AP® credit at SUNY Polytechnic Institute
SUNY Polytechnic Institute gives credit for 31 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 31 AP® exams earn credit at SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- A 3 earns credit on every exam on SUNY Polytechnic Institute's list
- Up to 8 credits from a single exam
From SUNY Polytechnic Institute's AP® credit policy (webapp.sunypoly.edu). Last checked 28 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 5BIO 103 & BIO 1048
- AP® Calculus BCscore 4+MAT 151 & MAT 1528
- AP® English Languagescore 3+ENG 1014
Credits before your first class20
Add up your AP® credit at SUNY Polytechnic Institute
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An estimate from SUNY Polytechnic Institute's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. SUNY Polytechnic Institute decides when your official scores arrive.
See SUNY Polytechnic Institute's full AP® chart (31 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 crART 110 | 4 crART 110 | 4 crART 110 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit |
| Art History | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit |
| Biology | 4 crBIO 101 | 4 crBIO 103 | 8 crBIO 103 & BIO 104 |
| Calculus AB | 4 crMAT 121 or MAT 112 | 4 crMAT 151 | 4 crMAT 151 |
| Calculus BC | 4 crMAT 151 | 8 crMAT 151 & MAT 152 | 8 crMAT 151 & MAT 152 |
| Chemistry | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCHE 110 | 4 crCHE 110 |
| Comparative Government | 4 crPOS 330 | 4 crPOS 330 | 4 crPOS 330 |
| Computer Science A | 4 crCSC 301J | 4 crCSC 301J | 4 crCSC 301J |
| Drawing | 4 crART 135 | 4 crART 135 | 4 crART 135 |
| English Language | 4 crENG 101 | 4 crENG 101 | 4 crENG 101 |
| English Literature | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit |
| Environmental Science | 3 crCourse credit | 4 crBIO 106 | 4 crBIO 106 |
| European History | 4 crHIS 150 | 4 crHIS 150 | 4 crHIS 150 |
| French | 4 crFRE 101 | 4 crFRE 101 | 4 crFRE 101 |
| German | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit |
| Human Geography | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit |
| Macroeconomics | 4 crECO 112 | 4 crECO 112 | 4 crECO 112 |
| Microeconomics | 4 crECO 110 | 4 crECO 110 | 4 crECO 110 |
| Music Theory | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit |
| Physics 1 | 3 crCourse credit | 4 crPHY 101 | 4 crPHY 101 |
| Physics 2 | 3 crCourse credit | 4 crPHY 102 | 4 crPHY 102 |
| Physics C: E&M | 3 crCourse credit | 4 crPHY 102 | 4 crPHY 102 or PHY 202 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 crCourse credit | 4 crPHY 101 | 4 crPHY 101 or PHY 201 |
| Psychology | 3 crPSY 100 | 3 crPSY 100 | 3 crPSY 100 |
| Spanish Language | 4 crSPA 101 | 4 crSPA 101 | 4 crSPA 101 |
| Spanish Literature | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit |
| Statistics | 4 crSTA 100 | 4 crSTA 100 | 4 crSTA 100 |
| US Government | 4 crPOS 110 | 4 crPOS 110 | 4 crPOS 110 |
| US History | 4 crHIS 101 & HIS 102 | 4 crHIS 101 & HIS 102 | 4 crHIS 101 & HIS 102 |
| World History: Modern | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit |
Copied from SUNY Polytechnic Institute's AP® credit policy (webapp.sunypoly.edu), checked 28 Oct 2026. SUNY Polytechnic Institute sets its own policy and can change it, so credit is never guaranteed.
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- 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 SUNY Polytechnic InstituteSUNY Polytechnic Institute reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask SUNY Polytechnic Institute's registrar before you enroll. SUNY Polytechnic Institute's CLEP® policy is on the SUNY Polytechnic Institute 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 SUNY Polytechnic Institute courses; SUNY Polytechnic Institute decides whether to accept them.
AP® Calculus AB
AP® Calculus BC
AP® Statistics
AP® Computer Science A
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 SUNY Polytechnic Institute 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
CreditPhysics 1
CreditPhysics 2
CreditPhysics C: E&M
CreditPhysics C: Mechanics
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
Pre-Calculus
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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 SUNY Polytechnic Institute?
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 SUNY Polytechnic Institute?
Up to 8 credits, on Biology or 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 SUNY Polytechnic Institute asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if SUNY Polytechnic Institute accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. SUNY Polytechnic Institute decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. SUNY Polytechnic Institute sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from SUNY Polytechnic Institute's AP® credit policy (webapp.sunypoly.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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