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   Advanced Placement Exams (AP)

For further information, contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions (um-admit@uga.umd.edu), Mitchell Building, University of Maryland, College Park, Md. 20742, (301)314-8385, or contact the appropriate department directly.

NOTE: Academic requirements for individual programs are determined by the year in which a student begins his or her studies. The requirements listed in this catalog may differ from those in place when you began your program. Consult a faculty advisor in your department to determine which requirements apply to you.

Advanced Placement Exams (AP)

AP Exam Title Sub Title Score Related Course Cr Maj Core GenEd Notes
Art History   3, 4, 5 ARTH100 3 No Yes No ARTH100 fulfills CORE-Arts requirement. Contact department for placement, 301-405-1479.
Art Drawing 4, 5 ARTT110 3 Yes No Yes Students interested in establishing credit for specific courses must submit portfolio for evaluation; call 301-405-1442
General 4, 5 Lower Level Elective 3 No No No
3D 4, 5 Under Review 3      
Biology   4 BSCI105 & 8 Yes Yes Yes BSCI fulfills a major requirement in all Biological Sciences; it also fulfills CORE-Lab (Life) Science requirement or GenEd-Distributive Studies-Natural Sciences Lab requirement. Contact the College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences for placement, 301-405-2080.
Lower Level elective No No No
5 BSCI105 & 8 Yes Yes Yes
BSCI106 Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry   4 CHEM131 & CHEM132 4 Yes Yes Yes CHEM fulfills a major requirement in all Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Biochemistry majors; it also fulfills CORE-Lab (Physical) Science requirement or GenEd-Distributive Studies-Natural Sciences Lab requirement. Contact department for placement, 301-405-1791.
5 CHEM131 & 6 Yes Yes Yes
CHEM132 & Yes Yes Yes
CHEM271 No No No
Computer Science JAVA (2004+) A

5

Lower Level Elective

4

No

No

No

Credit will be given for either the A or the AB exam but not both. Credit may be earned for both the C++ and Java exams. Students receiving an acceptable score on the Java exam (5 on A, 4 or 5 on AB) are exempt from CMSC131. Contact department for placement, 301-405-2672. 
JAVA (2004+) AB

4, 5

Lower Level Elective

4

No

No

No

C++ (pre-2004) A

4, 5

Lower Level Elective

4

No

No

No

C++ (pre-2004) AB

4

Lower Level Elective

4

No

No

No

5

Lower Level Elective

6

No

No

No

Economics Macroeconomics 4, 5 ECON201 3 Yes Yes Yes Economics majors must score 4 or 5 to receive credit toward the major. ECON fulfills one of two CORE-Social/Behavioral Science requirements or one of the GenEd-Distributive Studies-History & Social Sciences requirements. Contact department for placement, 301-405-3266.
Microeconomics 3 ECON105 3 No Yes No
4, 5 ECON200 3 Yes Yes Yes
English Literature & Comp 3 Lower Level Elective 3 No No No Students with score of 4 or 5 on Lang and Comp exam satisfy CORE-Fundamental Studies Freshman Writing requirement or the GenEd-Fundamental Studies-Academic Writing requirement (*ENGL 101). Students with credit for the Language exam may not receive credit for ENGL291 or its equivalent. ENGL240 fulfills CORE-Literature requirement. Contact department for placement, 301-405-3825.
4, 5 Lower Level Elective & 6 No No No
ENGL240 Yes Yes No
Language & Comp 3 Lower Level Elective 3 No No No
4, 5 ENGL101 3 No * Yes
Environmental Science   4, 5 Lower Level Elective 3 No Yes Yes Fills CORE-Physical Science requirement or GenEd-Distributive Studies-Natural Sciences.
French Language 4 FREN203 4 No Yes No Language: Students with score of 4 who wish to continue must enroll in FREN 204; with a score of 5 must enroll in FREN250 or higher.
5 FREN204 & 6 Yes Yes No
FREN211 No Yes No
Literature 4 FREN204 3 Yes Yes No Literature: Students with score of 4 must enroll in FREN 250; with score of 5 may enroll in 300-level courses. FREN203, 204, or 211 fulfills CORE-Humanities requirement; FREN250 fulfills CORE-Literature requirement. Contact department for placement, 301-405-4034.

