ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CREDIT
The University of Maryland encourages applicants to seek AP credit so that academically successful students may move forward in their programs at an appropriate pace. However, credit is not granted for all exams offered by the College Board. Credits are accepted and courses are exempted, based on departmental approval, according to the chart below. Students should arrange to have their scores sent directly to the University of Maryland from the Educational Testing Service; the code is 5814. Students should also inform their advisors at Orientation that they anticipate receiving AP credit because this information may affect their placement in subject-matter courses.
If a student has already received AP credit at another institution, this credit will be reevaluated. The score received must be equivalent to the minimum score the University of Maryland accepted at the time the test was taken; otherwise, the credit will not be eligible for transfer. AP credits that are accepted are recorded as transfer credit on University of Maryland records and figure in the total number of credits earned toward graduation. Students may not receive AP credit for an equivalent course taken at the University of Maryland or elsewhere. If students earn credit in a course equivalent to an AP exam for which they also earned credit, the AP credit will be deleted from their records. Students should check with their advisors for detailed information on the assignment of AP credit.
Please note that the chart represents a general outline of AP credit. In all cases, credit is available only for grades of 3 or higher, subject to ongoing departmental reevaluation. All departments reserve the right to reevaluate the content of exams and to change the assignment of credit and course equivalencies. Any new exams offered after February 15 may or may not be evaluated by the appropriate department. Students should check with their advisor at Orientation.
Certain departments, particularly Mathematics and Physics, have separate criteria for placement in courses and the assignment of credit. Students should check with those departments for additional information. All entering freshmen will be placed in math courses according to the University of Maryland math placement exam. 2009 - 2010 University of Maryland Advanced Placement (AP) Exams and Credit Table
| AP Exam Title | Score | Related Course
| Cr
| Maj
| Core
| Note | Art History
| 3,4,5 | ARTH 100 | 3 | No | Yes | ARTH 100 fills CORE-Arts requirement. Contact
department for placement, 405-1479. | Art
| |
| | | |
Students interested in establishing credit for
specific courses must submit portfolio for evaluation; call 405-1442
| Drawing
| 4,5 | ARTT 110 | 3
| Yes | No | | General | 4,5
| LL Elective
| 3
| No
| No
| Biology
| 4 | BSCI 105 and
| 8
|
Yes
| Yes
| BSCI fills a major requirement in all Life
Sciences; it also fills CORE-Lab (Life) Science requirements. Contact the College
of Life Sciences
for placement, 405-2080. | | | LL Elective
| | 5 | BSCI 105 and
| 8
|
Yes
| Yes
| | | BSCI 106 | Chemistry
| 4
| CHEM 131/132 | 4
| Yes | Yes | CHEM fills a major requirement in all Life
Sciences; it also fills CORE-Lab (Physical) Science requirement. Contact
department for placement, 405-1791. | | 5 | CHEM 131/132 and | 6
| Yes
| Yes | | | CHEM 271
| N/A | N/A | Computer Science
| | | | | |
Credit
will be given for either the A or the AB exam, not both. Credit
may be earned for both the C++ and JAVA exams.
Students receiving an acceptable score on the JAVA
exam (5 on A, 4 or 5 on AB) are exempt from CMSC131. Contact department for
placement, 405-2672. | JAVA (2004+) A
| 5
| LL Elective
| 4
| No
| No
| JAVA (2004+) AB
| 4,5
| LL Elective
| 4
| No
| No
| | C++ (pre-2004) A | 4,5
| LL Elective
| 4
| No
| No
| | C++ (pre-2004) AB | 4 | LL Elective
| 4
| No
| No
| | | 5 | LL Elective | 6
| No
| No
| Economics
| | | | | | Economics majors must score 4 or 5 to receive
credit toward the major. Either ECON fills one of two CORE-Social/Behavioral
Science requirements. Contact department for placement, 405-3513 | | Macroeconomics | 4,5 | ECON 201
| 3
| Yes
| Yes
| | Microeconomics | 3
| ECON 105
| 3
| No
| Yes
| | | 4,5
| ECON 200
| 3
| Yes
| Yes
| English
| | | | | | Students with score of 4 or 5 on Lang and Comp
exam satisfy CORE-Fundamental Studies Freshman Writing requirement (*ENGL 101).
