A score of 4 or 5 on an accepted Advanced Placement (AP) exam will receive academic credit at Rensselaer. Contact the College Board to send your AP Score Report to the Office of the Registrar at Rensselaer.
AP Scores Accepted Starting Fall 2024
| Exam | Accepted Score | RPI Course Awarded | RPI Course Name | Credit Hours |
| Art History | 4 | ARTS 1050 | Art History: Paleolithic to Contemporary | 4 credits |
Biology |
4 | BIOL 1010 and BIOL 1015 | Introduction to Biology and Introduction to Biology lab |
3 credits + 1 credit |
| Chemistry | 4 | CHEM 1100 and CHEM 1200 | Chemistry I and Chemistry II | 4 credits + 4 credits |
| Computer Science A | 4 | CSCI 1100 | Computer Science I | 4 credits |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | CSCI 1000 | Computer Science Elective | 4 credits |
| Computer Science Principles and Computer Science A | 4 on both tests | CSCI 1100 | Computer Science I Only | 4 credits |
| English Language and Composition or English Literature and Composition | 4 | WRIT-1000 | Writing elective | 4 credits |
| Environmental Science | 4 | IENV1000 | Environmental Science Elective | 4 credits |
| World Language and Culture (French Language and Culture, German Language and Culture, Italian Language and Culture, Japanese Language and Culture, Latin or Spanish Language and Culture, and Spanish Literature and |
4 |
LANG-1000 |
Foreign Language Elective |
4 credits |
| World Language and Culture (Chinese Language and Culture) | 4 | LANG-2410 | Chinese II | 4 credits |
| United States History, European History, or World History | 4 | STSO-1000 | STSO Elective | 4 credits |
| Human Geography | 4 | STSO-1000 | STSO Elective | 4 credits |
| Statistics | 4 | MGMT-2100 | Statistical Methods | 4 credits |
| Calculus AB | 4 | MATH-1010 | Calculus I | 4 credits |
| Calculus BC | 4 | MATH-1010 and MATH-1020 | Calculus I and Calculus | 4 credits + 4 credits |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | ECON-1000 | Economics Elective | 4 credits |
| Microeconomics | 4 | ECON-1000 | Economics Elective | 4 credits |
| Macroeconomics and Microeconomics |
4 on both tests | ECON-1000 and ECON-1200 | Economics Elective and Principles of Economics |
4 credits + 4 credits |
| Music Theory | 4 | ARTS-1380 | Fundamentals of Music and Sound | 4 credits |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | PHYS-1100 | Physics I | 4 credits |
| Physics 1: Algebra-based examination and have received credit for Calculus I (AP credit, transfer credit, or have completed |
4 |
PHYS-1100 |
Physics I |
4 credits |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | PHYS-1200 | Physics II | 4 credits |
| Psychology | 4 | PSYC-1200 | General Psychology | 4 credits |
| 2D Design (subject to portfolio review by | 4 | ARTS-2220 | Fundamentals of 2D Design | 4 credits |
| 3D Design (subject to portfolio review by | 4 | ARTS-2210 | Sculpture I | 4 credits |
| Drawing (subject to portfolio review by | 4 | ARTS-1200 | Basic Drawing | 4 credits |
| United States Government and Politics or | 4 | STSO-1000 | STSO Elective | 4 credits |
- Credit is granted
- Grades are not assigned
- Credit is not included in calculating the Quality Point Average (QPA)
- All or part of Advanced Placement awards can be declined
- Advanced Placement credit will be forfeited if you take an equivalent Rensselaer course
