AP and IB Credit
Advanced Placement
You can earn advanced placement credit for college if you've completed college-level courses in high school and passed the CEEB Advanced Placement Examination with a test score of 3 or better, or by successfully completing an examination administered by selected University departments.
A list is provided below of URI courses that are considered equivalent to CEEB advanced placement courses. College credit is also available for courses completed at another institution with a grade of C or better. If you've been out of secondary school for more then three years, you can also earn college credit by completing CLEP general and subject examinations to get credit for academically measurable learning acquired in nontraditional ways.
Title of Test |
URI Course Equivalent |
Total Credits Earned |
Art History |
ARH 251 |
3 |
| Art: Studio 2-D Design | ART 101 | 3 |
| Art: Studio 3-D Design | ART 103 | 3 |
| Art: Studio Drawing | ART 207 | 3 |
| Biology | BIO 101 (4), BIO 102 (4) | 8 |
| Chemistry | CHM 101(3), CHM 102 (1) and CHM 112 (3), CHM 114 (1) | 8 |
| Chinese Language & Culture | CHN 103 (3), CHN 104 (3) | 6 |
| Computer Science (A Exam) | CSC 211 | 4 |
| Economics (Micro) | ECN 201 | 3 |
| Economics (Macro) | ECN 202 | 3 |
| English Language & Composition | WRT 104 | 3 |
| English Composition & Literature | ENG 1XA (fulfills English Literature requirement) | 3 |
| Environmental Science | NRS 100 | 3 |
| French Language | FRN 103 (3), FRN 104 (3) | 6 |
| German Language | GER 103 (3), GER 104 (3) | 6 |
| Geography: Human | GEG 1XS | 3 |
| Government & Politics (Comparative) | PSC 201 | 4 |
| Government & Politics (United States) | PSC 113 | 4 |
| History: European | HIS 113 (3), HIS 114 (3) | 6 |
| History: U.S. | HIS 141(3), HIS 142 (3) | 6 |
| History: World | HIS 1XL | 6 |
| Italian Language & Culture | ITL 103 (3), ITL 104 (3) | 6 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | JPN 103 (3), JPN 104 (3) | 3 |
| Latin: Virgil | LAT 302 | 3 |
| Mathematics: Calculus AB** | MTH 111(3), MTH 141(4) | 7 |
| Mathematics: Calculus BC** | MTH 141 (4), MTH 142 (4) | 8 |
| Music: Theory | MUS 111 | 3 |
| Physics B | PHY 109 (Requires a score of 4) | 3 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | PHY 111/185 (Requires a score of 4) |
4 |
| Physics C: Elec. & Mag. | PHY 112/186 (Requires a score of 4) |
4 |
| Psychology | PSY 113 | 3 |
| Spanish Language | SPA 103 (3), SPA 104 (3) | 6 |
| Spanish Literature | SPA 325 (3), SPA 3XX (3) | 6 |
| Statistics | STA 220 or 308 when major is Business, Biology, or Marine Biology | 3 |
*This Information is subject to change.
** Engineering requires a minimum score of 4 on the Calculus AP tests for engineering to recognize degree credit in MTH 141 and MTH 142.
International Baccalaureate Policy
University of Rhode Island credit will be granted to enrolled students who have obtained a score of 5, 6,or 7 on the Higher Level IB exams listed below. Students who have taken IB Higher Level tests in other areas not listed below may submit their scores to the Transfer Office of University College for determination of specific course transfer. No academic credit will be awarded for Standard-Level IB exams.
IB credit accepted at other post-secondary institutions is not automatically transferred to URI but is reviewed in accordance with the schedule below.
IB Exam |
Score |
Course Credit |
Credit Hours |
Arts-Visual |
5, 6, 7 |
ART 1XA –Gen Ed. |
3 |
Biology |
5, 6, 7 |
BIO101, BIO 102 |
8 |
Chemistry |
5, 6, 7 |
CHM 101/102 |
8 |
Economics |
5, 6, 7 |
ECON 201,ECN 202 |
6 |
English A1 |
5, 6, 7 |
WRT 104 (3) |
6 |
Film |
5, 6, 7 |
FLM 101 (3) |
6 |
| History: Americas | 5, 6, 7 |
HIS 141 (3) HIS 142 (3) |
6 |
LANGUAGE –B |
5, 6, 7 |
103,104 |
6 |
Arabic |
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Math |
5, 6, 7 |
MTH 111 (3) |
7 |
Music |
5, 6, 7 |
Individually evaluated |
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Physics |
5, 6, 7 |
PHY 111 (3) 185 (1) |
8 |
Theatre Arts |
5, 6, 7 |
THE 100 |
3 |
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