University of Cincinnati AP credit

What each AP score earns at University of Cincinnati for 2020–Present: 42 exams, credit shown in credits. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

Students scoring 3 or above receive the aligned course(s) and credits for each AP exam area successfully completed under the Ohio policy.
General Education credits received apply toward graduation and satisfy a general education requirement if the equivalent course fulfills one.
If no equivalent course exists for an AP area, elective or area credit is awarded in the appropriate discipline where elective credit options exist within the major.
Scores of 4 or 5 may earn additional courses or credits; award varies by institution and academic discipline.
STEM students in highly dependent sequences are strongly advised to confer with college advising staff before advanced coursework.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses
AP 2-D Art and Design	4+	3	FAA 2000BLOCK (3)
	3	3	FAA 1041 (3)
AP 3-D Art and Design	4+	3	FAA 2000BLOCK (3)
	3	3	FAA 1021 (3)
AP African American Studies	3+	3	AFST1000BLOCK (3)
AP Art History	4+	6	ARTH 1001 (3), ARTH 1002 (3)
	3	3	ARTH 1001 (3)
AP Biology	4+	8	BIOL 1081 (3), BIOL 1081L (1), BIOL 1082 (3), BIOL 1082L (1)
	3	4	BIOL 1021 (3), BIOL 1021L (1)
AP Calculus AB	3+	4	MATH 1061 (4)
AP Calculus BC	3+	8	MATH 1061 (4), MATH 1062 (4)
AP Calculus BC (AB subscore requirement)	1–2	4	MATH 1061 (4)Credit only if AB subscore is greater than 2.
AP Chemistry	4+	10	CHEM 1040 (4), CHEM 1040L (1), CHEM1041 (4), CHEM 1041L (1)
	3	4	CHEM 1030 (3), CHEM 1030L (1)
AP Chinese Language and Culture	3+	10	CHIN 1001 (5), CHIN 1002 (5)
AP Comparative Government and Politics	3+	3	POL 1060 (3)
AP Computer Science A	5	6	IT 1090C (3), IT 2045C (3)
	3–4	3	IT 1090C (3)
AP Computer Science Principles	5	3	IT 1050C (3)
	3–4	3	IT 1001C (3)
AP Drawing	4+	3	FAA 2000BLOCK (3)
	3	3	FAA 1010 (3)
AP English Language and Composition	3+	3	ENGL 1001 (3)
AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature and Composition	3+	6	ENGL 1001 (3), ENGL 2001 (3)Requires a score of 3, 4, or 5 on both tests.
AP English Literature and Composition	3+	3	ENGL 1001 (3)
AP Environmental Science	4+	6	EVST 1011 (3), EVST 1012 (3)
	3	3	EVST 1011 (3)
AP European History	3+	6	HIST 1005 (3), HIST 1006 (3)
AP French Language and Culture	5	12	FREN 1013 (3), FREN 1014 (3), FREN 2015 (3), FREN 2016 (3)
	4	9	FREN 1013 (3), FREN 1014 (3), FREN 2015 (3)
	3	6	FREN 1013 (3), FREN 1014 (3)
AP German Language and Culture	4+	6	GRMN 2001 (3), GRMN 2002 (3)
	3	10	GRMN 1001 (5), GRMN 1002 (5)
AP Human Geography	5	6	GEOG 1004 (3), GEOG 1005 (3)
	3–4	3	GEOG 1004 (3)
AP Italian Language and Culture	4+	11	ITAL 1002 (5), ITAL 2015 (3), ITAL 2016 (3)
	3	10	ITAL1001 (3), ITAL 1002 (3)Total credits as printed.
AP Japanese Language and Culture	3+	10	JAPN 1001 (5), JAPN 1002 (5)
AP Latin	4+	10	LATN 1001 (5), LATN 1002 (5)
	3	6	LATN 1011 (3), LATN 1012 (3)
AP Macroeconomics	3+	3	ECON 1002 (3)
AP Microeconomics	3+	3	ECON 1001 (3)
AP Music Theory	4+	6	FAM 1000BLOCK (6)
	3	3	FAM 1000BLOCK (3)
AP Physics 1	3+	5	PHYS 1051 (4), PHYS 1051L (1)
AP Physics 2	3+	5	PHYS 1052 (4), PHYS 1052L (1)
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	3+	5	PHYS 2002 (4), PHYS 2002L (1)
AP Physics C: Mechanics	3+	5	PHYS 2001 (4), PHYS 2001L (1)
AP Precalculus	3+	5	MATH 1026 (5)
AP Psychology	3+	3	PSYC 1001 (3)
AP Research	3+	3	INTR 1000BLOCK (3)
AP Seminar	3+	3	INTR 1000BLOCK (3)
AP Spanish Language and Culture	5	12	SPAN 1013 (3), 1014 (3), 2015 (3), 2016 (3)
	4	9	SPAN 1013 (3), 1014 (3), 2015 (3)
	3	6	SPAN 1013 (3), 1014 (3)
AP Spanish Literature and Culture	4+	12	SPAN 1013 (3), 1014 (3), 2015 (3), 2016 (3)
	3	9	SPAN 1013 (3), 1014 (3), 2015 (3)
AP Statistics	5	6	STAT 1034 (3), 1035 (3)
	3–4	3	STAT 1034 (3)
AP United States Government and Politics	3+	3	POL 1010 (3)
AP United States History	3+	6	HIST 1001 (3), 1002 (3)
AP World History: Modern	3+	6	HIST 1003 (3), 1004 (3)