Transfer of AP Credit

Advanced Placement (AP)

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

Subject Area	Examination Title*	Minimum Score	Credit Hours Awarded	UC Denver Equivalent Course
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)
	Computer Science A, B	5, 4 ,3 (See Note 1)	6	(See Note 5)
English	Composition/Literature	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	6	ENGL 1020, None
	Language/Composition	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	6	ENGL 1020, None
Economics	Economics: Macro	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	ECON 2012
	Economics: Micro	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, FR 2120
	French Language	3 (See Note 1)	3	FREN 2110
	French Literature	5	6	None
	French Literature	4	3	None
	French Literature	3 (See Note 1)	3	FREN 2120
Geography	Human Geography	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	GEOG 1302
German	German Language	5	6	GRMN 2120, None
	German Language	4	6	GRMN 2110, GRMN 2120
	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	American 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 Vergil	5, 4	6	LATN 2010, LATN 2020
	Latin Vergil	3 (See Note 1)	3	LATN 2010
	Latin Catullus Horace	5, 4	6	None
	Latin Catullus Horace	3 (See Note 1)	3	None
Math-Calculus	Calculus AB	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	4	MATH 1401
	Calculus (EN) AB	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	4	MATH 1401
	Calculus BC	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	8	MATH 1401, MATH 2411
	Calculus (EN) BC	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	8	MATH 1401, MATH 2411
Music	Music Theory	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	PMUS 1100 (See Note 6)
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 2)	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	10	10 PHYS 2010, PHYS 2020,
				PHYS 2030, PHYS 2040
	Physics C (Mechanics) (See Note 3)	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	4	PHYS 2311, PHYS 2321
	Physics C (Elec/Mag) (See Note 3)	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	4	PHYS 2331, PHYS 2341
Psychology	Psychology	5, 4, 3 (See Note 1)	3	PSYC 1000 or 1005 or elective
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 (See Note 1)	3	MATH 2830

Note 1: 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 UC 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 C SC 1410. Business majors will receive credit that substitutes for ISMG 2200.

Note 5: Computer science majors who demonstrate proficiency in C++ programming will receive credit that substitutes for C SC 1410 and C SC 2421. Business majors will receive credit that substitutes for ISMG 2200 and three elective credits.

Note 6: Students must pass a proficiency exam before enrolling in PMUS 1200. Contact CAMadvising@ucdenver.edu for information.

*Duplicate credit for exams and/or college courses with similar content is not awarded.

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