Students with credit for the Language exam may not receive credit for
ENGL 291 or its equivalent. ENGL 240 fills CORE-Literature requirement. Contact
department for placement, 405-3825. | | Literature & Comp | 3
| LL Elective
| 3
| No
| No
| | | 4,5 | LL Elective and
| 6
| No
| No
| | | | ENGL 240 | | Yes | Yes
| | Language & Comp | 3
| LL Elective
| 3 | No
| No
| | | 4,5 | ENGL 101
| 3
| No
| *
| Env. Science
| 4,5
| LL Elective
| 3
| No
| Yes
| ENSP101 fills CORE-Physical Science requirement. | French
| | | | | | Language: Students with score
of 4 who wish to continue should enroll in FREN 204; with score of 5 must
enroll in FREN 250 or higher. Literature: Students with score of 4
should enroll in FREN 250; with score of 5 may enroll in 300-level courses. FREN
203, 204 or 211 fills CORE-Humanities requirement; FREN 250 fills
CORE-Literature requirement. Contact department for placement, 405-4034. | | Language | 4
| FREN 203
| 4
| No
| Yes
| | | 5 | FREN 204 and
| 6
| Yes
| Yes
| | | | FREN 211 | No
| Yes
| | Literature | 4 | FREN 204
| 3
| Yes
| Yes
| | | 5 | FREN 204 and
| 6
| Yes
| Yes
| | | | FREN 250 | Yes
| Yes
| Geography, Human
| 4,5
| GEOG 202
| 3
| Yes
| Yes
| GEOG 202 fills one of two CORE Social/Behavioral
Science requirements. Contact department
for placement 405-4073. | German
| 4
| GERM 203
| 4
| No
| Yes
| Students with score of 4 who wish to continue
must enroll in GERM 204; with score of 5 must enroll in GERM 301. Contact department
for placement, 405-4091. | | 5 | GERM 203 and
| 7
| No
| Yes
| | | GERM 204 | Yes
| Yes
| Gov't & Politics
| | | | | | GVPT 170 fills one of two CORE-Social/Behavioral
Science requirements. Contact department for placement, 405-4124. | | United States | 3,4,5
| GVPT 170
| 3
| Yes
| Yes
| | Comparative | 3,4,5
| GVPT 280
| 3
| Yes
| No
| History
| | | | | | U.S. History: A score of 4 will be awarded
three credits as chosen by the student (HIST 156 or HIST 157). A score of 5 will be awarded six credits
(HIST 156 and 157). Either fills CORE-History requirement. | | United States | 4
| HIST 156 or
| 3
| Yes
| Yes
| | | | HIST 157 | Yes
| Yes
| | | 5
| HIST 156 and
| 6
| Yes
| Yes
| | | | HIST 157 | Yes | Yes
| European
| 4
| HIST 112 or
| 3
| Yes
| Yes
| European History: A
score of 4 will be awarded 3 credits as chosen by the student (HIST 112 or HIST
113). A score of 5 will be awarded 6 credits (HIST 112 and HIST
113). HIST 112 fills CORE-Humanities
requirement; HIST 113 fills CORE-History requirement. | | | | HIST 113 | Yes
| Yes
| | | 5 | HIST 112 and
| 6
| Yes
| Yes
| | | | HIST 113 | Yes | Yes
| World
| 4,5
| HIST 219
| 3
| Yes
| Yes
| World History:
fills CORE-History requirement; see department for placement, 405-4272. | Italian
| 4,5
| | | | | Under review; contact department for placement.
