2022 Advanced Placement Program

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is committed to supporting our incoming students and ensuring that they have a smooth transition to their higher education studies. Please be sure to tell your academic advisor during Summer Registration that you have taken AP exams, as the College Board has announced there will be a delay in sending scores to institutions. The credit policies below apply to all students entering Illinois in Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023. Only scores resulting in credit are shown.

For descriptions of the courses listed in the table below, please see the Courses of Instruction section in the Academic Catalog.

Course numbers listed as 1 - - or 2 - - are considered elective credit within the stated subject area. This is because our campus does not have an equivalent course that corresponds to the AP course. Students can apply elective credit towards their graduation requirements. Students should consult with their academic advisor to determine how this test-based credit may best be used to meet their specific curriculum and program requirements.

Questions? Contact "Placement & Proficiency" staff by emailing pnp@illinois.edu or by calling 217-244-4437 during business hours.

AP Research

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3, 4 or 5	LAS 1 - -	3	-

AP Seminar

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3, 4 or 5	LAS 1 - -	3	-

Art History

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3, 4 or 5	ART 1 - -	3	-

Art: 2-D Art and Design

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3, 4 or 5	ART 105	3	-

Art: 3-D Art and Design

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3, 4 or 5	ART 104	3	-

Art: Drawing

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3, 4 or 5	ART 102	3	-

Biology

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3 or 4	IB 100	3	-
5	IB 150 MCB 150	4 4	Consult with your advisor, as your next biology course will depend on your major and your educational goals

Score

Course Credited

Credit hours

Placement Message

3 or 4

IB 100

IB 150

MCB 150

Consult with your advisor, as your next biology course will depend on your major and your educational goals

Calculus AB for students entering any College other than the Grainger College of Engineering

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	MATH 234	4	Talk with your advisor. If your program requires MATH 220 or MATH 221, you will not receive credit towards graduation for MATH 234.
4 or 5	MATH 220	5	Placed into MATH 231

Calculus AB for students entering the Grainger College of Engineering

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	MATH 234	4	Talk with your advisor. If your program requires MATH 220 or MATH 221, you will not receive credit towards graduation for MATH 234.
4	MATH 220	5	Talk with your advisor. Grainger Engineering recommends you take MATH 221 despite having course credit for MATH 220.
5	MATH 220	5	Placed into MATH 231 (Section EL1 or EL2) with concurrent enrollment in MATH 299.

Calculus BC for students entering any College other than the Grainger College of Engineering

Score

Course Credited

Credit hours

Placement Message

3 with no subscore or with a subscore of 1, 2, or 3

MATH 234

Talk with your advisor. If your program requires MATH 220 or MATH 221, you will not receive credit towards graduation for MATH 234.

3 with a subscore of 4 or 5

MATH 220

Placed into MATH 231

4 or 5

MATH 220

MATH 231

Placed into MATH 241

Calculus BC for students entering the Grainger College of Engineering

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3 with no subscore or with a subscore of 1, 2, or 3	MATH 234	4	Talk with your advisor. If your program requires MATH 220 or MATH 221, you will not receive credit towards graduation for MATH 234.
3 with a subscore of 4	MATH 220	5	Talk with your advisor. Grainger Engineering recommends you take MATH 221 despite having course credit for MATH 220.
3 with a subscore of 5	MATH 220	5	Placed into MATH 231 (Section EL1 or EL2) with concurrent enrollment in MATH 299.
4	MATH 220 MATH 231	5 3	Placed into MATH 231 (Section EL1 or EL2) with concurrent enrollment in MATH 299. Talk with your advisor about whether you should accept the AP credit for MATH 231 or take the MATH 231 course.
5	MATH 220 MATH 231	5 3	Placed into MATH 241.

Chemistry

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	CHEM 102, lecture only; CHEM 103 lab credit is NOT awarded for AP	3	CHEM 104; Consult with your advisor to determine which Chemistry course you should enroll in
4 or 5	CHEM 102 and CHEM 104, lectures only; CHEM 103 and 105 lab credit is NOT awarded for AP	3 3	Consult with your advisor to determine which Chemistry course you should enroll in

Score

Course Credited

Credit hours

Placement Message

CHEM 102, lecture only; CHEM 103 lab credit is NOT awarded for AP

CHEM 104; Consult with your advisor to determine which Chemistry course you should enroll in

4 or 5

CHEM 102 and CHEM 104, lectures only; CHEM 103 and 105 lab credit is NOT awarded for AP

