Admission

Advanced Placement (AP) Examination Equivalents

Hofstra works closely with students to give credit based on Advanced Placement and Higher Level exams. Please email admission@hofstra.edu for additional information.

Art History
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3 LA 999 3
4 or 5 LA 999A 3
Art Studio
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3, 4, or 5 FA 999P 3
Biology 
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3 LA 999 3
4 or 5 BIOL 111 3
Calculus AB
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 or 5 MATH 71 4
Calculus BC
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3 MATH 71 4
4 or 5 MATH 71 & MATH 72 8
Chemistry
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 or 5 CHEM 3A 3
  CHEM 4A 3
Chinese Language & Culture
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3 LA 999 3
4 CHIN 5 3
5 CHIN 101 3
Comparative Government & Politics
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 or 5 PSC 2 3
Computer Science A
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 or 5 CSC 15 4
Computer Science Principles
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 or 5 CSC 5 3
English Language
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3 LA 999 3
4 or 5 LA 999 & WSC 1 6
English Literature
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3 LA 999 3
4 or 5 WSC 1 & ENGL 999 6
Environmental Science
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3, 4, or 5 GEOL 005 3
European History
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 or 5 HIST 11 3
French Language and Culture
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 FREN 4 3
5 FREN 4 & FREN 999X 6
     
German Language and Culture
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 GERM 4 3
5 GERM 4 & 999  6
Human Geography
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 or 5 GEOG 2 3
Italian Language and Culture
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 ITAL 4 3
5 ITAL 4 & ITAL 999X 6
Japanese Language and Culture
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3 LA 999 3
4 JPAN 103 3
5 JPAN 113 3
Latin
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 or 5 LAT 4 3
Macroeconomics
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3 LA 999 3
4 or 5 ECO 1 3
Microeconomics
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3 LA 999 3
4 or 5 ECO 2 3
Music Theory
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3 LA 999 3
4 or 5 MUS 1 3
Physics 1: Algebra Based
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3 LA 999 3
4 or 5 PHYS 001A & PHYS 001B 4
Physics 2: Algebra Based
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3 LA 999 3
4 or 5 PHYS 002A & PHYS 002B 4
Physics C: Mechanics
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3 LA 999 3
4 or 5 PHYS 11A & PHYS 11B 5
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3 LA 999 3
4 or 5 PHYS 12A & PHYS 12B 5
Psychology
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 or 5 PSY 1 3
Spanish Language
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 SPAN 4 3
5 SPAN 4 & SPAN 999X 6
Spanish Literature
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 or 5 SPAN 999L 3
Statistics
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
3, 4, or 5 MATH 8 or BAN 1 3
US History
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 or 5 HIST 3A 3
US Government & Politics
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 or 5 PSC 1 3
World History
SCORE COURSE EQUIVALENT CREDIT
4 or 5 HIST 999H 3