AP® credit by college: what your AP® score is worth
Look up the score your college asks for. Then get ready for May: all 36 printable AP® guides for $29 a month, or one for $5.
- MayAP exams run in the first two weeks of May College Board (source, opens in a new tab).
- 1 to 5AP scores run from 1 to 5 College Board (source, opens in a new tab).
- $99An exam in the U.S., U.S. territories or Canada College Board (source, opens in a new tab); $129 outside the U.S. College Board (source, opens in a new tab).
Printable AP® study guides for 36 exams
36 printable guides at $5 each. Every guide is in all three plans below.
- A printable PDF for one exam
- The key terms for the exam
- Practice questions with answers explained
- A cram sheet for the night before
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AP® World History: Modern
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AP® United States History
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AP® United States Government and Politics
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AP® Statistics
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AP® Spanish Literature and Culture
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AP® Spanish Language and Culture
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AP® Psychology
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AP® Precalculus
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AP® Physics C: Mechanics
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AP® Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
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AP® Physics 2: Algebra-Based
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AP® Physics 1: Algebra-Based
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AP® Microeconomics
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AP® Macroeconomics
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AP® Latin
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AP® Japanese Language and Culture
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AP® Italian Language and Culture
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AP® Human Geography
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AP® German Language and Culture
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AP® French Language and Culture
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AP® European History
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AP® Environmental Science
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AP® English Literature and Composition
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AP® English Language and Composition
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AP® Cybersecurity
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AP® Computer Science Principles
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AP® Computer Science A
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AP® Comparative Government and Politics
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AP® Chinese Language and Culture
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AP® Chemistry
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AP® Calculus BC
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AP® Calculus AB
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AP® Business with Personal Finance
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AP® Biology
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AP® Art History
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AP® African American Studies
$5View guide
Every AP® study guide in one plan
Bought one by one, our 36 guides come to $180. A plan gives you all of them, and the all-access bundle adds every CLEP® and DSST course and guide we sell.
Monthly
$29 a month
36 AP® study guides
- All 36 AP® guides
- 90+ ACE & NCCRS courses on UPI Study for 1 month
- Billed monthly, cancel anytime
- Best value
Lifetime
$149 once
36 AP® study guides
- All 36 guides, yours for good
- 90+ ACE & NCCRS courses on UPI Study for 1 year
- No monthly bill
- Launch price
All-access bundle
List price $700now $455 once140 courses and study guides
- All 33 CLEP® and DSST prep courses
- All 107 study guides: CLEP®, DSST and AP®
- 90+ ACE & NCCRS courses on UPI Study for life
- Launch discount, applied for you at checkout.
Just one exam?
One printable guide for $5, paid once.
UPI Study is a separate school we partner with: your access code comes in your welcome email. What are ACE and NCCRS courses?
How AP® works: from your college's policy to your credit
Five steps, from checking your college to getting the credit. Every official number links to where College Board says it.
Check your college
Search its AP® policy at the top of this page: the score it asks for and the credit it gives.
Take the course, then review
AP® exams come after an AP® course College Board (source, opens in a new tab). Review with a printable guide.
Pay the exam fee
$99 in the U.S., U.S. territories or Canada College Board (source, opens in a new tab); $129 outside the U.S. College Board (source, opens in a new tab).
Take the exam in May
AP® exams run in the first two weeks of May College Board (source, opens in a new tab).
Get your score and credit
Scores run from 1 to 5 College Board (source, opens in a new tab). Your college decides the credit for each score.
Exam fees from College Board College Board (source, opens in a new tab) College Board (source, opens in a new tab). The credit for each exam depends on your score and your college: check its AP® policy.
For students, parents and military families
High school students
AP® exams come after an AP® course College Board (source, opens in a new tab) and run in the first two weeks of May College Board (source, opens in a new tab). A printable guide helps you review for each one.
Parents
An AP® exam costs $99 in the U.S., U.S. territories or Canada College Board (source, opens in a new tab). Work out what the same credits would cost at your college.
Missed the exam or the score
College Board suggests CLEP® where the content matches College Board (source, opens in a new tab), and CLEP runs all year College Board (source, opens in a new tab). Find the matching exam.
Military and VA families
AP® is on VA's list of approved tests VA (source, opens in a new tab). VA pays back the test fee VA (source, opens in a new tab) if you're covered by the GI Bill or by DEA (Chapter 35) VA (source, opens in a new tab).
Missed the AP® exam or short of the score? Same-subject CLEP® exams
College Board suggests CLEP for students who miss the AP® exam, where the content matches College Board (source, opens in a new tab). CLEP runs all year College Board (source, opens in a new tab). 22 of the 42 subjects on College Board's AP® course list College Board (source, opens in a new tab) have a CLEP or DSST exam on the same subject.
Same subject doesn't mean same credit: each college sets its own CLEP policy College Board (source, opens in a new tab).
AP® exam and credit questions, answered
How much does an AP exam cost?
$99 in the U.S., U.S. territories and Canada College Board (source, opens in a new tab), and $129 outside the U.S. College Board (source, opens in a new tab).
When are AP exams?
In the first two weeks of May College Board (source, opens in a new tab).
What AP score do I need for credit?
It depends on the college: each one sets its own score and credit. Search for your college at the top of this page to see its AP credit page.
What's in a study guide?
A printable PDF for one exam, with its key terms, practice questions with answers explained, and a cram sheet for the night before. Each guide is $5, or get all 36 for $29 a month or $149 once.
What do I get for $29 a month?
All 36 AP® study guides for as long as you subscribe, plus UPI Study's 90+ ACE and NCCRS courses for 1 month. Cancel anytime. See the plans.
What's in the $149 lifetime plan?
All 36 AP® study guides, paid once and yours for good, plus UPI Study's 90+ ACE and NCCRS courses for 1 year. No monthly bill.
What's the all-access bundle?
Everything we sell for AP®, CLEP® and DSST in one payment: 33 CLEP and DSST prep courses and 107 study guides (CLEP, DSST and AP), 140 in all, plus UPI Study's 90+ ACE and NCCRS courses for life. Its list price is $700; the launch discount, applied at checkout, makes it $455. See everything in the bundle.
I missed the AP exam. What now?
College Board suggests CLEP where the content matches College Board (source, opens in a new tab), and CLEP runs all year College Board (source, opens in a new tab). Pick your subject under Missed the exam to see the matching exams.
What are ACE and NCCRS credits?
ACE (the American Council on Education) and NCCRS (a program of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York) review courses taken outside a college and recommend how much college credit they're worth. Your college decides whether it accepts the credit. Compare them with AP and CLEP.
Does the GI Bill pay for AP exams?
AP is on VA's list of approved tests for college credit VA (source, opens in a new tab). VA pays back the test fee VA (source, opens in a new tab) if you're covered by the GI Bill or by DEA (Chapter 35) VA (source, opens in a new tab), even if you don't pass VA (source, opens in a new tab).
Earning credit by exam outside AP®?
CLEP® runs all year: 22 prep courses and 33 guides. DSST: 8 prep courses and 38 guides.