Students who have achieved the score of 4 or 5 in the College Board Advanced Placement Tests may be granted college credits. AP credits are considered transfer credits. The maximum number of transfer credits allowed is 60 credits (or 20 courses) which includes AP, Study Abroad, and credits taken at another institution.
Incoming first-year students are required to submit an original AP score report directly to the Registrar’s Office. Upon receipt of the official score report, The Clay Center at VSB will determine if credits will be granted. Questions or concerns should be directed to your Academic Advisor.
Please Note: All AP score reports must be received by the last day of classes in the spring semester in first year. In addition, credit cannot be granted retroactively once an equivalent course has been completed at Villanova. For transfer students, all AP score reports must be received no later than September 15 of the year in which they transfer.
To request the official report from the College Board, please contact the College Board Customer Service Office at 1-888-225-5427 or visit: professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/ap/scores.
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Subject-Test Number |
Courses |
Cr. |
Fulfilling VSB Requirement |
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US History (7) |
HIS 1003 or |
3 |
History or |
|
Art History (13) |
AAH 1102 or |
3 |
Humanities or |
|
Biology (20) |
BIO 2105 |
4 |
Natural Science and Social Science |
|
Chemistry (25) |
CHM 1103 |
1 |
Natural Science and Social Science |
|
Chinese Lang. & Culture (28) |
CHI 1111 |
6 |
Humanities and |
|
Computer Science A (31) |
CSC 1051 |
4 |
Computer Science or Natural Science or Social Science |
|
Computer Science Principles (32) |
CSC 1020 |
3 |
Non-Bus. or Free |
|
Economics: |
ECO 1001 |
3 |
ECO 1001 |
|
Economics: |
ECO 1002 |
3 |
ECO 1002 |
|
English Lang. & Comp. (36) or |
ENG 1050 |
3 |
ENG 1050 |
|
Environmental Science (40) |
GEV 1052 |
3 |
Natural Science or |
|
European History (43) |
HIS 1021 |
3 |
History or |
|
French Lang. & Culture (48) |
FFS 1121 |
3 |
Humanities and |
|
Human Geography (53) |
GEV 1002 |
3 |
Social Science or |
|
Govt. & Politics: US (57) |
PSC 1100 |
3 |
Social Science or |
|
Govt. & Politics: Comparative (58) |
PSC 1300 |
3 |
Social Science or |
|
Latin (60) |
LAT 1121 |
3 |
Humanities and |
|
Italian Lang. & Culture (62) |
ITA 1121 |
3 |
Humanities and |
|
Japanese Lang. & Culture (64) |
JPN 1111 |
6 |
Humanities and |
|
Calculus AB (66) or |
MAT 1500 |
4 |
MAT 1500 |
|
Calculus BC (68) |
MAT 1500 |
4 |
MAT 1500 and |
|
Physics C: Mechanics (80) |
PHY 1100 |
3 |
Natural Science or |
|
Physics C: Elec. & Magnetism (82) |
PHY 1102 |
3 |
Natural Science or |
|
Psychology (85) |
PSY 1000 |
3 |
Behavioral Science or |
|
Spanish Lang. (87) or Spanish Lit. & Culture (89) |
SPA 1121 |
3 |
Humanities and |
|
Statistics (90) |
STAT 1230* or |
3 |
Non-Bus. or Free |
|
World History (93) |
HIS 1050 or |
3 |
History or |
* MAT 1505 or STAT 1230 fulfills a non-business or free elective
Please Note: Students achieving a score of 5, 6 or 7 on the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program tests may be granted college credits with the approval of The Clay Center at VSB. Credit is only given for “higher level” exams. The student and the Registrar’s Office are notified if IB credits are awarded. See the International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit section for additional information.