AP Credit
AP Calculus BC Credit by College
Of 146 colleges whose AP charts name AP Calculus BC, 96 give credit or placement for a 3, 138 for a 4, and 145 for a 5.
| College | Lowest score | What it earns | With a 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3 | 3 units, MATH 125 | 6 units, MATH 125 & 129 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 3 | 4 hours, MAT 270 | 8 hours, MAT 270, 271 (score 5 or 4) |
| Arkansas | 3 | Credit for MATH 24004 and MATH 25004 | Credit for MATH 240H4 and MATH 250H4 |
| Auburn University | 3 | 11 hours, MATH 1130, 1610 and 1620 | Same |
| Baylor | 3 | Math 1321 and 1322 | Same |
| Brandeis | 3 | 4 credits, MATH 10a | 8 credits, MATH 10a/b |
| Brown | 3 | MATH 0090 notation (placement notation, 0.0 course credit) | MATH 0090 and 0100 notations (score of 4 or 5) |
| Buffalo | 3 | 4 credits, general exam credit | 4 credits, MTH 142; an AB subscore of 4 or 5 also earns MTH 141, up to 8 calculus credits total |
| California State University-Long Beach | 3 | 6 units: MATH 122 (2 units) and MATH 123 (4 units) | Same |
| Cincinnati | 3 | 8 credits, MATH 1061 and MATH 1062 | Same |
| Clemson | 3 | 8 credits, MATH 1060 and MATH 1080 | Same |
| Colby College | 3 | MA125, only after passing MA160 at Colby | 6 credits, MA125 and a generic MATH credit |
| College of William & Mary | 3 | 4 credits, MATH 111 | 8 credits, MATH 111 and MATH 112 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 3 | 5 credits, MATH 124 and MATH 160 | 8 credits, MATH 160 and MATH 161 |
| CU Boulder | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts and Sciences credits, or 5 credits for MATH 1300 with an AB subscore of 4 or 5 | 10 credits, MATH 1300 and MATH 2300 |
| Davidson | 3 | Credit for MAT 111 | Credit for MAT 111 and MAT 113 |
| Delaware | 3 | 4 credits, MATH 266DE (Mathematics elective) | 4 credits, MATH 242 |
| Denver | 3 | 4 credits, MATH 1951 (requires AB subscore of 4) | 12 credits, MATH 1951, 1952 and 1953 |
| DePaul University | 3 | 12 credits, MAT 150, MAT 151 and MAT 152 | Same |
| Florida | 3 | MAC 2311 (4 credits) | MAC 2311 and MAC 2312 (8 credits) |
| Florida Atlantic University | 3 | 4 credits, MAC 2311 | 8 credits, MAC 2311 and MAC 2312 |
| Florida International University | 3 | 4 credits, MAC 2311 | 8 credits, MAC 2311 and MAC 2312 |
| Florida State University | 3 | MAC 2311 (4) | MAC 2311 (4), MAC 2312 (4) |
| George Mason | 3 | 3 credits, MATH 123 | 8 credits, MATH 113 and 114 |
| Grinnell College | 3 | 4 credits as MAT-131, not for major credit | Same |
| Hofstra | 3 | 4 credits, MATH 71 | 8 credits, MATH 71 and MATH 72 |
| Houston | 3 | 4 hours, MATH 2413 | 8 hours, MATH 2413 and MATH 2414 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | 3 | 3 credit hours, MATH-UN 100 (undistributed) | 8 credit hours, MATH-M 211/212 |
| Iowa State | 3 | 4 credits, Math 1650 | 8 credits, Math 1650, 1660 |
| James Madison | 3 | 6 or 7 credits, MATH 206 plus MATH 205 or MATH 235 depending on the AB subscore | 8 credits, MATH 235 and MATH 236 |
| Johns Hopkins | 3 | 4 credits, AS.110.108 | 8 credits, AS.110.108 and AS.110.109 |
| Kansas | 3 | 4 hours, MATH 126 | Same |
| Kentucky | 3 | 8 credit hours, MA 113 and MA 114 | Same |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 3 | 8 hours, MATH 1021 and 1550 | 12 hours, MATH 1021, 1550 and 1552 |
| Marquette | 3 | 4 credits, MATH 1450 | 8 credits, MATH 1450 & MATH 1451 |
| Miami University-Oxford | 3 | 8 hours, MTH 151 and MTH 251 | Same |
| Michigan State | 3 | 7 credits, MTH 132 and MTH 133 | Same |
| Mississippi State University | 3 | 3 hours, MA 1713 | 6 hours, MA 1713 and MA 1723 |
| NC State | 3 | 4 hours, MA 141 | 8 hours, MA 141 and MA 241 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 4 credits, MATH 425, 424A or 424B | 8 credits, MATH 425, 424A or 424B & MATH 426 |
| North Texas | 3 | 7 hours, MATH 1710, MATH 1720 | Same |
| Oberlin | 3 | 1 full course, MATH 133, only with an AB subscore of 4 or 5 | 2 full courses, MATH 133 and MATH 134 |
| Ohio State | 3 | Math 1151 (5); Math 1152 (5) (score 3+) | Same |
| Ole Miss | 3 | 6 hours, MATH 2611 and MATH 2612 | Same |
| Oregon State University | 3 | 8 credits, MTH 251Z and MTH 252Z | 12 credits, MTH 251Z, MTH 252Z and MTH 253Z |
| Penn State | 3 | Mathematics 140 (4 credits) | Mathematics 140 (4 credits) and Mathematics 141 (4 credits) (grade of four or five) |
| Purdue | 3 | MA 15555 | MA 16500 and 16600 (score 4 or 5) |
| Rochester | 3 | AP credit for MATH 161 | AP credit for MATH 161 and 162 |
| San Diego State | 3 | 7 units, MATH 141 and MATH 150 | 8 units, MATH 150 and MATH 151 |
| San Jose State University | 3 | 7 units, MATH 30 and MATH 31 | Same |
| Santa Clara | 3 | 4 quarter units, MATH 11 | 12 quarter units, MATH 11 and 12 and elective credit |
| Southern Methodist University | 3 | 3 hours, MATH 1337 (only with an AB subscore of 4) | 6 hours, MATH 1337 and MATH 1338 |
| Stony Brook | 3 | 3 credits, no course equivalent | 8 credits, MAT 131 and MAT 132 |
| Temple | 3 | 4 credits, Math 1031 | 8 credits, Math 1041 & Math 1042 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | 3 | MATH 151, 4 credit hours | MATH 151 and 152, 8 credit hours (required score 4) |
| Texas Christian University | 3 | 4 hours, MATH 10524 Calculus I | 8 hours, MATH 10524 and MATH 20524 |
| Texas Tech | 3 | 8 hours, MATH 1451 and MATH 1452 | Same |
| The University of Alabama | 3 | 8 credits, MATH 125 and MATH 126 | Same |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 3 | MATH 141 | MATH 147-148 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | 3 | 7 hours, MATH 2312 plus MATH 1325 or MATH 2413 | 8 hours, MATH 2312+2417 or MATH 1325+1326 or MATH 2413+2414 |
| Tufts | 3 | 4 credits, MATH 0032 (Arts and Sciences, with AB subscore of 4 or 5) | 8 credits, MATH 0032 and 0034 |
| Tulane | 3 | 4 credit hours, MATH 1210, only with an AB subscore of 4 or higher | 8 credit hours, MATH 1210 and MATH 1220 |
| UC Berkeley | 3 | 5.3 semester units; satisfies L&S Quantitative Reasoning requirement | Same |
| UC Davis | 3 | 8 quarter units, no course equivalent | 8 quarter units, MAT 012 or MAT 017A or (MAT 019A & MAT 019B) or (MAT 021A & MAT 021B) or MAT 021M |
| UC Irvine | 3 | 8 units, Mathematics 2A or 5A | 8 units, Mathematics 2A-2B or 5A-5B |
| UC San Diego | 3 | 8 units; score of 3 exempts MATH 20A or MATH 10A and 10B | 8 units; score of 4 or 5 exempts MATH 20A, 20B or 10A, 10B |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3 | 8 units; two Science, Mathematics, and Technology GE courses; satisfies Quantitative Relationships requirement | Same |
| UC Santa Cruz | 3 | 8 units, MATH 11A, 19A | 8 units, MATH 11A, 11B, 19A, 19B |
| UCLA | 3 | 8.0 units, MATH Calculus; satisfies Quantitative Reasoning requirement | 8.0 units, MATH 31A and 31B |
| UConn | 3 | 4 credits, MATH 1131Q (requires AB subscore of 4 or higher) | 8 credits, MATH 1131Q and 1132Q |
| UGA | 3 | MATH 1101 (0 credit hours), MATH 1113 (0 credit hours), and MATH 2250 (4 credit hours) | MATH 1101 (0 credit hours), MATH 1113 (0 credit hours), MATH 2250 (4 credit hours), and MATH 2260 (4 credit hours) |
| UIC | 3 | 5 hours, MATH 121 (4 hours, MATH 180 with AB subscore of 4-5) | 8 hours, MATH 180 and MATH 181 |
| UIUC | 3 | MATH 234, 4 credit hours (score 3 with no subscore or a subscore of 1, 2, or 3) | MATH 220 and MATH 231, 5 and 3 credit hours; placed into MATH 241 (score 4 or 5) |
| UNC Chapel Hill | 3 | MATH 110P, 129P, 231, 232; 8 credit hours | Same |
| University at Albany | 3 | 8 credits, AMAT 112 and AMAT E10 | 8 credits, AMAT 112 and AMAT 113 |
| University of California-Merced | 3 | 5.3 semester units; exempts the Math Placement Exam and Math 011 or 021 | Exempts Math 011 and 012, or Math 021 and 022 (score of 4 or 5) |
| University of California-Riverside | 3 | Mathematics 9A and 9B | Same |
| University of Central Florida | 3 | MAC 2311C | MAC 2311C and MAC 2312 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | 3 | 3 credits, Lower Level Elective | 8 credits, MATH 140 and MATH 141 (score 4 or 5) |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 3 | 4 credits, Math 1271 | 8 credits, Math 1271 and 1272 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | 3 | 15 credits, Math 1160, 1500 and 1700 | Same |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 3 | 9 credits, MATH 106 and MATH 107 | Same |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 3 | MATH 1914 plus 4 elective hours (MATH 1999) | MATH 1914 and MATH 2924 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | 3 | MATH 141 and 142 | Same |
| University of South Florida | 3 | 4 credits, MAC 2311 | 8 credits, MAC 2311 and MAC 2312 |
| UT Austin | 3 | M 408C (score 3-4) | M 408C; or M 408K and M 408L; or M 408N and M 408S; or M 408R and M 408L; or M 408R and M 408S |
| Utah | 3 | 6 hours, MATH 1210 plus 2 hours of MATH 1XXX credit | 8 hours, MATH 1210 and MATH 1220 |
| UW | 3 | MATH 124, 5 credits | MATH 124, 125; 5,5 credits (score 4, 5) |
| UW-Madison | 3 | MATH X03, 3 credits | MATH 221 and MATH 222, 9 credits (score 4-5) |
| Vanderbilt | 3 | 4 credit hours, MATH 1300: Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus I, only when the BC score of 3 (or 4) comes with an AB Subscore of 5 | 8 credit hours, MATH 1300: Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus I (4) and MATH 1301: Accelerated Single-Variable Calculus II (4) |
| Vermont | 3 | 4 credits, MATH 1234 | 8 credits, MATH 1234 and MATH 1248 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 3 | 4 credits, MATH 200 | 8 credits, MATH 200 and MATH 201 |
| Virginia Tech | 3 | MATH 1225 + MATH 1026, 4+3 credits | MATH 1225 + MATH 1226, 4+4 credits (score 4 or 5) |
| Wake Forest | 3 | 4 hours, MTH 111 | 4 hours, MTH 112 (MTH 111 at 0 hours) |
| Washington State University | 3 | 8 credits, Mathematics 171 and 172 | Same |
| West Virginia | 3 | 4 credit hours, MATH 155 | 4 credit hours, MATH 156 |
| Barnard College | 4 | 3 points; exemption from Calculus I | 4 points; exemption from Calculus I and II |
| Bates | 4 | Math 105-106 | Same |
| Binghamton | 4 | 8 credits, MATH 223, MATH 224, MATH 225 & MATH 226 | 8 credits, MATH 224, MATH 225, MATH 226 and MSCI XXX |
| Boston College | 4 | 6 advanced placement units; Math Core / Math 1100, Math 1101, Math 1102 or Math 1103 course equivalent | Same |
| Boston University | 4 | 8 credits, CAS MA 123 & CAS MA 124 | Same |
| Carleton | 4 | 12 credits (for Mathematics 111 and 120) | Same |
| Claremont McKenna | 4 | No credit, placement into MATH 032 or MATH 032H | Same |
| Columbia | 4 | 3 credits, provided students complete MATH UN1102 CALCULUS II or MATH UN1201 CALCULUS III with a grade of C or better | 6 credits, provided students complete MATH UN1201 CALCULUS III or MATH UN1205 ACCELERATED MULTIVARIABLE CALC or MATH UN1207 HONORS MATHEMATICS A with a grade of C or better |
| Cornell | 4 | 8 credits; placement out of Calculus I (MATH 1110) and Calculus II (MATH 1120) (non-engineering majors) | Same |
| Dartmouth | 4 | Math 3 and Math 8 credit; placement in Math 9 or 11 | Same |
| Drexel | 4 | 12 credits, MATH 121, MATH 122 and MATH 123 | Same |
| Duke | 4 | MATH 21 | MATH 21 & 22 |
| Emory | 4 | MATH 111 & MATH 112Z; students are awarded six credits on the Emory transcript for AP Calculus BC | Same |
| George Washington | 4 | 6 credits, MATH 1231 and MATH 1232 | Same |
