Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
CUTOFF SCORES, PLACEMENT MESSAGES, AND CREDIT POLICIES FOR 2024-2025
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is committed to supporting our incoming students and ensuring that they have a smooth transition to their higher education studies. Please be sure to tell your academic advisor during Summer Registration that you have taken AP exams, as the College Board has announced there will be a delay in sending scores to institutions. The credit policies below apply to all students entering Illinois in Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025. Only scores resulting in credit are shown.
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For descriptions of the courses listed in the table below, please see the Courses of Instruction section in the Academic Catalog.
Course numbers listed as 1 - - or 2 - - are considered elective credit within the stated subject area. This is because our campus does not have an equivalent course that corresponds to the AP course. Students can apply elective credit towards their graduation requirements. Students should consult with their academic advisor to determine how this test-based credit may best be used to meet their specific curriculum and program requirements.
Questions? Contact "Placement & Proficiency" staff by emailing pnp@illinois.edu or by calling 217-244-4437 during business hours.
Score: 3-5
Course Credited: AFRO 100
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: --
Score: 3-5
Course Credited: MATH 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: Follow your ALEKS placement.
Score: 3, 4, or 5
Course Credited: LAS 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: --
Score: 3, 4, or 5
Course Credited: LAS 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: --
Score: 3, 4, or 5
Course Credited: ART 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: --
Score: 3, 4, or 5
Course Credited: ART 105
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: --
Score: 3, 4, or 5
Course Credited: ART 104
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: --
Score: 3, 4, or 5
Course Credited: ART 102
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: --
Score: 3 or 4
Course Credited: IB 100
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: --
Score: 5
Course Credited: IB 150, MCB 150
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: Consult with your advisor, as your next biology course will depend on your major and your educational goals.
Score: 3
Course Credited: MATH 234
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: Talk with your advisor. If your program requires MATH 220 or MATH 221, you will not receive credit towards graduation for MATH 234.
Score: 4 or 5
Course Credited: MATH 220
Credit Hours: 5
Placement Message: Placed into MATH 231.
Score: 3
Course Credited: MATH 234
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: Talk with your advisor. If your program requires MATH 220 or MATH 221, you will not receive credit towards graduation for MATH 234.
Score: 4
Course Credited: MATH 220
Credit Hours: 5
Placement Message: Talk with your advisor. Grainger Engineering recommends you take MATH 221 despite having course credit for MATH 220.
Score: 5
Course Credited: MATH 220
Credit Hours: 5
Placement Message: Placed into MATH 231 (Section EL1 or EL2) with concurrent enrollment in MATH 299.
Score: 3 with no sub score or with a sub score of 1, 2, or 3
Course Credited: MATH 234
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: Talk with your advisor. If your program requires MATH 220 or MATH 221, you will not receive credit towards graduation for MATH 234.
Score: 3 with a sub score of 4 or 5
Course Credited: MATH 220
Credit Hours: 5
Placement Message: Placed into MATH 231.
Score: 4 or 5
Course Credited: MATH 220, MATH 231
Credit Hours: 5 for MATH 220, 3 for MATH 231
Placement Message: Placed into MATH 241.
Score: 3 with no sub score or with a sub score of 1, 2, or 3
Course Credited: MATH 234
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: Discuss during your advising appointment on your New Student Registration Day. Your ALEKS math placement test score and any other earned math credit will determine your placement.
Score: 3 with a sub score of 4
Course Credited: MATH 220
Credit Hours: 5
Placement Message: Discuss during your advising appointment on your New Student Registration Day. Grainger Engineering recommends you take MATH 220 or MATH 221.
Score: 3 with a sub score of 5
Course Credited: MATH 220
Credit Hours: 5
Placement Message: Placed into MATH 231 (Section EL1 or EL2) with concurrent enrollment in MATH 299.
Score: 4
Course Credited: MATH 220, MATH 231
Credit Hours: 5 for MATH 220, 3 for MATH 231
Placement Message: Discuss during your advising appointment on your New Student Registration Day. Grainger Engineering recommends taking MATH231 (Section EL1 or EL2) with concurrent enrollment in MATH 229.
Score: 5
Course Credited: MATH 220
Credit Hours: 5 for MATH 220, 3 for MATH 231
Placement Message: Placed into MATH 241.
Score: 3
Course Credited: CHEM 102, lecture only; CHEM 103 lab credit is NOT awarded for AP
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: CHEM 104; Consult with your advisor to determine which Chemistry course you should enroll in.
