Northern Arizona University AP credit

What each AP score earns at Northern Arizona University: 42 exams, credit shown in credits. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

Credit is awarded according to the table based on the most recent iteration of each AP exam.
Students may earn up to 60 units by exam, either at NAU or transferred from another accredited institution.
The same exam may not be repeated within a year of the first attempt.
Credit earned by exam must not duplicate credit already earned for the same course.
Credit will not be given for a course equivalent to, more elementary than, or substantially overlapping with another course where credit has already been received.
Credit earned by exam becomes part of the student's academic record.
Once any credit identified in this policy is posted to a transcript, it cannot be rescinded.
NAU continues to award credit for 2020 AP exams completed.
Students taking both AP English exams and scoring 4 or higher receive a total of 3 units of ENG Departmental Elective credit.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses
AP 2-D Art and Design	4+	3	ART 150Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry (Liberal Studies/Diversity, prior to fall 2025); Arts and Humanities (General Studies, fall 2025 and beyond). Formerly Studio Art 2-D.
AP 3-D Art and Design	4+	3	ART 151Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry; Arts and Humanities. Formerly Studio Art 3-D.
AP African American Studies	3+	3	ES 150Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry and U.S. Ethnic; Arts and Humanities and U.S. Ethnic.
AP Art History	4+	6	ARH 141 and 142Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry; Arts and Humanities.
	3	3	ARH 141 OR ARH 142Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry; Arts and Humanities.
AP Biology	4+	8	BIO 181, BIO 181L, BIO 182, BIO 182LScience/Applied Science (6), LAB (2); Scientific Methods: Natural Sciences.
	3	4	BIO 100, BIO 100LScience/Applied Science (3), LAB (1); Scientific Methods: Natural Sciences.
AP Business with Personal Finance	4+	3	Elective Credit
AP Calculus AB	3+	4	MAT 136Science/Applied Science; Mathematics Foundations or Natural Sciences.
AP Calculus BC	4+	8	MAT 136, MAT 137Foundation requirement (4), Science/Applied Science (4); Mathematics Foundations (4) and Natural Sciences (4).
	3	4	MAT 136Foundation requirement or Science/Applied Science; Mathematics Foundations or Natural Sciences.
	1–2	4	MAT 136Applies only with an AB subscore of 3-5. Foundation requirement or Science/Applied Science.
AP Chemistry	5	9	CHM 151, CHM 151L, CHM 152, CHM 152LScience/Applied Science (7), LAB (2); Scientific Methods: Natural Sciences. Chemistry majors are recommended to still take CHM 152 and 152L.
	4	5	CHM 151, CHM 151LScience/Applied Science (4), LAB (1); Scientific Methods: Natural Sciences.
AP Chinese Language and Culture	5	16	CHI 101, CHI 102, CHI 201, CHI 202Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
	4	12	CHI 101, CHI 102, CHI 201Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
	3	8	CHI 101, CHI 102Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
AP Comparative Government and Politics	4+	3	POS 260Social and Political Worlds.
AP Computer Science A	4+	4	CS 126, CS 126L
AP Computer Science Principles	3+	3	CS 112Science/Applied Science; Scientific Literacy: Natural Sciences.
AP Cybersecurity	3+	3	ITC 201
AP Drawing	4+	3	ART 135Formerly Studio Art - Drawing.
AP English Language and Composition	4+	3	ENG Departmental ElectivePartially satisfies the English Foundations requirement. Student receives partial credit toward ENG 105 and is placed into ENG 205.
AP English Literature and Composition	4+	3	ENG Departmental ElectivePartially satisfies the English Foundations requirement. Student receives partial credit toward ENG 105 and is placed into ENG 205.
AP Environmental Science	4+	4	ENV 101, ENV 101LScience/Applied Science (3), LAB (1); Scientific Methods: Natural Sciences.
AP European History	4+	6	HIS 240, HIS 241Social and Political Worlds.
