Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and Cambridge Advanced A/AS exams are a great way to earn college credit in high school.
Send your scores to ODU through the College Board using the CEEB code: 005126. Freshman applicants may also have scores indicated on their high school transcript.
Course Equivalencies
| Test | Score | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art: History of | 3 | ARTH 121A | 3 |
| 4 | ARTH 211 or 212 | 3 | |
| 5 | ARTH 211 & 212 | 6 | |
| Art: Studio | 3, 4, 5 | Credits awarded by department | |
| Art: Drawing | 3, 4, 5 | Credits awarded by department | |
| Art: Studio Art - Design | 4, 5 | Credits awarded by department | |
| Biology | 3 | BIOL 108N, 115N, 109N or 116N | 4 |
| 4, 5 | BIOL 115N & 116N | 8 | |
| Chemistry | 3 | CHEM 105N & 106N |
4 |
| 4,5 | CHEM 121N & 122N |
8 | |
| Computer Science | 3, 4, 5 | CS 149 | 3 |
| Economics: Macro | 3, 4, 5 | ECON 201S | 3 |
| Economics: Micro | 3, 4, 5 | ECON 202S | 3 |
| English Language & Composition | 3, 4, 5 | ENGL 110C | 3 |
| English Literature | 3, 4, 5 | ENGL 112L | 3 |
| Environmental Science | 3, 4, 5 | SCI 1ELE | 3 |
| European History | 4 | History 102H | 3 |
| 5 | HIST 102H & HSP 1REQ | 6 | |
| Arabic |
3 |
111F |
6 |
| 4 |
212F | 6 |
|
| 5 |
212F & 3ELE |
6 |
|
| Chinese |
3 |
111F |
6 |
| 4 |
212F | 6 |
|
| 5 |
212F & 3ELE |
6 |
|
| French |
3 | FR 201 | 3 |
| 4 | FR 201 & 202 | 6 | |
| 5 | FR 202 & 3ELE | 6 | |
| German |
3 | GER 201 | 3 |
| 4 | GER 201 & 202 | 6 | |
| 5 | GER 202 & 3ELE | 6 | |
| Hebrew |
3 |
111F |
6 |
| 4 |
212F | 6 |
|
| 5 |
212F & 3ELE |
6 |
|
| Italian |
3 |
201 |
3 |
| 4 |
201 & 202 |
6 |
|
| 5 |
202 & 3ELE |
6 |
|
| Japanese |
3 |
111F |
6 |
| 4 |
212F | 6 |
|
| 5 |
212F & 3ELE |
6 |
|
| Latin |
3 | LATN 201 | 3 |
| 4 | LATN 201 & 202 | 6 | |
| 5 | LATN 202 & 3ELE | 6 | |
| Russian |
3 |
201 |
3 |
| 4 |
201 & 202 |
6 |
|
| 5 |
202 & 3ELE |
6 |
|
| Spanish |
3 | SPAN 201 | 3 |
| 4 | SPAN 201 & 202 | 6 | |
| 5 | SPAN 202 & 3ELE | 6 | |
| French Literature |
3 | FR 201 | 3 |
| 4 | FR 201 & 202 | 6 | |
| 5 | FR 202 & 2ELE | 6 | |
| Spanish Literature |
3, 4 | SPAN 201 | 3 |
| 4 | SPAN 201 & 202 | 6 | |
| 5 | SPAN 202 & 3ELE | 6 | |
| Government & Politics: United States | 3, 4, 5 | POLS 101S | 3 |
| Government & Politics: Comparative | 3, 4, 5 | POLS 102 | 3 |
| Human Geography | 3, 4, 5 | GEOG 100S | 3 |
| International English Language | No credit offered | ||
| Math: Calculus AB/BC | 4 | MATH 162M & 163 | 6 |
| 5 | MATH 162M, 163 & 211 | 10 | |
| Music Theory | 3, 4, 5 | Credit awarded by department | |
| Physics B | 4, 5 | PHYS 111N & 112N | 8 |
| Physics C (Mechanics) | 4, 5 | PHYS 231N | 4 |
| Physics C (Electricity & Magnetism) | 4, 5 | PHYS 232N | 4 |
| Psychology | 3, 4, 5 | PSYC 201S | 3 |
| Statistics | 3, 4, 5 | STAT 130M | 3 |
| U.S. History | 4 | HIST 104H | 3 |
| 5 | HIST 104H &HISP 1REQ | 6 | |
| World History | 4 | HIST 102H | 3 |
| 5 | HIST 102H & HISP 1REQ | 6 |
| Test | Score | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 5, 6, 7 | BIOL 115N & 116N | 8 |
| Business & Management | 4, 5, 6, 7 | MGMT 325 | 3 |
| Chemistry | 5 | CHEM 105N & 106N or CHEM 121N & 122N | 4 |
