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Advanced Placement (AP)
AP program transfer credit
Transfer credit and/or advanced standing are granted to students who complete AP examinations in certain transferable subjects and achieve a score of 4 or 5. Course challenge (credit by examination) is also available in some disciplines.
Your official test scores must be sent directly to SFU from the College Board, for you to receive transfer credit for AP exams.
Transferable subjects
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| APP examination | SFU recognition |
| Art History |
FPA 167 (3), FPA 1XX (3) Visual Art History |
| Biology | BISC 101 (4), 102 (4) |
| Calculus AB | MATH 151 (3) |
| Calculus BC | MATH 151 (3), 152 (3) |
| Chemistry | CHEM 121 (4), CHEM 122 (2) |
| Chinese language and culture | CHIN1XX-6 |
| Computer science A | CMPT 120 (3), CMPT 1XX (3) |
| Computer Science Principles |
CMPT 1XX (3) |
| Economics: macroeconomics or microeconomics |
ECON 103 (4) or ECON 105 (4) |
| English language and composition | ENGL 1XX (3) |
| English literature and composition | ENGL 1XX (3) |
| Environmental science | BISC 1XX (3) |
| European history | HIST 106 (3) |
| French language and culture | FREN 1XX (3) or 1XX (6) depending on placement test |
| German language and culture | GERM 102 (4) with a score of 4, or GERM 102 (4), 103 (4) with a score of 5 |
| Government and politics: comparative | POL 100 (3) |
| Government and politics: United States | POL 232 (3) |
| Human geography | GEOG 100 (3) |
| Italian language and culture |
ITAL 1XX (6) |
| Japanese language and culture | JAPN 1XX (6) |
| Latin: Vergil | HUM 161 (3) |
| Music theory | FPA 104 (3), FPA 1XX (3) Music Studio |
| Physics 1 | PHYS 100 (3) |
| Physics 2 | PHYS 101 (3), PHYS 102 (3) |
| Physics C | PHYS 120 (3), PHYS 121 (3) Note: These topics are not covered in APP physics C but are in PHYS 120 and 121: heat, kinetic theory, thermodynamics, wave motion, interference diffraction, geometric optics and some topics in modern physics and special relativity. |
| Psychology | PSYC 100 (3), PSYC 102 (3) |
| Spanish language and culture | Advanced standing in SPAN 303 |
| Spanish literature | Advanced standing in SPAN 240, SPAN 103 |
| Statistics | STAT 203 (3) |
| Studio Art: drawing | FPA 1XX (6) Visual Art Studio |
| Studio Art: 2D design | FPA 1XX (3) Visual Art Studio |
| Studio Art: 3D design | FPA 1XX (6) Visual Art Studio |
| United States History |
HIST 212 (3), HIST 213 (3) |
| World History |
HIST 106 (3), HIST 1XX (3) |
BC high school AP equivalents
- AP courses may be in used in place of an approved Grade 12 course to fulfill the admission requirements of List A and/or List B courses.
- AP courses with direct course equivalents will be used as such.
- AP courses with subject area equivalents may be used within List A for certain programs, as shown below, otherwise they will be considered as List B.
Click to see the list of AP courses with subject area equivalents
| AP Course | BC Course or Subject Area equivalent |
|---|---|
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS | |
| AP English Language and Composition 12 | English 12/English First Peoples/English Studies 12 |
| AP English Literature and Composition 12 | English Literature 12/English 12/English Studies/Literary Studies 12 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES | |
| AP Microeconomics 12 AP Macroeconomics 12 |
Economics 12/Economic Theory 12 |
| AP Comparative Gov and Politics 12 AP European History 12 AP Psychology 12 AP US Government and Politics 12 AP US History 12 AP World History 12 |
Considered as List A equivalents for: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Faculty of Environment – BA, BENV Faculty of Education - BGS School for the Contemporary Arts School of Communication School of Interactive Arts and Technology Faculty of Health Sciences – BA, BSc Beedie School of Business |
| AP Human Geography | Human Geography 12 |
MATHEMATICS |
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| AP Calculus BC 12 | Pre-Calculus 12 / Calculus 12 |
| AP Calculus AB 12 | Pre-Calculus 12 / Calculus 12 |
SCIENCES |
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| AP Biology 12 | Biology 12/Anatomy & Physiology 12 |
| AP Chemistry 12 | Chemistry 12 |
| AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 12 AP Physics C: Mechanics 12 AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based 12 AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based 12 |
Physics 12 |
AP Computer Science A 12 |
Computer Science 12
|
| AP Environmental Science 12 | Environmental Science 12 |
| AP Statistics 12 | Statistics 12 |
LANGUAGES |
|
| AP French Language and Culture 12 | French 12 or Français langue seconde 12 |
| AP German Language and Culture 12 | German 12 |
| AP Japanese Language and Culture 12 | Japanese 12 |
| AP Chinese Language and Culture 12 | Mandarin 12 |
| AP Spanish Language and Culture 12 | Spanish 12 |
| AP Italian Language and Culture 12 |
Italian 12 |
| AP Latin 12 | Considered as List A equivalents for: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences School of Communication |
ARTS EDUCATION |
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AP 2D Studio Art Design 12 |
Studio Arts 12/Studio Arts 2d/Studio Arts 3d |
AP 3D Studio Art Design 12 |
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AP Studio Art: Drawing 12 |
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| AP Art History 12 AP Music Theory 12 |
Considered as List A equivalents for: School for the Contemporary Arts |
AP EXAM SCORES IN ADMISSION EVALUATION
AP exam scores may be substituted for grade 12 courses and used in the admission evaluation.
| AP Exam Grade | Equivalent Percentage |
5
|
96
|
4
|
86
|
3
|
80
|
2
|
70
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