AP® credit at University of Alberta
University of Alberta gives credit for 35 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 35 AP® exams earn credit at University of Alberta
- A 4 earns credit on every exam on University of Alberta's list
- Up to 6 credits from a single exam
From University of Alberta's AP® credit policy (ualberta.ca). Last checked 29 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 4+BIOL 1073
- AP® Calculus BCscore 4+MATH 1143
- AP® English Languagescore 4+ENGL 100-level3
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Add up your AP® credit at University of Alberta
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An estimate from University of Alberta's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. University of Alberta decides when your official scores arrive.
See University of Alberta's full AP® chart (35 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | No credit | 6 crART 134 & DES 135 | 6 crART 134 & DES 135 |
| 3-D Art and Design | No credit | 6 crART 134 & DES 135 | 6 crART 134 & DES 135 |
| Art History | No credit | 6 crHADVC 100-level | 6 crHADVC 100-level |
| Biology | No credit | 3 crBIOL 107 | 3 crBIOL 107 |
| Calculus AB | No credit | 3 crMATH 114 | 3 crMATH 114 |
| Calculus BC | No credit | 3 crMATH 114 | 3 crMATH 114 |
| Chinese | No credit | 3 crCHINA 200-level | 3 crCHINA 200-level |
| Comparative Government | No credit | 3 crPOL S 100-level | 3 crPOL S 100-level |
| Computer Science A | No credit | 3 crCMPUT 174 | 3 crCMPUT 174 |
| Computer Science Principles | No credit | 3 crCMPUT 101 | 3 crCMPUT 101 |
| Drawing | No credit | 3 crART 100-level | 3 crART 100-level |
| English Language | No credit | 3 crENGL 100-level | 3 crENGL 100-level |
| English Literature | No credit | 3 crENGL 100-level | 3 crENGL 100-level |
| Environmental Science | No credit | 3 cr100-level Science Option | 3 cr100-level Science Option |
| European History | No credit | 6 crHIST 100-level | 6 crHIST 100-level |
| French | No credit | 3 crFREN 100-level | 3 crFREN 100-level |
| German | No credit | 3 crGERM 100-level | 3 crGERM 100-level |
| Human Geography | No credit | 3 crHGEO 100 | 3 crHGEO 100 |
| Italian | No credit | 3 crITAL 100-level | 3 crITAL 100-level |
| Japanese | No credit | 6 crJAPAN 201 & 202 | 6 crJAPAN 201 & 202 |
| Latin | No credit | 3 crLATIN 300-level | 3 crLATIN 300-level |
| Macroeconomics | No credit | 3 crECON 102 | 3 crECON 102 |
| Microeconomics | No credit | 3 crECON 101 | 3 crECON 101 |
| Music Theory | No credit | 3 crMUSIC 155 | 3 crMUSIC 155 |
| Physics 1 | No credit | 3 crPHYS 124 | 3 crPHYS 124 |
| Physics 2 | No credit | 3 crPHYS 124 | 3 crPHYS 124 |
| Physics C: E&M | No credit | 3 crPHYS 144 | 3 crPHYS 144 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | No credit | 3 crPHYS 144 | 3 crPHYS 144 |
| Psychology | No credit | 3 crPSYCH 104 | 3 crPSYCH 104 |
| Spanish Language | No credit | 3 crSPAN 100-level | 3 crSPAN 100-level |
| Spanish Literature | No credit | 6 crSPAN 200-level | 6 crSPAN 200-level |
| Statistics | No credit | 3 crSTAT 151 | 3 crSTAT 151 |
| US Government | No credit | 3 crPOL S 100-level | 3 crPOL S 100-level |
| US History | No credit | 6 crHIST 100-level | 6 crHIST 100-level |
| World History: Modern | No credit | 6 crCLASS 100-level and HIST 100-level | 6 crCLASS 100-level and HIST 100-level |
Copied from University of Alberta's AP® credit policy (ualberta.ca), checked 29 Oct 2026. University of Alberta sets its own policy and can change it, so credit is never guaranteed. Credits are in units.
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- It's already rated for creditACE and NCCRS review courses and say how many college credits they're worth.
- Send it to University of AlbertaUniversity of Alberta reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
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*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 University of Alberta courses; University of Alberta decides whether to accept them.
AP® Calculus AB
AP® Calculus BC
AP® Statistics
AP® Computer Science A
AP® Computer Science Principles
AP® Biology
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 University of Alberta gives credit for.
CreditArt History
CreditBiology
CreditCalculus AB
CreditCalculus BC
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
CreditPsychology
CreditSpanish Language
CreditSpanish Literature
CreditStatistics
CreditUS Government
CreditUS History
CreditWorld History: Modern
African American Studies
Business & Personal Finance
Chemistry
Cybersecurity
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 University of Alberta?
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 University of Alberta?
Up to 6 credits (units), on 2-D Art and Design or 3-D Art and Design or Art History or European History and others. On this list, one exam earns 3 to 6 credits.
What if my score is too low?
If your score is below what University of Alberta asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if University of Alberta accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. University of Alberta decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. University of Alberta sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from University of Alberta's AP® credit policy (ualberta.ca) 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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