Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
This chart represents academic credit that may be awarded to new freshmen or to new transfer students seeking initial academic credit through the Advanced Placement program administered by the College Board. To receive academic credit, students must present official AP scores sent directly to the Office of Admissions.
This chart represents academic credit for students admitted to the University of Colorado Denver beginning fall 2016. Students admitted prior to fall 2016 should consult the University Catalog corresponding to the year in which the exam was taken.
Credit awarded and course equivalency information in this table applies only to degree programs, including bioengineering, at the Denver Campus of the University of Colorado Denver. Students seeking academic credit or a waiver of admission requirements for degree programs at the Anschutz Medical Campus need to contact the program directly.
Academic credit is limited to either AP credit or CU Denver course credit when students elect to register and successfully complete courses identified in this table as equivalent or content substitution.
Subject Area
|
Examination Title
|
Score Required
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Credit Hours Awarded
|
CU Denver
Equivalent
Course(s) or
Content
Substitution
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CCHE Policy- gtPathways Category
|
Arts |
Art History |
5, 4 |
6 |
FINE 2600 , FINE 2610 |
|
Art History |
3 |
3 |
FINE 2600 |
|
|
Studio Art- Drawing |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
FINE 1100 |
|
|
Studio Art- 2-D Design |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
FINE 1400 |
|
|
Studio Art- 3-D Design |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
FINE 1500 |
|
|
Biology |
Biology- Without Advanced Lab |
5, 4 |
6 |
BIOL 2051 , BIOL 2061 |
SC2 |
Biology- Without Advanced Lab |
3 |
3 |
BIOL 1999AE (3 Credits) |
SC2 |
|
Biology- With Advanced Lab |
5, 4 |
8 |
BIOL 2051 , BIOL 2061 , BIOL 2071 , BIOL 2081 |
SC1, SC2 |
Biology- With Advanced Lab |
3 |
8 |
BIOL 1550 , BIOL 1560 |
SC1 |
|
Chemistry |
Chemistry- Without Advanced Lab |
5, 4 |
6 |
CHEM 2031 , CHEM 2061 |
SC2 |
Chemistry- Without Advanced Lab |
3 |
3 |
CHEM 1999AE (3 Credits) |
SC2 |
|
Chemistry- With Advanced Lab |
5, 4 |
9 |
CHEM 2031 , CHEM 2038 , CHEM 2061 , CHEM 2068 |
SC1, SC2 |
Chemistry- With Advanced Lab |
3 |
4 |
CHEM 1474 |
SC1 |
|
Computer Science |
Computer Science A |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
XDEN 1999AE (3 Credits) |
|
|
Economics |
Macroeconomics |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
ECON 2012 |
|
|
Microeconomics |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
ECON 2022 |
|
|
English |
English Literature and Composition |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
ENGL 1999AE (3 Credits) |
AH2 |
|
English Language and Composition |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
ENGL 1020 |
CO1 |
|
Environmental Science |
Environmental Science- Without Advanced Lab |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
ENVS 1999AE (3 Credits) |
|
Environmental Science- With Advanced Lab |
5, 4, 3 |
4 |
ENVS 1042 |
|
|
Geography |
Human Geography |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
GEOG 1302 |
|
|
History |
United States History |
5, 4, 3 |
6 |
HIST 1361 , HIST 1362 |
HI1 |
|
World History |
5, 4, 3 |
6 |
HIST 1016 , HIST 1026 |
HI1 |
|
European History |
5, 4, 3 |
6 |
HIST 1211 , HIST 1212 |
|
|
Languages |
Chinese/French/German/Spanish Language and Culture |
5 |
6 |
CHIN /FREN /SPAN 2120 , CHIN/FREN/SPAN 3999AE (3 Credits) or GRMN 2130 , GRMN 3999AE (3 Credits) |
AH4 (Spanish Exam Only) |
