AP Guidelines

Changes are effective beginning with the Fall 2020 incoming class.

For those students interested in pursuing graduate or professional studies focused on science or pre-health fields refer to the LSA Basic Pre-Health Science Classes webpage regarding the process to obtain an exemption letter.

Contact: Undergraduate Program Coordinator, 734-647-2858, Chemistry, 1500K Chem, 1055, [email protected]

*Does not satisfy the First Year Writing requirement or English major requirements, but will count toward the total credits needed to graduate.

**Each exam transfers as three credits, for a total of six credits.

Contact: lsa.umich.edu/english or [email protected] or 734-764-6330.

Course credits satisfy the LSA language requirement.

† 3 additional credits for French 250x will be awarded for completing French 235 or RCLANG 320 with a grade of "B" or better.

**Counts toward the French major or minor as a 270-level course.

***4 credits plus an optional additional 3 credits upon completion of French 235

Please see the department's website for any inquiries.

* Course credits satisfy the language requirement.

** Students with an AP score of 4 are strongly advised to enroll in German 300

*** See undergraduate concentration advisor, Kalli Federhofer ([email protected]) or Mary Rodena-Krasan ([email protected])

† 4 additional credits for German 232* will be awarded for completing German 300, 315, 325, 326, 336, 350, 365, 388, 389, 416, 425, 426, 430, 431, 457, 464 or RCLANG 321 with a grade of ""B"" or better.

†† 4 additional credits for German 301X will be awarded for completing German 300, 315, 325, 326, 336, 350, 365, 388, 389, 416, 425, 426, 430, 431, 457, 464 or RCLANG 321 with a grade of ""B"" or better.

NOTE: Students may receive credits either via their AP Test scores, as outlined above, or via the departmental placement test, but not both.

Contact: Hartmut Rastalsky, Language Program Director, 734-764-8018, Germanic Langs & Lits 3110 MLB, 1275, [email protected]

* Students planning a History of Art Major or Minor should consult with a Departmental Concentration Advisor, who will advise the student as to a suitable course of further study in the field.

Contact: [email protected]

*100-level courses do not count toward the History Major. Please note: an AP and an IB exam in the same subject can only be counted toward one 100-level course.

Contact: Director of Undergraduate Studies, History Department, 1029 Tisch Hall, [email protected]

* Course credits satisfy the language requirement.

† 3 additional credits for Italian 235 will be awarded for completing one course beyond Italian 235 with a grade of "B" or better.

**Counts toward the Italian major or minor as a upper 200 level course

***4 credits plus an optional additional 3 credits upon completion of one course beyond 232 taught in Italian

Please see the department's website for any inquiries.

* No credit for either Math 120 or Math 121 if Math 105 or 115 is elected.

** 2 additional credits for Math 120 granted after successful completion of this course with grade of C or better.

*** 2 additional credits for each of Math 120 and Math 121 granted upon successful completion of this course with grade of C or better.

The Mathematics Department does not award credit for the AB subscore of the BC exam.

Math 120 and 121 are designated to represent AP credit only (AB and BC respectively). They are not representative of any specific U-M mathematics course.

The Department strongly encourages students with AP credit to elect one of the honors courses, Math 156, 174,175, 185, or 295. All such elections require permission of the Math Honors Advisor and placement may depend on factors other than AP score.

Contact: Student services staff, 734-763-4223, Mathematics, 2084 East Hall, 1043, [email protected]

*Beginning in Fall 2014, AP Physics B was replaced by two new courses — AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2.

Student Services Office: 1440 Randall Lab, 734-764-5539, [email protected].

Contact: Physics Student Services Office, 734-764-5539, 1440, Randall Lab, 1040, [email protected]

* 232 course credits satisfy the language requirement, credit can only be earned once for the language or literature test

† 3 additional credits for Spanish 279x will be awarded for completing Spanish 277, Spanish 278, or RCLANG 324 with a grade of "B" or better, 279x counts toward the Spanish major or minor as a 279-399 level course.

†† 3 additional credits for Spanish 294x will be awarded for completing Spanish 277, Spanish 278 or RCLANG 324 with a grade of "B" or better, 294x counts towards the Spanish major or minor as a 279-399 level literature course.

Please see the department's website for any inquiries.

*Students who receive a score of 5 on the AP Music Theory exam must enroll in Theory 139 and 149. Students must attend the first session of Theory 149, at which time their instructor will share the syllabus and provide further instructions. Students may opt out of Module 1 of Theory 149, but must attend Modules 2–4.

Contact: SMTD Academic & Student Affairs, 734-764-8623, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, 2270 Moore, 2085, [email protected] or [email protected]

*Applicable to students admitted to summer 2025 and after.

**Academic elective credit only. Does not count as studio credit. 

***Each exam transfers as three credits. A total of nine credits can be earned.

Contact: Stamps Registrar Team, [email protected], or Stamps Advising, [email protected].