The Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) allows students to take advanced work while in high school and then be examined for credit at the college level. Students who take advanced placement courses and subsequently receive scores of 3, 4, or 5 on the CEEB Advanced Placement examination are generally given college credit for lower-level courses in which they have demonstrated proficiency. Refer to the following chart for general information and consult with your advisor to determine how the credit can be applied to your specific degree program. Original, official score reports must be submitted to the Office of Admissions for credit award consideration.
This chart represents academic credit for students admitted to the University of Colorado Denver beginning fall 2021. Students admitted prior to fall 2021 should consult the University Catalog corresponding to the year in which the exam was taken.
Advanced Placement (AP) Charts
Subject Area: Arts
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| Art History |
5, 4 |
6 |
FINE 2600, FINE 2610 |
|
Arts or Humanities |
| Art History |
3 |
3 |
FINE 2600 |
|
Arts or Humanities |
| Studio Art - Drawing |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
FINE 1100 |
|
Arts |
| Studio Art - 2-D Design |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
FINE 1400 |
|
Arts |
| Studio Art - 3-D Design |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
FINE 1500 |
|
Arts |
Subject Area: Biology
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| Biology |
5, 4 |
8 |
BIOL 2010, BIOL 2011, BIOL 2020, BIOL 2021 |
SC1 |
Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab |
| Biology |
3 |
8 |
BIOL 1550, BIOL 1560 |
SC1 |
Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab |
Subject Area: Capstone
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| AP Research |
5, 4 |
6 |
ENGL2030 (3 credits) and ENGL2999AE (3 credits)* |
CO2 |
Composition |
| AP Seminar |
5, 4 |
6 |
ENGL2999AE (3 Credits) and ENGL2999AE (3 credits) |
|
Humanities |
Subject Area: Chemistry
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| Chemistry |
5, 4 |
9 |
CHEM 2031, CHEM 2038, CHEM 2061, CHEM 2068 |
SC1 |
Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab |
| Chemistry |
3 |
4 |
CHEM 1474 |
SC1 |
Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab |
Subject Area: Computer Science
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| Computer Science A |
5, 4 |
3 |
XDEN 1999AE (3 credits) |
|
|
Subject Area: Economics
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| Macroeconomics |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
ECON 2012 |
SS1 |
Social Sciences |
| Microeconomics |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
ECON 2022 |
SS1 |
Social Sciences |
Subject Area: English
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| English Literature and Composition |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
ENGL 1999AE (3 credits) |
AH2 |
Humanities |
| English Language and Composition |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
ENGL 1020 |
CO1 |
Composition |
Subject Area: Environmental Science
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| Environmental Science |
5, 4, 3 |
4 |
ENVS 1044, ENVS 1045 |
SC1 |
Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab |
Subject Area: Ethnic Studies
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| African American Studies |
5,4,3 |
3 |
ETST 2155 |
SS3 |
Humanities or Social Science |
Subject Area: Geography
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| Human Geography |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
GEOG 1302 |
SS2 |
Social Sciences |
Subject Area: History
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| United States History |
5, 4, 3 |
6 |
HIST 1361, HIST 1362 |
HI1 |
Humanities |
| World History |
5, 4, 3 |
6 |
HIST 1016, HIST 1026 |
HI1 |
Humanities or International Perspectives |
| European History |
5, 4, 3 |
6 |
HIST 1211, HIST 1212 |
HI1 |
Humanities or International Perspectives |
Subject Area: Languages
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| Chinese Language and Culture |
5 |
6 |
CHIN 2120 (3 credits) ML4 and CHIN 3999AE (3 credits) |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| Chinese Language and Culture |
4 |
6 |
CHIN 2110 (3 credits) ML3 and CHIN 2120 (3 credits) |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| Chinese Language and Culture |
3 |
3 |
CHIN 2110 (3 credits) ML3 |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| French Language and Culture |
5 |
6 |
FREN 2120 (3 credits) ML4 and FREN 3999AE |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| French Language and Culture |
4 |
6 |
FREN 2110 (3 credits) ML3 and FREN 2120 (3 credits) |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| French Language and Culture |
3 |
3 |
FREN 2110 (3 credits) ML3 |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| German Language and Literature |
5 |
6 |
GRMN 2130 (3 credits) and GRMN 3999AE |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| German Language and Literature |
4 |
6 |
GRMN 2110 (3 credits) ML3 and GRMN 2130 (3 credits) |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| German Language and Literature |
3 |
3 |
