Advanced Placement (AP)
The Advanced Placement (AP) Program of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) is accepted by The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Students who have achieved a minimum score of 3 on an examination will be awarded credit as detailed in the chart below.
| Advanced Placement Exam | Minimum Score | Citadel Credit | Credit Hour |
| Art History | 3 | FNAR 206 | 3 |
| Biology | 3 | BIOL 101, 111 or BIOL 130, 131** | 4 |
| 4 | BIOL 101, 111, 102, 112 or BIOL 130, 131, 140, 141** | 8 | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | MATH 131 | 4 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MATH 131, 132 | 8 |
| Calculus Subfield | 3 | MATH 131 | 4 |
| Chemistry | 3 | CHEM 103, 113 or CHEM 151, 161** | 4 |
| 4 | CHEM 103, 113, 104, 114 or CHEM 151, 161, 152, 162** | 8 | |
| Chinese Language & Culture | 3 | CHIN 101 | 3 |
| 4 | CHIN 101, 102 | 6 | |
| Comparative Government & Politics | 3 | PSCI 232 | 3 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | CSCI 201, 211 | 4 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | CSCI 210 | 3 |
| English Language & Composition | * | ||
| Environmental Science | 3 | BIOL 209 | 3 |
| European History | 3 | HIST 103, 104 | 6 |
| French Language & Culture | 3 | FREN 101, 102 | 6 |
| French Literature & Culture | 3 | FREN 201, 202 | 6 |
| German Language & Culture | 3 | GERM 101, 102 | 6 |
| Human Geography | 3 | GEOG 209 | 3 |
| Italian Language & Culture | 3 | GNRL 101 | 3 |
| 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 | |
| Japanese Language & Culture | 3 | JAPN 101 | 3 |
| 4 | JAPN 101, 102 | 6 | |
| Latin | 3 | GNRL 101 | 3 |
| 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 | |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | ECON 202 | 3 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | ECON 201 | 3 |
| Music Theory | 3 | FNAR 209 | 3 |
| Physics 1: Algebra-Based | 3 | PHYS 203, 253 | 4 |
| Physics 2: Algebra-Based | 3 | PHYS 204, 254 | 4 |
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 3 | PHYS 221, 271, 222, 272 | 8 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | PHYS 221, 271 | 4 |
| Psychology | 3 | PSYC 201 | 3 |
| Spanish Language & Culture | 3 | SPAN 101, 102 | 6 |
| Spanish Literature & Culture | 3 | SPAN 201, 202 | 6 |
| Statistics | 3 | STAT 160 | 3 |
| Studio Art: 2-D Design | 3 | FNAR 250 | 3 |
| Studio Art: 3-D Design | 3 | FNAR 250 | 3 |
| Studio Art: Drawing | 3 | FNAR 304 | 3 |
| United States History | 3 | HIST 201, 202 | 6 |
| US Government & Politics | 3 | LDRS 202 | 3 |
| World History | 3 | HIST 105, 106 | 6 |
*The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education has mandated the following policy in awarding Advanced Placement credit for English 101 and/or 102:
• If a student receives a score of '3' or '4' on either English AP exam, credit will be awarded for English 101 or its equivalent (three credit hours).
• If a student receives a score of '3' or '4' on both English AP exams, or a '3' on one and a '4' on the other, credit will be awarded for English 101 and English 102 or their equivalents (six credit hours).
• If a student receives a score of '5' on either or on both English AP exams, credit will be awarded for English 101 and 102 or their equivalents (six credit hours).
**Course(s) awarded depends on declared major.
NOTE: Students will not be awarded duplicate credit in the event acceptable scores for the same subject are presented from International Baccalaureate or other subject examinations.