AP Minimum Score for Awarded Credit
The Advanced Placement (AP) Program of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) is accepted by The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Students who have achieved a minimum score of 3 on an examination will be awarded credit as detailed in the chart below.
| Advanced Placement Exam | Minimum Score | Citadel Credit | Credit Hour |
| Art History | 3 | FNAR 206 | 3 |
| Biology | 3 | BIOL 101, 111 or BIOL 130, 131** | 4 |
| 4 | BIOL 101, 111, 102, 112 or BIOL 130, 131, 140, 141** | 8 | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | MATH 131 | 4 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MATH 131, 132 | 8 |
| Calculus Subfield | 3 | MATH 131 | 4 |
| Chemistry | 3 | CHEM 103, 113 or CHEM 151, 161** | 4 |
| 4 | CHEM 103, 113, 104, 114 or CHEM 151, 161, 152, 162** | 8 | |
| Chinese Language & Culture | 3 | CHIN 101 | 3 |
| 4 | CHIN 101, 102 | 6 | |
| Comparative Government & Politics | 3 | PSCI 232 | 3 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | CSCI 201, 211 | 4 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | CSCI 210 | 3 |
| English Language & Composition | * | ||
| Environmental Science | 3 | BIOL 209 | 3 |
| European History | 3 | HIST 103, 104 | 6 |
| French Language & Culture | 3 | FREN 101, 102 | 6 |
| French Literature & Culture | 3 | FREN 201, 202 | 6 |
| German Language & Culture | 3 | GERM 101, 102 | 6 |
| Human Geography | 3 | GEOG 209 | 3 |
| Italian Language & Culture | 3 | GNRL 101 | 3 |
| 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 | |
| Japanese Language & Culture | 3 | JAPN 101 | 3 |
| 4 | JAPN 101, 102 | 6 | |
| Latin | 3 | GNRL 101 | 3 |
| 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 | |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | ECON 202 | 3 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | ECON 201 | 3 |
| Music Theory | 3 | FNAR 209 | 3 |
| Physics 1: Algebra-Based | 3 | PHYS 203, 253 | 4 |
| Physics 2: Algebra-Based | 3 | PHYS 204, 254 | 4 |
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 3 | PHYS 221, 271, 222, 272 | 8 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | PHYS 221, 271 | 4 |
| Psychology | 3 | PSYC 201 | 3 |
| Spanish Language & Culture | 3 | SPAN 101, 102 | 6 |
| Spanish Literature & Culture | 3 | SPAN 201, 202 | 6 |
| Statistics | 3 | STAT 160 | 3 |
| Studio Art: 2-D Design | 3 | FNAR 250 | 3 |
| Studio Art: 3-D Design | 3 | FNAR 250 | 3 |
| Studio Art: Drawing | 3 | FNAR 304 | 3 |
| United States History | 3 | HIST 201, 202 | 6 |
| US Government & Politics | 3 | LDRS 202 | 3 |
| World History | 3 | HIST 105, 106 | 6 |
*The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education has mandated the following policy in awarding Advanced Placement credit for English 101 and/or 102:
• If a student receives a score of ‘3’ or ‘4’ on either English AP exam, credit will be awarded for English 101 or its equivalent (three credit hours).
• If a student receives a score of ‘3’ or ‘4’ on both English AP exams, or a ‘3’ on one and a ‘4’ on the other, credit will be awarded for English 101 and English 102 or their equivalents (six credit hours).
• If a student receives a score of ‘5’ on either or on both English AP exams, credit will be awarded for English 101 and 102 or their equivalents (six credit hours).
**Course(s) awarded depends on declared major.
NOTE: Students will not be awarded duplicate credit in the event acceptable scores for the same subject are presented from International Baccalaureate or other subject examinations.