Carnegie Mellon University AP credit

What each AP score earns at Carnegie Mellon University: 38 exams, credit shown in credits. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

Exams and scores not listed do not receive credit.
AP credit for 2-D Art, 3-D Art, Art History, Drawing, and Music Theory cannot replace College of Fine Arts major or minor curricular requirements.
Students who wish to continue Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.
Biology students may take an attainment exam during Orientation week; passing it grants credit for 03-121 instead of the AP course credit.
Questions about the AP credit policy may be directed to the University Registrar's Office at cmuregistrar@andrew.cmu.edu.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses	Applies to
AP 2-D Art and Design	4+	9	51-011, AP 2-D Art and DesignCannot be used to replace College of Fine Arts major or minor curricular requirements.	All students
AP 3-D Art and Design	4+	9	51-012, AP 3-D Art and DesignCannot be used to replace College of Fine Arts major or minor curricular requirements.	All students
AP African American Studies	5	9	79-017, AP African American Studies	All students
AP Art History	5	9	60-011, AP Art HistoryCannot be used to replace College of Fine Arts major or minor curricular requirements.	All students
AP Biology	5	9	03-110, AP BiologyStudents may take an attainment exam during Orientation week; passing grants credit for 03-121 instead of 03-110.	All students
	4	9	03-011, AP BiologyStudents may take an attainment exam during Orientation week; passing grants credit for 03-121 instead of 03-011.	All students
AP Calculus AB	5	10	21-120, Differential and Integral Calculus	All students
	4	10	21-111, CalculusSub score; applies to Dietrich College, CFA, Information Systems Program and Bachelors of Humanities and Arts students only.	Dietrich College, College of Fine Arts, Information Systems Program, and Bachelor of Humanities and Arts students
AP Calculus BC	5	—	21-120, Differential and Integral Calculus, 21-122, Integrations, Differential Equations and ApproximationPrinted as 10 & 10 units, one per course.	All students
AP Capstone Seminar and AP Capstone Research	5	—	99-004, AP Capstone Junior Seminar, 99-005, AP Capstone Senior Research ProjectScore of 5 on Capstone Seminar plus 5 on Capstone Research; printed as 9 & 9 units, one per course.	All students
	4+	9	99-005, AP Capstone Senior Research ProjectScore of 4 or 5 on Capstone Seminar plus 5 on Capstone Research (printed as 4 + 5).	All students
AP Chemistry	5	10	09-105, Introduction to Modern Chemistry I	All students
AP Chinese Language and Culture	5	12	82-012 AP ChineseStudents who wish to continue Chinese must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.	All students
	4	12	82-011 AP ChineseStudents who wish to continue Chinese must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.	All students
AP Computer Science A	5	12	15-112, Fundamentals of Programming	All students
	4	10	15-110, Principles of Computing	All students
AP Computer Science Principles	4+	10	15-110, Principles of ComputingOnly if no credit is given for AP Computer Science A.	All students
AP Drawing	4+	9	60-012, AP DrawingCannot be used to replace College of Fine Arts major or minor curricular requirements.	All students
AP English Language and Composition	4+	9	76-011, AP EnglishMust take 76-101 or two of the following half-semester mini courses at CMU: 76106, 76107, 76108.	All students
AP English Literature and Composition	5	9	76-012, AP English Lit & CompMust take 76-101 or two of the following half-semester mini courses at CMU: 76106, 76107, 76108.	All students
AP Environmental Science	4+	9	38-012, AP Environmental Science	All students
AP European History	5	9	79-011, AP European History	All students
AP French Language and Culture	5	9	82-014 AP FrenchStudents who wish to continue French must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.	All students
	4	9	82-013 AP FrenchStudents who wish to continue French must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.	All students
AP German Language and Culture	5	9	82-016 AP GermanStudents who wish to continue German must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.	All students
	4	9	82-015 AP GermanStudents who wish to continue German must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.	All students
AP Government and Politics: Comparative	4+	9	84-011, AP Government & Politics: Comparative	All students
AP Government and Politics: United States	4+	9	84-012, AP Government & Politics: US	All students
AP Human Geography	4+	9	66-011, AP Human Geography	All students
AP Italian Language and Culture	5	9	82-018 AP ItalianStudents who wish to continue Italian must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.	All students
	4	9	82-017 AP ItalianStudents who wish to continue Italian must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.	All students
AP Japanese Language and Culture	5	12	82-020 AP JapaneseStudents who wish to continue Japanese must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.	All students
	4	12	82-019 AP JapaneseStudents who wish to continue Japanese must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.	All students
AP Latin	5	—	66-019, AP Latin, 66-020, AP LatinPrinted as 9 & 9 units, one per course.	All students
	4	9	66-019, AP Latin	All students
AP Macroeconomics	4+	9	73-012, AP Economics-Macro	All students
AP Microeconomics	4+	9	73-011, AP EconomicsStudents should enroll in 73-104.	All students
AP Music Theory	4+	9	57-012, AP Music TheoryCannot be used to replace College of Fine Arts major or minor curricular requirements.	All students
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	5	12	33-142, Physics II for Engineering Students	All students
AP Physics C: Mechanics	5	12	33-141, Physics I for Engineering Students	All students
AP Psychology	4+	9	85-011, AP Psychology	All students
AP Social and Cultural Anthropology	4+	9	79-016, AP Anthropology	All students
AP Spanish Language	5	9	82-022 AP SpanishStudents who wish to continue Spanish must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.	All students
	4	9	82-021 AP SpanishStudents who wish to continue Spanish must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.	All students
AP Spanish Language and AP Spanish Literature and Culture	5	9	82-022 AP Spanish Language, 82-341 AP Spanish Literature & CultureRequires a score of 5 on both exams; students who wish to continue Spanish must take the placement exam.	All students
AP Spanish Literature and Culture	5	9	82-024 AP SpanishStudents who wish to continue Spanish must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.	All students
	4	9	82-023 AP SpanishStudents who wish to continue Spanish must take the placement exam and contact the Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics.	All students
AP Statistics	5	9	36-200, Reasoning with DataFor Tepper students, this credit will fulfill the degree requirements for 70-207, Probability and Statistics for Business Applications.	All students
AP United States History	5	9	79-012, AP United States History	All students
AP World History: Modern	5	9	79-015, AP World History: Modern	All students

Source: Carnegie Mellon University official AP credit policy . Read on October 22, 2026. Compare AP credit across colleges