Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Scores and Strayer Equivalency
Strayer University accepts Advanced Placement (AP) Exams as transfer credits for undergraduate courses based on the guidelines set forth by the College Board. Credits are recommended for exams with a grade of 3 or above.
View the Strayer University course equivalency for these exams below:
Please note that these transfer credits do not count towards Residency requirement(s). Listed below are the appropriate examinations, ACE recommended credits and Strayer Equivalency.
| AP Exams | ACE Recommended Credits (Quarter Hours) | Equated Strayer University Courses |
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THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES |
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| Studio Art: 2-D, 3-D, Drawing Portfolio | 4.5 | 1 General Elective |
| Art History | 9 | HUM103 and 1 General Elective |
| Biology | 9 | SCI115 and 1 General Elective |
| Calculus AB | 4.5 | MAT200 |
| Calculus BC | 9 | MAT310 and MAT315 |
| Chemistry | 9 | HUM300 and 1 General Elective |
| Chinese: Language and Culture | 9 | HUM403 and 1 General Elective |
| English: Language and Composition | 9 | ENG115 and ENG215 |
| English: Literature and Composition | 9 | ENG215 and ENG307 |
| Environmental Science | 4.5 | HUM300 |
| French: Literature | 9 | ENG307 and 1 General Elective |
| French: Language | 9 | 2 General Electives |
| German | 9 | 2 General Electives |
| Government & Politics: United States | 4.5 | POL220 |
| Government & Politics: Comparative | 4.5 | POL310 |
| History: European | 9 | HIS200 and 1 General Elective |
| History: United States | 9 | HIS105 and 1 General Elective |
| History: World History | 9 | HIS205 and 1 General Elective |
| Human Geography | 4.5 | 1 General Elective |
| International English Language (APIEL) * | 0 | ENG085 * |
| Italian: Language and Culture | 9 | HUM403 and 1 General Elective |
| Japanese: Language and Culture | 9 | HUM403 and 1 General Elective |
| Latin: Literature | 9 | ENG307 and 1 General Elective |
| Latin: Vergil | 9 | ENG307 and 1 General Elective |
| Music Theory | 9 | HUM105 and 1 General Elective |
| Physics B: Electricity and Magnetism | 4.5 | HUM300 or SCI110 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4.5 | HUM300 or SCI110 |
| Psychology | 4.5 | PSY105 |
| Spanish: Literature | 9 | ENG307 and 1 General Elective |
| Spanish: Language | 9 | 2 General Electives |
| Statistics | 4.5 | MAT300 |
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THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS |
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| Economics: Microeconomics | 4.5 | ECO101 |
| Economics: Macroeconomics | 4.5 | ECO102 |
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THE SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS |
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| Computer Science A | 4.5 | CIS1110 |
| Computer Science AB | 9 | CIS110 and CIS267 |
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* The International English Language course would be equivalent to our ENG085 and may be used to waive TOEFL only. |
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