AP Credit (Advanced Placement Program)
The University of Kentucky recognizes examinations of the College Board Advanced Placement Program (collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html) offered by high schools throughout the nation.
Currently, UK ranks among the top 100 schools in the U.S. for receipt of AP test score results. A high school senior who wishes to have AP scores evaluated for academic credit or placement should have the results sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admission. UK's code is 1837.
Students who receive Advanced Placement credit for a course may apply this credit the same way credit earned by passing a course is applied. UK does not recognize College Board SAT II Subject Tests for placement or credit purposes.
Academic departments have designated the current policy (see chart below) for students who score 3 or higher on the Advanced Placement examinations.
For more information on UK's Advanced Placement policy, contact:
Office of Undergraduate Admission
100 Funkhouser Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0054
Phone: (859) 257-2000
Email: Christy Freadreacea
| AP Test | Score | Credit Awarded | Credit Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3 - 5 | A-H 106 | 3 credit hours for A-H 106 with a grade of CR. |
| Art Studio (2-D Design) | 3 - 5 | A-S 102 | 3 credit hours for A-S 102 with a grade of CR. |
| Art Studio (3-D Design) | 3 - 5 | A-S 103 | 4 credit hours for A-S 103 with a grade of CR. |
| Art Studio (Drawing) | 3 - 5 | A-S 102 | 3 credit hours for A-S 102 with a grade of CR. |
| Biology | 3 | BIO 102, 103 | 3 credit hours each for BIO 102, 103 with a grade of CR. |
| 4 or 5 | BIO 150, 152 | 3 credit hours each for BIO 150, 152 with a grade of CR. | |
| BIO 151, 153 | 2 credit hours each for BIO 151, 153 with a grade of CR. | ||
| Calculus AB | 3 - 5 | MA 113 | 4 credit hours for MA 113 with grade of CR. |
| Calculus BC | 3 - 5 | MA 113, 114 | 4 credit hours each for MA 113, 114 with a grade of CR. |
| Chemistry | 3 - 5 | CHE 105, 107, 111 | 3 credit hours each for CHE 105, CHE 107 and 1 credit hour for CHE 111 with grade of CR. |
| Computer Science A | 3 - 5 | CS 115 | 3 credit hours for CS 115 with a grade of CR. |
| Computer Science AB | 3 - 5 | CS 115, 215 | 3 credit hours for CS 115 and 4 credit hours for CS 215 each with a grade of CR. |
| Economics (micro) | 3 - 5 | ECO 201 | 3 credit hours for ECO 201 with grade of CR. |
| Economics (macro) | 3 - 5 | ECO 202 | 3 credit hours for ECO 202 with grade of CR. |
| English Language/Composition | 3 | ENG 101 | 3 credit hours for ENG 101 with a grade of CR. Choose either ENG 102 or ENG 104 (recommended). |
| 4-5 | ENG 104 | 4 credit hours for ENG 104 with a grade of CR. | |
| English Literature/Composition | 3 - 5 | ENG 161 | 3 credit hours for ENG 161 with a grade of CR. Does not satisfy University Writing Requirement. |
| Environmental Science | 3 - 5 | ENS 200 | 3 credit hours for ENS 200 with grade of CR. |
| European History | 3 - 5 | HIS 104, 105 | 3 credit hours each for HIS 104, 105 with grade of CR. |
| French Language | 3 | FR 201 | 3 credit hours for FR 201 with grade of CR. |
| 4 or 5 | FR 201, 202 | 3 credit hours each for FR 201, 202 with a grade of CR. | |
| French Literature | 3 - 5 | FR 304 | 3 credit hours for FR 304 with grade of CR. |
| German Language | 3 | GER 201 | 3 credit hours for GER 201 with grade of CR. |
| 4 or 5 | GER 201, 202 | 3 credit hours each for GER 201, GER 202 with grade of CR. | |
| Government and Politics, Comparative | 3 - 5 | PS 210 | 3 credit hours for PS 210 with grade of CR. |
| Government and Politics, U.S. | 3 - 5 | PS 101 | 3 credit hours for PS 101 with grade of CR. |
| Human Geography | 3 - 5 | GEO 172 | 3 credit hours for GEO 172 with grade of CR. |
