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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CREDIT


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
Credit Hours Awarded
CU Denver
Equivalent
Course(s) or
Content
Substitution
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)  
 
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


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The College Board
AP Services
P.O. Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541-6671
888-225-5427

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