Advanced Placement (AP) Program

The College Board has announced modifications to the AP examinations offered for the 2019-20 academic year only: examinations in the spring of 2020 will be administered as 45-minute online free-response exams to be taken at home, in lieu of the traditional face-to-face format. The University of Nebraska – Lincoln remains committed to granting students academic credit for the AP examinations they have successfully completed, and will continue to accept subject area scores as listed on the table below.

Subject areas accepted and scores required are subject to change. No credit is awarded for the AP Capstone courses.

Arts
Examination Score(s) Required UNL Hours and Course Awarded Credits Notes
Art History 5, 4 AHIS 101 3
Music Theory 5 MUSC 165, 165A, 166, 166A 8
Music Theory 4 MUSC 165, 165A 4 Note A
Studio Art: 2-D Design 5, 4, 3 General Studio Credit 3
Studio Art: 3-D Design 5, 4, 3 General Studio Credit 3
Studio Art: Drawing 5, 4, 3 DRAW 101 3

Note A: Additional units of MUSC 166 (3 credit hours) and/or MUSC 166A (1 credit hour) may be available to students by completing a diagnostic test through the Glenn Korff School of Music. Students who demonstrate mastery of content for MUSC 166 and/or MUSC 166A will be awarded credit. For additional information contact the Glenn Korff School of Music at: 402-472-2503 or music2@unl.edu.

English
Examination Score(s) Required UNL Hours and Course Awarded Credits Notes
Language & Composition 5, 4 ENGL 150 3 Note B
Literature & Composition 5, 4 ENGL 180 3

Note B: Students who receive a 4 or 5 on the AP English Language and Composition exam may be eligible to enroll in ENGL 151H or 254H if additional writing courses are needed. Please contact the undergraduate advisor for English, Kathleen Lacey, at klacey3@unl.edu for more information.

History & Social Sciences
Examination Score(s) Required UNL Hours and Course Awarded Credits Notes
Comparative Government & Politics 5, 4 POLS 104 3
European History 5, 4 HIST 130 3
Human Geography 5, 4 GEOG 140 3
Macroeconomics 5, 4, 3 ECON 211 3
Microeconomics 5, 4, 3 ECON 212 3
Psychology 5, 4, 3 PSYC 181 4
US Government & Politics 5, 4 POLS 100 3
U.S. History 5, 4 HIST 110 3
World History 5, 4 HIST 120 3
Math & Computer Science
Examination Score(s) Required UNL Hours and Course Awarded Credits Notes
Calculus AB 5, 4, 3 MATH 106 5
Calculus BC 5, 4, 3 MATH 106 and MATH 107 9
Computer Science A 5, 4, 3 CSCE 155 3
Computer Science Principles 5, 4, 3 CSCE 101 3
Statistics 5, 4, 3 STAT 218 3
Sciences
Examination Score(s) Required UNL Hours and Course Awarded Credits Notes
Biology 5, 4 BIOS 101 and BIOS 101L 4
Chemistry 3 CHEM 105A and CHEM 105L 4
Chemistry 5, 4 CHEM 109A and CHEM 109L 4
Environmental Science 5, 4 GEOG 181 3
Physics 1: Algebra-Based 5, 4 PHYS 141 5
Physics 2: Algebra-Based 5, 4 PHYS 142 5
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism 5, 4 PHYS 212 4
Physics C: Mechanics 5, 4 PHYS 211 4
World Languages & Cultures
Examination Score(s) Required UNL Hours and Course Awarded Credits Notes
Chinese Language & Culture 4 CHIN 201 3
Chinese Language & Culture 5 CHIN 201 + 202 6
French Language & Culture 4 FREN 201 3
French Language & Culture 5 FREN 201 + 202 6
German Language & Culture 4 GERM 201 3
German Language & Culture 5 GERM 201 + 202 6
Japanese Language & Culture 4 JAPN 201 3
Japanese Language & Culture 5 JAPN 201 + 202 6
Latin 3 LATN 101 and LATN 102 10
Latin 4 LATN 101, LATN 102, 300-level Latin Credit 13
Latin 5 LATN 101, LATN 102, 300-level Latin Credit 16
Spanish Language & Culture 4 SPAN 201 3
Spanish Language & Culture 5 SPAN 201 + 202 6
Capstone
Description Credits
Seminar No Credit Awarded
Research No Credit Awarded