Advanced Placement (AP) Credit

* There is no guarantee that all AP credit will apply to a specific degree program. The dean’s office of each college and school makes the final determination on how AP credits apply toward degree requirements. 
* When the credit granted for a score of 3 on an AP exam is just Arts & Sciences credit that fulfills a specific core category, CU-Boulder advises students that they are likely to be more successful in their college career if they fulfill that core category with a CU-Boulder course and use their AP credit as elective credit.

1 Engineering Students: Check with academic advisor in major department. Students will need the ability to learn additional programming languages for further computer science courses.
2 Students who want to continue taking Spanish courses beyond their AP credit level must take the Spanish department placement test. If the results of this test place them below their AP level, the Spanish department strongly recommends enrolling at the lower of the two levels.
3 Does not apply toward degree requirements for students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

NOTE: This table was prepared based on spring 2015 exams. Credit awarded is subject to change based on faculty review of spring 2016 exams. The credit in this table is for students who matriculate at CU-Boulder in the 2016-17 academic year. Students who matriculated at CU-Boulder in previous academic years need to refer to the tables in the catalog for their matriculation year to find the appropriate credit.