Advanced Placement (AP) Credit

All Advanced Placement (AP) credit must be accepted and approved before the completion of a student's first two semesters at Villanova. 

If a student has taken Advanced Placement (AP) exams and listed Villanova as a recipient of the scores, their scores will be sent directly to the Office of the Registrar. It is the student's responsibility to provide the College Board with full information, such as personal identification and Villanova's college code, 2959, so that the AP credit administration process can be accomplished efficiently. 

Credit will be added to your academic record based on the below equivalency. 

Advanced Placement (AP) Credit Equivalencies 2023-2024

 

Test #

Subject

Score

Villanova Course(s)

Credits

7

United States History

4 or 5

HIS 1002 The United States to 1877

3

13

History of Art

4 or 5

AAH 1101 His West Art: Ancient-Med

3

20

Biology

4 or 5

BIO 2105 General Biology I
BIO 2106 General Biology II
4
4

25

Chemistry

4 or 5

CHM 1151 General Chemistry I
CHM 1152 General Chemistry II
CHM 1103 General Chemistry Lab I
CHM 1104 General Chemistry Lab II  
4
4
1
1

28

Chinese Language & Culture

4 or 5

CHI 1111 Basic Chinese I
CHI 1112 Basic Chinese II
6
6

31

Computer Science A

4 or 5

CSC 1051 Algorithms & Data Struc I

4

32

Computer Science Principles

4 or 5

CSC 1020 Computing and the Web

3

34

Economics: Microeconomics

4 or 5

ECO 1001 Intro to Micro

3

35

Economics: Macroeconomics

4 or 5

ECO 1002 Intro to Macro

3

36

English Language & Composition

4 or 5

ENG 1050 The Literary Experience

3

37

English Literature & Composition

4 or 5

ENG 1050 The Literary Experience

3

40

Environmental Science

4 or 5

GEV 1052 Environmental Studies

3

43

European History

4 or 5

HIS 1021 History of Western Civilization II

3

48

French Language and Culture

4 or 5

FFS 1121 Intermediate French I
FFS 1122 Intermediate French II
3
3

53

Human Geography

4 or 5

GEV 1002 Geography of a Globalizing World

3

57

Government & Politics: US

4 or 5

PSC 1100 Intro to American Government

3

58

Government & Politics: Comp

4 or 5

PSC 1300 Comparable Politics

3

60

Latin

4 or 5

LAT 1121 Intermediate Latin I
LAT 1122 Intermediate Latin II
3
3

62

Italian Language & Culture

4 or 5

ITA 1121 Intermediate Italian I
ITA 1122 Intermediate Italian II
3
3

64

Japanese Language & Culture

4 or 5

JPN 1111 Introductory Japanese I
JPN 1112 Introductory Japanese II
6
6

66

Calculus AB

4 or 5

MAT 1500 Calculus I

4

68

Calculus BC

4 or 5

MAT 1500 Calculus I
MAT 1505 Calculus II
4
4

69

Calculus AB Subscore Grade

4 or 5

MAT 1500 Calculus I

4

80

Physics C - Mechanics

4 or 5

PHY 2400 Physics I Mechanics

3

82

Physics C - Electricity & Magnetism

4 or 5

PHY 2402 Physics II Elec & Magnet
PHY 2403 Physics Lab for Engineering
3
1

85

Psychology

4 or 5

PSY 1000 General Psychology

3

87

Spanish Language

4 or 5

SPA 1121 Intermediate Spanish I
SPA 1122 Intermediate Spanish II
3
3

89

Spanish Literature

4 or 5

SPA 1121 Intermediate Spanish I
SPA 1122 Intermediate Spanish II
3
3

90

Statistics

4 or 5

STAT 1230 Intro Statistics I

3

93

World History

4 or 5

HIS 1040 Themes Pre-Mod World History

3