University of Massachusetts Boston AP credit

What each AP score earns at University of Massachusetts Boston: 35 exams, credit shown in credits. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

All AP scores must be sent directly from The College Board to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions (CEEB #3924).
Taking any AP course equivalency for which you have earned credit will result in the loss of the AP credit(s).
Residence credit takes precedence over AP credit.
You cannot earn credit for the same class twice.
AP credit is listed under transfer credit on your degree audit, which should be reviewed often.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses
AP African American Studies	4	3	AFRSTY 9000Effective Spring 2025
AP Art History	4	6	ART 101, ART 102
AP Biology	4	8	BIOL 111, BIOL 112
AP Calculus AB	4	4	MATH 140
AP Calculus BC	4	8	MATH 140, MATH 141
AP Calculus BC AB Subscore	4	4	MATH 140Awarded for AB subscore on BC exam when overall BC score is not passing
AP Chemistry	4	8	CHEM 903A, CHEM 904ACHEM 904A counts in place of CHEM 116/118
	3	4	CHEM 903ACHEM 903A counts in place of CHEM 115/117
AP Chinese Language and Culture	4	6	CHINESE 201, CHINESE 202
	3	8	CHINESE 101, CHINESE 102
AP Comparative Government and Politics	3	3	POLSCI 201
AP Computer Science A	4	4	CS 110Effective Spring 2017
AP Computer Science Principles	4	4	CS 105Effective Fall 2016
AP English Language and Composition	4	3	ENGL 101
AP English Literature and Composition	4	6	ENGL 101, ENGL 9000
AP Environmental Science	5	7	ENVSCI 120, ENVSCI 121, ENVSCI 122Effective Spring 2015
	4	4	ENVSCI 120, ENVSCI 121Effective Spring 2015
	3	3	ENVSCI 120Effective Spring 2015
AP European History	4	6	HIST 211, HIST 212
AP French Language and Culture	4	8	FRENCH 201, FRENCH 202
	3	8	FRENCH 101, FRENCH 102
AP German Language and Culture	4	8	GERMAN 201, GERMAN 202
	3	8	GERMAN 101, GERMAN 102
AP Human Geography	3	3	ENVSCI 109
AP Italian Language and Culture	4	6	ITAL 202, ITAL 202Chart prints the same course code twice
	3	8	ITAL 101, ITAL 102
AP Japanese Language and Culture	4	8	JAPAN 101, JAPAN 102
	4	6	JAPAN 201, JAPAN 202
AP Macroeconomics	4	3	ECON 102
AP Microeconomics	4	3	ECON 101
AP Music Theory	3	3	MUSIC 9000
AP Physics 1	4	4	PHYSICS 907TCounts in place of Physic 107 & 181; Effective Spring 2015
AP Physics 2	4	4	PHYSICS 908TCounts in place of Physic 108 & 182; Effective Spring 2015
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	4	4	PHYSIC 904TCounts in place of Physic 114 & 182; Effective Spring 2014
AP Physics C: Mechanics	4	4	PHYSIC 903TCounts in place of Physic 113 & 181; Effective Spring 2014
AP Precalculus	4	3	Math 130Effective Spring 2024
AP Psychology	3	3	PSYCH 100
AP Spanish Language and Culture	4	6	SPAN 201, SPAN 202
	3	8	SPAN 101, SPAN 102
AP Statistics	4	3	MATH 125
AP United States Government and Politics	3	3	POLSCI 102
AP United States History	4	6	HIST 265, HIST 266
AP Virgil-Lyric Comedy	3	4	LATIN 102Effective Fall 2017
AP World History	4	6	HIST 213, HIST 214