Score: 4 or 5
Course Credited: CHEM 102 and CHEM 104, lectures only; CHEM 103 and 105 lab credit is NOT awarded for AP
Credit Hours: 3 for CHEM 102, 3 for CHEM 104
Placement Message: Consult with your advisor to determine which Chemistry course you should enroll in.
Score: 3
Course Credited: CHIN 2--
Credit Hours: 5
Placement Message: CHIN 203
Score: 4
Course Credited: CHIN 203, CHIN 204
Credit Hours: 5 for both CHIN 203, CHIN 204
Placement Message: CHIN 305
Score: 5
Course Credited: CHIN 203, CHIN 204, CHIN 305, CHIN 306
Credit Hours: 5 for each CHIN 203, CHIN 204, CHIN 305, CHIN 306
Placement Message: CHIN 407 OR CHIN 440
Score: 3
Course Credited: CS 105
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Score: 4 or 5
Course Credited: CS 101
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Score: 3 or 4
Course Credited: CS 102
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: -
Score: 5
Course Credited: CS 105
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Score: 3 or 4
Course Credited: ECON 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: You may register for the departmental ECON 103 proficiency exam. Consult with your advisor for a course recommendation.
Score: 5
Course Credited: ECON 105
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: Consult with your advisor.
Score: 3 or 4
Course Credited: ECON 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: You may register fo rhte departmental ECON 102 proficiency exam. Consult with your advisor for a course recommendation.
Score: 5
Course Credited: ECON 102
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: Consult with your advisor.
Score: 3
Course Credited: RHET 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Score: 4 or 5
Course Credited: RHET 105
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: You have fulfilled the 'Composition I' requirement.
Score: 3
Course Credited: RHET 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Score: 4 or 5, if there is no English Language score or it is 1, 2, or 3
Course Credited: RHET 105
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: You have fulfilled the 'Composition I' requirement.
Score: 4 or 5, if English Language score is 4 or 5
Course Credited: RHET 105, ENGL 1--
Credit Hours: 4 for RHET 105, 3 for ENGL 1--
Placement Message: You have fulfilled the 'Composition I' requirement.
Score: 3
Course Credited: NRES 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Score: 4 or 5
Course Credited: NRES 100
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Score: 3
Course Credited: FR 103
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: FR 104
Score: 4
Course Credited: FR 103, FR 104, FR 205
Credit Hours: 4 for both FR 103 and FR 104, 2 for FR 205
Placement Message: FR 207
Score: 5
Course Credited: FR 103, FR 104, FR 205, FR 207
Credit Hours: 4 for both FR 103 and FR 104, 2 for FR 205, 3 for FR 207
Placement Message: FR 211 or FR 212
Score: 3
Course Credited: GER 103, GER 104
Credit Hours: 4 for both GER 103, GER 104
Placement Message: GER 211
Score: 4 or 5
Course Credited: GER 103, GER 104, GER 105
Credit Hours: 4 for both GER 103 and GER 104, 3 for GER 211
Placement Message: GER 212
Score: 3 or 4
Course Credited: PS 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: Any PS course numbered higher than PS 199
Score: 5
Course Credited: PS 240
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: Any PS course numbered higher than PS 199 other than PS 240
Score: 3
Course Credited: PS 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: PS 101
Score: 4 or 5
Course Credited: PS 101
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: Any PS course numbered higher than PS 199.
Score: 3 or 4
Course Credited: HIST 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Score: 5
Course Credited: HIST 142
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Score: 3, 4, or 5
Course Credited: HIST 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Score: 3 or 4
Course Credited: HIST 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Score: 5
Course Credited: HIST 100
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Score: 3
Course Credited: GGIS 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: GGIS 104
Score: 4 or 5
Course Credited: GGIS 104
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: GGIS 204 or GGIS 210
Score: 3
Course Credited: ITAL 102
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: Please meet with Laura Callegari Hill to discuss opportunities for higher placement and possibly additional proficiency credit.
Score: 4
Course Credited: ITAL 103
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: Please meet with Laura Callegari Hill to discuss opportunities for higher placement and possibly additional proficiency credit.
Score: 5
Course Credited: ITAL 103, ITAL 104
Credit Hours: 4 for both ITAl 103, ITAL 104
Placement Message: Please meet with Laura Callegari Hill to discuss opportunities for higher placement and possibly additional proficiency credit.
Score: 3
Course Credited: JAPN 2--
Credit Hours: 5
Placement Message: Take the UIUC Japanese Placement Test.