AP French Language and Culture	5	14	FRE 201, FRE 202, FRE 303, FRE 304WCultural Understanding (11), Junior-Level Writing (3); Arts and Humanities (11) and Junior-Level Writing (3).
	4	11	FRE 201, FRE 202, FRE 303Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
	3	8	FRE 201, FRE 202Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
AP German Language and Culture	5	14	GER 201, GER 202, GER 303, GER 304WCultural Understanding (11), Junior-Level Writing (3); Arts and Humanities (11) and Junior-Level Writing (3).
	4	11	GER 201, GER 202, GER 303Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
	3	8	GER 201, GER 202Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
AP Human Geography	4+	3	GSP 170Social and Political Worlds.
AP Italian Language and Culture	5	16	ITA 101, ITA 102, ITA 201, ITA 202Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
	4	12	ITA 101, ITA 102, ITA 201Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
	3	8	ITA 101, ITA 102Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
AP Japanese Language and Culture	5	16	JPN 101, JPN 102, JPN 201, JPN 202Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
	4	12	JPN 101, JPN 102, JPN 201Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
	3	8	JPN 101, JPN 102Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
AP Latin	5	16	LAT 101, LAT 102, LAT 201, LAT 202Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
	4	12	LAT 101, LAT 102, LAT 201Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
	3	8	LAT 101, LAT 102Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
AP Macroeconomics	4+	3	ECO 285Social and Political Worlds.
AP Microeconomics	4+	3	ECO 284Social and Political Worlds.
AP Music Theory	4+	2	MUS 121Non-aural section score.
	4+	2	MUS 131Aural section score.
AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based	4+	4	PHY 111, PHY 111LLAB; Scientific Methods: Natural Sciences.
AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based	4+	4	PHY 112, PHY 112LLAB; Scientific Methods: Natural Sciences.
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	5	4	PHY 262, PHY 262LScience/Applied Science (3), LAB (1); Scientific Methods: Natural Sciences.
	3–4	4	PHY 112, PHY 112LLAB; Scientific Methods: Natural Sciences.
AP Physics C: Mechanics	5	4	PHY 161, PHY 161LLAB; Scientific Methods: Natural Sciences.
	3–4	4	PHY 111, PHY 111LLAB; Scientific Methods: Natural Sciences.
AP Precalculus	3+	4	MAT 125Foundation requirement; Mathematics Foundations or Natural Sciences.
AP Psychology	4+	3	PSY 101Social and Political Worlds; Scientific Literacy: Social Sciences.
AP Research	3	3	Elective Credit
AP Seminar	3	3	Elective Credit
AP Spanish Language and Culture	5	14	SPA 201, SPA 202, SPA 303, SPA 304WCultural Understanding (11), Junior-Level Writing (3); Arts and Humanities (11) and Junior-Level Writing (3).
	4	11	SPA 201, SPA 202, SPA 303Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
	3	8	SPA 201, SPA 202Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
AP Spanish Literature and Culture	5	14	SPA 201, SPA 202, SPA 304W, SPA 321Cultural Understanding (8), Junior-Level Writing (3); Arts and Humanities (8) and Junior-Level Writing (3).
	4	11	SPA 201, SPA 202, SPA 304WCultural Understanding (8) and Junior-Level Writing (3); Arts and Humanities (8) and Junior-Level Writing (3).
	3	8	SPA 201, SPA 202Cultural Understanding; Arts and Humanities.
AP Statistics	3+	3	STA 270Foundation requirement or Science/Applied Science; Mathematics Foundations or Scientific Literacy: Natural Sciences.
AP United States Government and Politics	4+	3	POS 110Social and Political Worlds; American Institutions.
AP United States History	4+	6	HIS 191, HIS 192Social and Political Worlds; American Institutions and U.S. Ethnic.
AP World History	4+	3	HIS 102Cultural Understanding, Global; Social and Political Worlds and Global.