AP® credit at Boise State University
Boise State University gives credit for 41 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 41 AP® exams earn credit at Boise State University
- A 3 earns credit on every exam on Boise State University's list
- Up to 16 credits from a single exam
From Boise State University's AP® credit policy (boisestate.edu). Last checked 28 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 3+BIOL 100XFN, 100XF8
- AP® Calculus BCscore 3+MATH 170, 1758
- AP® English Languagescore 5ENGL 101, 1026
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Add up your AP® credit at Boise State University
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See Boise State University's full AP® chart (41 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 crART 100XF | 3 crART 100XF | 3 crART 100XF |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 crART 100XF | 3 crART 100XF | 3 crART 100XF |
| African American Studies | 3 crHIST 100XF | 3 crHIST 100XF | 3 crHIST 100XF |
| Art History | 3 crART 100 | 3 crART 100 | 3 crART 100 |
| Biology | 8 crBIOL 100XFN, 100XF | 8 crBIOL 191, 100XFN | 8 crBIOL 191, 192 |
| Business & Personal Finance | 3 crBUS 100XF | 3 crBUS 100XF | 3 crBUS 100XF |
| Calculus AB | 4 crMATH 170 | 4 crMATH 170 | 4 crMATH 170 |
| Calculus BC | 8 crMATH 170, 175 | 8 crMATH 170, 175 | 8 crMATH 170, 175 |
| Chemistry | 4 crCHEM 101, 100XF | 4 crCHEM 111, 100XF | 4 crCHEM 111, 100XF |
| Chinese | 101, 102 | 101, 102, 201 | 101, 102, 201, 202 |
| Comparative Government | 3 crPOLS 100XF | 3 crPOLS 100XF | 3 crPOLS 100XF |
| Computer Science A | 4 crCS 121 | 4 crCS 121 | 4 crCS 121 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 crCS 101 | 3 crCS 101 | 3 crCS 101 |
| Drawing | 3 crART 100XF | 3 crART 100XF | 3 crART 100XF |
| English Language | 3 crENGL 101 | 3 crENGL 101 | 6 crENGL 101, 102 |
| English Literature | 3 crENGL 175 | 3 crENGL 175 | 6 crENGL 175, 100XF |
| Environmental Science | 3 crENVSTD 121 | 3 crENVSTD 121 | 3 crENVSTD 121 |
| European History | 3 crHIST 104 | 3 crHIST 104 | 3 crHIST 104 |
| French | 6 crFREN 101, 102 | 9 crFREN 101, 102, 201 | 12 crFREN 101, 102, 201, 202 |
| German | 101, 102 | 101, 102, 201 | 101, 102, 201, 202 |
| Human Geography | 3 crGEOG 102 | 3 crGEOG 102 | 3 crGEOG 102 |
| Italian | 8 crFORLNG 100XFH | 12 crFORLNG 100XFH, 200XFH | 16 crFORLNG 100XFH, 200XFH |
| Japanese | 101, 102 | 101, 102, 201 | 101, 102, 201, 202 |
| Latin | 3 crLATIN 100XF | 4 crLATIN 211 | 4 crLATIN 212 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 crECON 201 | 3 crECON 201 | 3 crECON 201 |
| Microeconomics | 3 crECON 202 | 3 crECON 202 | 3 crECON 202 |
| Music Theory | 3 crMUS 100XF | 3 crMUS 100XF | 3 crMUS 100XF |
| Physics 1 | 4 crPHYS 100XFN | 4 crPHYS 111 | 4 crPHYS 111 |
| Physics 2 | 4 crPHYS 101 | 4 crPHYS 112 | 4 crPHYS 112 |
| Physics C: E&M | 4 crPHYS 101 | 5 crPHYS 212, 212L | 5 crPHYS 212, 212L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 crPHYS 100XFN | 5 crPHYS 100XFN | 5 crPHYS 100XFN |
| Pre-Calculus | 5 crMATH 143, 144 | 5 crMATH 143, 144 | 5 crMATH 143, 144 |
| Psychology | 3 crPSYC 101 | 3 crPSYC 101 | 3 crPSYC 101 |
| Research | 3 crGENED 100XF | 3 crGENED 100XF | 3 crGENED 100XF |
| Seminar | 3 crUF 100-level | 3 crUF 100-level | 3 crUF 100-level |
| Spanish Language | 101, 102 | 101, 102, 201 | 101, 102, 201, 202 |
| Spanish Literature | 3 crSPANISH 300XF | 3 crSPANISH 300XF | 3 crSPANISH 304 |
| Statistics | 3 crMATH 254 | 3 crMATH 254 | 3 crMATH 254 |
| US Government | 3 crPOLS 101 | 3 crPOLS 101 | 3 crPOLS 101 |
| US History | 6 crHIST 111, 112 | 6 crHIST 111, 112 | 6 crHIST 111, 112 |
| World History: Modern | 3 crHIST 101 | 3 crHIST 101 | 3 crHIST 101 |
Copied from Boise State University's AP® credit policy (boisestate.edu), checked 28 Oct 2026. Boise State University sets its own policy and can change it, so credit is never guaranteed.