GRMN 2110 (3 credits) ML3 |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| Italian Language and Culture |
5, 4 |
6 |
MLNG 2999AE (6 credits) |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| Italian Language and Culture |
3 |
3 |
MLNG 2999AE (3 credits) |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| Japanese Language and Culture |
5, 4 |
6 |
MLNG 2999AE (6 credits) |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| Japanese Language and Culture |
3 |
3 |
MLNG 2999AE (3 credits) |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| Spanish Language and Culture |
5 |
6 |
SPAN 2120 (3 credits) ML4 and SPAN 3999AE (3 credits) |
AH4 |
Arts or Humanities |
| Spanish Language and Culture |
4 |
6 |
SPAN 2110 (3 credits) ML3 and SPAN 2120 (3 credits) |
AH4 |
Arts or Humanities |
| Spanish Language and Culture |
3 |
3 |
SPAN 2110 (3 credits) ML3 |
AH4 |
Arts or Humanities |
| French Literature |
5 |
6 |
FREN 3999AE (6 credits) |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| French Literature |
4 |
3 |
FREN 3999AE (3 credits) |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| French Literature |
3 |
3 |
FREN 2120 (3 credits) ML4 |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| Spanish Literature |
5 |
6 |
SPAN 3999AE (6 credits) |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| Spanish Literature |
4 |
3 |
SPAN 3999AE (3 credits) |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| Spanish Literature |
3 |
3 |
SPAN 2120 (3 credits) ML4 |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| Latin |
5, 4 |
6 |
LATN 2010 (3 credits), LATN 2020 (3 credits) |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
| Latin |
3 |
3 |
LATN 2010 (3 credits) |
Not gtPathways |
Not approved for CU Denver Core |
Subject Area: Mathematics
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| Calculus AB |
5, 4 |
4 |
MATH 1401 |
MA1 |
Mathematics |
| Calculus AB |
3 |
3 |
MATH 1999AE (3 credits) |
MA1 |
Mathematics |
| Calculus BC |
5, 4 |
8 |
MATH 1401, MATH 2411 |
MA1 |
Mathematics |
| Calculus BC |
3 - With AB Subscore of 5 or 4 |
4 |
MATH 1401 |
MA1 |
Mathematics |
| Calculus BC |
3 - With AB Subscore of 3 |
3 |
MATH 1999AE (3 credits) |
MA1 |
Mathematics |
| Precalculus |
5, 4 |
4 |
MATH 1130 |
MA1 |
Mathematics |
| Precalculus |
3 |
3 |
MATH 1999AE |
MA1 |
Mathematics |
| Statistics |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
MATH 2830 (3 credits) |
MA1 |
Mathematics |
Subject Area: Music
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| Music Theory |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
PMUS 1100 |
|
|
Subject Area: Physics
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| Physics 1 |
5, 4 |
5 |
PHYS 2010 (4 credits), PHYS 2321 (1 credit) |
SC1 |
Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab |
| Physics 1 |
3 |
4 |
PHYS 2999AE (4 credits) |
SC1 |
Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab |
| Physics 2 |
5, 4 |
5 |
PHYS 2020 (4 credits), PHYS 2341 (1 credit) |
SC1 |
Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab |
| Physics 2 |
3 |
4 |
PHYS 2999AE (4 credits) |
|
Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab |
| Physics C (Mechanics) |
5, 4 |
5 |
PHYS 2311 (4 credits), PHYS 2321 (1 credit) |
SC1 |
Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab |
| Physics C (Mechanics) |
3 |
4 |
PHYS 2999AE (4 credits) |
SC1 |
Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab |
| Physics C (Elec and Mag) |
5, 4 |
5 |
PHYS 2331 (4 credits), PHYS 2341 (1 credit) |
SC1 |
Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab |
| Physics C (Elec and Mag) |
3 |
4 |
PHYS 2999AE (4 credits) |
SC1 |
Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab |
Subject Area: Political Science
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| Government and Politics: United States |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
PSCI 1101 |
SS1 |
Social Sciences |
| Government and Politics: Comparative |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
PSCI 1001 |
SS1 |
Social Sciences |
Subject Area: Psychology
AP Exam Table
| Examination Title |
Score Required |
Credit Hours Awarded |
CUDenver Equivalent Course(s) or Content Substitution |
CCHE Policy-gtPathways Category |
CUDenver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category |
| Psychology |
5, 4, 3 |
3 |
PSYC 1000 and PSYC 1005 |
SS3 |
Behavioral Sciences |
Notes
**#999AE courses apply as generic credit in the department of the exam subject area.
gtPathways categories identified represent general education credit administered by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, details found at the CCHE website. Credit for AP exams not identified with a gtPathways category is administered by the University of Colorado Denver, and credit may be applied to a CU Denver Core, major, or elective credit.
For any language in the four-semester sequence.
ML1- First Year, first semester (ex: Beginning Spanish I)
ML2- First Year, second semester (ex: Beginning Spanish II)
ML3- Second Year, first semester (ex: Intermediate Spanish I)
ML4- Second Year, second semester (ex: Intermediate Spanish II)
ML5- Any higher level language courses where language acquisition is needed.
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