University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

Generally, UW-Madison awards college credit (elective) for a score of 3 on an Advanced Placement Exam and course equivalency credit for scores of 4 or 5 when an equivalent course exists.

For more information, view the credit policy on this college's website.

Additional restrictions and requirements may apply to the policy listed below. For more detailed information, visit the college's AP policy on the Web or contact the college directly.

Exam Name
Min Score Required
# of credits
Equivalent course
Sort examTitle ascending Sort minScore Sort numCredit Sort courseEquivalent
AP 2-D Art and Design 33--
AP 3-D Art and Design 33--
AP African American Studies 33AFROAMER X27
AP Art History 33--
AP Art History 44--
AP Biology 33--
AP Biology 45ZOOLOGY 151
AP Calculus AB 33--
AP Calculus AB 45MATH 221
AP Calculus BC 33--
AP Calculus BC 49MATH 221 and 222
AP Calculus BC: AB Subscore33--
AP Calculus BC: AB Subscore45MATH 221
AP Chemistry 33--
AP Chemistry 43CHEM 103
AP Chinese Language and Culture 32--
AP Chinese Language and Culture 44--
AP Comparative Government and Politics 33--
AP Comparative Government and Politics 44POLI SCI 120
AP Computer Science A 33COMP SCI 200
AP Computer Science Principles 33--
AP Computer Science Principles 43COMP SCI 102
AP Drawing 33--
AP English Language and Composition 33--
AP English Language and Composition 43--
AP English Literature and Composition 33--
AP English Literature and Composition 43--
AP Environmental Science 33--
AP European History 33--
AP European History 44--
AP French Language and Culture 34FRENCH 203
AP French Language and Culture 44FRENCH 204
AP French Language and Culture 54FRENCH 228
AP German Language and Culture 33--
AP German Language and Culture 43GERMAN 249
AP Human Geography 33--
AP Human Geography 43--
AP Italian Language and Culture 34ITALIAN 204
AP Italian Language and Culture 54ITALIAN 452
AP Japanese Language and Culture 32--
AP Japanese Language and Culture 44--
AP Latin 38LATIN 103 and 104
AP Macroeconomics 33--
AP Macroeconomics 44ECON 102
AP Microeconomics 33--
AP Microeconomics 44ECON 101
AP Music Theory 33MUSIC 151
AP Physics 1 33--
AP Physics 1 44PHYSICS 103
AP Physics 2 33--
AP Physics 2 44PHYSICS 104
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 33--
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 45PHYSICS 208
AP Physics C: Mechanics 33--
AP Physics C: Mechanics 45PHYSICS 207
AP Precalculus 33MATH X05
AP Precalculus 45MATH 114
AP Psychology 33--
AP Psychology 43PSYCH 202
AP Research 33--
AP Seminar 33--
AP Spanish Language and Culture 34SPANISH 204
AP Spanish Language and Culture 44SPANISH 204
AP Spanish Language and Culture 53SPANISH 226
AP Spanish Literature and Culture 34SPANISH 204
AP Spanish Literature and Culture 43SPANISH 224
AP Spanish Literature and Culture 53SPANISH 224
AP Statistics 33--
AP Statistics 43STAT 301
AP United States Government and Politics 33POLI SCI X20
AP United States Government and Politics 44POLI SCI 104
AP United States History 33--
AP United States History 43--
AP World History: Modern 33--
AP World History: Modern 43--