University of Massachusetts Amherst AP credit

What each AP score earns at University of Massachusetts Amherst: 42 exams, credit shown in credits. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

Diversity (DG or DU) credit will not be awarded to students entering Fall 2020 and after.
Some credits are 4 as of Fall 2022; students who matriculated before Fall 2022 earn 3 credits.
Students scoring 4 or 5 on both sections of Calculus BC cannot earn double credit for Math 131.
Art Studio Art-Drawing and 2-D Design credits are graduation credit only, not replacements for required Art Department courses for BA and BFA degrees.
Physics B scores of 3, 4 or 5 (pre-Fall 2014) earn 8 credits for Physics 131 and 132.
Students cannot take a course for which they earned AP credit and receive double credit; drop any such registration before the end of Add/Drop.
Students majoring in a department that awards AP credit should contact their undergraduate advisor to review credit awards.
CICS 110 replaced CMPSCI 121 beginning Fall 2023.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses
AP African American Studies	4+	4	Afro-Am generic creditGen Ed: I; generic credit
AP Art History	4+	4	Art History CreditGen Ed: AT
AP Biology	4+	4	Biology 110Gen Ed: BS
AP Calculus AB	4+	4	Math 131Gen Ed: R2
AP Calculus BC	4+	8	Math 131, Math 1323Gen Ed: R2; no double credit for Math 131
AP Calculus BC (AB subscore)	4+	4	Math 1313Gen Ed: R2; applies to students scoring less than 4 on BC who earn 4 or 5 on AB subscore, who may earn 4 credits for Math 131
AP Chemistry	4+	4	Chem 111Gen Ed: PS
AP Chinese Language and Culture	4+	6	Chinese credit
AP Comparative Government and Politics	4+	4	PolSci 111Gen Ed: SBDG1; diversity credit not awarded to Fall 2020 and later entrants
AP Computer Principles	4+	3	INFO 101
AP Computer Science A	4+	4	CICS 110Gen Ed: R2; graduation credit only
AP Cybersecurity	4+	3	INFO 1TRA
AP English Language and Composition	4+	3	ENGLWRIT 112Gen Ed: CW
AP English Literature and Composition	4+	4	English CreditGen Ed: AL
AP Environmental Science	4+	4	Envsci 101Gen Ed: BS
AP European History	4+	8	History 140, History 141Gen Ed: HS
AP French Language and Culture	4+	6	French 230, French 240
	3	3	French 230
AP German Language and Culture	4+	6	German 230, German 240
AP Human Geography	4+	8	Geograph 110, Geograph 102Gen Ed: PS & SBDG1; diversity credit not awarded to Fall 2020 and later entrants
	3	4	Geograph 102Gen Ed: SBDG1; diversity credit not awarded to Fall 2020 and later entrants
AP Italian Language and Culture	4+	6	Italian 230, Italian 240
	3	3	Italian 230
AP Latin: Vergil	4+	3	Latin 425
AP Macroeconomics	4+	4	Econ 104Gen Ed: SB
AP Microeconomics	4+	4	Econ 103Gen Ed: SB
AP Music Theory	4+	3	Trnsfr 1TRA4Generic credit
AP Networking	4+	3	INFO 1TRA
AP Personal Finance	4+	3	Sch-mgmt 1TRA
AP Physics 1	3+	4	Physics 131Gen Ed: PS
AP Physics 2	3+	4	Physics 132Gen Ed: PS
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	4+	4	Physics 152Gen Ed: PS
AP Physics C: Mechanics	4+	4	Physics 151Gen Ed: PS
AP Precalculus	4+	3	Math 104Gen Ed: R1
AP Psychology	4+	4	Psych 100Gen Ed: SB
AP Seminar	4+	3	Trnsfr 1TRA4
AP Spanish Language and Culture	4+	6	Spanish 230, Spanish 240
	3	3	Spanish 230
AP Spanish Literature	4+	7	Spanish 319, Spanish 321Gen Ed: AL
	3	3	Spanish 319
AP Statistics	4+	4	Stats 2405Gen Ed: R2
AP Studio Art: 2-D Design	4+	4	Art 1052Gen Ed: AT; graduation credit only
AP Studio Art: 3-D Design	4+	3	Art 142
AP Studio Art: Drawing	4+	4	Art 1042Gen Ed: AT; graduation credit only
AP U.S. Government and Politics	4+	4	PolSci 101Gen Ed: SB
AP U.S. History	4+	8	History 150, History 151Gen Ed: HS1; diversity credit not awarded to Fall 2020 and later entrants
AP World History	4+	8	History 110, History 111Gen Ed: HSDG1; diversity credit not awarded to Fall 2020 and later entrants

Source: University of Massachusetts Amherst official AP credit policy . Read on October 22, 2026. Compare AP credit across colleges