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AP® Calculus AB
AP® Calculus BC
AP® Pre-Calculus
AP® Statistics
AP® Computer Science A
AP® Computer Science Principles
AP® Biology
AP® Chemistry
AP® Environmental Science
AP® Physics 1
AP® English Language
AP® English Literature
AP® US History
AP® Macroeconomics
AP® Microeconomics
AP® Psychology
AP® French
AP® Art History
Study guides for every AP® exam
A printable PDF for each of the 36 AP® exams, $5 each. The green tag marks the exams Boise State University gives credit for.
CreditAfrican American Studies
CreditArt History
CreditBiology
CreditBusiness & Personal Finance
CreditCalculus AB
CreditCalculus BC
CreditChemistry
CreditChinese
CreditComparative Government
CreditComputer Science A
CreditComputer Science Principles
CreditEnglish Language
CreditEnglish Literature
CreditEnvironmental Science
CreditEuropean History
CreditFrench
CreditGerman
CreditHuman Geography
CreditItalian
CreditJapanese
CreditLatin
CreditMacroeconomics
CreditMicroeconomics
CreditPhysics 1
CreditPhysics 2
CreditPhysics C: E&M
CreditPhysics C: Mechanics
CreditPre-Calculus
CreditPsychology
CreditSpanish Language
CreditSpanish Literature
CreditStatistics
CreditUS Government
CreditUS History
CreditWorld History: Modern
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| Globalization and International Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Human Resources Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
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| Leadership and Organizational Behavior | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Leading Organizational Change | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
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| Computer Concepts and Applications | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Current Trends in Computer Science and IT | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Cybersecurity | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Data Structure and Algorithms | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Database Fundamentals | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Database Programming | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Ethics in Technology | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Fundamentals of Information Technology | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Computing | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to HTML and CSS | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Java | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Javascript | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Linux | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Networking | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Operating Systems | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Network and Systems Security | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Programming in C | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Programming in C++ | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Programming in Python | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Software Engineering | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| System Analysis and Design | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Math | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 1 | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 2 | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Discrete Mathematics | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Statistics | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Quantitative Analysis | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| College Algebra | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Precalculus | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 3 (Multivariable) | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Chemistry I | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Environmental Science | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Healthcare Finance and Budgeting | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Healthcare Organization and Management | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Human Resource Management in Healthcare | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Intro to Biology 1 | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Intro to Biology 2 | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Medical Terminology | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Physics I | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology I | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology II | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology II Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Chemistry Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Physics Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Abnormal Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Advanced Social Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Advanced Technical Writing | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Educational Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Ethics in the Social Sciences | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Criminology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Sociology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Macroeconomics | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Microeconomics | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Philosophy | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Psychology of Diversity | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Psychology of Personality | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Research Methods in Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| English Composition I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| English Composition II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| American Literature | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Art History I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Art History II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| U.S. History I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| U.S. History II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| French I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| French II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Critical Thinking & Analysis | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
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Questions students ask
What AP® score do I need for credit at Boise State University?
A 3 on every exam on the list we show. Some exams earn more with a higher score; add your exams in the calculator above to see each one.
How much credit can one AP® exam earn at Boise State University?
Up to 16 credits, on Italian. On this list, one exam earns 3 to 16 credits.
What if my score is too low?
If your score is below what Boise State University asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if Boise State University accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. Boise State University decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. Boise State University sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from Boise State University's AP® credit policy (boisestate.edu) on 28 Oct 2026; check the official page before you count on the credit.
Are these official AP® study guides?
No. AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, these guides. TransferCredit.org is independent.
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