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AP Credit Chart

Stanford University
College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Chart 2015-16

Effective for Undergraduates Matriculating 2015-16

A maximum of 45 quarter units of transfer and test credit may be applied toward the undergraduate degree. Subjects not listed on the AP chart are not eligible for AP credit. Students continuing in the subject should enroll in the placement course for the corresponding AP subject. If Stanford courses are taken below the level of the placement course, the corresponding AP units will be removed as these are considered duplicating courses. Scores of 4 or 5 on language AP exams fulfill the language requirement. No more than 10 quarter units may be given for performance in a single subject area.

See the bottom of this page for pdfs for previous years.

 

SUBJECT SCORE PLACEMENT QUARTER UNITS DUPLICATING COURSES
Calculus AB (or AB subscore) 5 MATH 51,
CME 100 (Engineering students)
10 MATH 19, 20, 21, 41, 42
  4 MATH 20 or 42 5 MATH 19, 41
Calculus BC 4,5 MATH 51,
CME 100 (Engineering students)
10 MATH 19, 20, 21, 41, 42
  3 MATH 20 or 42 5 MATH 19, 41
Chemistry 5 CHEM 33 or above 5 CHEM 30, 31, 31A, 31B, 31X
Chinese Language & Culture* 5 Take placement exam if continuing in this language 10 CHINLANG 1, 2, 3
Computer Science A 4,5 CS 106B or CS 106X 5 CS 105, 106A, ENGR 70A
French Language* 5 Take placement exam if continuing in this language 10 FRENLANG 1, 2, 3
Italian Language & Culture* 5 Take placement exam if continuing in this language 10 ITALLANG 1, 2, 3
German Language* 5 Take placement exam if continuing in this language 10 GERLANG 1, 2, 3
Japanese Language & Culture* 5 Take placement exam if continuing in this language 10 JAPANLNG 1, 2, 3
Latin (Literature or Vergil)* 5 Take placement exam if continuing in this language 10 CLASSICS 1L, 2L, 3L
Physics B 5 PHYSICS 25 8 PHYS 21, 23
  4 PHYSICS 23 and 25 4 PHYS 21
Physics C - Mechanics 4,5 PHYSICS 43 and 45; or PHYSICS 23 and 25 5 PHYS 21, 41
  3 PHYSICS 41, 43, and 45; or PHYSICS 23 and 25 4 PHYS 21
Physics C - Electricity and Magnetism 4,5 PHYSICS 41 and 45; or PHYSICS 21 and 25 5 PHYS 23,  43
  3 PHYSICS 41, 43, and 45; or PHYSICS 21 and 25 4 PHYS 23
Physics C - Both 4,5 PHYSICS 45; or PHYSICS 25 10 PHYS 21, 23, 41, 43
  3 PHYSICS 41, 43, and 45; or PHYSICS 25 8 PHYS 21, 23
Spanish (Language)* 5 Take placement exam if continuing in this language 10 SPANLANG 1, 2, 3
* A score of 4 or 5 on this test fulfills the Language Requirement. A score of 5 is required to receive 10 quarter units of credit.

If a subject does not appear on the AP Chart, it does not receive credit. Students may not receive unit credit for both the AP Physics B & C exams, as these exams are considered duplicating in content. Effective 2015-16, Physics 1 & 2 exams do not receive unit credit per consultation with the Physics department. For more information on these exams, visit: Physics Advanced Placement

Previous Years

AP chart downloads are available below for each matriculation year: