AP® credit at College of Saint Mary
College of Saint Mary gives credit for 28 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 28 AP® exams earn credit at College of Saint Mary
- Up to 8 credits from a single exam
From College of Saint Mary's AP® credit policy (catalog.csm.edu). Last checked 28 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 3+BIO 1003
- AP® Calculus BCscore 4+MTH 2028
- AP® English Languagescore 3+ENGL 1013
Credits before your first class14
Add up your AP® credit at College of Saint Mary
Tap the exams you took (or plan to take), then pick your score.
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An estimate from College of Saint Mary's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. College of Saint Mary decides when your official scores arrive.
See College of Saint Mary's full AP® chart (28 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 crART ELECTIVE | 3 crART ELECTIVE | 3 crART ELECTIVE |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 crART ELECTIVE | 3 crART ELECTIVE | 3 crART ELECTIVE |
| Art History | 3 crART 202 | 3 crART 202 | 3 crART 202 |
| Biology | 3 crBIO 100 | 3 crBIO 100 | 3 crBIO 100 |
| Calculus AB | No credit | 4 crMTH 201 | 4 crMTH 201 |
| Calculus BC | No credit | 8 crMTH 202 | 8 crMTH 202 |
| Chemistry | No credit | CHM 110 | CHM 110 |
| Comparative Government | 3 crHPS Elective | 3 crHPS Elective | 3 crHPS Elective |
| Computer Science A | 3 crBIS 101 | 3 crBIS 101 | 3 crBIS 101 |
| Drawing | 3 crART 213 | 3 crART 213 | 3 crART 213 |
| English Language | 3 crENGL 101 | 3 crENGL 101 | 3 crENGL 101 |
| English Literature | 6 crENG Literature elective | 6 crENG Literature elective | 6 crENG Literature elective |
| Environmental Science | ELECTIVE CREDIT | ELECTIVE CREDIT | ELECTIVE CREDIT |
| European History | 3 crELECTIVE CREDIT | 3 crELECTIVE CREDIT | 3 crELECTIVE CREDIT |
| French | 3 crGCD Credit | 3 crGCD Credit | 3 crGCD Credit |
| German | 3 crGCD Credit | 3 crGCD Credit | 3 crGCD Credit |
| Human Geography | 3 crELECTIVE CREDIT | 3 crELECTIVE CREDIT | 3 crELECTIVE CREDIT |
| Macroeconomics | 3 crECO 131 | 3 crECO 131 | 3 crECO 131 |
| Microeconomics | 3 crECO 132 | 3 crECO 132 | 3 crECO 132 |
| Music Theory | 3 crELECTIVE CREDIT | 3 crELECTIVE CREDIT | 3 crELECTIVE CREDIT |
| Pre-Calculus | No credit | 3 crMTH 115 | 3 crMTH 115 |
| Psychology | 3 crPSY 101 | 3 crPSY 101 | 3 crPSY 101 |
| Spanish Language | 3 crSPN 111 | 3 crSPN 111 | 3 crSPN 111 |
| Spanish Literature | 3 crSPN 411 OR SPN 412 | 3 crSPN 411 OR SPN 412 | 3 crSPN 411 OR SPN 412 |
| Statistics | No credit | 3 crMTH 242 | 3 crMTH 242 |
| US Government | 3 crHPS Elective | 3 crHPS Elective | 3 crHPS Elective |
| US History | 3 crHPS 131, HPS 132 | 3 crHPS 131, HPS 132 | 3 crHPS 131, HPS 132 |
| World History: Modern | 3 crHPS 375 | 3 crHPS 375 | 3 crHPS 375 |
Copied from College of Saint Mary's AP® credit policy (catalog.csm.edu), checked 28 Oct 2026. College of Saint Mary 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
12 months
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 Saint MaryCollege of Saint Mary reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask College of Saint Mary's registrar before you enroll. College of Saint Mary's CLEP® policy is on the College of Saint Mary 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 Saint Mary courses; College of Saint Mary decides whether to accept them.
AP® Calculus AB
AP® Calculus BC
AP® Pre-Calculus
AP® Statistics
AP® Computer Science A
AP® Biology
AP® Chemistry
AP® Environmental Science
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 Saint Mary gives credit for.
CreditArt History
CreditBiology
CreditCalculus AB
CreditCalculus BC
CreditChemistry
CreditComparative Government
CreditComputer Science A
CreditEnglish Language
CreditEnglish Literature
CreditEnvironmental Science
CreditEuropean History
CreditFrench
CreditGerman
CreditHuman Geography
CreditMacroeconomics
CreditMicroeconomics
CreditPre-Calculus
CreditPsychology
CreditSpanish Language
CreditSpanish Literature
CreditStatistics
CreditUS Government
CreditUS History
CreditWorld History: Modern
African American Studies
Business & Personal Finance
Chinese
Computer Science Principles
Cybersecurity
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Physics 1
Physics 2
Physics C: E&M
Physics C: Mechanics
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| Course | Subject | Credits | Credit recommendation | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Business Law | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| 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 |
Courses and prices from upistudy.com, checked 29 Oct 2026. UPI Study is a separate site; course links open upistudy.com with the code transfercreditspecial applied.
Questions students ask
What AP® score do I need for credit at College of Saint Mary?
It depends on the exam: from a 3 on some exams to a 4 on others. Add your exams in the calculator above to see each one.
How much credit can one AP® exam earn at College of Saint Mary?
Up to 8 credits, on Calculus BC. 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 Saint Mary asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if College of Saint Mary accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. College of Saint Mary decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. College of Saint Mary sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from College of Saint Mary's AP® credit policy (catalog.csm.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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