Ithaca College AP credit

What each AP score earns at Ithaca College for 2026-2027: 40 exams, credit shown in semester hours. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

Credit is awarded only after official AP score reports are sent directly from College Board to the Office of the Registrar.
AP credit is applicable to major, minor, or concentration areas only when permitted by the relevant department.
AP credit is applicable to Integrative Core Curriculum requirements only when permitted; review the ICC Policy.
Students may receive credit for only one of AP English Literature and Composition or AP English Language and Composition.
AP credit is converted to semester credit hours if not already so designated.
Scores not listed in the AP equivalents table earn no credit.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses
AP 2-D Art and Design	4+	4	ART 12000 (Creative Arts (CA) and (LA))
	3	4	ART 18888 (LA)
AP 3-D Art and Design	3+	4	ART 18888 (LA)
AP African American Studies	3+	4	CSCR 18888 (LA)
AP Art History	3+	4	TRAN 18888 (LA)
AP Biology	3+	6	BIOL 18888 (LA)
AP Calculus AB	3+	4	MATH 11100 (Quantitative Literacy (QL) and (LA))
AP Calculus BC	3+	4	MATH 11100 (Quantitative Literacy (QL) and (LA)), MATH 11200 (LA)Catalog lists MATH 11100 and MATH 11200 separately, each with 4 credits.
	1–2	4	MATH 11100 (Quantitative Literacy (QL) and (LA))Combined with an AB subscore of 3, 4, or 5 only.
AP Chemistry	4+	3	CHEM 188881 (LA)Catalog prints CHEM 188881 (LA). Students with scores of 4 or 5 receive 3 credits of CHEM 18888; CHEM 12100 requires advisor course-substitution.
AP Chinese Language and Culture	4+	4	CHIN 18888 (LA)
	3	4	CHIN 10200 (Humanities (HM) and (LA))
AP Computer Science A	4+	4	COMP 17100 (LA)
	3	3	COMP 18888 (LA)
AP Computer Science Principles	3+	3	COMP 18888 (LA)
AP Drawing	4+	4	ART 11000 (Creative Arts (CA) and (LA))
	3	4	ART 18888 (LA)
AP English Language and Composition	4+	6	WRTG 10600 and ENGL 18888 (LA)Cannot receive credit for both English exams.
AP English Literature and Composition	4+	6	WRTG 10600 and ENGL 18888 (LA)Cannot receive credit for both English exams.
AP Environmental Science	4+	3	ENVS 18888 (LA)
AP European History	4+	3	HIST 18888 (LA)
AP French Language and Culture	5	4	FREN 38888 (LA)
	4	4	FREN 20000 (Humanities (HM) and (LA))
	3	4	FREN 10200 (Humanities (HM) and (LA))
AP German Language and Culture	5	4	GERM 38888 (LA)
	4	4	GERM 20000 (Humanities (HM) and (LA))
	3	4	GERM 10200 (Humanities (HM) and (LA))
AP Government and Politics: Comparative	3+	3	POLT 18888, (LA)
AP Government and Politics: United States	3+	3	POLT 18888, (LA)
AP Human Geography	3+	3	TRAN 18888, (LA)
AP Italian Language and Culture	5	4	ITAL 38888 (LA)
	4	4	ITAL 20000 (Humanities (HM) and (LA))
	3	4	ITAL 10200 (Humanities (HM) and (LA))
AP Japanese Language and Culture	4+	4	LNGS 28888 (LA)
	3	4	LNGS 18888 (LA)
AP Latin	4+	4	LNGS 28888 (LA)
	3	4	LNGS 18888 (LA)
AP Macroeconomics	4+	2	ECON 18888 (LA)
AP Microeconomics	4+	2	ECON 18888 (LA)
AP Music Theory	4+	2	MUTH 18888 (LA)
AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based	4+	4	PHYS 10100 (LA)
	3	4	PHYS 18888 (LA)
AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based	4+	4	PHYS 10200 (LA)
	3	4	PHYS 18888 (LA)
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	4+	4	PHYS 12300 (LA)
	3	4	PHYS 18888 (LA)
AP Physics C: Mechanics	4+	4	PHYS 12200 (LA)
	3	4	PHYS 18888 (LA)
AP Precalculus	3+	4	Math 18881 (LA)
AP Psychology	4+	3	PSYC 10300 (Social Science (SO) and (LA))
AP Research	3+	3	TRAN 18888
AP Seminar	3+	3	TRAN 18888
AP Spanish Language and Culture	5	4	SPAN 38888 (LA)
	4	4	SPAN 20000 (Humanities (HM) and (LA))
	3	4	SPAN 10200 (Humanities (HM) and (LA))
AP Spanish Literature and Culture	5	4	SPAN 32500 (Humanities (HM) and (LA))
	4	4	SPAN 38888 (LA)
AP Statistics	3+	4	MATH 14400 (Quantitative Literacy (QL) and (LA))
AP U.S. History	4+	3	HIST 18888 (LA)
AP World History	4+	3	HIST 18888 (LA)