5 FREN204 & 6 Yes Yes No
FREN250 Yes Yes No
Geography Human 4, 5 GEOG202 3 Yes Yes Yes For CORE, GEOG202 fulfills one of the two Social/Behavioral Science requirements. For GenEd, GEOG202 fulfills one of the two GenEd-Distributive Studies-History & Social Sciences and the Diversity-Cultural Competency requirement. Contact department for placement 301-405-4073.
German Language 4 GERM203 4 No Yes No Students with score of 4 who wish to continue must enroll in GERM204; with score of 5 must enroll in GERM 220. Contact department for placement, 301-405-4091.
5 GERM203 & 7 No Yes No
GERM204 Yes Yes No
Gov't & Politics United States 3, 4, 5 GVPT 170 3 Yes Yes Yes GVPT170 fulfills one of two CORE-Social/Behavioral Science requirements or one of the GenEd-Distributive Studies-History & Social Sciences requirements. Contact department for placement, 301-405-4124.
Comparative 3, 4, 5 GVPT280 3 Yes No No
History United States 4 HIST200 or HIST201 3 Yes Yes Yes U.S. History: A score of 4 earns three credits as chosen by the student (HIST200 or HIST201). A score of 5 earns six credits (HIST200 & HIST201). For CORE, HIST200 & HIST201 fulfills a Social/Behavioral-History requirement. For GenEd, HIST200 fulfills either the Distributive Studies-History & Social Sciences or the Distributive Studies-Humanities requirement. For GenEd, HIST201 fulfills either the Distributive Studies-History & Social Sciences or the Distributive Studies-Humanities requirement and the Diversity-Understanding Plural Societies requirement.
5 HIST200 & HIST201 6 Yes Yes Yes
European 4 HIST112 or 3 Yes Yes No European History: A score of 4 will be awarded 3 credits as chosen by the student (HIST112 or HIST113). A score of 5 will be awarded 6 credits (HIST112 & HIST113). HIST112 fills CORE-Humanities requirement; HIST113 fills CORE-History requirement or one of the GenEd-Distributive Studies-History & Social Sciences requirements; see department for placement.
HIST113 Yes Yes Yes
5 HIST112 & 6 Yes Yes No
HIST113 Yes Yes Yes
World 4,5 HIST219 3 Yes Yes No World History: Fills CORE-History requirement; see department for placement, 301-405-4272
Italian   5 ITAL204 & ITAL211 6   Yes No ITAL204 fulfills the CORE-Humanities requirement; contact department for placement, 301-405-4024.
Latin Vergil 4, 5 LATN201 4 Yes Yes No Students with score of 4 or 5 may not take LATN201 or lower for credit. Students with a score of 4 or 5 in more than one AP Latin test may receive additional credit. Contact department for placement and credit adjustment, 301-405-2013.
Catullus & Cicero 4, 5 LATN201 4 Yes Yes No
Catullus & Horace 4, 5 LATN201 4 Yes Yes No
Catullus & Ovid 4, 5 LATN201 4 Yes Yes No
Mathematics Calculus AB 4, 5 MATH140* 4 Yes Yes Yes *MATH141 may be completed through credit-by-exam. MATH140 fulfills CORE-Fundamental Studies Math and CORE-Math & Formal Reasoning Non-Lab. MATH140 fulfills GenEd-Fundamental Studies-Math and GenEd-Fundamental Studies-Analytic Reasoning requirements. Students who receive credit for MATH140 or 140 & 141 may not receive credit for MATH220 or 220 & 221. Contact department for placement, 301-405-5053.

