East Carolina University AP credit

What each AP score earns at East Carolina University: 39 exams, credit shown in semester hours. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

Placement credit cannot be used to meet transfer admissions criteria.
Credits are subject to change annually. Verify credit prior to enrollment.
Credit awarded is based on the AP score bands listed for each exam.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses	Applies to
AP 2-D Art and Design	4+	3	ART 1011	All students
	3	3	ART 1XXX (Elective)	All students
AP 3-D Art and Design	4+	3	ART 1013	All students
	3	3	ART 1XXX (Elective)	All students
AP African American Studies	3+	3	AAAS 1000	All students
AP Art History	3+	6	ART 1906, ART 1907	All students
AP Biology	4+	8	BIOL 1100-01/1200-01	All students
	3	4	BIOL 1100, BIOL 1101	All students
AP Calculus AB	3+	4	MATH 2171AB subgrade recipients receive the same credits.	All students
AP Calculus BC	3+	8	MATH 2171, MATH 2172	All students
AP Chemistry	4+	8	CHEM 1150-51/1160-61	All students
	3	4	CHEM 1150, CHEM 1151	All students
AP Chinese Language and Culture	3+	12	CHIN 1001-02/2003-04	All students
AP Comparative Government and Politics	3+	3	POLS 2010	All students
AP Computer Science A	3+	4	CSCI 1010, CSCI 1011	All students
AP Computer Science Principles	3+	3	CSCI 1XXX (Exclusive)	All students
AP Drawing	4+	3	ART 1020	All students
	3	3	ART 1XXX (Elective)	All students
AP English Language and Composition	4+	6	ENGL 1100, ENGL 2201	All students
	3	3	ENGL 1100	All students
AP English Literature and Composition	4+	6	ENGL 1000, ENGL 1100	All students
	3	3	ENGL 1100	All students
AP Environmental Science	3+	4	BIOL 1060, BIOL 1061	All students
AP European History	3+	6	HIST 1030, HIST 1031	All students
AP French Language and Culture	3+	12	FREN 1001-02/2003-04	All students
AP German Language and Culture	3+	12	GERM 1001-02/2003-04	All students
AP Human Geography	4+	3	GEOG 1000, GEOG 1200	All students
	3	3	GEOG 1000	All students
AP Italian Language and Culture	3+	12	ITAL 1001-02/2003-04	All students
AP Japanese Language and Culture	3+	12	JAPN 1001-02/2003-04	All students
AP Latin Language and Culture	3+	12	LATN 1001-02/2003-04	All students
AP Macroeconomics	4+	3	ECON 2133	All students
	3	3	ECON 1XXX (Elective)	All students
AP Microeconomics	4+	3	ECON 2113	All students
	3	3	ECON 1XXX (Elective)	All students
AP Music Theory	3+	3	MUSC 1008	Non-majors only
AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based	3+	—	PHYS 1250, PHYS 1251Credits printed as 3, 1 (PHYS 1250: 3; PHYS 1251: 1).	All students
AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based	3+	—	PHYS 1260, PHYS 1261Credits printed as 3, 1 (PHYS 1260: 3; PHYS 1261: 1).	All students
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	3+	—	PHYS 2360, PHYS 1261Credits printed as 4, 1 (PHYS 2360: 4; PHYS 1261: 1).	All students
AP Physics C: Mechanics	3+	—	PHYS 2350, PHYS 1251Credits printed as 4, 1 (PHYS 2350: 4; PHYS 1251: 1).	All students
AP Precalculus	3+	3	MATH 1083	All students
AP Psychology	3+	3	PSYC 1000	All students
AP Research	3+	3	ZELE 1XXX (Elective)	All students
AP Seminar	3+	3	ZELE 1XXX (Elective)	All students
AP Spanish Language and Culture	4+	15	SPAN 1001-02/2003-04, SPAN 3XXX (Elective)	All students
	3	12	SPAN 1001-02/2003-04Also requires placement into SPAN 3001 or 3003.	All students
AP Statistics	3+	3	MATH 2228	All students
AP United States Government and Politics	3+	3	POLS 1010	All students
AP United States History	3+	6	HIST 1050, HIST 1051	All students
AP World History: Modern	3+	6	HIST 1030, HIST 1031	All students