St. Olaf College AP credit

What each AP score earns at St. Olaf College for 2024-25: 37 exams, credit shown in credits. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

Multiple AP History exams are accepted for elective credit, but only one counts toward the History major.
Credit is awarded for only one AP Computer Science exam.
Credit is awarded for only one AP economics exam, and only one total credit is awarded when both Micro and Macro are taken.
Credit is awarded for only one AP English exam.
Only one credit total is awarded when multiple Studio Art exams are taken.
Only one credit is given if both Spanish Language and Spanish Literature are taken.
Where indicated, students must take the placement survey to confirm placement.
Language credit applies when the AP-equivalent course is the first course taken in that language at St. Olaf.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses
AP African American Studies	5	1	—Check with Dept. Placement in Global Histories and Societies. Counts as one 100-level elective in History major, Race and Ethnic Studies major and concentration, and Africa and African Diaspora concentration.
AP Art History	4+	1	Art 153Check with Dept. Placement in Global Histories and Societies.
AP Biology	4+	1	—Check with Dept. Placement in Natural Science. Counts as one 100-level elective in Biology major.
AP Calculus AB	4+	1	MATH 120Placement in MATH 128. Placement in Quantitative and Computational Reasoning. Take placement survey to confirm placement.
AP Calculus BC	4+	2	MATH 120, MATH 126Placement in MATH 220. Quantitative and Computational Reasoning. Take placement survey to confirm placement.
	3	1	MATH 120Requires AB subscore of 4 or 5. Placement in MATH 128 or 220. Quantitative and Computational Reasoning. Take placement survey to confirm placement.
AP Chemistry	5	1	CHEM 126Placement in Natural Science. Take placement survey to confirm placement.
AP Chinese	5	1	CHIN 301Take placement survey to confirm. Upon successful completion of CHIN 301 as first Chinese course taken at St. Olaf, WLC awarded for the course and elective credit for AP.
	4	1	CHIN 231Take placement survey to confirm. Upon successful completion of CHIN 231 or higher as first Chinese course taken at St. Olaf, WLC awarded for the course and elective credit for AP.
AP Comparative Government and Politics	4+	1	—Check with Dept. Social Science. Counts toward comparative politics distribution requirement in Political Science major.
AP Computer Science A	4+	1	CSCI 121Take placement survey. Credit awarded for only 1 AP Computer Science exam.
AP Computer Science Principles	4+	1	—Take placement survey. Credit awarded for only 1 AP Computer Science exam.
AP English Language and Composition	5	1	—Placement in Writing and Rhetoric. Credit awarded for only 1 AP English exam.
AP English Literature and Composition	5	1	—Placement in Writing and Rhetoric. Credit awarded for only 1 AP English exam.
AP Environmental Science	4+	1	ENVST 137Check with Dept. No credit if student is in Environmental Conversations since ENCON 111 is required and equivalent to ENVST 137.
AP European History	5	1	—Check with Dept. Placement in Global Histories and Societies. Only 1 AP History exam counts toward History major.
AP French	5	1	—Student may elect a proficiency exam. WLC awarded for passing proficiency exam; elective credit awarded for AP.
	5	1	FREN 25xTake placement survey to confirm. Upon successful completion of FREN 25x as first French course taken at St. Olaf, WLC awarded for the course and elective credit for AP.
	4	1	FREN 232Take placement survey to confirm. Upon successful completion of FREN 232 as first French course taken at St. Olaf, WLC awarded for the course and elective credit for AP.
AP German	5	1	GERM 25xTake placement survey to confirm. Upon successful completion of GERM 25x as first German course taken at St. Olaf, WLC awarded for course and elective credit. Student may instead elect a proficiency exam; WLC awarded for passing it, with elective credit for AP.
	4	1	GERM 232Take placement survey to confirm. Upon successful completion of GERM 232 as first German course taken at St. Olaf, WLC awarded for the course and elective credit for AP.
AP Human Geography	5	1	ID 234Placement in Global Histories and Societies or Social Science.
AP Japanese	5	1	JAPAN 301Take placement survey to confirm. Upon successful completion of JAPAN 301 as first Japanese course taken at St. Olaf, WLC awarded for the course and elective credit for AP.
	4	1	JAPAN 231Take placement survey to confirm. Upon successful completion of JAPAN 231 or higher as first Japanese course taken at St. Olaf, WLC awarded for the course and elective credit for AP.
AP Latin	4+	1	—Check with Dept. Upon successful completion of Latin 231 as first Latin course taken at St. Olaf, WLC awarded for the course and elective credit for AP.
AP Macroeconomics	4+	1	ECON 111Placement in ECON 121 or higher. Check with Dept. Social Science. Credit awarded for only 1 AP econ exam.
AP Microeconomics	4+	1	ECON 111Placement in ECON 121 or higher. Check with Dept. Social Science. Credit awarded for only 1 AP econ exam.
AP Microeconomics and Macroeconomics	4+	1	ECON 121Placement in ECON 200-263, subject to other prerequisites. Social Science. Only 1 total credit awarded.
AP Music Theory	5	1	—Check with Dept.
AP Physics 1	4+	1	—Check with Dept. Placement in Natural Science.
AP Physics 2	4+	1	—Check with Dept. Placement in Natural Science.
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	4+	1	—Check with Dept. Placement in Natural Science.
AP Physics C: Mechanics	4+	1	—Check with Dept. Placement in Natural Science.
AP Psychology	4+	1	PSYCH 125Placement in any 200-level PSYCH except 230. Social Science.
AP Spanish Language	5	1	—Student may elect a proficiency exam. WLC awarded for passing proficiency exam; elective credit awarded for AP. Only 1 credit given if both Language and Literature are taken.
	5	1	SPAN 25xUpon successful completion of SPAN 25x as first Spanish course taken at St. Olaf, WLC awarded for the course and elective credit for AP. Only 1 credit given if both Language and Literature are taken.
	4	1	SPAN 232Upon successful completion of SPAN 232 as first Spanish course taken at St. Olaf, WLC awarded for the course and elective credit for AP. Only 1 credit given if both Language and Literature are taken.
AP Spanish Literature	4+	1	—See notes for Spanish Language. Only 1 credit given if both Language and Literature are taken.
AP Statistics	4+	1	SDS 172Placement in SDS 164. Quantitative and Computational Reasoning.
AP Studio Art: 2-D Design	4+	1	—Check with Dept. Creativity. Counts as 1 course in Studio Art major. Only 1 credit total if multiple exams taken.
AP Studio Art: 3-D Design	4+	1	—Check with Dept. Creativity. Counts as 1 course in Studio Art major. Only 1 credit total if multiple exams taken.
AP Studio Art: Drawing	4+	1	—Check with Dept. Creativity. Counts as 1 course in Studio Art major. Only 1 credit total if multiple exams taken.
AP U.S. Government and Politics	4+	1	—Check with Dept. Social Science. Counts toward American politics distribution requirement in Political Science major.
AP U.S. History	5	1	—Check with Dept. Placement in Global Histories and Societies. Only 1 AP History exam counts toward History major.
AP World History	5	1	—Check with Dept. Placement in Global Histories and Societies. Only 1 AP History exam counts toward History major.