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Office of the Registrar

Physical Address:
Bruce M. Pitman Center
Room 119

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Dr MS 4260
Moscow, ID 83844-4260

registrar@uidaho.edu
Phone: 208-885-6731
Fax: 208-885-9061

AP, CLEP & IB Credit

The University of Idaho will grant credit for your Advanced Placement (AP), College Level Exam Program (CLEP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams that meet the minimum score requirements. Use the charts below to better understand what University of Idaho courses your scores will earn you credit for.

This chart indicates the equivalent course credit granted with the minimum score.

Exam Minimum Score Required U of I Equivalent Course Credit Total Credits Granted
Studio Art-Drawing 3 ART 111 2
Studio Art-2D Design 3 ART 122 3
Studio Art-3D Design 3
ART 121 2
Art History
3 ART 100 3
Biology 3 BIOL 115 (w/o lab)* 3
Chemistry 3 CHEM 111 & 112 (w/o labs)* 6
Chinese Language
3 CHIN 101 4
  4 CHIN 101 & 102 8
  5 CHIN 101, 102, & 201 12
Computer Science A 3 CS 120 4
Computer Science AB 3 CS 120 & 121 7
Computer Science Principles 3 CS 112
3
Economics-Micro 3 ECON 202 3
Economics-Macro 3 ECON 201 3
English Lang/Comp 3 ENGL 101 3
  5 ENGL 101 & 102 6
English Lit/Comp 3 ENGL 101 3
  4 ENGL 101 or
ENGL 175
3
  5 ENGL 101 & 102 or
ENGL 175
3-6
Environmental Science 3 ENVS 101 3
  4 ENVS 101 & 102 4
French Language
3 FREN 101 4
  4 FREN 101 & 102 8
  5 FREN 101, 102, & 201 12
German Language
3 GERM 101 4
  4 GERM 101 & 102 8
  5 GERM 101, 102, & 201 12
Government/Politics-US 3 POLS 101
3
Government/Politics-Comparative 3 POLS 205 3
History-US 3 HIST 111 & 112 6
History-European 3 HIST 102 3
History-World 3 HIST 101 & 102 6
Human Geography 3 GEOG 165 3
Italian Language 3 FL 000 4
  4 FL 000 8
  5 FL 000 12
Japanese Language 3 JAPN 101 4
  4 JAPN 101 & 102 8
  5 JAPN 101, 102, & 201 12
Latin Language 3 FL 000 4
  4 FL 000 8
  5 FL 000 12
Math-Calculus AB 3 MATH 170 4
Math-Calculus BC 3 MATH 170 & 175 8
Music Theory 3 elective credit
(lower-division)
3
Physics 1:Algebra-Based 3 PHYS 111 (w/o lab)*
3
Physics 2:Algebra-Based 3 PHYS 112 (w/o lab)*
3
Physics B 3 PHYS 111 & 112 (w/o labs)*
6
Physics C-Mechanics 3 PHYS 211 (w/o lab)*
3
Physics C-Elec & Magnt 3 PHYS 212 (w/o lab)*
3
Psychology 3 PSYC 101 3
Research 3

elective credit
(lower-division)

3
Seminar 3 elective credit
(lower-division)
3
Spanish Language 3 SPAN 101
4
  4
SPAN 101 & 102
8
  5 SPAN 101, 102, & 201 12
Spanish Literature & Culture
3 SPAN 305 3
Statistics 3 STAT 251 3

This chart indicates the equivalent course credit granted with the minimum score.