Chinese/French/German/Spanish Language and Culture |
4 |
6 |
CHIN /FREN /SPAN 2110 , CHIN /FREN /SPAN 2120 or GRMN 2110 , GRMN 2130 |
AH4 (Spanish Exam Only) |
Chinese/French/German/Spanish Language and Culture |
3 |
3 |
CHIN /FREN /GRMN /SPAN 2110 |
AH4 (Spanish Exam Only) |
|
Italian Language and Culture |
5, 4 |
6 |
MLNG 1999AE (6 credits) |
|
Italian Language and Culture |
3 |
3 |
MLNG 1999AE (3 credits) |
|
|
Japanese Language and Culture |
5, 4 |
6 |
MLNG 1999AE (6 credits) |
|
Japanese Language and Culture |
3 |
3 |
MLNG 1999AE (3 credits) |
|
|
Latin |
5, 4 |
6 |
LATN 2010 , LATN 2020 |
|
Latin |
3 |
3 |
LATN 2010 |
|
|
Spanish Literature |
5 |
6 |
SPAN 3999AE (6 Credits) |
|
Spanish Literature |
4 |
3 |
SPAN 3999AE (3 Credits) |
|
Spanish Literature |
3 |
3 |
SPAN 2110 |
|
|
Mathematics |
Calculus AB |
5, 4 |
4 |
MATH 1401 |
MA1 |
Calculus AB |
3 |
3 |
MATH 1999AE (3 Credits) |
MA1 |
|
Calculus BC |
5, 4 |
8 |
MATH 1401 , MATH 2411 |
|
Calculus BC |
3 - With AB Subscore of 5 or 4 |
4 |
MATH 1401 |
|
Calculus BC |
3- With AB Subscore of 3 |
3 |
MATH 1999AE (3 Credits) |
|
|
Statistics |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
MATH 2830 |
MA1 |
|
Music |
Music Theory |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
PMUS 1100 |
|
|
Physics |
Physics 1- Without Advanced Lab |
5, 4 |
4 |
PHYS 2010 |
|
Physics 1- Without Advanced Lab |
3 |
3 |
PHYS 2999AE (3 Credits) |
|
Physics 1- With Advanced Lab |
5, 4 |
5 |
PHYS 2010 , PHYS 2030 |
|
Physics 1- With Advanced Lab |
3 |
4 |
PHYS 2999AE (4 Credits) |
|
|
Physics 2- Without Advanced Lab |
5, 4 |
4 |
PHYS 2020 |
|
Physics 2- Without Advanced Lab |
3 |
3 |
PHYS 2999AE (3 Credits) |
|
Physics 2- With Advanced Lab |
5, 4 |
5 |
PHYS 2020 , PHYS 2040 |
|
Physics 2- With Advanced Lab |
3 |
4 |
PHYS 2999AE (4 Credits) |
|
|
Physics C (Mechanics)- Without Advanced Lab |
5, 4 |
4 |
PHYS 2311 |
|
Physics C (Mechanics)- Without Advanced Lab |
3 |
3 |
PHYS 2999AE (3 Credits) |
|
Physics C (Mechanics)- With Advanced Lab |
5, 4 |
5 |
PHYS 2311 , PHYS 2321 |
|
Physics C (Mechanics)- With Advanced Lab |
3 |
4 |
PHYS 2999AE (4 Credits) |
|
|
Physics C (Elec and Mag)- Without Advanced Lab |
5, 4 |
4 |
PHYS 2331 |
|
Physics C (Elec and Mag)- Without Advanced Lab |
3 |
3 |
PHYS 2999AE (3 Credits) |
|
Physics C (Elec and Mag)- With Advanced Lab |
5, 4 |
5 |
PHYS 2331 , PHYS 2341 |
|
Physics C (Elec and Mag)- With Advanced Lab |
3 |
4 |
PHYS 2999AE (4 Credits) |
|
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Political Science |
Government and Politics: United States |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
PSCI 1101 |
SS1 |
|
Government and Politics: Comparative |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
PSCI 1001 |
|
|
Psychology |
Psychology |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
PSYC 1000 and PSYC 1005 |
SS3 |
**#999AE courses apply as generic credit in the department of the exam subject area.
gtPathways categories identified represent general education credit administered by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, details found at the CCHE website. Credit for AP exams not identified with a gtPathways category is administered by the University of Colorado Denver, and credit may be applied to a CU Denver Core, major, or elective credit.
CU Denver School Code:
4875
Send Official Score Reports To:
CU Denver Office of Admissions
Campus Box 167
P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364
Official Score Reports and Information May Be Obtained By Contacting:
The College Board
AP Services
P.O. Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541-6671
888-225-5427
www.collegeboard.org
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