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New York University AP credit

What each AP score earns at New York University: 33 exams, credit shown in semester hours. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

Advanced standing credit from AP, IB, A Level, and other nonresident examinations, plus approved previous college coursework, cannot exceed 32 credits for students entering CAS as first years.
Students cannot earn credit for the same subject matter through any combination of AP, IB, A Level, and other international exams.
AP credit in the social sciences and humanities cannot be applied toward Foundations of Contemporary Culture requirements in the College Core Curriculum.
A score of 4 or 5 on any foreign language AP exam satisfies the College Core language requirement.
No credit is awarded for the AP Seminar and Research courses in the AP Capstone program.
No credit is awarded for AP exams in Studio Art and Design, Business with Personal Finance, Cybersecurity, English Language and Composition, or Human Geography.
If a student takes the corresponding college-level course for credit after receiving AP credit, the AP credit is lost.
AP scores over 18 months old cannot be used for placement in Spanish courses; they only satisfy the basic Core foreign language requirement.
AP credit does not count toward a major or minor unless the relevant department approves it; some exams award only elective credit.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses
AP African American Studies	4+	4	—No course equivalent; may apply to certain Social and Cultural Analysis majors or minors.
AP Art History	5	4	ARTH-UA 103
	4	4	—No course equivalent; does not count toward the Art History major or minor or exempt from ARTH-UA 10.
AP Biology	4+	8	BIOL-UA 11, BIOL-UA 12Prehealth students cannot use AP credit to place out of BIOL-UA 11 or BIOL-UA 12.
AP Calculus AB	4+	4	MATH-UA 121
AP Calculus BC	5	8	MATH-UA 121, MATH-UA 122
	4	4	MATH-UA 121
AP Chemistry	4+	8	CHEM-UA 125, CHEM-UA 126Does not count toward Biology or Chemistry majors or minors; prehealth students cannot use it to place out of general chemistry.
AP Chinese Language and Culture	4+	4	EAST-UA 204Cannot be used for placement or applied to the East Asian Studies major or minor.
AP Comparative Government and Politics	4+	4	—No course equivalent; counts as generic POL-UA credit toward Politics majors or minors.
AP Computer Science A	4+	4	CSCI-UA 101
AP Computer Science Principles	4+	4	CSCI-UA 2 or CSCI-UA 3Can apply to the Web Programming and Applications minor only; not to Computer Science majors.
AP English Literature and Composition	4+	4	—No course equivalent.
AP Environmental Science	4+	4	—No course equivalent; satisfies Physical Science in the Core.
AP European History	4+	4	—No course equivalent; may count as a History major elective but not toward the minor.
AP French Language and Culture	4+	4	FREN-UA 30
AP German Language and Culture	4+	4	GERM-UA 41Does not reduce the number of courses required for the German major.
AP Italian Language and Culture	4+	4	ITAL-UA 12
AP Japanese Language and Culture	4+	4	EAST-UA 250Cannot be used for placement or applied to the East Asian Studies major or minor.
AP Latin	4+	4	CLASS-UA 6Consult the Classics department for placement; does not reduce required courses for the major or minor.
AP Macroeconomics	4+	4	ECON-UA 1Also satisfies ECON-UA 1 requirements for certain majors and minors.
AP Microeconomics	4+	4	ECON-UA 2Also satisfies ECON-UA 2 requirements for certain majors and minors.
AP Music Theory	4+	4	—No course equivalent; counts as elective credit and not toward the Music major or minor.
AP Physics 1	4+	4	—No course equivalent; does not count toward Physics majors or minors.
AP Physics 2	4+	4	—No course equivalent; does not count toward Physics majors or minors.
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	4+	4	PHYS-UA 12 or PHYS-UA 93Beginning fall 2024, always awards 4 credits initially equivalent to PHYS-UA 12.
AP Physics C: Mechanics	4+	4	PHYS-UA 11 or PHYS-UA 91Beginning fall 2024, always awards 4 credits initially equivalent to PHYS-UA 11.
AP Precalculus	4+	4	MATH-UA 92Satisfies the prerequisite for MATH-UA 121, 131, 120, and 140; never counts toward a UA major, minor, or Core requirement.
AP Psychology	4+	4	PSYCH-UA 1
AP Spanish Language and Culture	5	4	SPAN-UA 4Subject to placement exam; may result in losing AP credit.
	4	4	SPAN-UA 4Subject to placement exam; may result in losing AP credit.
AP Spanish Literature and Culture	5	4	SPAN-UA 50 or aboveStudents must first take a special advanced language placement evaluation.
	4	4	SPAN-UA 50Subject to placement exam; may result in losing AP credit.
AP Statistics	4+	4	PSYCH-UA 10Satisfies the first semester of the Psychology major statistics requirement; does not count toward Economics, International Relations, or Sociology majors.
AP U.S. History	4+	4	—No course equivalent; may count as a History major elective but not toward the minor.
AP United States Government and Politics	4+	4	—No course equivalent; counts as generic POL-UA credit toward Politics majors or minors.
AP World History: Modern	4+	4	—No course equivalent; may count as a History major elective but not toward the minor.

Source: New York University official AP credit policy . Read on October 22, 2026. Compare AP credit across colleges