Undergraduate Policies
Advanced Placement (AP)
Thomas Jefferson University awards college credit to students who participated in the Advance Placement Program in high school and who took and achieved specific levels of learning on the Advanced Placement exams. For credit to be awarded it must be applicable to a student’s program of study. Please note that when students submit Dual Enrollment credit for an AP course on a college transcript and also scores from the AP exam, Thomas Jefferson University will preference the dual enrollment course for awarding credit. Credit will not be awarded twice.
Effective for the 2024-2025 Academic Year
| AP EXAM | SCORE | JEFFERSON EQUIVALENT | CR |
| African American History | 3, 4, 5 | ADIV 198 American Diversity | 3 |
| Art History | 3, 4, 5 | ARTH 101 OR ARTH 102 | 3 |
| Biology (non-science major) |
3, 4, 5 | BIOL 101 | 3 |
| Biology (science major) |
4, 5 | BIOL 101 (Elective) | 3 |
| Chemistry (non-science major) |
3, 4, 5 | CHEM 101 | 3 |
| Chemistry (science major) |
4, 5 | CHEM 101 (Elective) |
3 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | Global Diversity or Global Citizenship | 3 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3, 4, 5 | LAW 203 (Global Citizenship) | 3 |
| Computer Science A | 3, 4, 5 | Elective | 3 |
| English Language and Composition | 4, 5 | WRIT 101 | 3 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3, 4, 5 | Elective | 3 |
| Environmental Science | 3, 4, 5 | SCI-101, SCI 110 | 3 |
| European History | 3, 4, 5 | Global Diversity | 3 |
| French Language and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | FREN 101 | 3 |
| German Language and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | GERM 101 | 3 |
| Human Geography | 3, 4, 5 | Global Diversity | 3 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | ITAL 101 | 3 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | JAPN 101 | 3 |
| Latin | 3, 4, 5 | Elective | 3 |
| Macroeconomics | 3, 4, 5 | ECON 205 | 3 |
| Mathematics- Calculus AB | 3 | MATH 102 (Pre-Calculus) | 3 |
| Mathematics- Calculus AB | 4,5 | MATH 111 (Calculus I) | 4 |
| Mathematics- Calculus BC | 3 | MATH 111 (Calculus I) | 4 |
| Mathematics- Calculus BC | 4,5 | MATH 111 and MATH 112 | 4 |
| Microeconomics | 3, 4, 5 | ECON 206 | 3 |
| Music Theory | 3, 4, 5 | Elective | 3 |
| Physics B (non-science major) | 3, 4, 5 | PHYC 101 | 3 |
| Physics B (science major) | 3, 4, 5 | PHYC 101 | 3 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4, 5 | PHYC 203/L | 4 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4, 5 | PHYC 201/L | 4 |
| Physics 1 | 3, 4, 5 | PHYC 101 | 3 |
| Physics 2 | 3, 4, 5 | Elective | 3 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3, 4, 5 | MATH 102 or MATH 110 | 3 |
| Psychology | 3, 4, 5 | PSYC 101 | 3 |
| Research | Elective | 3 | |
| Seminar | Elective | 3 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | SPAN 101 | 3 |
| Statistics | 3, 4, 5 | ABA 201 (Business) or STAT 220 (Health Sci/Psy) | 3 |
| Statistics AP | 4, 5 | BIOL 312 (Pre-Med Only) | 3 |
| Studio Art: 2D Design | 4, 5 | Elective | 3 |
| Studio Art: 3D Design | 4, 5 | Elective | 3 |
| Studio Art: Drawing | 4, 5 | DRAW 101 | 3 |
| United States History | 3, 4, 5 | AVIS 198 | 3 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | LAW 105 (AVIS 1st; ADIV 2nd) LAW 105 – Law and Society Majors | 3 |
| World History | 3, 4, 5 | Global Diversity | 3 |