Exam Minimum Score Required U of I Equivalent Course Credit Total Credits Granted
English Composition/Literature
American Literature
50 elective credit
(lower-division)
3
Anly/Interp Literature 50 elective credit
(lower-division)
3
College Composition 50 ENGL 101 3
English Literature 50 elective credit
(lower-division)
3
Humanities 50 Humanities way of knowing
3
Foreign Languages
French
50 FREN 101 & 102 8

59 FREN 101, 102, 201 & 202 16
German
50 GERM 101 & 102 8

60 GERM 101, 102, 201 & 202 16
Spanish 50 SPAN 101 & 102 8

63 SPAN 101, 102, 201 & 202 16
Spanish with Writing 50 SPAN 101 & 102 8
  65 SPAN 101, 102, 201, & 202 16
History/Social Sciences
American Government 50 POLS 101 3
History of the US I
50
HIST 111 3
History of the US II
50
HIST 112 3
Intro to Educational Psychology 50
ED 301 3
Introductory Psychology 50 PSYC 101 3
Human Growth/Development 50 PSYC 305 3
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 ECON 201 3
Principles of Microeconomics 50 ECON 202 3
Intro Sociology 50 SOC 101 3
Western Civ I to 1648 50
HIST 101 3
Western Civ II 1648-Pres 50
HIST 102 3
Social Sciences/History 50 HIST 111 & 112, POLS 101 9
Science/Mathematics
Pre-calculus 50 Math 143 & MATH 144 4
Calculus 50 MATH 170 4
College Algebra 50 MATH 143 3
College Mathematics 50 MATH 123 3
Biology 50 BIOL 115 (w/o lab)* 3
Chemistry 50 CHEM 111 & 112
(w/o labs)*
6
Natural Science 50 CORS 200-level
(lower-division)
3
Business
Info Syst/Comp Appl 50 MIS 350 3
Principles of Management 50 MHR 311 3
Financial Accounting 50
ACCT 201 3
Intro Business Law 50 BLAW 265 3
Principles of Marketing 50 MKTG 321 3

This chart indicates the equivalent course credit granted with the minimum score and test level. Level of the test is listed as Higher Level (HL) or Standard Level (SL).

 
Exam* Level Minimum Score U of I Equivalent Course Credit Total Credits Granted
Art   Not currently awarding credit
Biology HL 5 BIOL 114 & BIOL 115 8 (4 each)
Business & Management HL 5 BUS 100 or BUS 101 3
Chemistry SL or HL 5 CHEM 111 & 112 9 (111=4 & 112=5)
Computer Science SL 5 CS 112 3
Computer Science HL 5 CS 113 3
English Language/Lit
SL or HL
4
ENGL 101
3
English Language/Lit
SL or HL
5+
ENGL 101 & ENGL 102
6
Environmental Science SL or HL 5 ENVS 101 3
French A HL 5 FREN 201, 202,  &  305 11
French B SL 4 FREN101 4
French B
SL
5
FREN 101 & FREN 102
8 (4 each)
Geography SL 5 GEOG 165 3
Geography HL 5 GEOG 200 3
German A HL 5 GERM 201, 202, & 306 11
German B SL 4 GERM 101
4
German B
SL
5
GERM 101 & 102
8 (4 each)
History, American HL 5 HIST 111 & 112 6 (3 each)
History, World/European HL 5 HIST 101 & 102 6 (3 each)
Mathematics HL 4 MATH 143 3
  HL 5 MATH 160 4
  HL 6 MATH 170 4
Music Perception & Analysis HL 5 MUSH 101 3
Philosophy     Not currently awarding credit  
Physics SL or HL 4 PHYS 111 & 112 (lecture only) 6 (3 each)
Psychology HL 4 PSYC 101 3
Social Anthropology HL 4 ANTH 100 3
Spanish A HL 5 SPAN 201, 202 & 308 11
Spanish B SL 4 SPAN101 4
Spanish B
SL
5
SPAN 101 & 102
8 (4 each)
Sport, Exercise, & Health Science
SL
4
PEP lower-division elective credit
3
Theatre Arts     Not currently awarding credit  
Worlds Arts & Culture
SL
4
ART 100
3

Office of the Registrar

Physical Address:
Bruce M. Pitman Center
Room 119

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Dr MS 4260
Moscow, ID 83844-4260

registrar@uidaho.edu
Phone: 208-885-6731
Fax: 208-885-9061