Chapman University grants credit for department designated minimum scores earned on approved Advanced Placement examinations. The minimum score requirements for the current catalog year for each exam are listed below. Chapman accepts only official score reports received directly from College Board. Scores listed on high school or other college records are not accepted.
If an approved exam does not have a direct equivalency with a Chapman course or a general equivalency with a Chapman subject, it will be considered general lower-division credit and assigned the TRAN-100TR course code. For more information on course equivalencies, please see the Transfer Credit Policies and Guidelines page.
A maximum of 32 credits may be earned in passing courses by examination. No more than 32 credits will be awarded for dual credit (college work taken while concurrently enrolled in high school or GED program) or combined dual credit and AP, or IB.
Special Note for Pre-Med Students: Not all medical schools accept Advanced Placement scores to satisfy admission requirements.
GE Area Codes: AI (Artistic Inquiry), CC (Citizenship, Community, Service Inquiry), GC (Global Studies Inquiry), LC (Language Inquiry), NI (Natural Sciences Inquiry), QI (Quantitative Inquiry), SI (Social Inquiry), VI (Values and Ethics Inquiry), and WI (Written Inquiry).
Additional Requirement Code: DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion).
AP CAPSTONE DIPLOMA PROGRAM
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
AP Research* | 4 | TRAN-100TR | 3 | none |
AP Seminar* | 4 | TRAN-100TR | 3 | none |
*Exam approved for credit effective Fall 2023. Credit will not be awarded for students under prior catalog years.
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area | Add. Req |
African American Studies | 4 | HIST-228 | 3 | CC, SI, VI | DEI |
ART
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Art History | 4 | AH-200 | 3 | AI, SI |
Art History | 5 | AH-200, AH-201 | 3, 3 | AI, SI |
Studio Art: 2-D Design | 4 | ART-100TR | 3 | AI |
Studio Art: 3-D Design | 4 | ART-100TR | 3 | AI |
Studio Art: Drawing | 4 | ART-100TR | 3 | AI |
BIOLOGY
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Biology | 4 | BIOL-204, BIOL-204L | 3, 1 | NI |
CHEMISTRY
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Chemistry | 4 | CHEM-140, CHEM-140L | 3, 1 | NI |
CHINESE
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | CHIN-101 | 3 |
none |
Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | CHIN-101, CHIN-102 | 3, 3 |
none |
Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | CHIN-102, CHIN-202 | 3, 3 |
LC |
COMPUTER SCIENCE
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Computer Science Principles | 5 | CPSC-230 | 3 | QI |
Computer Science A | 4 | CPSC-230 | 3 | QI |
ECONOMICS
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Macroeconomics | 4 | ECON-201 | 3 | SI |
Microeconomics | 4 | ECON-200 | 3 | SI |
ENGLISH
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit |
GE Area |
English Language and Comp | 4 | ENG-103 | 3 | WI |
English Literature and Comp | 4 | ENG-100TR | 3 | AI |
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Environmental Science* | 4 | ENV-101 | 3 | NI |
*Effective Fall 2025, a score of 4 or higher will be equivalent to 3 credits of ENV-100TR, and can be used in the GE NI area. Credit will not be granted for ENV-101, regardless of score.
FRENCH
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
French Language and Culture | 3 | FREN-101 | 3 | none |
French Language and Culture | 4 | FREN-101, FREN-102 | 3, 3 | none |
French Language and Culture | 5 | FREN-102, FREN-201 | 3, 3 | LC |
French Literature and Culture | 4 | FREN-202 | 3 | LC |
GERMAN
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
German Language and Culture | 3 | GER-101 | 3 | none |
German Language and Culture | 4 | GER-101, GER-102 | 3, 3 | none |
German Language and Culture | 5 | GER-102, GER-201 | 3, 3 | LC |
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | POSC-130 | 3 | SI |
United States Government and Politics | 4 | POSC-110 | 3 | SI, CC |
HISTORY
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
European History | 4 | HIST-110 | 3 | SI |
European History | 5 | HIST-110, HIST-112 | 3, 3 | SI |
United States History | 4 | HIST-101 | 3 | SI |
United States History | 5 | HIST-101, HIST-103 | 3, 3 | SI |
World History | 4 | HIST-201 | 3 | SI |
World History | 5 | HIST-201, HIST-202 | 3, 3 | SI, GC |
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Human Geography | 4 | SS-100TR | 3 | SI, GC |
ITALIAN
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Italian Language and Culture | 3 | ITAL-101 | 3 | none |
Italian Language and Culture | 4 | ITAL-101, ITAL-102 | 3, 3 | none |
Italian Language and Culture | 5 | ITAL-102, ITAL-201 | 3, 3 | LC |
JAPANESE
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | JPN-101 | 3 | none |
Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | JPN-101, JPN-102 | 3, 3 | none |
Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | JPN-102, JPN-201 | 3, 3 | LC |
LATIN
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Latin | 3 | LAT-101 | 3 | none |
Latin | 4 | LAT-101, LAT-102 | 3, 3 | none |
Latin | 5 | LAT-102, LAT-201 | 3, 3 | LC |
MATH
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Calculus AB | 4 | MATH-110 | 3 | QI |
Calculus BC | 3 | MATH-110 | 3 | QI |
Calculus BC | 4 | MATH-110, MATH-111 | 3, 3 | QI |
Precalculus* | - | - | - | - |
Statistics | 4 | MATH-203 | 3 | QI |
*The AP Precalculus exam is not accepted for credit at Chapman, regardless of score.
MUSIC THEORY
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Music Theory | 4 | MUS-100TR | 3 | AI |
PHYSICS
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Physics 1 | 4 | PHYS-100TR | 4 | NI |
Physics 2 | 4 | PHYS-100TR | 4 | NI |
Physics B | 3 | PHYS-100TRL | 3 | NI |
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 4 | PHYS-102, PHYS-102L | 3, 1 | NI |
Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | PHYS-101, PHYS-101L | 3, 1 | NI |
PSYCHOLOGY
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Psychology | 3 | PSY-101 | 3 | SI |
SPANISH
AP Exam |
Minimum Score Required | Chapman Equivalency | Credit | GE Area |
Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | SPAN-101 | 3 | none |
Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | SPAN-101, SPAN-102 | 3, 3 | none |
Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | SPAN-102, SPAN-201 | 3, 3 | LC |
Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | SPAN-202* | 3 | LC |
*SPAN-326 prerequisite waiver
Current as of January 2023