AP® credit at Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney College 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 Hampden-Sydney College
- A 4 earns credit on every exam on Hampden-Sydney College's list
- Up to 8 credits from a single exam
From Hampden-Sydney College's AP® credit policy (hsc.edu). Last checked 29 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 4+Biology 110/1514
- AP® Calculus BCscore 4+Mathematics 141/1428
- AP® English Languagescore 4+Rhetoric 1013
Credits before your first class15
Add up your AP® credit at Hampden-Sydney College
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An estimate from Hampden-Sydney College's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. Hampden-Sydney College decides when your official scores arrive.
See Hampden-Sydney College's full AP® chart (28 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | No credit | 6 crHistory 219/220 | 6 crHistory 219/220 |
| Art History | No credit | 6 crVisual Arts 201/202 | 6 crVisual Arts 201/202 |
| Biology | No credit | 4 crBiology 110/151 | 4 crBiology 110/151 |
| Calculus AB | No credit | 4 crMathematics 141 | 4 crMathematics 141 |
| Calculus BC | No credit | 8 crMathematics 141/142 | 8 crMathematics 141/142 |
| Chemistry | No credit | 4 crChemistry 110/151 | 4 crChemistry 110/151 |
| Chinese | No credit | 6 crChinese 201/202 | 6 crChinese 201/202 |
| Computer Science A | No credit | 4 crComp. Science 261 | 4 crComp. Science 261 |
| Computer Science Principles | No credit | 3 crComp. Science 161 | 3 crComp. Science 161 |
| English Language | No credit | 3 crRhetoric 101 | 3 crRhetoric 101 |
| English Literature | No credit | 3 crEnglish Elective | 3 crEnglish Elective |
| Environmental Science | No credit | 3 crBiology 108 | 3 crBiology 108 |
| European History | No credit | 6 crHistory 101/102 | 6 crHistory 101/102 |
| French | No credit | 6 crFrench 201/202 | 6 crFrench 201/202 |
| German | No credit | 6 crGerman 201/202 | 6 crGerman 201/202 |
| Human Geography | No credit | 3 crPolitics Elective | 3 crPolitics Elective |
| Italian | No credit | 6 crItalian Elective | 6 crItalian Elective |
| Japanese | No credit | 6 crJapanese Elective | 6 crJapanese Elective |
| Music Theory | No credit | 7 crMusic 221/321 | 7 crMusic 221/321 |
| Physics 1 | No credit | 3 crPhysics Elective | 3 crPhysics Elective |
| Physics 2 | No credit | 3 crPhysics Elective | 3 crPhysics Elective |
| Physics C: Mechanics | No credit | 4 crPhysics 131/151 | 4 crPhysics 131/151 |
| Psychology | No credit | 3 crPsychology 101 | 3 crPsychology 101 |
| Spanish Language | No credit | 6 crSpanish 201/202 | 6 crSpanish 201/202 |
| Spanish Literature | No credit | 6 crSpanish 201/202 | 6 crSpanish 201/202 |
| Statistics | No credit | 3 crMath 121 | 3 crMath 121 |
| US History | No credit | 6 crHistory 111/112 | 6 crHistory 111/112 |
| World History: Modern | No credit | 6 crHistory Elective | 6 crHistory Elective |
Copied from Hampden-Sydney College's AP® credit policy (hsc.edu), checked 29 Oct 2026. Hampden-Sydney College sets its own policy and can change it, so credit is never guaranteed.
Missed the score? Don't wait a year.
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12 months
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~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 Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney College reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask Hampden-Sydney College'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 Hampden-Sydney College courses; Hampden-Sydney College decides whether to accept them.
AP® Calculus AB
AP® Calculus BC
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® 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 Hampden-Sydney College gives credit for.
CreditAfrican American Studies
CreditArt History
CreditBiology
CreditCalculus AB
CreditCalculus BC
CreditChemistry
CreditChinese
CreditComputer Science A
CreditComputer Science Principles
CreditEnglish Language
CreditEnglish Literature
CreditEnvironmental Science
CreditEuropean History
CreditFrench
CreditGerman
CreditHuman Geography
CreditItalian
CreditJapanese
CreditPhysics 1
CreditPhysics 2
CreditPhysics C: Mechanics
CreditPsychology
CreditSpanish Language
CreditSpanish Literature
CreditStatistics
CreditUS History
CreditWorld History: Modern
Business & Personal Finance
Comparative Government
Cybersecurity
Latin
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Physics C: E&M
Pre-Calculus
US Government
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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 Hampden-Sydney College?
A 4 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 Hampden-Sydney College?
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 Hampden-Sydney College asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if Hampden-Sydney College accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. Hampden-Sydney College decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. Hampden-Sydney College sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from Hampden-Sydney College's AP® credit policy (hsc.edu) on 29 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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