AP® credit at Lamar University
Lamar University gives credit for 40 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 40 AP® exams earn credit at Lamar University
- Up to 15 credits from a single exam
From Lamar University's AP® credit policy (catalog.lamar.edu). Last checked 29 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 3+BIOL 1406, BIOL 14078
- AP® Calculus BCscore 3+MATH 2312, MATH 2413 and MATH 241410
- AP® English Languagescore 3+ENGL 13013
Credits before your first class21
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An estimate from Lamar University's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. Lamar University decides when your official scores arrive.
See Lamar University's full AP® chart (40 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 crARTS 1311 | 3 crARTS 1311 | 3 crARTS 1311 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit |
| African American Studies | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit |
| Art History | 3 crARTS 1303 | 3 crARTS 1303 | 3 crARTS 1303 |
| Biology | 8 crBIOL 1406, BIOL 1407 | 8 crBIOL 1406, BIOL 1407 | 8 crBIOL 1406, BIOL 1407 |
| Calculus AB | 3 crMATH 2413 | 3 crMATH 2413 | 3 crMATH 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 10 crMATH 2312, MATH 2413 and MATH 2414 | 10 crMATH 2312, MATH 2413 and MATH 2414 | 10 crMATH 2312, MATH 2413 and MATH 2414 |
| Chemistry | 4 crCHEM 1111 and CHEM 1311 | 4 crCHEM 1111 and CHEM 1311 | 4 crCHEM 1111 and CHEM 1311 |
| Chinese | 3 cr3 hours of foreign language | 6 cr6 hours of foreign language | 9 cr9 hours of foreign language |
| Comparative Government | 3 cr3 hours of non-advanced elective | 3 cr3 hours of non-advanced elective | 3 cr3 hours of non-advanced elective |
| Computer Science A | 3 crCOSC 1336 | 3 crCOSC 1336 | 3 crCOSC 1336 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit |
| Drawing | 3 crARTS 1316 | 3 crARTS 1316 | 3 crARTS 1316 |
| English Language | 3 crENGL 1301 | 3 crENGL 1301 | 3 crENGL 1301 |
| English Literature | 3 crENGL 1302 | 3 crENGL 1302 | 3 crENGL 1302 |
| Environmental Science | 3 crBIOL 2306 | 3 crBIOL 2306 | 3 crBIOL 2306 |
| European History | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit |
| French | 3 crFREN 1311 | 6 crFREN 1311 & FREN 1312 | 9 crFREN 1311, FREN 1312 & FREN 2311 |
| German | 3 crGERM 1311 | 6 crGERM 1311 & GERM 1312 | 9 crGERM 1311, GERM 1312 & GERM 2311 |
| Human Geography | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit |
| Italian | 3 cr3 hours of foreign language | 6 cr6 hours of foreign language | 9 cr9 hours of foreign language |
| Japanese | 3 cr3 hours of foreign language | 6 cr6 hours of foreign language | 9 cr9 hours of foreign language |
| Latin | 3 cr3 hours of foreign language | 6 cr6 hours of foreign language | 9 cr9 hours of foreign language |
| Macroeconomics | 3 crECON 2301 | 3 crECON 2301 | 3 crECON 2301 |
| Microeconomics | No credit | 3 crECON 2302 | 3 crECON 2302 |
| Music Theory | 3 crMUTY 1211 & MUTY 1116 | 3 crMUTY 1211 & MUTY 1116 | 3 crMUTY 1211 & MUTY 1116 |
| Physics 1 | 3 crTransfer Credit | 3 crTransfer Credit | 3 crTransfer Credit |
| Physics 2 | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit |
| Physics C: E&M | 4 crPHYS 2426 | 4 crPHYS 2426 | 4 crPHYS 2426 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 crPHYS 2425 | 4 crPHYS 2425 | 4 crPHYS 2425 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 crMATH 1316 | 3 crMATH 1316 | 3 crMATH 1316 |
| Psychology | 3 crPSYC 2301 | 3 crPSYC 2301 | 3 crPSYC 2301 |
| Research | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit |
| Seminar | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit | 3 crGeneral Transfer Credit |
| Spanish Language | 6 crSPAN 1311 & SPAN 1312 | 9 crSPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, & SPAN 2311 | 12 crSPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, & SPAN 2312 |
| Spanish Literature | 9 crSPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, & SPAN 2311 | 12 crSPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, & SPAN 2312 | 15 crSPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312, & SPAN 3310 |
| Statistics | 3 crMATH 1342 | 3 crMATH 1342 | 3 crMATH 1342 |
| US Government | 3 crPOLS 2302 | 3 crPOLS 2302 | 3 crPOLS 2302 |
| US History | 6 crHIST 1301 & HIST 1302 | 6 crHIST 1301 & HIST 1302 | 6 crHIST 1301 & HIST 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 3 crHIST 2322 | 3 crHIST 2322 | 3 crHIST 2322 |
Copied from Lamar University's AP® credit policy (catalog.lamar.edu), checked 29 Oct 2026. Lamar 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 Lamar UniversityLamar University reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask Lamar University's registrar before you enroll. Lamar University's CLEP® policy is on the Lamar University 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 Lamar University courses; Lamar 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 Lamar University 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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| Course | Subject | Credits | Credit recommendation | Link |
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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 |
| 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 Lamar University?
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 Lamar University?
Up to 15 credits, on Spanish Literature. On this list, one exam earns 3 to 15 credits.
What if my score is too low?
If your score is below what Lamar University asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if Lamar University accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. Lamar University decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. Lamar University sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from Lamar University's AP® credit policy (catalog.lamar.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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