Consult with your advisor to determine which Chemistry course you should enroll in

Chinese

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	CHIN 2 - -	5	CHIN 203
4	CHIN 203 CHIN 204	5 5	CHIN 305
5	CHIN 203 CHIN 204 CHIN 305 CHIN 306	5 5 5 5	CHIN 407 or CHIN 440

Score

Course Credited

Credit hours

Placement Message

CHIN 2 - -

CHIN 203

CHIN 204

CHIN 305

CHIN 203

CHIN 204

CHIN 305

CHIN 306

CHIN 407 or CHIN 440

Computer Science A

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	CS 105	3	-
4 or 5	CS 101	3	-

Computer Science Principles

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3 or 4	CS 102	4	-
5	CS 105	3	-

Economics, Macro

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3 or 4	ECON 1 - -	3	You may register for the departmental ECON 103 proficiency exam. Consult with your advisor for a course recommendation.
5	ECON 103	3	Consult with your advisor.

Economics, Micro

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3 or 4	ECON 1 - -	3	You may register for the departmental ECON 102 proficiency exam. Consult with your advisor for a course recommendation.
5	ECON 102	3	Consult with your advisor.

English Language & Composition

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	RHET 1 - -	3	-
4 or 5	RHET 105	4	You have fulfilled the 'Composition I' requirement.

English Literature & Composition

Score

Course Credited

Credit hours

Placement Message

RHET 1 - -

4 or 5, if there is no English Language score or it is 1, 2, or 3

RHET 105

You have fulfilled the 'Composition I' requirement.

4 or 5, if English Language score is 4 or 5

RHET 105

ENGL 1 - -

You have fulfilled the 'Composition I' requirement.

Environmental Science

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	NRES 1 - -	3	-
4 or 5	NRES 100	3	-

French

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	FR 103	4	FR 104
4	FR 103 FR 104 FR 205	4 4 2	FR 207
5	FR 103 FR 104 FR 205 FR 207	4 4 2 3	FR 211 or FR 212

Score

Course Credited

Credit hours

Placement Message

FR 103

FR 104

FR 103

FR 104

FR 205

FR 207

FR 103

FR 104

FR 205

FR 207

FR 211 or FR 212

German

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	GER 103 GER 104	4 4	GER 211
4 or 5	GER 103 GER 104 GER 211	4 4 3	GER 212

Score

Course Credited

Credit hours

Placement Message

GER 103

GER 104

GER 211

4 or 5

GER 103

GER 104

GER 211

GER 212

Government & Politics: Comparative

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3 or 4	PS 1 - -	3	Any PS course numbered higher than PS 199
5	PS 240	3	Any PS course numbered higher than PS 199 other than PS 240

Government & Politics: U.S.

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	PS 1 - -	3	PS 101
4 or 5	PS 101	3	Any PS course numbered higher than PS 199

History, European

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3 or 4	HIST 1 - -	3	-
5	HIST 142	3	-

History, U.S.

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3, 4 or 5	HIST 1 - -	3	-

History, World

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3 or 4	HIST 1 - -	3	-
5	HIST 100	3	-

Human Geography

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	GEOG 1 - -	3	GEOG 104
4 or 5	GEOG 104	4	GEOG 204 or GEOG 210

Italian

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	ITAL 102	4	Please meet with Laura Callegari Hill to discuss opportunities for higher placement and possibly additional proficiency credit.
4	ITAL 103	4	Please meet with Laura Callegari Hill to discuss opportunities for higher placement and possibly additional proficiency credit.
5	ITAL 103 ITAL 104	4 4	Please meet with Laura Callegari Hill to discuss opportunities for higher placement and possibly additional proficiency credit.

Score

Course Credited

Credit hours

Placement Message

ITAL 102

Please meet with Laura Callegari Hill to discuss opportunities for higher placement and possibly additional proficiency credit.

ITAL 103

Please meet with Laura Callegari Hill to discuss opportunities for higher placement and possibly additional proficiency credit.

ITAL 103

ITAL 104

Please meet with Laura Callegari Hill to discuss opportunities for higher placement and possibly additional proficiency credit.

Japanese

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	JAPN 2 - -	5	Take the UIUC Japanese Placement Test.
4	JAPN 203 JAPN 204	5 5	JAPN 305
5	JAPN 203 JAPN 204 JAPN 305 JAPN 306	5 5 5 5	Take the UIUC Japanese Placement Test.

