AP Credit Overview | AP Credit Reference Table
Reference Table for AP Credit Accepted at Princeton
Academic Year 2009-10
| Subject area | Minimum score [1] | Units of AP | Princeton course(s) replaced | May not take and use AP credit [2] |
Recommended placement |
Foreign Languages
[3]
| French | AP 5 / FR SAT ST 760 | 2 | French 101, 102, 107 | Any 100-level French course | 200-level French course |
| German | AP 5 / GM SAT ST 760 | 2 | German 101, 102, 105, 107 | Any 100-level German course | 200-level German course |
| Hebrew | MH SAT ST 740 | 2 | Hebrew 101, 102, 105, 107 | Any 100-level Hebrew course | 300-level Hebrew course |
| Italian | AP 5/ IT SAT ST 760 | 2 | Italian 101, 102, 107 | Any 100-level Italian course | 200-level Italian course |
| Latin | AP 4 / LT SAT ST 740 | 2 | Latin 101, 102, 105, 108 | Any 100-level Latin course | 200-level Latin course |
| Spanish | AP 5/ SP SAT ST 760 | 2 | Spanish 101, 102, 107 | Any 100-level Spanish course | 200-level Spanish course |
Historical Analysis
[4]
| History, European | AP 4 | 1 | no equivalent course | not applicable | Departmental permission needed to enroll in courses |
| History, U.S. | AP 4 | 1 | no equivalent course | not applicable | closed to freshmen |
| History, World | AP 4 | 1 | no equivalent course | not applicable |
Literature and the Arts
| Art History | AP 4 | 1 | no equivalent course | not applicable | Any 200- or 300-level art course open to freshmen |
| English[5] | AP 5/SAT ST 800 | 1 | no equivalent course | not applicable | English 200, 201, 202, 203, 205 |
Quantitative Reasoning
| Computer Science A | AP exam not recognized | 0 | — | not applicable | — |
| Computer Science AB | AP 5 | 1 | COS 126 | Any 100-level COS course; ISC/CHM/COS/MOL/PHY 231-234 | COS 217 or 226 |
| Mathematics (Calculus) | AP 4 on AB exam | 1 | Math 103 | Math 103 | Math 104 |
| Departmental placement (AP 5 on AB or BC exam and MSAT 760 normally required) | 2 [6] | Math 103-104 | Math 103-104 | Math 211, 215, or 214 (with departmental permission) | |
| AP 4 on BC exam | 2 | Math 103-104 | Math 103-104 | Math 200 or 201 | |
| AP 4 on BC exam and MSAT 750 | 2 | Math 103-104 | Math 103-104 | Math 203 |
Science and Technology
| Biology (EEB or MOL) |
AP 5 | 2 | MOL 101 and EEB/MOL 211 |
Any 100- or 200-level EEB or MOL course, except PSY/MOL 256 | MOL/EEB 214/215 for majors (forfeit one unit of AP); upper-level courses open to non-majors where noted |
| Chemistry | Chem AP 4 | 1 | Chemistry 201/207 | Chemistry 201/207, ISC/CHM/COS/MOL/PHY 231-232 | Chemistry 215 |
| Chem AP 5 | 2 | Chemistry 201/207-202 | Any 100- or 200-level chemistry course, ISC/CHM/COS/MOL/PHY 231-234 | Chemistry 301/303 | |
| Physics | AP 5 on Parts I and II of Physics C | 2 | Physics 103-104 | Any 100-level physics course, ISC/CHM/COS/MOL/PHY 231-234; EGR/MAT/PHY 191-194 | Physics 103H; consult AP officer |
| (For AB students only) AP 4 on Parts I and II of Physics C or AP 5 on Physics B | 2 | Physics 101-102 | Any 100-level physics course, ISC/CHM/COS/MOL/PHY 231-234; EGR/MAT/PHY 191-194 |
Physics 103 or consult AP officer |
Social Analysis
| Economics | AP 5 Macroeconomics | 1 | Economics 101 | Economics 101 | Economics 100 |
| AP 5 Microeconomics | 1 | Economics 100 | Economics 100 | Economics 101 | |
| AP 5 in both Macro and Micro and AP 4 on Math AB exam | 2 | Economics 100 and 101 | Economics 100 and 101 | Economics 200 | |
| AP 5 in Statistics | 0 | Economics 202 | not applicable | — |
Notes
1. Also, a score 7 on the IB (higher level) or a grade of A on the completed British A-level is considered the equivalent of a score of 5 on the AP test in most subjects; a score of 6 on the IB (higher level) or a grade of B on the completed British A-level is considered the equivalent of a score of 4 on the AP test.
2. Students will forfeit the use of one or two units of AP credit, depending on whether they take one or two courses for which they were granted AP credit. In foreign languages, students who enroll in a 100-level course forfeit the use of both units of AP.
3. Only two units of AP in each foreign language will be granted, regardless of how many Princeton courses the AP replaces.
4. A maximum of two units of AP in history will be granted: i.e., students attaining a score of 4 on all three exams will be awarded two units of AP.
5. AP credit is not awarded for the International English Language AP exam.
6. Two units granted upon successful completion of the 200-level course. (Students who do not take the course will receive the AP units to which their AB or BC exam scores otherwise entitles them.)