| Georgetown University | 4 | four credits for MATH 1350 (Calculus I) | eight credits for MATH 1350 (Calculus I) and MATH 1360 (Calculus II) |
| Georgia Tech | 4 | MATH 1551 & MATH 1552, 6 hours (score 4 or 5; subscores not accepted) | Same |
| Gonzaga | 4 | 4 credits, Math 157 | 8 credits, Math 157 and 258 |
| Howard | 4 | 8 credits, MATH 156 & 157 | Same |
| Iowa | 4 | 8 s.h., duplicates MATH:1850-1860 Calculus I-II | Same |
| Lehigh | 4 | 8 credits, MATH 021 and MATH 022 | Same |
| Loyola Chicago | 4 | 8 hours, MATH 161 and MATH 162A | Same |
| Miami | 4 | 4 credits, MTH 171 | 4 credits, MTH 172 |
| Michigan | 4 | Mathematics 120 (2), 2 credit hours | Mathematics 120 (2) and Mathematics 121 (2), 4 credit hours |
| Northeastern | 4 | 8 SH, MATH1341 & MATH1342 (Calculus 1 & Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering) | Same |
| Northwestern | 4 | 2 units (MATH 220-1,2) | 3 units (MATH 220-1,2 & Math 226-0) |
| NYU | 4 | 4 credits, MATH-UA 121 | 8 credits, MATH-UA 121, MATH-UA 122 |
| Pitt | 4 | 8 credits, MATH 0220 and MATH 0230 | Same |
| Rice | 4 | 6 credit hours, MATH 105 (3) and MATH 106 (3) | Same |
| RPI | 4 | 8 credits, MATH 1010 and MATH 1020 | Same |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 4 | 01:640:151, 01:640:152, 8 credits (score 4 or 5) | Same |
| Seton Hall University | 4 | 4 credits, MATH 1401 | 8 credits, MATH 1401-1411 |
| Stanford University | 4 | 6 units, MATH 19/20 | 10 units, MATH 19/20/21 |
| Swarthmore | 4 | 2 credits, equals MATH 015 and MATH 025 | Same |
| Syracuse University | 4 | 8 credits, MAT 295 and MAT 296 | Same |
| University of Chicago | 4 | MATH 15200 placement | Same |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 4 | 8 credits, Math 131 & 132 | Same |
| USC | 4 | 4 semester units of elective credit; satisfies GE-F: Quantitative Reasoning; prerequisite MATH 118 or 125 can be waived | 4 semester units of elective credit; satisfies GE-F; prerequisites MATH 118, or 125 and MATH 126 can be waived |
| UVA | 4 | 8 credits for MATH 1310 and 1320 (score 4 or 5) | Same |
| Villanova | 4 | 8 credits, MAT 1500 and MAT 1505 | Same |
| WashU | 4 | No units; placed into MATH 2130 and awarded proficiency for MATH 1510 and for MATH 1520 | 3 units of credit for MATH 1510 and 3 units of credit for MATH 1520; placed into MATH 2130 |
| Wellesley | 4 | 2 units, MATH 115 and 116 or MATH 115 and 120 | Same |
| Yale University | 4 | 1 acceleration credit | 2 acceleration credits |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 5 | 10 & 10 units, 21-120, Differential and Integral Calculus and 21-122, Integrations, Differential Equations and Approximation | Same |
| Case Western | 5 | 8 credit hours, MATH 121 and MATH 122 | Same |
| Colgate | 5 | 1 course credit, MATH 161 | Same |
| MIT | 5 | Credit for 18.01 | Same |
| Notre Dame | 5 | 8 credits, MATH 10550, 10560 (appears on transcript as MATH 10091, 10092) | Same |
| Penn | 5 | Math 1300 (1 c.u.) (Students entering 2025 onward) | Same |
| Princeton | 5 | Course exemption: Math 103; recommended placement Math 104/Math 175, Math 201, Math 201/203 or Math 215/216 depending on SAT math score and intended major (no course credit) | Same |
| Bowdoin | None | No credit; used for course placement only |
Frequently asked questions
Do colleges give credit for a 3 on AP Calculus BC?
96 of the 146 colleges listed here do. 138 accept a 4, and 145 accept a 5. 1 give nothing for this exam at any score.
Does a 5 on AP Calculus BC earn more than a 4?
At some colleges, yes. The last column of the table shows where a 5 earns more credit or a higher course than the minimum score does.
Each row was read from the college’s own registrar, catalog, or admissions page and last checked 2026-10-08. Colleges whose pages do not name this exam are left out. Confirm with the college before you plan around it.