405-4031. | Latin
| | | | | | Students with score of 4 or 5 in any AP Latin
test may not take LATN201 or lower for credit. Students with score of 4 or 5 in
more than one AP Latin test may receive additional credit. Contact department
for placement and credit adjustment, 405-2013. | Vergil
| 4,5
| LATN 201
| 4
| Yes
| Yes
| | Catullus & Cicero | 4,5
| LATN 201
| 4
| Yes
| Yes
| | Catullus & Horace | 4,5
| LATN 201
| 4 | Yes
| Yes
| | Catullus & Ovid | 4,5
| LATN 201
| 4
| Yes
| Yes
| Mathematics
| | | | | |
*MATH
141 may be completed through credit-by-exam. MATH 140 fills both
CORE-Fundamental Studies Math requirement and CORE-Math & Formal Reasoning
non-lab requirement. Students who receive credit for MATH 140 or 140 & 141
may not receive credit for MATH 220 or 220 & 221. Contact department for
placement, 405-5053.
| Calculus AB
| 4,5
| MATH 140*
| 4
| Yes
| Yes
| Calculus BC
| 4,5
| MATH 140 and
| 8
| Yes
| Yes
| | | | MATH 141 | Yes
| Yes
| Calculus BC
with AB Subscore
|
4,5
|
MATH 140
|
4
|
Yes
|
Yes
| The Calculus BC w/ AP subscore is treated as if
the BC exam was the AB exam. Students may not receive AB subscore credit if
credit was awarded for the BC exam. | Music
| | | | | | MUSC 130 or 140 fills CORE-Arts History/Theory
requirement. Majors should contact department for placement, 405-5563. | Listening/Literature
| 3,4,5
| MUSC 130
| 3
| No
| Yes
| Theory
| 4
5
| MUSC 140
MUSC 150
| 3
| No
No
| Yes
No
| Physics
| | | | | |
PHYS
121 and 122 fulfill CORELab (Physical) Science requirement. Physics C
exams fulfill major requirements in Life Sciences, Engineering, or Physics;
they also fulfill the CORELab (Physical) Science requirement. A score of 4 or
5 on the Physics C exams will be awarded four credits as chosen by the student
and his/her advisor.
Students must have credit for AP Calculus BC to take
the next course in sequence. Contact department for placement, 4055979. | | Physics B | 4,5
| PHYS 121 and
| 8
| No
| Yes
| | | | PHYS 122 | | No
| Yes
| Physics C
| | | | | | Mechanics
| 4,5
| PHYS 141 or
| 4
| No
| Yes
| | | | PHYS 161 or | Yes
| Yes
| | | | PHYS 171
| Yes | Yes
| Elec./Magnet.
| 4
| PHYS 142 or
| 4
| No
| Yes
| | | | PHYS 260/1 | Yes | Yes
| | | 5 | PHYS 142 or
| 4
| No
| Yes
| | | | PHYS 260/1 or | Yes
| Yes
| | | | PHYS 272 | Yes
| Yes
| Psychology
| 4,5
| PYSC 100
| 3
| Yes
| Yes
| The AP exam counts towards the 35 required major
credits. If a student enters with AP credit, s/he must complete PSYC221 with a
grade of B or better. PSYC 100 fills one of two CORE - Social / Behavioral Science
requirements. Contact department for placement, 405-5866. | Spanish
| | | | | | Language: Students with score
of 4 who wish to continue must enroll in SPAN 204, 211 or 207; with score of 5
must enroll in 300-level courses. Literature: Students with score of 4
or 5 must enroll in 300-level courses. CORE: SPAN 203 or 204 fills
CORE-Humanities requirement; SPAN 221 fills CORE-Literature requirement.
Contact department for placement, 405-6452. | | Language | 4
| SPAN 203
| 4
| No
| Yes
| | | 5 | SPAN 204 and
| 6
| No
| Yes
| | | | SPAN 207
| | Yes
| No
| Literature
| 4
| SPAN 221
| 3
| Yes
| Yes
| | | 5 | SPAN 207 and
| 6
| Yes
| No
| | | | SPAN 221 | Yes
| Yes
| Statistics
| 4,5
| STAT 100
| 3
| *
| Yes
|
STAT
100 fills CORE Fundamental Math requirement and COREMath & Formal Reasoning
nonlab requirement.
* STAT 100 fills program requirements in certain
majors. Consult advisor. |
Please Note: LL refers to courses at the lower (100 and 200) level. Students may not receive credit for AP courses and equivalent UMCP courses or transfer courses (including IB or CLEP). Credit will be deleted in such cases. Decisions about applicability of courses to CORE are updated on an ongoing basis. Consult Schedule of Classes for most recent information. Native speakers may not earn AP credit for French, German or Spanish language exams.
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