Marshall University AP credit

What each AP score earns at Marshall University for 2026-2027: 39 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 for AP scores of 3 or higher; a score below 3 earns no credit on any exam.
Official AP score reports must be sent directly from the College Board to the Marshall Office of Admissions using Marshall code 5396.
AP credit is assigned the grade of CR, which is not calculated into the GPA.
All AP credit is counted as lower-division credit.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses
AP 2-D Art and Design	3	3	ART 214
AP 3-D Art and Design	3	3	ART 215
AP Art History	3	3	ART 112 or ART 101
AP Biology	4+	8	BSC 120, BSC 120L, BSC 121, BSC 121L
	3	8	BSC 104, BSC 104L, BSC 105, BSC 105L
AP Business with Personal Finance	3	3	FIN 175
AP Calculus AB	4+	5	MTH 229
	3	5	MTH 132
AP Calculus BC	4+	9	MTH 229, MTH 230
	3	5	MTH 229
AP Chemistry	5	10	CHM 211, CHM 212, CHM 217, CHM 218
	4	5	CHM 211, CHM 217
	3	3	CHM 205
AP Comparative Government and Politics	3	3	PSC 207
AP Computer Science A	4+	6	CS 105, CS 110
	3	3	CS 105
AP Computer Science Principles	3	3	CS 105
AP Cybersecurity	4+	6	CFS 200, CFS 261
	3	3	CFS 200
AP Drawing	3	3	ART 217
AP English Language and Composition	4+	6	ENG 101, ENG 201
	3	3	ENG 101
AP English Literature and Composition	4+	6	ENG 231, ENG 213
	3	3	ENG 231
AP Environmental Science	3	4	Elective
AP European History	3	6	HST 102, HST 220
AP French Language and Culture	4+	9	FRN 101, FRN 102, FRN 203
	3	6	FRN 101, FRN 102
AP German Language and Culture	4+	9	GER 101, GER 102, GER 203
	3	6	GER 101, GER 102
AP Human Geography	3	3	GEO 100
AP Japanese Language and Culture	4+	9	JPN 101, JPN 102, JPN 203
	3	6	JPN 101, JPN 102
AP Latin	3	6	LAT 101, LAT 102
AP Macroeconomics	3	3	ECN 253
AP Microeconomics	3	3	ECN 250
AP Music Theory	5	6	MUSP 111, MUSP 112, MUSP 113
	4	5	MUSP 101, MUSP 111
	3	3	MUSP 101
AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based	4+	4	PHY 201, PHY 202
	3	3	PHY 201
AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based	4+	4	PHY 203, PHY 204
	3	3	PHY 203
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	4+	5	PHY 213, PHY 204
	3	4	PHY 213
AP Physics C: Mechanics	4+	5	PHY 211, PHY 202
	3	4	PHY 211
AP Precalculus	5	5	MTH 132
	4	5	MTH 132A score of 4 may alternately provide MTH 122 Plane Trigonometry (3 hours) if MTH 132 is not required for the program; meet with advisor.
	3	3	MTH 130
AP Psychology	3	3	PSY 201
AP Research	3	3	UNI 304
AP Seminar	3	3	UNI 203
AP Spanish Language and Culture	4+	9	SPN 101, SPN 102, SPN 203
	3	6	SPN 101, SPN 102
AP Spanish Literature and Culture	3	6	Elective
AP Statistics	3	3	STA 225, MGT 218, or PSY 223
AP United States Government and Politics	3	3	PSC 104
AP United States History	3	6	HST 230, HST 231
AP World History: Modern	3	6	HST 101, HST 102, HST 103Two of the three courses listed are awarded.