 102, 201, and 202 |
6 9 12 |
Physics* C (Mechanics) C (Electricity & Magnetism) B (General Physics) |
5 5 5 |
PHYS 152 or PHYS 172 PHYS 241 & PHYS 252 PHYS 220 & 221 |
4 3, 1 8 |
| Psychology | 4 or 5 | PSY 120 | 3 |
| Statistics | 4 or 5 | STAT 301 | 3 |
*Students should consult with an academic advisor to determine how best to use this credit in their major. ^Students with a Latin score of 3 or higher are placed into appropriate-level Purdue course and will receive AP credit for lower-level Latin courses upon successful completion of their initial Purdue Latin course. |
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