Course credit may be granted for a score of 4 or 5 on Advanced Placement (AP) Exams of the College Board according to the equivalency chart below. AP Exam must have been taken within the last 10 years and must have been taken prior to the student’s graduation from high school. Course credit is entered on a student’s transcript, but no grades or quality points are awarded. It is the student’s responsibility to have an official AP score report sent to DigiPen.
Accepted AP Scores and DigiPen Course Equivalents
| AP Exam | Minimum Score | DigiPen Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| AP Research | 4 | HSS ELEC | 3 |
| AP Seminar | 4 | HSS ELEC | 3 |
| 2D Art and Design | 4 | ART 105 | 3 |
| Art History | 4 | ART 1000 | 3 |
| Music Theory | 4 | MUS 120 & MUS 120L | 2 and 1 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | ENG 110 | 3 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | ENG 110 | 3 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | HSS ELEC | 3 |
| European History | 4 | HSS ELEC | 3 |
| Human Geography | 4 | HSS ELEC | 3 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | ECN 100 | 3 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | ECN 100 | 3 |
| Psychology | 4 | PSY 101 | 3 |
| US Government and Politics | 4 | HSS ELEC | 3 |
| US History | 4 | HSS ELEC | 3 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | HIS 100 | 3 |
| Biology | 4 | NS ELEC | 3 |
| Chemistry | 4 | NS ELEC | 3 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | NS ELEC | 3 |
| Physics 1: Algebra-based | 4 | PHY 115 | 3 |
| Physics 2: Algebra-based | 4 | PHY 199 | 3 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | PHY 270 & PHY 270L | 3 and 1 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | PHY 200 & PHY 200L | 4 and 1 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | MAT 150 | 4 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | MAT 200 | 4 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | CS 115 | 3 |
| Precalculus | 4 | MAT 106 | 3 |
| Statistics | 4 | MAT 105 | 3 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | HSS ELEC | 3 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | HSS ELEC | 3 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | HSS ELEC | 3 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | HSS ELEC | 3 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | JPN 101 | 3 |
| Latin | 4 | HSS ELEC | 3 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | HSS ELEC | 3 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | HSS ELEC | 3 |