AP® credit at Empire State University
Empire 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 Empire State University
- A 3 earns credit on every exam on Empire State University's list
- Up to 8 credits from a single exam
From Empire State University's AP® credit policy (catalog.sunyempire.edu). Last checked 28 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 3+Biology Elective4
- AP® Calculus BCscore 3+MATH 2140 and MATH 21418
- AP® English Languagescore 3+Writing Elective6
Credits before your first class18
Add up your AP® credit at Empire State University
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An estimate from Empire State University's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. Empire State University decides when your official scores arrive.
See Empire State University's full AP® chart (41 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 |
| African American Studies | 3 crGeneral Elective | 3 crGeneral Elective | 3 crGeneral Elective |
| Art History | 6 crArt Elective | 6 crArt Elective | 6 crArt Elective |
| Biology | 4 crBiology Elective | 4 crBiology Elective | 4 crBiology Elective |
| Business & Personal Finance | 6 crBUSN 1015 and BUSN 2175 | 6 crBUSN 1015 and BUSN 2175 | 6 crBUSN 1015 and BUSN 2175 |
| Calculus AB | 4 crMATH 2140 | 4 crMATH 2140 | 4 crMATH 2140 |
| Calculus BC | 8 crMATH 2140 and MATH 2141 | 8 crMATH 2140 and MATH 2141 | 8 crMATH 2140 and MATH 2141 |
| Chemistry | Chemistry Elective | Chemistry Elective | Chemistry Elective |
| Chinese | Chinese Elective | Chinese Elective | Chinese Elective |
| Comparative Government | 3 crPolitical Science Elective | 3 crPolitical Science Elective | 3 crPolitical Science Elective |
| Computer Science A | 4 crComputer Science Elective | 4 crComputer Science Elective | 4 crComputer Science Elective |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 crComputer Science Elective | 3 crComputer Science Elective | 3 crComputer Science Elective |
| Drawing | 3 crARTS 1065 | 3 crARTS 1065 | 3 crARTS 1065 |
| English Language | 6 crWriting Elective | 6 crWriting Elective | 6 crWriting Elective |
| English Literature | 6 crEnglish Elective | 6 crEnglish Elective | 6 crEnglish Elective |
| Environmental Science | 3 crENSC 1200 | 3 crENSC 1200 | 3 crENSC 1200 |
| European History | 6 crHistory Elective | 6 crHistory Elective | 6 crHistory Elective |
| French | French Elective | French Elective | French Elective |
| German | German Elective | German Elective | German Elective |
| Human Geography | 3 crGeneral Elective | 3 crGeneral Elective | 3 crGeneral Elective |
| Italian | Italian Elective | Italian Elective | Italian Elective |
| Japanese | General Elective | General Elective | General Elective |
| Latin | General Elective | General Elective | General Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 3 crECON 2015 | 3 crECON 2015 | 3 crECON 2015 |
| Microeconomics | 3 crECON 2020 | 3 crECON 2020 | 3 crECON 2020 |
| Music Theory | Music Elective | Music Elective | Music Elective |
| Physics 1 | 4 crPHYS 1200 | 4 crPHYS 1200 | 4 crPHYS 1200 |
| Physics 2 | 4 crPHYS 1201 | 4 crPHYS 1201 | 4 crPHYS 1201 |
| Physics C: E&M | 4 crPhysics Elective | 4 crPhysics Elective | 4 crPhysics Elective |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 crPhysics Elective | 4 crPhysics Elective | 4 crPhysics Elective |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 crMATH 1140 | 4 crMATH 1140 | 4 crMATH 1140 |
| Psychology | 3 crPSYC 1005 | 3 crPSYC 1005 | 3 crPSYC 1005 |
| Research | General Elective | General Elective | General Elective |
| Seminar | General Elective | General Elective | General Elective |
| Spanish Language | Spanish Elective | Spanish Elective | Spanish Elective |
| Spanish Literature | Spanish Elective | Spanish Elective | Spanish Elective |
| Statistics | 3 crMATH 1065 | 3 crMATH 1065 | 3 crMATH 1065 |
| US Government | 3 crPOLI 2010 | 3 crPOLI 2010 | 3 crPOLI 2010 |
| US History | 6 crHIST 2025 and HIST 2030 | 6 crHIST 2025 and HIST 2030 | 6 crHIST 2025 and HIST 2030 |
| World History: Modern | 6 crHistory Elective | 6 crHistory Elective | 6 crHistory Elective |
Copied from Empire State University's AP® credit policy (catalog.sunyempire.edu), checked 28 Oct 2026. Empire State University 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 Empire State UniversityEmpire State University reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask Empire State University's registrar before you enroll.
*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 Empire State University courses; Empire State University 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 Empire 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
Cybersecurity
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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 Empire 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 Empire State University?
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 Empire State University asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if Empire State University accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. Empire State University decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. Empire State University sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from Empire State University's AP® credit policy (catalog.sunyempire.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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