Score: 4
Course Credited: JAPN 203, JAPN 204
Credit Hours: 5 for JAPN 203, 5 for JAPN 204
Placement Message: JAPN 305
Score: 5
Course Credited: JAPN 203, JAPN 204, JAPN 305, JAPN 306
Credit Hours: 5 for each JAPN 203, JAPN 204, JAPN 305, JAPN 306
Placement Message: Take the UIUC Japanese Placement Test.
Score: 3
Course Credited: LAT 201, LAT 202
Credit Hours: 4 for both LAT 201, LAT 202
Placement Message: LAT 401
Score: 4 or 5
Course Credited: LAT 201, LAT 202, LAT 1--
Credit Hours: 4 for both LAT 201, LAT 202, 3 for LAT 1--
Placement Message: LAT 401
Score: 3
Course Credited: MUS 1--
Credit Hours: 2
Placement Message: You may take the Music Theory or the Musicianship proficiency exam, if you wish.
Score: 4 with an aural sub score of 1, 2, or 3
Course Credited: MUS 1--
Credit Hours: 2
Placement Message: You may take the Music Theory or the Musicianship proficiency exam, if you wish.
Score: 4 with an aural sub score of 4
Course Credited: MUS 102
Credit Hours: 2
Placement Message: You may take the Musicianship proficiency exam, if you wish.
Score: 4 with an aural sub score of 5
Course Credited: MUS 102, MUS 107
Credit Hours: 2 for both MUS 102, 107
Placement Message: -
Score: 5 with an aural sub score of 1, 2, 3, or 4
Course Credited: MUS 102
Credit Hours: 2
Placement Message: You may take the Musicianship proficiency exam, if you wish.
Score: 5 with an aural sub score of 5
Course Credited: MUS 102, MUS 107
Credit Hours: 2 for each MUS 102, 107
Placement Message: -
Score: 3
Course Credited: PHYS 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the PHYS 101 proficiency exam.
Score: 4
Course Credited: PHYS 1--
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the PHYS 101 proficiency exam.
Score: 5
Course Credited: PHYS 101
Credit Hours: 5
Placement Message: Consult with your advisor.
Score: 3
Course Credited: PHYS 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the PHYS 101 or the proficiency exam.
Score: 4
Course Credited: PHYS 1--
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the PHYS 101 or the PHYS 102 proficiency exam.
Score: 5
Course Credited: PHYS 102
Credit Hours: 5
Placement Message: Consult with your advisor.
Score: 3
Course Credited: PHYS 2--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the Physics proficiency exam that corresponds to the requirements of your program.
Score: 4
Course Credited: PHYS 2--
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the Physics proficiency exam that corresponds to the requirements of your program.
Score: 5
Course Credited: PHYS 212
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: Consult with your advisor.
Score: 3
Course Credited: PHYS 2--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the Physics proficiency exam that corresponds to the requirements of your program.
Score: 4
Course Credited: PHYS 2--
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the Physics proficiency exam that corresponds to the requirements of your program.
Score: 5
Course Credited: PHYS 211
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: Consult with your advisor.
Score: 3 or 4
Course Credited: PSYC 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Score: 5
Course Credited: PSYC 100
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: -
Score: 3
Course Credited: SPAN 141
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: SPAN 200, 202, 204, 208, 228, or 232
Score: 5
Course Credited: SPAN 141, SPAN 200, SPAN 204
Credit Hours: 4 for SPAN 141, 3 for SPAN 200 and SPAN 204
Placement Message: SPAN 202, 208, 228, or 232
Score: 3
Course Credited: SPAN 141
Credit Hours: 4
Placement Message: SPAN 200, 202, 204, 208, 228, or 232
Score: 5
Course Credited: SPAN 141, 200, 204
Credit Hours: 4 for SPAN 141, 3 for SPAN 200, SPAN 204
Placement Message: SPAN 202, 208, 228, or 232
Score: 3
Course Credited: STAT 1--
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Score: 4 or 5
Course Credited: STAT 100
Credit Hours: 3
Placement Message: -
Questions? Contact pnp@illinois.edu or call 217-244-4437.
The University of Illinois recognizes the value of the Advanced Placement (AP) Program and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme. Students should be aware that there are times when it is in their best interest to take the course that corresponds to the AP or IB credit instead of accepting the test-based credit. You may be better prepared for the rigors of the subsequent course in the sequence if you decline this credit and take the course. Students are able to consult with their academic advisors during Registration in order to determine what will be most appropriate for their individual plan of study.
New undergraduate students who barely miss earning proficiency credit and who have not already earned college-level credit in the subject are allowed to take a departmental proficiency exam in math, science, and certain LOTEs if they wish to try to proficiency out of an introductory course.