Transfer of Advanced Placement (AP) Credit

Advanced Placement (AP)

Credit award and course equivalency information listed in this table applies only to degree programs completed at the Denver Campus, including Bioengineering. Health programs at the Anschutz Medical Campus have different credit award and prerequisite policies; visit www.ucdenver.edu/academics and/or contact the program office directly for additional information.

Subject Area	Examination Title*	Minimum Score	Credit Hours Awarded	CU Denver Course Equivalent(s) or Content Substitution
Art	Art History	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	6	FINE 2600, FINE 2610
	Studio Art – Drawing Portfolio	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	FINE 1100
	Studio Art – 2-D Design Portfolio	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	FINE 1400
	Studio Art – 3-D Design Portfolio	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	FINE 1500
Biology	Biology – Exam only (See Note 2)	5, 4	6	BIOL 2051, BIOL 2061
	Biology – Exam and full-year AP course (See Note 3)	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	8	BIOL 2051, BIOL 2061,
				BIOL 2071, BIOL 2081
Chinese	Chinese Language and Culture	5	6	CHIN 2120, None
	Chinese Language and Culture	4	6	CHIN 2110, CHIN 2120
	Chinese Language and Culture	3 (See note 1)	3	CHIN 2110
Chemistry	Chemistry – Exam only (See Note 2)	5, 4	6	CHEM 2031, CHEM 2061
	Chemistry – Exam and full-year AP course (See Note 3)	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	9	CHEM 2031, CHEM 2038,
				CHEM 2061, CHEM 2068
Computer Science	Computer Science A	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	(See Note 4)
English	Literature and Composition	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	6 (See note 6)	ENGL 1020, None
	Language and Composition	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	6 (See note 6)	ENGL 1020, None
Economics	Macroeconomics	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	ECON 2012
	Microeconomics	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	ECON 2022
Environmental Science	Environmental Science – Exam only	5, 4	3	None
	Environmental Science – Exam and full-year AP course	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	4	ENVS 1042
French	French Language	5	6	FREN 2120, None
	French Language	4	6	FREN 2110, FREN 2120
	French Language	3 (See Note 1)	3	FREN 2110
Geography	Human Geography	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	GEOG 1302
German	German Language	5	6	GRMN 2130, None
	German Language	4	6	GRMN 2110, GRMN 2130
	German Language	3 (See Note 1)	3	GRMN 2110
Government – (Political Science)	Government and Politics (US)	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	PSCI 1101
	Government and Politics (Comparative)	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	PSCI 1001
History	U.S. History	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	6	HIST 1361, HIST 1362
	European History	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	6	HIST 1211, HIST 1212
	World History	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	6	HIST 1016, HIST 1026
Italian	Italian Language and Culture	5, 4	6	None
	Italian Language and Culture	3 (See Note 1)	3	None
Japanese	Japanese Language and Culture	5, 4	6	None
	Japanese Language and Culture	3 (See Note 1)	3	None
Latin/Classics	Latin	5, 4	6	LATN 2010, LATN 2020
	Latin	3 (See Note 1)	3	LATN 2010
Mathematics	Calculus AB	5, 4	4 (See note 7)	MATH 1401
		3	3	MATH 1110
	Calculus BC	5, 4	8 (See note 7)	MATH 1401, MATH 2411
		3 and AB subscore of at least 3	4	MATH 1401
		1,2 and AB subscore of at least 4	4	MATH 1401
Music	Music Theory	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	PMUS 1100 (See Note 5)
Physics	Physics B – Exam only (See Note 2)	5, 4	8	PHYS 2010, PHYS 2020
	Physics C – Exam only (Mechanics) (See Note 2)	5, 4	4	PHYS 2311
	Physics C – Exam only (Elec/Mag) (See Note 2)	5, 4	4	PHYS 2331
	Physics B – Exam and full-year AP course (See Note 3)	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	10	PHYS 2010, PHYS 2020
				PHYS 2030, PHYS 2040
	Physics C (Mechanics) - Exam and AP course (See Note 3)	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	5	PHYS 2311, PHYS 2321
	Physics C (Elec/Mag) - Exam and AP course (See Note 3)	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	5	PHYS 2331, PHYS 2341
Psychology	Psychology	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	PSYC 1000, PSYC 1005
Spanish	Spanish Language	5	6	SPAN 2120, None
	Spanish Language	4	6	SPAN 2110, SPAN 2120
	Spanish Language	3 (See Note 1)	3	SPAN 2110
	Spanish Literature	5	6	None
	Spanish Literature	4	3	None
	Spanish Literature	3 (See Note 1)	3	SPAN 2120
Statistics	Statistics	5, 4, 3	3	MATH 2830

Note 1: For this exam, an AP exam score of 3 requires a minimum grade of A in the second semester of the high school AP course for credit to be awarded.

Note 2: Students may take the corresponding CU Denver laboratory course to meet a lab science core curriculum or major requirement. See the academic department for additional information.

Note 3: Students must meet the major department’s laboratory proficiency standards before enrolling in additional laboratory courses. See the academic department for additional information.

Note 4: Computer science majors who demonstrate proficiency in C++ programming will receive credit that substitutes for CSCI 1410. Business majors will receive credit that substitutes for ISMG 2200.

Note 5: AP Music Theory credit does not fulfill the CU Denver co-requisite requirements for Ear Training and Sightsinging I or Piano Class I.

Note 6: A maximum of nine total credit hours is applied to the degree for students receiving credit for both the Literature and Composition and Language and Composition exams.

Note 7: A maximum of eight total credit hours is applied to the degree for students receiving credit for both the Calculus AB and Calculus BC exams.

*College credit for courses and/or from exams (IB,AP,CLEP,etc.) evaluated as similar or identical to courses appearing on the CU Denver transcript is considered duplicate credit.

Unless approved otherwise, credit may be applied only once toward CU Denver graduation requirements.

CU Denver School Code:
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