| 6, 7 | CHEM 121N & 122N and CHEM 123N & 124N | 8 | |
| Computer Science | 4, 5, 6, 7 | CS 149 | 3 |
| Design Technology | No credit awarded | ||
| Economics | 4, 5, 6, 7 | ECON 201S & 202S | 6 |
| English A1 | 5, 6, 7 | ENGL 110C & 112L | 6 |
| French A1 | No credit awarded | ||
| German A1 | No credit awarded | ||
| Spanish A1 | No credit awarded | ||
| French A2 | 4 | FR 102F | 3 |
| 5 | FR 201 | 3 | |
| 6 | FR 201 & 202 | 6 | |
| 7 | FR 202 & 3ELE | 6 | |
| German A2 | 4 | GER 102F | 3 |
| 5 | GER 201 | 3 | |
| 6 | GER 201 & 202 | 6 | |
| 7 | GER 202 & 3ELE | 6 | |
| Latin A2 | 4 | LATN 102F | 3 |
| 5 | LATN 201 | 3 | |
| 6 | LATN 201 &202 | 6 | |
| 7 | LATN 202 & 3ELE | 6 | |
| Spanish A2 | 4 | SPAN 102F | 3 |
| 5 | SPAN 201 | 3 | |
| 6 | SPAN 201 & 202 | 6 | |
| 7 | SPAN 202 & 3ELE | 6 | |
| French B | 4 | FR 102F | 3 |
| 5 | FR 201 | 3 | |
| 6 | FR 201 & 202 | 6 | |
| 7 | FR 202 & 3ELE | 6 | |
| Latin B | 4 | LATN 102F | 3 |
| 5 | LATN 201 | 3 | |
| 6 | LATN 201 & 202 | 6 | |
| 7 | LATN 202 3ELE | 6 | |
| Spanish B | 4 | SPAN 102F | 3 |
| 5 | SPAN 201 | 3 | |
| 6 | SPAN 201 & 202 | 6 | |
| 7 | SPAN 202 & 3ELE | 6 | |
| German B | 4 | GER 102F | 3 |
| 5 | GER 201 | 3 | |
| 6 | GER 201 & 202 | 6 | |
| 7 | GER 202 & 3ELE | 6 | |
| French ab initio | No credit awarded | ||
| Spanish ab initio | No credit awarded | ||
| Latin | No credit awarded | ||
| Geography | 5, 6, 7 | GEOG 100S & 101S | 6 |
| History (standard level) | 5 | HIST 1ELE | 3 |
| 6, 7 | HIST 102H & 1ELE | 6 | |
| History of Africa (higher level) | 5, 6, 7 | HIST 1ELE | 6 |
| History of the Americas | 5 | HIST 1ELE | 3 |
| 6, 7 | HIST 102H & 104H | 6 | |
| History of West & South Asia (higher level) | 5 | HIST 1ELE | 3 |
| 6, 7 | HIST 101H & HISP 1REQ | 6 | |
| History of East & South East Asia (higher level) | 5 | HIST 1ELE | 3 |
| 6, 7 | HIST 101H & HISP 1REQ | 6 | |
| History of Europe (higher level) | 5 | HIST 1 ELE | 3 |
| 6, 7 | HIST 102 H & HISP 1REQ | 6 | |
| History of the islamic World | No credit awarded | ||
| Information Technology in Global Society | 5, 6, 7 | CS1ELE | 3 |
| Mathematical Methods (standard level) | 6, 7 | MATH 102M | 3 |
| Mathematical Studies (standard level) | 6 | MATH 101M | 3 |
| 7 | MATH 101M & 102M | 6 | |
| Mathematics (higher level) | 5 | MATH 162M | 3 |
| 6 | MATH 162M & 163 | 6 | |
| 7 | MATH 162M, 163 & 211 | 10 | |
| Music | Credit awarded by department | ||
| Philosophy | 5, 6, 7 | PHIL 110P | 3 |
| Physics | 5, 6, 7 | PHYS 111N & 112N | 8 |
| Psychology | 5, 6, 7 | PSYC 201S | 3 |
| Social Anthropology | 5, 6, 7 | ANTR 110S | 3 |
| Test | Minimum Grade | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECON-A Level | C | ECON 201S and ECON 202S | 6 |
| ECON-AS Level | C | ECON 200S | 3 |
| ENGL-A Level | C | ENGL 110C and ENGL 1ELE | 6 |
| ENGL-AS Level | C | ENGL 110C | 3 |
| GENERAL PAPER-A Level | C | ENGL 110C and ENGL 1ELE | 6 |
| GENERAL PAPER-AS Level | C | ENGL 110C | 3 |
| HIST (US)-A Level | C | HIST 1ELE | 3 |
| HIST (US)-AS History | C | HIST 1ELE | 3 |
| LIT-A Level | C | LIT 1REQ and ENGL 1ELE | 6 |
| LIT-AS Level | C | LIT 1REQ | 3 |
| TS (Thinking Skills)-A Level | C | GNRL 1ELE | 3 |
| TS (Thinking Skills)-AS Level | C | GNRL 1ELE | 3 |