College Board Advanced Placement Credit
The College Board Advanced Placement (AP) program allows you to establish college credit from tests taken at the completion of high school AP courses. The sections below provide information about AP courses Purdue accepts and the scores necessary to earn credit.
To receive credit from AP exam results, you must request your official scores be sent electronically directly from College Board to Purdue University (code 1631).
For descriptions and credit hours of the specific Purdue courses listed in the table below, refer to Purdue’s course catalog.
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | AAS 1XUND |
| 4 | AAS 27100 |
| 5 | AAS 27100 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | UND 1XXXX |
| 4 | UND 1XXXX |
| 5 | UND 1XXXX |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | UND 1XXXX |
| 4 | UND 1XXXX |
| 5 | UND 1XXXX |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | A&D 1XXXX |
| 4 | A&D 1XXXX |
| 5 | A&D 1XXXX |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | BIOL 1XXXX |
| 4 | BIOL 11000 |
| 5 | BIOL 11000 and 11100 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | MA 15555 |
| 4 | MA 16500 |
| 5 | MA 16500 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | MA 15555 |
| 4 | MA 16500 and 16600 |
| 5 | MA 16500 and 16600 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | MA 15555 |
| 4 | MA 16500 |
| 5 | MA 16500 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | CHM 11100 |
| 4 | CHM 11510, 11520, 11610 and 11620 |
| 5 | CHM 11510, 11520, 11610 and 11620 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | CHNS 10100 and 10200 |
| 4 | CHNS 10100, 10200 and 20100 |
| 5 | CHNS 10100, 10200, 20100 and 20200 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | CS 1XXXX |
| 4 | CS 17700 |
| 5 | CS 17700 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | CS 1XXXX |
| 4 | CS 1XXXX |
| 5 | CS 17700 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | ENGL 1XXXX |
| 4 | ENGL 10600 |
| 5 | ENGL 10600 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | ENGL 1XXXX |
| 4 | ENGL 23100 |
| 5 | ENGL 23100 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | EAPS 1XXXX |
| 4 | EAPS 12500 |
| 5 | EAPS 12500 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | HIST 1XXXX |
| 4 | HIST 10400 |
| 5 | HIST 10400 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | FR 10100 and 10200 |
| 4 | FR 10100, 10200 and 20100 |
| 5 | FR 10100, 10200, 20100 and 20200 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | GER 10100 and 10200 |
| 4 | GER 10100, 10200 and 20100 |
| 5 | GER 10100, 10200, 20100 and 20200 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | POL 1XXXX |
| 4 | POL 14100 |
| 5 | POL 14100 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | POL 1XXXX |
| 4 | POL 10100 |
| 5 | POL 10100 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | EAPS 1XXXX |
| 4 | EAPS 12000 |
| 5 | EAPS 12000 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | ITAL 10100 and 10200 |
| 4 | ITAL 10100, 10200 and 20100 |
| 5 | ITAL 10100, 10200, 20100 and 20200 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | JPNS 10100 and 10200 |
| 4 | JPNS 10100, 10200 and 20100 |
| 5 | JPNS 10100, 10200, 20100 and 20200 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | LATN 10100 |
| 4 | LATN 10100 and 10200 |
| 5 | LATN 10100, 10200 and 20100 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | ECON 2XXXX* |
| 4 | ECON 25200 |
| 5 | ECON 25200 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | ECON 2XXXX* |
| 4 | ECON 25100 |
| 5 | ECON 25100 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | MUSIC 1XXXX |
| 4 | MUSIC 1XXXX |
| 5 | MUSIC 1XXXX |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | PHYS 1XXXX |
| 4 | PHYS 1XXXX |
| 5 | PHYS 22000 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | PHYS 1XXXX |
| 4 | PHYS 1XXXX |
| 5 | PHYS 21000 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | PHYS 1XXXX |
| 4 | PHYS 1XXXX |
| 5 | PHYS 22000 and 22100 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | PHYS 1XXXX |
| 4 | PHYS 1XXXX |
| 5 | PHYS 27200 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | PHYS 1XXXX |
| 4 | PHYS 1XXXX |
| 5 | PHYS 17200 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | MA 1XXXX |
| 4 | MA 15800 |
| 5 | MA 15800 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | PSY 1XXXX |
| 4 | PSY 12000 |
| 5 | PSY 12000 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | SPAN 10100, 10200 and 20100 |
| 4 | SPAN 10100, 10200, 20100 and 20200 |
| 5 | SPAN 10100, 10200, 20100, 20200 and 30100 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | SPAN 1XXXX |
| 4 | SPAN 24100 |
| 5 | SPAN 24100 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | STAT 1XXXX |
| 4 | STAT 30100 |
| 5 | STAT 30100 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | A&D 1XXXX |
| 4 | A&D 1XXXX |
| 5 | A&D 1XXXX |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | A&D 1XXXX |
| 4 | A&D 1XXXX |
| 5 | A&D 1XXXX |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | A&D 1XXXX |
| 4 | A&D 1XXXX |
| 5 | A&D 1XXXX |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | HIST 1XXXX |
| 4 | HIST 15100 and 15200 |
| 5 | HIST 15100 and 15200 |
| AP Exam Score | Corresponding Purdue Course |
|---|---|
| 3 | HIST 1XXXX |
| 4 | HIST 10500 |
| 5 | HIST 10500 |
AP transfer credit criteria are subject to change without notice.
*If you score a 3 or better on both the Macroeconomics and Microeconomics exams you will receive credit for ECON 21000. If you score a three on one and a four or five on the other, you will receive credit for ECON 21000 and credit for the appropriate ECON course as indicated above.
Understanding Undistributed Credit
- Courses listed as “1XXXX” transfer as undistributed credit, meaning Purdue does not have a direct course equivalent or the minimum grade requirement for course equivalency has not been met.
- Undistributed credit appears on your Purdue student record as credit hours within the respective subject area.
- Following admission, consult with your Purdue academic advisor to determine how undistributed credit may be best used to meet curriculum requirements within your degree plan.