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A-Level Credit

The General Guidelines: 

  • Exams can be taken at either the Advanced (A-Level) or Advanced Subsidiary (A/S) level. Exams that can be considered for credit are Cambridge International AS/A-levels, Oxford International AQA AS/A-levels, Pearson Edexcel AS/A-levels, AQA AS/A-levels, and OCR AS/A-levels.
  • A level exams are scored A*-E (A* is the highest, and E is the minimum required performance). Undistributed credit will be awarded for grades of e/E and higher on qualifying Cambridge International Exams; direct course equivalencies, where available, require grades of b/B and higher. 
  • "1XXXX" transfer as undistributed credit, which means Purdue does not have an equivalent course or minimum grade requirements for direct course equivalency is not met. Such credit appears on a Purdue student record as credit hours within the respective subject area. You should consult with your Purdue academic advisor to determine how undistributed credit may be used to best meet curriculum requirements within your area of study.

For descriptions and credit hours for the specific Purdue courses listed in the table below, use Purdue's searchable catalog.

A through B

C through E
MGMT 1XXXX & 20000 (6) MGMT 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
MGMT 1XXXX (3) MGMT 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
CNIT 1XXXX & 13600 (6) CNIT 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
ARAB 10100, 10200, 20100 & 20200 (12) ARAB 1XXXX (12)

A through B

C through E
BIOL 11000 & 11100 (8) BIOL 1XXXX (8)

A through B

C through E
BIOL 1XXXX (4) BIOL 1XXXX (4)

A through B

C through E
MGMT 1XXXX (6) MGMT 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
CHM 11500 & 11600 (8) CHM 1XXXX (8)

A through B

C through E
CHM 11000 & 11200 (6) CHM 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
CHNS 10100, 10200, 20100, & 20200 (12) CHNS 1XXXX (12)

A through B

C through E
CLCS 1XXXX & 18100 (6) CLCS 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
CLCS 1XXXX (3) CLCS 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
CS 1XXXX (2) CS 1XXXX (2)

A through B

C through E
CS 1XXXX (2) CS 1XXXX (2)

A through B

C through E
IT 1XXXX & ENGT 10500 (6) IT 1XXXX (3) & ENGT 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
IT 1XXXX (3) IT 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
PHIL 1XXXX & 20600 (6) PHIL 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
PHIL 1XXXX (3) PHIL 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
ECON 1XXXX & 21000 (6) ECON 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
ECON 1XXXX (3) ECON 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
ENGL 23100 (3) ENGL 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
EAPS 1XXXX (3) EAPS 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
FS 1XXXX & 16100 (6) FS 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
FR 10100, 10200, 20100 & 20200 (12) FR 1XXXX (12)

A through B

C through E
MA 16500 & 16600 (8) MA 1XXXX (8)

A through B

C through E
EAPS 1XXXX & 12000 (6) EAPS 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
EAPS 1XXXX (3) EAPS 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
GER 10100, 10200, 20100, & 20200 (12) GER 1XXXX (12)

A through B

C through E
GSLA 1XXXX & 10100 (6) GSLA 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
GSLA 1XXXX (3) GSLA 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
GREK 10100, 10200, 20100, & 20200 (12) GREK 1XXXX (12)

A through B

C through E
HEBR 10100, 10200, 20100, & 20200 (12) HEBR 1XXXX (12)

A through B

C through E
HIST 1XXXX & 10400 (6) HIST 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
HIST 1XXXX (3) HIST 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
CNIT 1XXXX & 30500 (6) CNIT 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
CNIT 1XXXX (3) CNIT 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
ARAB 1XXXX & 28100 (6) ARAB 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
ARAB 1XXXX (3) ARAB 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
ITAL 10100, 10200, 20100, & 20200 (12) ITAL 1XXXX (12)

A through B

C through E
JPNS 10100, 10200, 20100, & 20200 (12) JPNS 1XXXX (12)

A through B

C through E
LATN 10100, 10200, 20100, & 20200 (12) LATN 1XXXX (12)

A through B

C through E
MA 16500 & 16600 (8) MA 1XXXX (8)

A through B

C through E
MA 16500 (4) MA 1XXXX (4)

A through B

C through E
COM 1XXXX & 25000 (6) COM 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
COM 1XXXX (3) COM 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
MUS 25000 & 26100 (6) MUS 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
MUS 25000 (3) MUS 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
HK 1XXXX & 10000 (6) HK 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
HK 1XXXX (3) HK 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
PHYS 1XXXX & 17200 (8) PHYS 1XXXX (8)

A through B

C through E
PHYS 1XXXX (4) PHYS 1XXXX (4)

A through B

C through E
PTGS 10100, 10200, 20100, & 20200 (12) PTGS 1XXXX (12)

A through B

C through E
PSY 1XXXX & 12000 (6) PSY 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
PSY 1XXXX (3) PSY 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
MA 16500 & 16600 (6) MA 1XXXX (8)

A through B

C through E
RUSS 10100, 10200, 20100, & 20200 (16) RUSS 1XXXX (16)

A through B

C through E
SOC 1XXXX & 10000 (6) SOC 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
SOC 1XXXX (3) SOC 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
SPAN 10100, 10200, 20100, & 20200 (12) SPAN 1XXXX (12)

A through B

C through E
PHIL 1XXXX & 12000 (6) PHIL 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
PHIL 1XXXX (3) PHIL 1XXXX (3)

A through B

C through E
HTM 1XXXX & 17300 (6) HTM 1XXXX (6)

A through B

C through E
HTM 1XXXX (3) HTM 1XXXX (3)
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