Sources of Transfer Credit

Advanced Placement (AP)

Credit may be granted for AP exam scores of 3 or better. Credit awarded varies by the major a student decides to pursue. Below is a comprehensive list of AP credit awarded by the University of New Haven to incoming students.

Students planning to apply to clinical graduate programs -- for example, medical school, dental school, physician assistant or physical therapy programs -- should talk to an academic advisor before transferring AP/IB credits. Some of these programs do not accept AP courses as prerequisites for admission. Students can contact Ashish Upadhyaya, Director of the Health Advising Center at AUpadhyaya@newhaven.edu for more information.

Advanced Placement (AP) Equivalencies

AP Exam with a score of 3 or better	Course Equivalent	Credits Awarded
African American Studies	HIST 1120 History of African Americans	3
Art History	ARTS 2231 History of Art I	3
Biology (score of 3)	BIOL 1121/1123 (SHS majors), or, BIOL 1125/1126 (non-BIOL and non-SHS majors)	4
Biology (score of 4 or 5)	BIOL 2253/2255 (for BIOL majors)	4
Calculus AB	MATH 1117 Calculus I	4
Calculus BC	MATH 1117 and MATH 1118 Calculus I and Calculus II	8
Chemistry (score of 3)	CHEM 1115 and CHEM 1117 General Chemistry I with Laboratory	4
Chemistry (score of 4+)	CHEM 1115/1117 and CHEM 1116/1118 General Chemistry I and II with Laboratory	8
Chinese Language and Culture	CHIN 1101 Conversational Chinese	3
Computer Science A	CSCI 1110 Introduction to C Programming	3
English Language and Composition (score of 4+)	ENGL 1112 Seminar in Academic Inquiry	3
English Literature and Composition (score of 4+)	ENGL 2200 Studies in Literature	3
Environmental Science	ENVS 1101 and ENVS 1102 Introduction to Environmental Science with Laboratory	4
European History	HIST 1101 Foundations of the Western World -or- HIST 1102 Western World in Mod. Times	3
French Language and Culture	FREN 1101 Elementary French I	3
German Language and Culture	GERM 1101 Elementary German I	3
Government and Politics: Comparative	PSCI 1101 Introduction to Politics	3
Government and Politics: United States	PSCI 1121 American Government and Politics	3
Human Geography	Free Elective	3
Italian Language and Culture	ITAL 1101 Elementary Italian I	3
Japanese Language and Culture	Free Elective	3
Latin	Free Elective	3
Macroeconomics	ECON 1133 Principles of Economics I	3
Microeconomics	ECON 1134 Principles of Economics II	3
Music Theory	MUSC 2101: Music Theory 1 Music majors may also have MUSC 1101 Music Fundamentals and MUSC 2102 Music Theory 1 Lab waived	3
Physics I	PHYS 1103 General Physics I with Laboratory	4
Physics II	PHYS 1104 General Physics II with Laboratory	4
Physics B	PHYS 1103 and PHYS 1104 General Physics I and II with Laboratory	8
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	PHYS 2205 Electromagnetism and Optics with Laboratory	4
Physics C: Mechanics	PHYS 1150 Mechanics, Heat, and Waves with Laboratory	4
Pre-Calculus	MATH 1115 Pre-Calculus	3
Psychology	PSYC 1111 Psychology	3
Research	UNIV 1141 Life On Earth	3
Seminar	Free Elective	3
Spanish Language and Culture	SPAN 1101 Elementary Spanish I	3
Spanish Literature and Culture	Contact Modern Languages Department for evaluation
Statistics	QANL 2216 Business Statistics (cannot be applied to MATH 2228)	3
Studio Art: 2-D Design	Elective	3
Studio Art: 3-D Design	Elective	3
Studio Art: Drawing	ARTS 1105 Basic Drawing I	3
United States History	HIST 1121 United States to 1865 -or- HIST 1122 United States Since 1865	3
World History	HIST 2207 World History Since 1945	3

CAPE - Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations

Credit may be granted for CAPE course exams with final grades of 1-3. Credit awarded varies by the major a student decides to pursue. Below is a comprehensive list of CAPE course exams recognized by the University of New Haven.

CLEP

Credit may be granted for CLEP exams with passing percentile scores of 50 or better. Credit awarded varies by the major a student decides to pursue. Below is a comprehensive list of CLEP exams recognized by the University of New Haven.

College Credit

Credit may be granted to students who take a college course through an accredited 2- or 4-year college or university. This may be an option for students who have taken a college course through their high school, outside of their high school curriculum, as well as students who attended other colleges and universities. To explore some articulation pathways, please visit this page.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Students pursuing an IB Diploma at their high school may be recognized with college credit if a grade of 4-7 is achieved on the IB exam. Below is a comprehensive list of IB credit awarded by the University of New Haven to incoming students. If you have questions about your specific IB courses, please be sure to contact us!

Project Lead the Way (PLTW)

Transfer credit may be granted for PLTW courses from an official college transcript. Credit awarded varies by the major a student decides to pursue. Click here for a comprehensive list of PLTW credit awarded by the University of New Haven to incoming students.

STAMP

Credit may be granted for STAMP exams given scores of 4 or better per skill. Credit awarded varies by the major a student decides to pursue. Below is a comprehensive list of STAMP credit awarded by the University of New Haven to incoming students.

Straighterline

Credit may be granted for Straighterline course exams with passing percentile scores of 70 or better. Credit awarded varies by the major a student decides to pursue. Below is a comprehensive list of Straighterline course exams recognized by the University of New Haven.