| Latin Literature | 3 | CLA 101, 102 | 4 credit hours each for CLA 101, 102 with a grade of CR. |
| 4 | CLA 201, 202 | 3 credits hours each for CLA 201, 202 with a grade of CR. | |
| 5 | CLA 201, 202, 301 | 3 credits hours each for CLA 201, 202, 301 with a grade of CR. | |
| Latin - Virgil | 3 | CLA 101, 102 | 4 credit hours each for CLA 101, 102 with a grade of CR. |
| 4 | CLA 201, 202 | 3 credit hours each for CLA 201, 202 with a grade of CR. | |
| 5 | CLA 201, 202, 302 | 3 credit hours each for CLA 201, 202, 302 with a grade of CR. | |
| Music Theory* | 3 | MUS 174 | 3 credit hours for MUS 174 (elective only) with a grade of CR. |
| 4 | MUS 171 | 2 credit hours for MUS 171 with a grade of CR. | |
| 5 | MUS 171, 173 | 2 credit hours each for MUS 171, 173 with a grade of CR. | |
| Music Theory* (with aural subscore) | 4 | MUS 170 | 2 credit hours for MUS 170 with a grade of CR. |
| 5 | MUS 170, 172 | 2 credit hours each for MUS 170, 172 with a grade of CR. | |
| Physics B | 3 - 5 | PHY 151, 152 | 3 credit hours each for PHY 151, 152 with a grade of CR. Credit will be replaced with 5 credit hours each for PHY 211, 213 with a grade of CR upon presentation of documentation of appropriate laboratory experience to the Instructional Laboratory Specialist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. |
| Physics C** (mechanics) | 3 - 5 | PHY 231 | 4 credit hours for PHY 231 with grade of CR. |
| Physics C** (electricity and magnetism) | 3 - 5 | PHY 232 | 4 credit hours for PHY 232 with grade of CR. |
| Psychology | 3 | PY 110 | 3 credit hours for PY 110 with grade of CR. |
| 4 or 5 | PSY 100 | 4 credit hours for PSY 100 with grade of CR. | |
| Spanish Language | 3 | SPA 202 | 3 credit hours for SPA 202 with grade of CR. |
| 4 | SPA 210 | 3 credit hours for SPA 210 with grade of CR. | |
| 5 | SPA 210, 211 | 3 credit hours each for SPA 210, 211 with grade of CR. | |
| Spanish Literature | 3 | SPA 202 | 3 credit hours for SPA 202 with grade of CR. |
| 4 | SPA 320 | 3 credit hours for SPA 320 with grade of CR. | |
| 5 | SPA 320, 322 | 3 credit hours each for SPA 320, 322 with grade of CR. | |
| Statistics | 3 - 5 | STA 291 | 3 credit hours for STA 291 with grade of CR. |
| U.S. History | 3 - 5 | HIS 108, 109 | 3 credit hours each for HIS 108, 109 with a grade of CR. |
| World History | 3 - 5 | HIS 104, 105 | 3 credit hours each for HIS 104, 105 with a grade of CR. |
* A score of 3 will earn 3 hours elective credit, equivalent to MUS 174. However, this credit will not apply to music theory requirements for a major or minor in music. Any subscore of 4 or 5 will earn credit towards music theory requirements for a major or minor in music as follows:
- A score of 4 on the written subscore (no aural stimulus) will earn 2 hours credit, equivalent to MUS 171, plus placement into MUS 173.
- A score of 5 on the written subscore will earn 4 hours credit, equivalent to MUS 171 and MUS 173, plus placement into MUS 271.
- A score of 4 on the aural subscore (with aural stimulus) will earn 2 hours credit, equivalent to MUS 170, plus placement into MUS 172.
- A score of 5 on the aural subscore (with aural stimulus) will earn 4 hours credit, equivalent to MUS 170 and MUS 172, plus placement into MUS 270.
** Upon presentation of documentation of appropriate laboratory experience, credit will also be given for the laboratories associated with these courses, PHY 241, 242 respectively.
AP-Chart.pdf (chart above in PDF file format)
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College Board Advanced Placement Program
More information may also be obtained from:
College Board Advanced Placement Program
45 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023-6992
Contact: collegeboard.com/html/communications000.html#AP
Web: collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html