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. 

Students who wish to remove AP credit from their record should first discuss with their academic advisor prior to requesting credit removal. Students should email the Manager of Academic Policies and Procedures to have their credit removed. Once the request has been processed, it cannot be reversed.  

Advanced Placement (AP) Credit Equivalencies 2025-2026

Test #SubjectScoreVillanova Course(s)Credits
7United States History4 or 5HIS 1002 The United States to 1877 or HIS 1003 The United States Since 18773
13Art History4 or 5AAH 1101 His West Art: Ancient-Med or AAH 1102 His West Art:Renaiss-Cont3
20Biology4 or 5

BIO 2105 General Biology I

BIO 2106 General Biology II

4

4

25Chemistry4 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

28Chinese Language & Culture4 or 5

CHI 1009 Foundations in Chinese I

CHI 1010 Foundations in Chinese II

4

4

31Computer Science A4 or 5CSC 1051 Algorithms & Data Struc I4
32Computer Science Principles4 or 5CSC 1020 Computing and the Web3
34Economics: Microeconomics5ECO 1001 Intro to Micro3
35Economics: Macroeconomics5ECO 1002 Intro to Macro3
36English Language & Composition4 or 5ENG 1020 AP English Language & Comp3
37English Literature & Composition4 or 5ENG 1020  AP English Language & Comp3
40Environmental Science4 or 5GEV 1052 Environmental Studies3
43European History4 or 5HIS 1021 History of Western Civilization II3
48French Language and Culture4 or 5

FFS 1119 Foundations in French I

FFS 1120 Foundations in French II

3

3

53Human Geography4 or 5GEV 1002 Geography of a Globalizing World3
57Government & Politics: US4 or 5PSC 1100 Intro to American Government3
58Government & Politics: Comp4 or 5PSC 1300 Comparable Politics3
60Latin4 or 5

LAT 1119 Foundations in Latin I

LAT 1120 Foundations in Latin II

3

3

62Italian Language & Culture4 or 5

ITA 1119 Foundations in Italian I

ITA 1120 Foundations in Italian II

3

3

64Japanese Language & Culture4 or 5

JPN 1009 Foundations in Japanese I

JPN 1010 Foundations in Japanese II

4

4

66Calculus AB4 or 5MAT 1500 Calculus I4
68Calculus BC4 or 5

MAT 1500 Calculus I

MAT 1505 Calculus II

4

4

69Calculus AB Subscore Grade4 or 5MAT 1500 Calculus I4
80Physics C - Mechanics4 or 5PHY 2400 Physics I Mechanics3
82Physics C - Electricity & Magnetism4 or 5

PHY 2402 Physics II Elec & Magnet

PHY 2403 Physics Lab for Engineering

3

1

85Psychology4 or 5PSY 1000 General Psychology3
87Spanish Language4 or 5

SPA 1119 Foundations in Spanish I

SPA 1120 Foundations in Spanish II

3

3

89Spanish Literature4 or 5

SPA 1119 Foundations in Spanish I

SPA 1120 Foundations in Spanish II

3

3

90Statistics4 or 5STAT 1230 Intro Statistics I or CSC 2300 Statistics for Computing3
93World History4 or 5HIS 1040 Themes Pre-Mod World History or HIS 1050 Themes in Modern World History3