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Credit & Advanced Placement
AP Information
In order to receive credit for AP history, you must take the AP exam and have your score sent to Purdue.
- If you receive a 4 or 5 on the European History exam you will receive 3 credits for History 104 (Introduction to the Modern World).
- If you receive a 4 or 5 on the World History exam you will receive 3 credits for History 105 (Survey of Global History).
- If you receive a score of 4 or 5 on the American History exam, you will receive 3 credits each for History 151 and 152 (American History to 1877 and American History since 1877).
AP exam credit satisfies the same requirements as History 104, 105, 151 and 152.
College Credit Courses
The Department of History will accept credit for college-level courses taken by high school students if one of the following criteria is met:
a) if the course was taken on the West Lafayette campus
b) if the course was taught by an instructor from Purdue University
c) if the student successfully completes the course taught by a high school faculty member and receives a 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement exam
If none of these criteria are met, students may receive credit by taking the CLEP exam while they are enrolled at Purdue University. For information about the CLEP exam (College Level Examination Program), please contact the Office of the Dean of Students.