Advanced Placement (AP) Credit Chart
Effective for Undergraduates Matriculating 2022-23
You can apply a maximum of 45 quarter units of advanced testing credit or coursework transfer credit toward your undergraduate degree. If you are considering applying for credit for AP exams, you should be aware of the following:
- Subjects not listed on this chart are not eligible for AP credit.
- Stanford may remove credit for AP work from your record if your subsequent Stanford coursework duplicates AP credit course content.
- If you take a Stanford course below the level of the placement course, Stanford removes the corresponding AP units from your student record. Courses taken below the level of placement are considered duplicating courses.
- You may not receive duplicate unit credit for AP and IB exams in the same discipline. Stanford will remove AP credit from your student's record if you earn duplicate credit through the IB exam in the same discipline.
- Stanford allows up to 10 units of credit per discipline for some of the AP exams.
- You may not be awarded credit for more than one exam in the same subject type (excluding language and physics subject areas).
- If you do not see AP credit on your record after Autumn quarter of your first year and are expecting to, please submit a help request.
See below for charts (PDFs) from previous years.
| SUBJECT | SCORE | PLACEMENT | QUARTER UNITS | DUPLICATING COURSES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculus AB (or AB subscore) | 5 | Take placement diagnostic, see the Math Placement web site | 6 | MATH 19, 20 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | Take placement diagnostic, see the Math Placement web site | 10 | MATH 19, 20, 21 |
| 4 | Take placement diagnostic, see the Math Placement web site | 6 | MATH 19, 20 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | CHEM 31M, see the Chem Placement website | 5 | CHEM 31A |
| Chemistry | 5 | CHEM 33, see the Chem Placement website | 10 | CHEM 31A, 31B, 31M |
| Chinese Language & Culture1 | 5 | Take placement exam if continuing in this language | 10 | CHINLANG 1, 2, 3, 1A. 2A |
| Computer Science A | 4,5 | CS 106B or CS 106X | 5 | CS 101, 105, 106A |
| Computer Science Principles | 4,5 | CS 106A | 5 | CS 101, 105 |
| French Language1 | 5 | Take placement exam if continuing in this language | 10 | FRENLANG 1, 2, 3, 1A, 2A |
| Italian Language & Culture1 | 5 | Take placement exam if continuing in this language | 10 | ITALLANG 1, 2, 3, 1A, 2A |
| German Language1 | 5 | Take placement exam if continuing in this language | 10 | GERLANG 1, 2, 3, 1A, 2A |
| Japanese Language & Culture1 | 5 | Take placement exam if continuing in this language | 10 | JAPANLNG 1, 2, 3, 1A, 2A |
| Latin (Literature or Vergil)1 | 5 | Take placement exam if continuing in this language | 10 | CLASSICS 1L, 2L, 3L |
| Physics C - Mechanics2 | 5 | Placement diagnostic required. Contact the Physics Department for additional placement information | 4 | PHYSICS 21, 41 |
| 4 | Placement diagnostic required. Contact the Physics Department for additional placement information | 4 | PHYSICS 21 | |
| Physics C - Electricity and Magnetism2 | 5 | Placement diagnostic required. Contact the Physics Department for additional placement information | 4 | PHYSICS 23, 43 |
| 4 | Placement diagnostic required. Contact the Physics Department for additional placement information | 4 | PHYSICS 23 | |
| Physics 1 & 2 - Both2,3 | 9,10 | Placement diagnostic required. Contact the Physics Department for additional placement information | 8 | PHYSICS 21, 23 |
| 8 | Placement diagnostic required. Contact the Physics Department for additional placement information | 4 | PHYSICS 21 | |
| Spanish (Language)1 | 5 | Take placement exam if continuing in this language | 10 | SPANLANG 1, 2, 3, 1A, 2A |
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1A score of 4 or 5 on this test fulfills the Language Requirement. A score of 5 is required to receive 10 quarter units of credit. 2Students are eligible for Physics C (both) or Physics 1 & 2, however not a combination of the two. 3Students must have taken both Physics 1 & 2 to receive credit along with scoring a minimum of 4 on each exam. The standard rules apply such that students cannot receive credit for multiple exams taken within the same subject. The best score and or unit rate is applied to the transcript for Physics. If a student wants to have a certain Physics exam reflected on the transcript, the student should contact the Student Services Center. |
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