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 # | Subject | Score | Villanova Course(s) | Credits |
| 7 | United States History | 4 or 5 | HIS 1002 The United States to 1877 or HIS 1003 The United States Since 1877 | 3 |
| 13 | Art History | 4 or 5 | AAH 1101 His West Art: Ancient-Med or AAH 1102 His West Art:Renaiss-Cont | 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 1009 Foundations in Chinese I CHI 1010 Foundations in Chinese II | 4 4 |
| 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 | 5 | ECO 1001 Intro to Micro | 3 |
| 35 | Economics: Macroeconomics | 5 | ECO 1002 Intro to Macro | 3 |
| 36 | English Language & Composition | 4 or 5 | ENG 1020 AP English Language & Comp | 3 |
| 37 | English Literature & Composition | 4 or 5 | ENG 1020 AP English Language & Comp | 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 1119 Foundations in French I FFS 1120 Foundations in 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 1119 Foundations in Latin I LAT 1120 Foundations in Latin II | 3 3 |
| 62 | Italian Language & Culture | 4 or 5 | ITA 1119 Foundations in Italian I ITA 1120 Foundations in Italian II | 3 3 |
| 64 | Japanese Language & Culture | 4 or 5 | JPN 1009 Foundations in Japanese I JPN 1010 Foundations in Japanese II | 4 4 |
| 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 1119 Foundations in Spanish I SPA 1120 Foundations in Spanish II | 3 3 |
| 89 | Spanish Literature | 4 or 5 | SPA 1119 Foundations in Spanish I SPA 1120 Foundations in Spanish II | 3 3 |
| 90 | Statistics | 4 or 5 | STAT 1230 Intro Statistics I or CSC 2300 Statistics for Computing | 3 |
| 93 | World History | 4 or 5 | HIS 1040 Themes Pre-Mod World History or HIS 1050 Themes in Modern World History | 3 |