University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder AP credit
What each AP score earns at University of Colorado Boulder for 2026-2027: 38 exams, credit shown in semester hours. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.
| AP exam | Score | Credit | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|
| AP African American Studies | 4+ | 3 | 3 lower-division Ethnic Studies (ETHN) credits that count toward Social Science category of the A&S Gen. Ed. Distribution Requirement |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Sciences (ARSC) credits that count toward Social Science category of the A&S Gen. Ed. Distribution Requirement | |
| AP Art History | 4+ | 3 | 3 lower-division ARTH credits that count toward ARTH and ARTS majors and the A&S Gen. Ed. Arts and Humanities requirement and the CMDI Core Humanities and the Arts requirement |
| AP Biology | 4+ | 8 | EBIO 1210, EBIO 1220, EBIO 1230, EBIO 1240 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 lower-division Arts & Science credits that fulfill the lab portion of and count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Natural Science requirement and the CMDI Core Natural World requirement | |
| AP Calculus AB | 4+ | 5 | MATH 1300 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Quantitative Reasoning & Mathematical Skills requirements and the CMDI Core Quantitative Thinking requirement | |
| AP Calculus BC | 4+ | 10 | MATH 1300, MATH 2300 |
| 3 | 5 | MATH 1300Applies when the AB subscore is 4 or 5. | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Quantitative Reasoning & Mathematical Skills requirements and the CMDI Core Quantitative Thinking requirementApplies when the AB subscore is 1, 2, or 3. | |
| AP Chemistry | 5 | 5 | CHEM 1113, CHEM 1114 |
| 4 | 4 | CHEM 1021 | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 lower-division Arts & Science credits that fulfill the lab portion of and count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Natural Science requirement and the CMDI Core Natural World requirement | |
| AP Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 15 | CHIN 1020, CHIN 2110, CHIN 2120 |
| 4 | 10 | CHIN 1020, CHIN 2110 | |
| 3 | 5 | CHIN 1020 | |
| AP Comparative Government and Politics | 4+ | 3 | PSCI 2012 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Social Science requirement and the CMDI Core People and Society requirement | |
| AP Computer Science A | 5 | 4 | CSCI 1300Engineering students should check with their academic advisor in their major department; further computer science courses require learning additional programming languages. |
| AP Computer Science Principles | 5 | 4 | CSCI 1300Engineering students should check with their academic advisor in their major department; further computer science courses require learning additional programming languages. |
| AP Economics: Macroeconomics | 4+ | 4 | ECON 2020 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Social Science Requirement and the CMDI Core People and Society requirement | |
| AP Economics: Microeconomics | 4+ | 4 | ECON 2010 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Social Science Requirement and the CMDI Core People and Society requirement | |
| AP English Language and Composition | 4+ | 3 | WRTG 1150 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. and the CMDI Core lower-division writing requirements | |
| AP English Literature and Composition | 4+ | 3 | ENGL 1500 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Arts and Humanities requirement and the CMDI Core Humanities and the Arts requirement | |
| AP Environmental Science | 3+ | 4 | 4 lower-division Arts & Science credits that fulfill the lab portion of and count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Natural Science requirement and the CMDI Core Natural World requirement |
| AP European History | 4+ | 3 | HIST 1012 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Sciences credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Arts & Humanities requirement and the CMDI Core Humanities & the Arts and Historical Perspectives requirements | |
| AP French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FREN 2110, FREN 2120, FREN 3050 |
| 4 | 6 | FREN 2110, FREN 2120 | |
| 3 | 3 | FREN 2110 | |
| AP German Language and Culture | 5 | 7 | GRMN 2020, GRMN 3010 |
| 4 | 8 | GRMN 2010, GRMN 2020 | |
| 3 | 4 | GRMN 2010 | |
| AP Human Geography | 4+ | 3 | GEOG 1992 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Social Science requirement and the CMDI Core People and Society requirement | |
| AP Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 11 | ITAL 1020, ITAL 2110, ITAL 2120 |
| 4 | 8 | ITAL 1020, ITAL 2110 | |
| 3 | 5 | ITAL 1020 | |
| AP Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 15 | JPNS 1020, JPNS 2110, JPNS 2120 |
| 4 | 10 | JPNS 1020, JPNS 2110 | |
| 3 | 5 | JPNS 1020 | |
| AP Latin | 5 | 12 | LATN 1024, LATN 2114, LATN 2124 |
| 4 | 8 | LATN 1024, LATN 2114 | |
| 3 | 4 | LATN 1024 | |
| AP Music Theory | 5 | 6 | MUSC 1101, MUSC 1111, MUSC 1121, MUSC 1131 |
| 4 | 3 | MUSC 1101, MUSC 1121 | |
| 3 | 3 | MUSC 1081 | |
| AP Physics 1 | 4+ | 5 | PHYS 2010 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 lower-division Arts & Science credits that fulfill the lab portion of and count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Natural Science requirement and the CMDI Core Natural World requirement | |
| AP Physics 2 | 4+ | 5 | PHYS 2020 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 lower-division Arts & Science credits that fulfill the lab portion of and count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Natural Science requirement and the CMDI Core Natural World requirement | |
| AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 5 | 4 | PHYS 1120 |
| 3–4 | 4 | 4 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Natural Science requirement and the CMDI Core Natural World requirement | |
| AP Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 4 | PHYS 1110 |
| 3–4 | 4 | 4 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Natural Science requirement and the CMDI Core Natural World requirement | |
| AP Precalculus | 4+ | 4 | MATH1150 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Math credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Quantitative Reasoning & Mathematical Skills requirements | |
| AP Psychology | 4+ | 3 | PSYC 1001 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Social Science requirement and the CMDI Core People and Society requirement | |
| AP Research | 4+ | 3 | WRTG 1250 |
| AP Seminar | 4+ | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits |
| AP Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 11 | SPAN 2110, SPAN 2120, SPAN 3000Students continuing beyond AP level must take the Spanish department placement test. |
| 4 | 6 | SPAN 2110, SPAN 2120Students continuing beyond AP level must take the Spanish department placement test. | |
| 3 | 3 | SPAN 2110Students continuing beyond AP level must take the Spanish department placement test. | |
| AP Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | SPAN 1000, SPAN 3002Students continuing beyond AP level must take the Spanish department placement test. |
| 4 | 3 | SPAN 1000Students continuing beyond AP level must take the Spanish department placement test. | |
| AP Statistics | 4+ | 3 | MATH 2510 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Quantitative Reasoning & Mathematical Skills requirements and the CMDI Core Quantitative Thinking requirement | |
| AP Studio Art: Drawing or General | 4+ | 3 | 3 lower-division ARTS elective credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Arts and Humanities requirement and the CMDI Core Humanities and the Arts requirementRequires Studio-Drawing Portfolio or Studio-General Portfolio. |
| AP United States Government and Politics | 4+ | 3 | PSCI 1101 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Social Science requirement and the CMDI Core People and Society requirement | |
| AP United States History | 4+ | 3 | HIST 1025 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Sciences credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Arts & Humanities requirement and the CMDI Core Humanities & the Arts and Historical Perspectives requirements | |
| AP World History: Modern | 4+ | 3 | 3 lower-division History credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Arts & Humanities requirement and the CMDI Core Humanities & the Arts and Historical Perspectives requirements |
| 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Sciences credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Arts & Humanities requirement and the CMDI Core Humanities & the Arts and Historical Perspectives requirements |
Source: University of Colorado Boulder official AP credit policy . Read on October 22, 2026. Compare AP credit across colleges