University of Maryland: Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

UMBC will award credit and/or placement based on the scores indicated in the approved Advanced Placement (AP) examinations listed. To receive credit for AP exams, students must have an official Advanced Placement score report sent to the UMBC Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

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 33ART lower-level elective
AP 3-D Art and Design 33ART lower-level elective
AP African American Studies 33AFST 100
AP Art History 33ART 216
AP Biology 33BIOL 101
AP Biology 48BIOL 141 + BIOL lower level elective with Lab
AP Biology 58BIOL 141 & 142 + Lab
AP Calculus AB 34MATH 150
AP Calculus AB 44MATH 151
AP Calculus BC 34MATH 151
AP Calculus BC 48MATH 151 & 152
AP Chemistry 33CHEM 100
AP Chemistry 44CHEM 101
AP Chinese Language and Culture 44CHIN 202
AP Chinese Language and Culture 57CHIN 202 & 301
AP Chinese Language and Culture 34CHIN 201
AP Comparative Government and Politics 33POLI 260
AP Computer Science A 33CMSC 104
AP Computer Science A 33IS 125
AP Computer Science A 43IS 125 (BTA major) or IS 147 (IS major)
AP Computer Science A 53CMSC 201
AP Computer Science Principles 33CMSC lower-level elective
AP Drawing 33ART 214
AP English Language and Composition 33ENGL lower-level elective
AP English Language and Composition 43ENGL 100
AP English Literature and Composition 33ENGL lower-level elective
AP English Literature and Composition 46ENGL 100 & 210
AP Environmental Science 33GES 120
AP European History 33HIST 110
AP French Language and Culture 57FREN 202 & 301
AP French Language and Culture 44FREN 202
AP French Language and Culture 34FREN 201
AP German Language and Culture 44GERM 202
AP German Language and Culture 34GERM 201
AP German Language and Culture 57GERM 202 & 301
AP Human Geography 33GES 102
AP Italian Language and Culture 34Meets 201 language proficiency
AP Italian Language and Culture 46Meets 201 language proficiency
AP Japanese Language and Culture 44JPNS 202
AP Japanese Language and Culture 34JPNS 201
AP Japanese Language and Culture 57JPNS 202 & 301
AP Latin 33LATN lower-level elective
AP Macroeconomics 33ECON 102
AP Microeconomics 33ECON 101
AP Music Theory 33MUSC 101
AP Physics 1 34PHYS 111
AP Physics 2 34PHYS 112
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 34PHYS 122 (no lab)
AP Physics C: Mechanics 34PHYS 121
AP Psychology 33PSYC 100
AP Research 33Lower-level elective
AP Seminar 33Lower-level elective
AP Spanish Language and Culture 44SPAN 202
AP Spanish Language and Culture 57SPAN 202 & 301
AP Spanish Language and Culture 34SPAN 201
AP Spanish Literature and Culture 34SPAN 202
AP Spanish Literature and Culture 43SPAN 300-level elective
AP Statistics 34STAT 121
AP United States Government and Politics 33POLI 100
AP United States History 33HIST 101
AP World History: Modern 33HIST 200