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Accelerated Program Chart

At UMass Boston entering freshmen may be awarded university credit for exhibiting college level proficiency through Advanced Placement examinations. The following chart is a list of Advanced Placement Examinations for which the university awards course credit. All scores must be sent directly from The College Board to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. (CEEB #3924)

Subject Minimum Score UMass Boston Credit UMass Boston Equivalent Distribution
Art History 4 6 ART 101 & ART 102 Arts
Biology 3 No Credit Exempt from BIOL 111/112  
Biology 1 4 8 BIOL 111 & BIOL 112 Natural Sciences
Chemistry 2 3 4 CHEM 903A Natural Sciences
Chemistry 3 3 4 CHEM 903A & CHEM 904A Natural Sciences
Chinese Lang. & Lit. 3 8 CHINESE 101 & CHINESE 102 World Language
&nbps; 4 6 CHINESE 201 & CHINESE 202 World Language
Computer Science A 4 4 CS 110 Math/Technology
Computer Science AB 4 8 4 CS 110 & CS 210
Computer Science Principles 4 4 CS 105 Math/Technology
Microeconomics 4 3 ECON 101 Social Behavioral
Macroeconomics 4 3 ECON 102 Social Behavioral
English Lit & Comp 4 3 ENGL 101  
    3 ENGL 9000 Arts
Environmental Science 3 4 ENVSCI 120 Natural Science
  4 4 ENVSCI 120 & ENVSCI 121 Natural Science
  5 7 ENVSCI 120 & ENVSCI 121 & ENVSCI 122 Natural Sciences
French Lit. 4 3 3 FRENCH 9000 Arts
French Lang. & Culture 3 8 FRENCH 101 & FRENCH 102 World Language
  4 8 FRENCH 201 & FRENCH 202 World Language
German Lit. 5 3 8 GERMAN 9000 Arts
German Lang. & Culture 3 8 GERMAN 101 & GERMAN 102 World Language
  4 8 GERMAN 201 & GERMAN 202 World Language
Human Geography 3 3 ENVSCI 109  
Italian Lang. & Culture 3 8 ITAL 101 & ITAL 102 World Language
  4 6 ITAL 202 & ITAL 202 World Language
Japanese Lang. & Cult. 4 6 JAPAN 101 & JAPAN 102 World Language
  4 6 JAPAN 201 & JAPAN 202 World Language
Govt. & Politics: US 3 3 POLSCI 102 Social Behavioral
Govt. & Politics: Comparative 3 3 POLSCI 201  
US History 4 6 HIST 265 & HIST 266 Humanities
World History 4 3 HIST 213  
    3 HIST 214 Social Behavioral
European History 4 6 HIST 211 & HIST 212 Humanities
Calculus AB 4 4 MATH 140 Math/Technology
Calculus AB Subscore 4 4 MATH 140 Math/Technology
Calculus BC 4 8 MATH 140 & MATH 141 Math/Technology
Music Theory 3 3 MUSIC 9000 Arts
Physics 1 10 4 4 PHYSICS 907T Natural Sciences
Physics 2 11 4 4 PHYSICS 908T Natural Sciences
Physics B 6, 7, 10 4 8 PHYSIC 907T & PHYSIC 908T Natural Sciences
Physics C: Mechanics 6, 8 4 4 PHYSIC 903T Natural Sciences
Physics C: Elec. & Mag. 6, 9 4 4 PHYSIC 904T Natural Sciences
Psychology 3 3 PSYCH 100 Social Behavioral
Spanish Language & Culture 3 8 SPAN 101 & SPAN 102 World Language
  4 6 SPAN 201 & SPAN 202 World Language
Statistics 4 3 MATH 125 Math/Technology
Virgil-Lyric Comedy 3 4 LATIN 102 World Language

Biology1 – You may not take BIO 111 and 112 at UMass Boston

Chemistry2 – You may not take CHEM 115 & 117 at UMass Boston

Chemistry3 – You may not take CHEM 115& 117 or CHEM 116 & 118 at UMass Boston

French4 – No longer offered

German5 – No longer offered

Physics6 - Anyone who receives credit for AP Physics and is majoring in Physics, Engineering Physics or Engineering should contact their major undergraduate advisor to review their credit awards.

Physics7 – You may not take PHYSIC 107 or 108 at UMB

Physics8 – You may not take PHYSIC 113, 181 at UMB

Physics9 – You may not take PHYSIC 114, 182 at UMB

Physics10 – You may not take PHYSIC 107 at UMB

Physics11 – You may not take PHYSIC 108 at UMB

Environmental Science12 – Effective Spring 2015

Latin – UMB counts for 4 not 3 credits

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