Undergraduate Bulletin
Spring 2025
Advanced Placement Credit
Advanced placement credit is granted to students who have taken the appropriate CEEB advanced placement examination. Students must request that their test scores be forwarded to Stony Brook's Undergraduate Admissions Office. Each academic department determines the minimum test score required to receive equivalency for a Stony Brook course. The table lists AP exams, the relevant scores, and Stony Brook equivalency and applicability to degree requirements.
Note: Stony Brook accepts up to 30 credits by examination in partial fulfillment of the bachelor's degree.
| Subject | AP Exam | Score | SBU Equivalent | Credits | DEC & Skill | SBC |
| African American Studies* | African American Studies | 4 or 5 | AFS 101 | F | CER, SBS, USA | |
| Africana Studies | Africana Studies | 3 | None | 3 | F | SBS, USA |
| Art | Art History | 4 or 5 | ARH 202, 204 | 6 | G | ARTS |
| Art History | 3 | none | 3 | G | ARTS | |
| Studio (drawing) | 4 or 5 | ARS 154 | 3 | G | ARTS | |
| Studio (drawing) | 3 | none | 3 | G | ARTS | |
| Studio (2D or 3D) | 3,4 or 5 | none | 3 | G | ARTS | |
| Biology | Biology | 3,4 or 5 | none | 3 | E | SNW |
| Calculus | AB | 4 or 5 | MAT 131, placement 7 | 4 | Skill 1, C | QPS |
| BC | 4 or 5 | MAT 131, 132 placement 9 | 8 | Skill 1, C | QPS | |
| AB or BC | 3 | none | 3 | Skill 1 | none | |
| Chemistry | Chemistry | 4 or 5 | CHE 131 (waiver of CHE 133) | 4 | E | SNW |
| Chemistry | 3 | none | 3 | E | SNW | |
| Chinese | Language & Culture | 3,4 or 5 | CHI 212 | 3 | Skill 3 | LANG, GLO, HUM |
| Computer Science | A | 3 | CSE 101 | 4 | none | TECH |
| A | 4 or 5 | CSE 114; waiver of CSE 101 | 4 | none | TECH | |
| Computer Science | Principles | 3, 4 or 5 | CSE 101 | 3 | none | TECH |
| Economics | Macro | 3,4 or 5 | none | 3 | F | SBS |
| Micro | 3 | none | 3 | F | SBS | |
| Micro | 4 or 5 | ECO 108 | 3 | F | SBS | |
| English | Language/Comp | 3,4 or 5 | WRT 101 | 3 | Skill 2; 1st crs, A | Partially satisfies WRT |
| Literature/Comp | 3,4 or 5 | EGL 192; waiver of WRT 101 | 3 | Skill 2; 1st crs, A | HUM, partially satisfies WRT | |
| Environmental Science | Environmental Science | 3,4 or 5 | SUS 111 | 3 | E | SNW |
| French | Language & Culture | 5 | FRN 212 | 3 | Skill 3 | LANG, GLO, HUM |
| Language & Culture | 3 or 4 | FRN 211 | 3 | Skill 3 | LANG, GLO | |
| German | Language & Culture | 5 | GER 212 | 3 | Skill 3 | LANG, GLO, HUM |
| Language & Culture | 3 or 4 | GER 211 | 3 | Skill 3 | LANG, GLO | |
| Government & Politics | Comparative Govt | 4 or 5 | POL 103 | 3 | F | SBS |
| Comparative Govt | 3 | none | 3 |
F |
SBS | |
| US Govt & Politics | 4 or 5 | POL 102 | 3 | Skill 4. F | SBS, USA | |
| US Govt & Politics | 3 | none | 3 | Skill 4. F | SBS, USA | |
| History | European | 4 or 5 | HIS 101, 102 | 6 | F | SBS, GLO |
| European | 3 | none | 3 | F | SBS, GLO | |
| US | 4 or 5 | HIS 103, 104 | 6 | Skill 4, F | SBS, USA, DIV | |
| US | 3 | none | 3 | Skill 4, F | SBS, USA | |
| World | 3,4 or 5 | none | 3 | F | SBS, GLO | |
| Human Geography | Human Geography | 3,4 or 5 | none | 3 | F | SBS |
| Italian | Language & Culture | 5 | ITL 212 | 3 | Skill 3 | LANG, GLO, HUM |
| Language & Culture | 3 or 4 | ITL 211 | 3 | Skill 3 | LANG, GLO | |
| Japanese | Language & Culture | 3,4 or 5 | JPN 212 | 3 | Skill 3 | LANG, GLO, HUM |
| Latin | Latin | 3,4 or 5 | LAT 251 | 3 | Skill 3 | LANG, HFA+ |
| Music Theory | Music Theory | 3,4 or 5 | MUS 119 | 3 | G | ARTS |
| Physics | 1 | 3,4 or 5 | none | 3 | E | SNW |
| 2 | 3,4 or 5 | none | 3 | E | SNW | |
| B | 3,4 or 5 | none | 3 | E | SNW | |
| C: Mechanics | 4 or 5 | PHY 125 | 3 | E | SNW | |
| C: Mechanics | 3 | none | 2 | none | none | |
| C: Electrical & Magnetic | 4 or 5 | PHY 127 | 3 | E | SNW | |
| C: Electrical & Magnetic | 3 | none | 2 | none | none | |
| Precalculus | Precalculus | 5 | MAT 123, Placement 5 | 3 | Skill 1 | none |
| Precalculus | Precalculus | 4 | MAT 123, Placement 4 | 3 | Skill 1 | none |
| Precalculus | Precalculus | 3 | MAP 103, Placement 3 | 3 | Skill 1 | none |
| Psychology | Psychology | 4 or 5 | PSY 103 | 3 | F | SBS, CER |
| Psychology | 3 | none | 3 | F | SBS | |
| Research | Research | 3,4 or 5 | none | 3 | none | none |
| Seminar | Seminar | 3,4 or 5 | none | 3 | none | none |
| Spanish | Language & Culture | 5 | SPN 212 | 3 | Skill 3 | LANG, GLO, HUM |
| Language & Culture | 3 or 4 | SPN 211 | 3 | Skill 3 | LANG, GLO | |
| Literature & Culture | 3,4 or 5 | none | 3 | Skill 3, G | LANG, GLO | |
| Statistics | Statistics | 3,4 or 5 | AMS 102 | 3 | Skill 1, C | QPS |
*Note: The College Board is piloting the AP Exam in African American Studies beginning in academic year
2022-23
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