AP® credit at College of Charleston
College of Charleston 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 College of Charleston
- A 3 earns credit on every exam on College of Charleston's list
- Up to 8 credits from a single exam
From College of Charleston's AP® credit policy (charleston.edu). Last checked 28 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 4+BIOL 111, 111L, 112, 112L8
- AP® Calculus BCscore 3+MATH 120 & MATH 2208
- AP® English Languagescore 5ENGL 101 & ENGL 1026
Credits before your first class22
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An estimate from College of Charleston's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. College of Charleston decides when your official scores arrive.
See College of Charleston's full AP® chart (41 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 crARTS 1EE | 3 crARTS 1EE | 3 crARTS 1EE |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 crARTS 1EE | 3 crARTS 1EE | 3 crARTS 1EE |
| African American Studies | 3 crAAST 100 | 3 crAAST 100 | 3 crAAST 100 |
| Art History | 3 crARTH 101 | 6 crARTH 101 & ARTH 102 | 6 crARTH 101 & ARTH 102 |
| Biology | 4 crBIOL 111 & BIOL 111L | 8 crBIOL 111, 111L, 112, 112L | 8 crBIOL 111, 111L, 112, 112L |
| Calculus AB | 4 crMATH 120 | 4 crMATH 120 | 4 crMATH 120 |
| Calculus BC | 8 crMATH 120 & MATH 220 | 8 crMATH 120 & MATH 220 | 8 crMATH 120 & MATH 220 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 crMATH 120 | 4 crMATH 120 | 4 crMATH 120 |
| Chemistry | 4 crCHEM 111 & CHEM 111L | 8 crCHEM 111, 111L, 112, 112L | 8 crCHEM 111, 111L, 112, 112L |
| Chinese | 8 crCHNS 101 & CHNS 102 | 8 crCHNS 201 & CHNS 202 | 8 crCHNS 313 & CHNS 314 |
| Comparative Government | 3 crPOLI 240 | 3 crPOLI 240 | 3 crPOLI 240 |
| Computer Science A | 4 crCSCI 220 & CSCI 220L | 4 crCSCI 220 & CSCI 220L | 4 crCSCI 220 & CSCI 220L |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 crCSCI 2MM | 3 crCSCI 2MM | 3 crCSCI 2MM |
| Drawing | 3 crARTS 1EE | 3 crARTS 1EE | 3 crARTS 1EE |
| English Language | 3 crENGL 1EE | 3 crENGL 101 | 6 crENGL 101 & ENGL 102 |
| English Literature | 3 crENGL 1EE | 3 crENGL 190 | 6 crENGL 190 & ENGL 290 |
| Environmental Science | 3 crENVT 200 | 3 crENVT 200 | 3 crENVT 200 |
| European History | 3 crHIST 102 | 6 crHIST 101 & HIST 102 | 6 crHIST 101 & HIST 102 |
| French | 6 crFREN 201 & FREN 202 | 6 crFREN 202 & FREN 390 | 6 crFREN 202 & FREN 390 |
| German | 6 crGRMN 201 & GRMN 202 | 6 crGRMN 202 & GRMN 390 | 6 crGRMN 202 & GRMN 390 |
| Human Geography | 3 crGEOG 101 | 3 crGEOG 101 | 3 crGEOG 101 |
| Italian | 6 crITAL 201 & ITAL 202 | 6 crITAL 202 & ITAL 390 | 6 crITAL 202 & ITAL 390 |
| Japanese | 8 crJPNS 201 & JPNS 202 | 6 crJPNS 313 & JPNS 314 | 6 crJPNS 313 & JPNS 314 |
| Latin | 6 crLATN 201 & LATN 202 | 6 crLATN 202 & LATN 390 | 6 crLATN 202 & LATN 390 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 crECON 201 | 3 crECON 201 | 3 crECON 201 |
| Microeconomics | 3 crECON 200 | 3 crECON 200 | 3 crECON 200 |
| Music Theory | 3 crMUSC 146 | 3 crMUSC 147 | 3 crMUSC 246 |
| Physics 1 | 4 crPHYS 101 & PHYS 101L | 4 crPHYS 101 & PHYS 101L | 4 crPHYS 101 & PHYS 101L |
| Physics 2 | 4 crPHYS 102 & PHYS 102L | 4 crPHYS 102 & PHYS 102L | 4 crPHYS 102 & PHYS 102L |
| Physics C: E&M | 4 crPHYS 1EE | 4 crPHYS 1EE | 4 crPHYS 1EE |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 crPHYS 111 & PHYS 111L | 4 crPHYS 111 & PHYS 111L | 4 crPHYS 111 & PHYS 111L |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 crMATH 111 | 4 crMATH 111 | 4 crMATH 111 |
| Psychology | 3 crPSYC 103 | 3 crPSYC 103 | 3 crPSYC 103 |
| Research | 3 crENGL 1EE | 3 crENGL 101 | 6 crENGL 101 & ENGL 102 |
| Seminar | 3 crENGL 1EE | 3 crENGL 101 | 6 crENGL 101 & ENGL 102 |
| Spanish Language | 6 crSPAN 201 & SPAN 202 | 6 crSPAN 202 & SPAN 390 | 6 crSPAN 202 & SPAN 390 |
| Spanish Literature | 6 crSPAN 202 & SPAN 390 | 6 crSPAN 202 & SPAN 390 | 6 crSPAN 320 & SPAN 390 |
| Statistics | 3 crMATH 250 | 3 crMATH 250 | 3 crMATH 250 |
| US Government | 3 crPOLI 101 | 3 crPOLI 101 | 3 crPOLI 101 |
| US History | 3 crHIST 201 | 6 crHIST 201 & HIST 202 | 6 crHIST 201 & HIST 202 |
| World History: Modern | 3 crHIST 104 | 6 crHIST 103 & HIST 104 | 6 crHIST 103 & HIST 104 |
Copied from College of Charleston's AP® credit policy (charleston.edu), checked 28 Oct 2026. College of Charleston sets its own policy and can change it, so credit is never guaranteed.
Missed the score? Don't wait a year.
Retake the AP® exam
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Take a self-paced course
~1 month*
- Take the course onlineStart any day. Go at your own pace.
- It's already rated for creditACE and NCCRS review courses and say how many college credits they're worth.
- Send it to College of CharlestonCollege of Charleston reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask College of Charleston's registrar before you enroll. College of Charleston's CLEP® policy is on the College of Charleston credit page.
*UPI Study says its students finish a course in 28–30 days on average.
A backup course for each AP® exam
Same subject, self-paced, with ACE/NCCRS credit recommendations. They aren't College of Charleston courses; College of Charleston decides whether to accept them.
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 College of Charleston gives credit for.
CreditAfrican American Studies
CreditArt History
CreditBiology
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
Business & Personal Finance
Cybersecurity
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| Business Communication | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Essentials | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Ethics | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
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| Entrepreneurship | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Financial Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Foundations of Leadership | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Globalization and International Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Human Resources Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| International Business | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Leadership and Organizational Behavior | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Leading Organizational Change | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Managerial Accounting | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Marketing Research | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Finance | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Marketing | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Project Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| 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 College of Charleston?
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 College of Charleston?
Up to 8 credits, on Biology or Calculus BC or Chemistry or Chinese and others. On this list, one exam earns 3 to 8 credits.
What if my score is too low?
If your score is below what College of Charleston asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if College of Charleston accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. College of Charleston decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. College of Charleston sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from College of Charleston's AP® credit policy (charleston.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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