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Traditionally, students who successfully complete the College Board Advanced Placement Program (AP) and higher level International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme in their high schools go on to achieve academic success at the University of South Carolina.
High scores on these tests may result in college credit at USC. Students taking AP exams must earn a score of "3" or above in order to receive credit, while students enrolled in higher-level IB courses must score a minimum of "4" on IB examinations. In many cases, AP test scores higher than "3" and IB test scores higher than "4" result in additional college credit awards.
Students planning to attend USC should have their AP scores sent to the University (school code 5818) at the time of their testing.
To receive credit for higher-level IB examination scores, students must ask that official IB examination results be sent to the following address:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
902 Sumter Street Access/Horseshoe
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
This information is subject to change. It is intended as a guide only. Credit awarded may change without notice.
| AP Exam Area | AP Score | Credit Earned | AP Score | Credit Earned |
| American Government and Politics | 3 | POLI 201 | ||
| American History | 3 | HIST 111 | 4,5 | HIST 111 and 112 |
| Art History | 3 | ARTE 101 | 4 | ARTH 105 |
| 5 | ARTH 105 and 106 | |||
| Art Studio, 2-D | 3 | ARTS 103 | ||
| Art Studio, 3-D | 3 | ARTS 104 | ||
| Art Studio, Drawing | 3 | ARTS 111 | ||
| Biology | 3 | BIOL 101 and 101L | 4,5 | BIOL 101, 101L, 102, and 102L |
| Chemistry | 3 | CHEM 111 and 111L | 4,5 | CHEM 111, 111L, 112, and 112L |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | POLI 103C | ||
| Computer Science-A | 3 | CSCE 145 | ||
| Computer Science-AB | 3,4 | CSCE 145 | 5 | CSCE 145 and 146 |
| Economics-Macro | 3 | ECON 222 | ||
| Economics-Micro | 3 | ECON 221 | ||
English Language and Composition OR |
3 (on either) 3 (on both) |
ENGL 101
|
5 (on either or both) | ENGL 101 and 102 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | BIOL 270 and 270L | ||
| European History | 3 | HIST 101 | 4,5 | HIST 101 and 102 |
| French Language OR French Literature* | 3 (on either) 3 (on both) |
FREN 121
|
4,5 (on either or both) | FREN 121 and 122 |
| German* | 3 | GERM 121 | 4,5 | GERM 121 and 122 |
| Human Geography | 3 | GEOG 210 | ||
| Italian | 3 | ITAL 121 | 4,5 | ITAL 121 and 122 |
| Latin Virgil OR Latin Literature* | 3 (on either) 3 (on both) |
LATN 121 |
4,5 (on either or both) | LATN 121 and 122 |
| Mathematics-Calculus AB | 3 | MATH 141 | ||
| Mathematics-Calculus BC** | 3 | MATH 141 and MATH 142 | ||
| Music Listening and Literature | 3 | MUSC 110 | 4,5 | MUSC 110 and 145 |
| Music Theory | 4 | MUSC 115 and 117 | 5 | MUSC 115, 116, 117, and 118 |
| Physics B | 3 | PHYS 201 and 201L | 4,5 | PHYS 201, 201L, 202 and 202L |
| Physics C, Part I, Mechanics (with exemption from MATH 141) |
3 | PHYS 201 and 201L | 4,5 | PHYS 211 and 211L |
| Physics C, Part II, Electricity and Magnetism (with exemption from MATH 141) | 3 | PHYS 202 and 202L | 4,5 | PHYS 212 and 212L |
| Psychology | 3 | PSYC 101 | ||
Spanish Language OR |
3 3 (on both) |
SPAN 121 SPAN 121 and 122 |
4,5 (on either or both) | SPAN 121 and 122 |
| Spanish Literature | 3 | SPAN 121 and 122 | 4,5 | SPAN 121 and 122 |
| Statistics | 3 | STAT 201 | ||
| World History | 3 | COLA 298A |
| IB Exam Area | IB Score | Credit Earned | IB Score | Credit Earned |
| Biology | 4 | BIOL 101 and 101L | 5,6,7 | BIOL 101, 101L, 102 and 102L |
| Business and Organization | 4 | MGMT 371 | 5,6,7 | MGMT 371 and 376 |
| Chemistry | 4 | CHEM 111 and 111L | 5,6,7 | CHEM 111, 111L, 112 and 112L |
| Computing Studies | 4 | CSCE 101 | 5,6,7 | CSCE 145 and 146 |
| Economics | 4 | ECON 221 | 5,6,7 | ECON 222 |
| English A1 | 4 | ENGL 101 | 5,6,7 | ENGL 101 and 102 |
| French B* | 4,5 | FREN 122 and 209 | 6,7 | FREN 209 and 210 |
| Latin B* | 4 | LATN 121 and 122 | 5,6,
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LATN 122 and 301 LATN 301 and 312 |
| Mandarin B** | ||||
| Spanish B* | 4,5 | SPAN 122 and 209 | 6,7 |
SPAN 209 and 210 |
| Geography | 4 | GEOG 103 | ||
| German B* | 4,5 | GERM 122 and 210 | 6,7 | GERM 210 and 211 |
| History | 4 | HIST 102 and 112 | ||
| Italian B* | 4,5 | ITAL 122 and 221 | 6,7 | ITAL 221 and 222 |
| Mathematics | 4 | MATH 141 | 5,6,7 | MATH 141 and 142 |
| Music | 4 | MUSC 115 | 5,6,7 | MUSC 115 and 116 |
| Physics | 4 | PHYS 201 and 201L | 5,6,7 | PHYS 201, 201L, 202, and 202L |
| Psychology | 4 | PSYC 101 |
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| Social Anthropology | 4 | ANTH 102 | ||
| Theatre Arts | 4 | THEA 200 | ||
| Visual Arts | 4 | ARTS 103 | 5 or higher | ARTS 103 and 104 |
* Students scoring 4 or higher on any higher level IB foreign-language examination are not required to take the University's placement; lower scores, however will require the placement test. Students receiving credit through IB foreign-language examinations may not receive additional advanced-standing credit for 100-level courses.
** Scores of 4 or above are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and include an oral interview.