Score

Course Credited

Credit hours

Placement Message

JAPN 2 - -

Take the UIUC Japanese Placement Test.

JAPN 203

JAPN 204

JAPN 305

JAPN 203

JAPN 204

JAPN 305

JAPN 306

Take the UIUC Japanese Placement Test.

Latin

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	LAT 201 LAT 202	4 4	LAT 401
4 or 5	LAT 201 LAT 202 LAT 1 - -	4 4 3	LAT 401

Score

Course Credited

Credit hours

Placement Message

LAT 201

LAT 202

LAT 401

4 or 5

LAT 201

LAT 202

LAT 1 - -

LAT 401

Music Theory

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	MUS 1 - -	2	You may take the Music Theory or the Musicianship proficiency exam, if you wish.
4 with an aural subscore of 1, 2 or 3	MUS 1 - -	2	You may take the Music Theory or the Musicianship proficiency exam, if you wish.
4 with an aural subscore of 4	MUS 102	2	You may take the Musicianship proficiency exam, if you wish.
4 with an aural subscore of 5	MUS 102 MUS 107	2 2	-
5 with an aural subscore of 1, 2, 3 or 4	MUS 102	2	You may take the Musicianship proficiency exam, if you wish.
5 with an aural subscore of 5	MUS 102 MUS 107	2 2	-

Physics 1

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	PHYS 1 - -	3	Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the PHYS 101 proficiency exam.
4	PHYS 1 - -	4	Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the PHYS 101 proficiency exam.
5	PHYS 101	5	You may register for the PHYS 101 proficiency exam (for comparison purposes only) or the PHYS 102 proficiency exam.

Physics 2

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	PHYS 1 - -	3	Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the PHYS 101 or the PHYS 102 proficiency exam.
4	PHYS 1 - -	4	Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the PHYS 101 or the PHYS 102 proficiency exam.
5	PHYS 102	5	You may register for the Physics proficiency exam that corresponds to the requirements of your program.

Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	PHYS 2 - -	3	Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the Physics proficiency exam that corresponds to the requirements of your program.
4	PHYS 2 - -	4	Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the Physics proficiency exam that corresponds to the requirements of your program.
5	PHYS 212	4	You may register for the Physics proficiency exam that corresponds to the requirements of your program.

Physics C: Mechanics

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	PHYS 2 - -	3	Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the Physics proficiency exam that corresponds to the requirements of your program.
4	PHYS 2 - -	4	Take the UIUC Physics Placement Test prior to enrolling in a Physics course. You may register for the Physics proficiency exam that corresponds to the requirements of your program.
5	PHYS 211	4	You may register for the Physics proficiency exam that corresponds to the requirements of your program.

Psychology

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3 or 4	PSYC 1 - -	3	-
5	PSYC 100	4	-

Spanish Language

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	SPAN 141	4	SPAN 200, 202, 204, 208, 228, or 232
4 or 5	SPAN 141 SPAN 200 SPAN 204	4 3 3	SPAN 202, 208, 228, or 232

Score

Course Credited

Credit hours

Placement Message

SPAN 141

SPAN 200, 202, 204, 208, 228, or 232

4 or 5

SPAN 141

SPAN 200

SPAN 204

SPAN 202, 208, 228, or 232

Spanish Literature

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	SPAN 141	4	SPAN 200, 202, 204, 208, 228, or 232
4 or 5	SPAN 141 SPAN 200 SPAN 204	4 3 3	SPAN 202, 208, 228, or 232

Score

Course Credited

Credit hours

Placement Message

SPAN 141

SPAN 200, 202, 204, 208, 228, or 232

4 or 5

SPAN 141

SPAN 200

SPAN 204

SPAN 202, 208, 228, or 232

Statistics

Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
3	STAT 1 - -	3	-
4 or 5	STAT 100	3	-

Questions? Contact pnp@illinois.edu or call 217-244-4437.

The University of Illinois recognizes the value of the Advanced Placement (AP) Program and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme. Students should be aware that there are times when it is in their best interest to take the course that corresponds to the AP or IB credit instead of accepting the test-based credit. You may be better prepared for the rigors of the subsequent course in the sequence if you decline this credit and take the course. Students are able to consult with their academic advisors during Registration in order to determine what will be most appropriate for their individual plan of study.

New undergraduate students who barely miss earning proficiency credit and who have not already earned college-level credit in the subject are allowed to take a departmental proficiency exam in math, science, and certain LOTEs if they wish to try to proficiency out of an introductory course.