In and effort to provide accurate information, on 11/1/2019 this list was updated in the published catalog.
The following is an advanced placement credit guide. Please keep in mind that AP credits accepted are subject to change and that this is intended as a guide. AP credit cannot be reviewed and issued until the student is enrolled as a University of Pittsburgh student.
EXAM CODE |
DESCRIPTION |
SCORE |
PITT COURSE CREDITS ISSUED |
# PITT CREDITS |
ARH |
Art History |
3, 4, 5 |
HA&A 0000 |
3 |
BY |
Biology |
4 |
BIOSC 0050, 0150 |
4 |
BY |
Biology |
5 |
BIOSC 0050, 0150, 0060, 0160 |
8 |
MAB |
Calculus AB |
4, 5 |
MATH 0220 |
4 |
MBC |
Calculus BC |
4, 5 |
MATH 0220, 0230 |
8 |
CH |
Chemistry |
3, 4 |
CHEM 0110 |
4 |
CH |
Chemistry |
5 |
CHEM 0110, 0120 |
8 |
CHIN |
Chinese Language |
4, 5 |
CHIN 0001, 0002 |
10 |
GPC |
Comparative Government & Politics |
4, 5 |
PS 0300 |
3 |
CSA |
Computer Science A |
4, 5 |
CS 0401 |
4 |
CSAB |
Computer Science AB |
4, 5 |
CS 0401 |
4 |
EMA |
Economics - Macroeconomics |
4, 5 |
ECON 0110 |
3 |
EMI |
Economics - Microeconomics |
4, 5 |
ECON 0100 |
3 |
ENGC |
English Language & Composition |
4, 5 |
ENGLIT 0000 |
3 |
ELC |
English Literature & Composition |
4, 5 |
ENGLIT 0000 |
3 |
EH |
European History |
4, 5 |
HIST 0100 or HIST 0101 |
3 |
FRA |
French Language |
4 |
FR 0103 |
3 |
FRA |
French Language |
5 |
FR 0103, 0104 |
6 |
FRI |
French Literature |
4 |
FR 0021 |
3 |
FRI |
French Literature |
5 |
FR 0021, 0055 |
6 |
GM |
German Language |
4 |
GER 1490 |
3 |
GM |
German Language |
5 |
GER 1490 |
5 |
ITAL |
Italian Language* |
4 |
ITAL 0113 |
3 |
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5 |
ITAL 0113, 0115 |
6 |
JPN |
Japanese Culture Language |
4 |
JPNSE 1901 |
3 |
JPN |
Japanese Culture Language |
5 |
JPNSE 1901 |
5 |
LTL |
Latin - Literature |
4, 5 |
LATN 0220 |
3 |
LTV |
Latin - Vergil |
4, 5 |
LATN 0220 |
3 |
MSL |
Music - Listening & Literature |
3, 4, 5 |
MUSIC 0211 |
3 |
MST |
Music Theory |
3, 4, 5 |
MUSIC 0100 |
3 |
PHCM |
Physics C-Mechanics |
5 |
PHYS 0174 |
4 |
PY |
Psychology |
4, 5 |
PSY 0010 |
3 |
SPL |
Spanish Language |
4, 5 |
See Department |
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SPLL |
Spanish Literature |
4, 5 |
SPAN 1600 |
3 |
ASG |
Studio Art — 2-D (General Portfolio) |
4, 5 |
SA 0110 |
3 |
ASD |
Studio Art — Drawing |
4, 5 |
SA 0130 |
3 |
GPU |
US Government & Politics |
4, 5 |
PS 0200 |
3 |
UH |
US History |
4, 5 |
HIST 0600 or HIST 0601 |
3 |
WH |
World History |
4, 5 |
HIST 0700 |
3 |
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UPDATED October, 2019 |
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NOTE: The 4 or 8 credits awarded for BIOSC courses may only count toward a degree in some Engineering majors.
NOTE: The 4 credits awarded for CS courses may only count toward a degree in some Engineering majors.
NOTE: Of the 6 humanities/social science electives students must take to graduate from the Swanson School of Engineering, only two may be satisfied by AP and/or IB credit.
The following AP exams are NOT awarded credit in the Swanson School of Engineering:
AP Statistics |
AP Computer Science Priniciples |
AP Research |
AP Seminar |
AP Physics B, Physics 1, Physics 2, Physics C-E&M |
AP Human Geography |
AP Environmental Science |
Please be aware that AP credits are subject to change at any time and that this list is intended as a guide. AP credit cannot be reviewed and issued until the student is enrolled as a University of Pittsburgh student.
Foundational courses in the First-Year Engineering program are taken in sequence. AP/IB credit may be used for foundational courses (e.g. Math). If a student chooses to repeat a course at Pitt for which he/she has AP/IB credit, then AP/IB credit for subsequent courses in the same sequence is forfeited. Please note that this applies to equivalent courses (e.g. CHEM 0110 and 0120/CHEM 0960 and 0970 are equivalent courses. If a student with AP Chemistry credit chooses to take CHEM 0960 at Pitt , he/she may not then use AP credit for CHEM 0120.) Additionally, if a student with AP credit repeats a class at the University and earns less than the minimum required grade to move forward in the course sequence, he/she may not retroactively use AP credit to earn credit for that course.
*Note on 1/13/2020 the AP Score information was updated to reflect accurate information. This update was approved by the Provost Office on 1/10/2020.
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