Advanced Placement Credits
The University of New Hampshire recognizes the College Board Advanced Placement Examination Program as a means of evaluating a student's eligibility for advanced placement credit. Students who have participated in the AP program and who have been approved for admission to the University should have the official AP grade reports forwarded directly to the UNH Admissions Office from the College Board, Advanced Placement Examinations, CN6671, Princeton, NJ 08541-6671, telephone 609-771-7300. After receiving the College Board AP grade report, the Admissions Office notifies the student, the student's college dean and the Registrar's Office of any credit award and advanced placement. The University's policies relating to scores, credit awards and University course equivalents are indicated below. These policies are reviewed periodically by University departments and may change at any time. No credit is awarded on any examination for scores of 1 or 2. Unless otherwise indicated, there is no credit award for a score of 3.
| AP Test | Score | UNH Course Eqiv. | Credit Hours |
| Art: History of Art | 3, 4, 5 | Elective Course | 4 |
| Art: Studio Art | 3, 4, 5 | Elective Course | 4 |
| Biology | 3
4 5 | PBIO 402 ZOOL 412 PBIO 412 & ZOOL 412 | 4 4 8 |
| Chemistry | 3
4,5 | CHEM 403 CHEM 403-404 | 4 8 |
| Students who receive a score of 3 should meet with a CHEM 403-404 instructor before enrolling in CHEM 404. | |||
| Computer Science: A | 5 | Elective Course | 4 |
| Computer Science: B | 4,5 | Elective Course | 4 |
| There is no UNH equivalent course for this exam. However, the credit earned may be used to satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement. This credit does not count toward the major in Computer Science or Engineering. Students who take both the Computer Science A and AB exam will not receive credit for both exams. | |||
| Economics: Macro | 3, 4, 5 | ECON 401 | 4 |
| Economics: Micro | 3, 4, 5 | ECON 402 | 4 |
| English (either exam) | 3, 4, 5 | ENGL 401 | 4 |
| Students who take both the English Language and English Literature exams will not receive duplicate credit for the equivalency of ENGL 401. | |||
| Environmental Science | 3, 4, 5 | EC 535 | 4 |
| Government: American | 4, 5 | POLT 402 | 4 |
| Government: Comparative | 4, 5 | POLT 401 | 4 |
| History: United States | 3
4, 5 | HIST 410 HIST 405-406 | 4 8 |
| History: European | 3
4, 5 | HIST 436 HIST 435-436 | 4 8 |
| Languages: French Language | 4, 5 | FREN 503 | 4 |
| Languages: French Literature | 4, 5 | FREN 504 | 4 |
| Languages: German Language | 4, 5 | GERM 503 | 4 |
| Languages: Latin: Virgil | 3, 4, 5 | LATN 503 | 4 |
| Languages: Latin: Catullus-Horace | 3, 4, 5 | LATN 504 | 4 |
| Languages: Spanish Language & Lit. | 3, 4, 5 | Contact Prof. Forbes in the Spanish Dept. | 4 |
| Every student receiving AP language credit who plans further study in that language should consult with that language program coordinator. The International English Exam may only be taken for credit by non-native speakers of English. | |||
| Mathematics: Calculus AB | 4, 5 | MATH 425 | 4 |
| Mathematics: Calculus BC | 3
4, 5 | MATH 425 MATH 425-426 | 4 8 |
| Students who take both the Calculus AB and BC exams will not receive duplicate credit for the equivalency of MATH 425. | |||
| Mathematics: Statistics | 4, 5 | Contact Math Dept. | 4 |
| Music: Listening/Literature | 3, 4, 5 | MUSI 401 | 4 |
| Music: Theory | 3, 4, 5 | MUSI 411 | 4 |
| Note: MUSC 401 does not count for credit toward a Music major. | |||
| Physics B | 3
4, 5 | PHYS 401 PHYS 401-402 | 4 8 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3, 4, 5 | PHYS 407 | 4 |
| Physics C: Elec. & Mag. | 3, 4, 5 | PHYS 408 | 4 |
| Credit may be granted for either Physics B or C exam, but not both. | |||
| Psychology | 4, 5 | PSYC 401 | 4 |