The Calculus BC w/AB subscore is treated as if the BC exam was the AB exam. Students may not receive AB subscore credit if credit was awarded for the BC exam.

Calculus BC 4, 5 MATH140 & 8 Yes Yes Yes
MATH141 Yes Yes No
Calculus BC with AB Subscore 4, 5 MATH140 4 Yes Yes Yes
Music Listening/Literature 3, 4, 5 MUSC130 3 No Yes Yes MUSC130 fulfills CORE Arts History/Theory requirement or the GenEd-Distributive Studies-Humanities requirement. MUSC140 fulfills CORE Arts History/Theory requirement or the GenEd-Distributive Studies-Scholarship in Practice requirement. Majors should contact department for placement, 301-405-5563.
Theory 4 MUSC140 3 No Yes Yes
5 MUSC150 3 No No No
Physics Physics B 4, 5 PHYS121 & PHYS122 8 No Yes Yes PHYS121 and 122 fulfill CORE-Lab (Physical) Science requirement or GenEd-Distributive Studies-Natural Sciences Lab requirement. Physics C exams fulfill major requirements in Biological Sciences, Engineering, or Physics; they also fulfill the CORE-Lab (Physical) Science requirement or GenEd-Distributive Studies-Natural Sciences Lab requirement. A score of 4 or 5 on the Physics C exams will be awarded four credits as chosen by the student and his/her advisor.

Students must have credit for AP Calculus BC to take the next course in sequence. Contact department for placement, 301-405-5979.

Physics C : Mechanics 4, 5 PHYS141 or 4 No Yes Yes
PHYS161 or Yes Yes Yes
PHYS171 Yes Yes Yes
Physics C : Elec./Magnet. 4 PHYS 142 or 4 No Yes Yes
PHYS260/1 Yes Yes Yes
5 PHYS142 or 4 No Yes Yes
PHYS260/1 or Yes Yes Yes
PHYS272 Yes Yes Yes
Psychology   4, 5 PSYC100 3 Yes Yes Yes The AP exam counts towards the 35 required major credits. If a student enters with AP credit, s/he must complete PSYC221 with a grade of B or better.
CORE: PSYC100 fulfills one of two CORE-Social/Behavioral Science requirements.
GenEd: PSYC100 fulfills either one of the Distributive Studies-History & Social Sciences OR the Distributive Studies-Natural Sciences requirement
Contact department for placement, 301-405-5866.
Spanish Language 4 SPAN203 4 No Yes No Language: Students with a score of 4 who wish to continue must enroll in SPAN204, 207, or 211; with score of 5 must enroll in 300-level courses.

Literature: Students with score of 4 or 5 must enroll in 300-level courses.

SPAN 203 or 204 fulfills CORE-Humanities requirement. SPAN221 fulfills CORE-Literature requirement. SPAN207 fulfills one of the GenEd-Distributive Studies-Humanities requirements. Contact department for placement, 301-405-6452.

5 SPAN204 & 6 No Yes No
SPAN207 Yes No Yes
Literature 4 SPAN221 3 Yes Yes No
5 SPAN207 & 6 Yes No Yes
SPAN221 Yes Yes No
Statistics   4, 5 STAT100 3 * Yes Yes STAT100 fulfills CORE-Fundamental Math and CORE-Math & Formal Reasoning Non-Lab. STAT100 fulfills GenEd-Fundamental Studies-Math & GenEd-Fundamental Studies-Analytic Reasoning requirements.
* STAT100 fulfills program requirements in certain majors. Consult advisor.

Please Note: "Lower Level" refers to courses at the lower (100 and 200) level. Students may not receive credit for AP courses AND for equivalent University of Maryland courses or transfer courses (including IB or CLEP). Credit will be deleted in such cases. Decisions about applicability of courses to CORE or General Education are updated on an ongoing basis. Consult Schedule of Classes for most recent information. Native speakers may not earn AP credit for the French, German, or Spanish language exams.

 
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