Acceptable Advanced Placement Program courses with scores achieved on the national level exam of 3(C) or higher may be presented for admission purposes. Acceptable Advanced Placement courses with scores achieved on the national level exam of 4(B) or 5(A), may be assessed for credit transfer. The applicability of transfer credit is subject to individual degree regulations. Students wishing to obtain transfer credit must have an official transcript of their national AP exam results forwarded directly to UPEI from College Board. Students will receive a notice of assessment once an assessment has been completed. A maximum of 30 semester hours of credit may be awarded for eligible AP results.
Approved AP subjects and transfer credit equivalency at UPEI:
| AP Course | Equivalent UPEI Credit |
| Biology | BIO 131 and BIO 132 |
| Calculus AB | MATH 151 and Uassigned 1st Yr Math elective |
| Calculus BC | MATH 151 and MATH 152 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 111 and 112 (subject to confirmation by the Chemistry program) |
| Computer Science A | Unassigned 1st Year Computer Science elective |
| Computer Science AB | CSC 151 and CSC 152 |
| English Literature and Composition | ENG 101 and ENG 192 |
| Environmental Science | 2 Unassigned 1st Year electives |
| European History | 2 Unassigned 1st Year electives |
| French (Language) | Assigned credit by placement |
| French (Literature) | 2 Unassigned 1st Year French electives |
| Geography (Human) | 2 Unassigned 1st Year electives |
| German | GERM 101 and GERM 102 |
| Greek | GR 101 and GR 102 |
| History (US) | 2 Unassigned 1st Year History electives |
| History (World) | 2 Unassigned 1st Year History electives |
| Latin | LAT 101 and LAT 102 |
| Microeconomics | EC 101 |
| Macroeconomics | EC 102 |
| Physics B | Students may challenge for 2 unassigned 1st Year Physics electives |
| Physics C (Mechanics & Electricity) | Students may challenge for credit PHYS 111 and PHYS 112 |
| Psychology | PSY 101 and PSY 102 |
| Spanish | SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 |
| Statistics | MATH 221 and Unassigned 1st Year Math elective |
* Each UPEI course is 3 semester hours
* Credit for AP examined subjects can only be assessed if presented on an official transcript of AP national exam results.
* Please note that this table is provided as a guide, and transfer credits are assessed on an individual basis and may vary depending on each students program of study.
