Advanced Placement Exams
Students entering Georgia Tech may receive college credit based upon their scores on the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Exams taken in conjunction with designated high school advanced placement classes, SAT II Subject Tests, The International Baccalaureate, and/or Georgia Tech Departmental Exams.
Once enrolled at Georgia Tech, students are not allowed to take College Board (Advanced Placement and SAT II), International Baccalaureate, or A-Level Examinations for credit. All examinations must be completed prior to the student's enrollment date. Students who offer satisfactory evidence that they are qualified to do so may receive credit for a course by examination at Georgia Tech. Such an examination is called an Examination for Advanced Standing.
**Please be aware that BIOL 1510 credit will be awarded as BIOS 1107 and BIOS 1107L effective Spring 2020.
**Please be aware foreign language credit is only awarded with a score of 3 for First Year students starting 2020-2021.
**Please be aware Spanish Literature & Culture with a score of 5 will only award SPAN 3050 for first year students starting 2022-2023.
**Georgia Tech will accept the new African American Studies exam and award HTS 1XXX with a score of 4 or 5 in 2023.
**Georgia Tech will accept the new Pre-Calculus exam and award MATH 1113 with a score of 4 or 5 in 2024.
College Board Advanced Placement Exams
| Subject | Course | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | AP Score: 4 or 5 = HTS 1XXX | 3 |
| Art History | AP Score: 4 or 5 ID 2242 | 3 |
| Biology | AP Score: 4 or 5 = BIOS 1107 and BIOS 1107L | 4 |
| Mathematics - Calculus AB | AP Score: 4 or 5 = MATH 1551 5 | 2 |
| Mathematics - Calculus BC | AP Score: 4 or 5 = MATH 1551 & MATH 15525 | 6 |
| Chemistry - Effective Summer 2010 | AP Score: 4 = CHEM 1211K | 4 |
| Chemistry | AP Score: 5 = CHEM 1310 | 4 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | AP Score: 3 = CHIN 1001 and CHIN 1002 6 | 8 |
| AP Score: 4 = CHIN 1002, CHIN 2001, and CHIN 2002 | 10 | |
| AP Score: 5 = CHIN 2001, CHIN 2002, and CHIN 3XXX | 9 | |
| Computer Science (A) | AP Score: 4 or 5 = CS 1301 | 3 |
| Computer Science Principles | AP Score: 4 or 5 = CS 1XXX | 3 |
| English Language and Composition | AP Score: 4 or 5 = ENGL 1101 | 3 |
| English Literature and Composition | AP Score: 4 or 5 = ENGL 1101 | 3 |
| Environmental Science | AP Score: 4 or 5 = EAS 1600 | 4 |
| European History | AP Score: 4 or 5 = HTS 1031 | 3 |
| French Language and Culture | AP Score: 3 = FREN 1001 and FREN 1002 6 | 6 |
| AP Score: 4 = FREN 1002, FREN 2001, and FREN 2002 | 9 | |
| AP Score 5 = FREN 2001, FREN 2002, and FREN 3XXX | 9 | |
| German Language and Culture | AP Score: 3 = GRMN 1001 & GRMN 1002 6 | 6 |
| AP Score 4 = GRMN 1002, GRMN 2001, and GRMN 2002 | 9 | |
| AP Score 5 = GRMN 2001, GRMN 2002, and GRMN 3XXX | 9 | |
| Government and Politics: Comparative | AP Score: 4 or 5 = INTA 12003 | 3 |
| Government and Politics: U.S. | AP Score: 4 or 5 = POL 11013 | 3 |
| Human Geography | AP Score: 4 or 5 = SS 1XXX | 3 |
| Italian Language and Culture | No Credit Awarded | 0 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | AP Score: 3 = JAPN 1001 and JAPN 1002 6 | 8 |
| AP Score: 4 = JAPN 1002, JAPN 2001, and JAPN 2002 | 10 | |
| AP Score: 5 = JAPN 2001, JAPN 2002, and JAPN 3001 | 9 | |
| Latin (Language and Culture) | AP Score: 4 or 5 = LATN 2XXX | 6 |
| Economics (Macroeconomics)1 | AP Score: 4 or 5 = ECON 2105 | 3 |
| Economics (Microeconomics)1 | AP Score: 4 or 5 = ECON 2106 | 3 |
| Music Theory | AP Score: 4 or 5 = MUSI 2700 | 3 |
| Physics B | AP Score: 4 or 5 = PHYS 2XXX | 3 |
| Physics C, Part I: Mechanics | AP Score: 5 = PHYS 22114 | 4 |
| Physics C, Part II: Elect & Magnetism | AP Score: 5 = PHYS 22124 | 4 |
| Physics 1: Algebra-Based | AP Score: 4 or 5 = PHYS 2XXX | 3 |
| Physics 2: Algebra-Based | AP Score: 4 or 5 = PHYS 2XXX | 3 |
| Psychology | AP Score: 4 or 5 = PSYC 1101 | 3 |
| Spanish Language & Culture | AP Score: 3 = SPAN 1001 & SPAN 1002 6 | 6 |
| AP Score: 4 = SPAN 1002, SPAN 2001, and SPAN 2002 | 9 | |
| AP Score 5 = SPAN 2001, SPAN 2002, and SPAN 3XXX | 9 | |
| Spanish Literature & Culture | AP Score: 3 = SPAN 1001 & SPAN 1002 6 | 6 |
| AP Score: 4 = SPAN 1002, SPAN 2001, and SPAN 2002 | 9 | |
| AP Score: 5 = SPAN 2001, SPAN 2002, and SPAN 3050 | 9 | |
| Statistics | No Credit Awarded | 0 |
| Studio Art: 2-D Design | AP Score: 4 or 5 = ARCH 1XXX | 3 |
| Studio Art: 3-D Design | AP Score: 4 or 5 = ARCH 1XXX | 3 |
| Studio Art: Drawing | No Credit Awarded | 0 |
| United States (American) History | AP Score: 4 or 5 = HIST 2111 | 3 |
| World History | AP Score: 4 or 5 = HTS 1XXX2 | 3 |
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With a score of 4 or 5 in both macroeconomics and microeconomics, a student could instead elect to receive 3 semester hours of credit for ECON 2100.
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HTS 1XXX represents a 1000 level elective course that may be used toward a social science requirement.
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Students cannot receive credit for both INTA 1200 and POL 1101.
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Students who receive a score of 4 will be contacted by the School of Physics after the AP scores are received (early in August each year) with information about taking a placement test to validate the credit. If students pass the test, they will be awarded credit.
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Subscores not accepted
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Language credit is only awarded with a score of 3 for First Year students starting 2020-2021