Advanced Placement
Stevens participates in the Advanced Placement (AP) program of the College Entrance Examination Board. You may receive college credit toward your degree for the following examinations and corresponding grades.
| AP Examination (Grade) | Stevens Equivalent | Credits |
| Art History (4,5) | HAR 398 | 3 |
| Biology (4,5) | CH 281 and CH 282 | 4 |
| Chemistry (4,5) | CH 115, 116, 117, and 118 | 8 |
| Chinese Language and Culture (4,5) | General elective (for engineering students), Elective (for majors other than engineering) | 3 |
| Computer Science A (4,5) | Computer Science (CS) majors will receive a CS elective and will be placed in CS 181 for the first semester; non-CS majors receive credit for E 115 or CS 105. | 2 or 3 |
| Computer Science AB (4,5) | Computer Science (CS) majors will receive two CS electives and will place out of the first term CS course. These students will take CS 182 during their second term. Non-CS majors receive credit for E 115 or CS 105 plus one Computer Science or General Elective. | 5 or 6 |
| Economics - Macroeconomics (4,5) | MGT 243 | 3 |
| Economics - Microeconomics (4,5) | MGT 244 | 3 |
| English - Language & Composition (4,5) | Humanities course a | 3 |
| English - Literature & Composition (4,5) | Humanities course a | 3 |
| Environmental Science (4,5) | General Elective (for engineering students, Elective (for majors other than engineering) | 3 |
| French Langauge (4,5) | General elective (for engineering students), Elective (for majors other than engineering) | 3 |
| French Literature (4,5) | Humanities course a | 3 |
| German Langauge (4,5) | General elective (for engineering students), Elective (for majors other than engineering) | 3 |
| Government & Politics - Comparative (4,5) | Humanities course b | 3 |
| Government & Politics - U.S. (4,5) | Humanities course b | 3 |
| History - European (4,5) | Humanities course b | 3 |
| History - U.S. (4,5) | Humanities course b | 3 |
| History - World (4,5) | Humanities course b | 3 |
| Italian Language and Culture (4,5) | General elective (for engineering students), Elective (for majors other than engineering) | 3 |
| Japanese Language and Culture (4,5) | General elective (for engineering students), Elective (for majors other than engineering) | 3 |
| Latin - Literature (4,5) | Humanities course a | 3 |
| Latin - Vergil (4,5) | General elective (for engineering students), Elective (for majors other than engineering) | 3 |
| Mathematics - Calculus AB (4,5) | MA 115 or MA 117 | 3 |
| Mathematics - Calculus BC (4,5) | MA 115 or MA 117 | 3 |
| Physics B (4,5) (for Humanities and Social Science students only) | PEP 121 and PEP 122 | 6 |
| Physics C - Mechanics (4,5) | PEP 111 | 3 |
| Physics C - E & M (4,5) | PEP 112 | 3 |
| Psychology (4,5) | HSS 175 | 3 |
| Russian Language and Culture (4,5) | General elective (for engineering students), Elective (for majors other than engineering) | 3 |
| Spanish Language (4,5) | General elective (for engineering students), Elective (for majors other than engineering) | 3 |
| Spanish Literature (4,5) | Humanities course a | 3 |
| Statistics (4,5) | E 243 or BT 221 or EM 365* | 3 or 4 |
a - You may receive credit for a spring semester freshman- or sophomore-level humanities course in Group A: Literature/Philosophy as a result of a successful AP exam in English.
b - You may receive credit for a spring semester freshman- or sophomore-level humanities course in Group B: History/Social Science as a result of a successful AP exam in government and politics, or history.
*The completion of the 1-credit EM 364 Statistics for Engineering Lab is required in order to receive AP credit for EM 365.