Academic Year 2025-26 - Class of 2029 (Provisional)The AP Reference Table lists the Princeton course equivalences and placement recommendations of academic departments that accept standardized test scores for Princeton requirement fulfillment and placement purposes. The policies described apply to Advanced Placement (AP), IB, A-level, and SAT subject test scores. To determine if you should take Princeton placement tests, read details about placement testing in chemistry, physics, and languages taught at Princeton. Class of 2029 Standardized Test Score Course Equivalences and Placement Recommendations by Subject Languages Subject AreaMinimum Score [1]Princeton Course EquivalenceRecommended PlacementGermanAP 5 / GM SAT ST 760German 101, 102, 105, 107(Language requirement fulfilled) 200-level German courseHebrewMH SAT ST 760Hebrew 101, 102, 105, 107(Language requirement fulfilled)300-level Hebrew courseSpanishAP 5/ SP SAT ST 760Spanish 101, 102, 107(Language requirement fulfilled)200-level Spanish courseThe other languages taught at Princeton do NOT accept standardized test scores. Students may take a placement test in any foreign language taught at Princeton to determine placement and language requirement fulfillment. See Path to Princeton(link is external) for additional details and test links. Mathematics Subject AreaMinimum Score [1]Princeton Course EquivalenceRecommended PlacementMathematics (Calculus)AP 5 on BC exam and MSAT under 700Math 103Math 104/Math 175* AP 5 on BC exam and MSAT 700-740Math 103Math 201* AP 5 on BC exam and MSAT 750-800Math 103Math 201/203* AP 5 on BC exam, MSAT 750-800 and potential math majorMath 103Math 215/216** See department recommendation at www.math.princeton.edu/undergraduate and/or consult placement officer; Math 175 not permitted for B.S.E. students.Please note: Students with exceptional preparation in Computer Science and who wish to place out of COS 126 and begin their studies in COS 217 or 226 may choose to take the Computer Science Placement Test(link is external). Note that this placement does not in itself satisfy the BSE computing requirement, which must be fulfilled by one of these three courses. Natural Sciences Subject AreaMinimum Score [1]Princeton Course EquivalenceRecommended PlacementBiology (EEB)AP 5 EEB/MOL 211 for non-EEB majors onlyMOL/EEB 214 for MOL majors; MOL/EEB 211 and 214 for EEB majors ChemistryAP 5Fulfills one semester of General Chemistry. Students seeking to fulfill the General Chemistry two-semester sequence (201/7 and 202) should enroll in CHM215 or CHM202. CHM215 may not be taken if CHM201/207 or 202 is taken. Chemistry 215 or CHM202Please note:The Department of Chemistry offers a placement test for students seeking to demonstrate prior chemistry competency. Details here(link is external). Students with an AP 5 (or equivalent) do not need to take the CHM placement test unless they are interested in placement into organic chemistry (CHM 301), thereby fulfilling the general chemistry sequence (CHM201/207 + 202). To place into organic chemistry, you must take the chemistry placement test.The Department of Physics offers requirement fulfillment tests for students seeking to demonstrate prior physics competency and fulfill certain program/major requirements, as well as a placement test for students who have exceptional preparation in college-level physics and wish to be considered for enrollment in Physics 207(link is external). Students interested in taking the PHY207 placement test or one of the physics requirement fulfillment tests (for satisfying the BSE physics requirement of PHY103-104 or pre-health physics requirement of PHY101-102) should read details here(link is external). Economics Subject AreaMinimum Score [1]Princeton Course EquivalenceRecommended PlacementEconomicsAP 5 in MacroeconomicsEconomics 101Economics 100 AP 5 in MicroeconomicsEconomics 100Economics 101 AP 5 in Macro and MicroEconomics 100 and 101ECO 300/310 or ECO 301/311, depending on math proficiency and intended academic plans.* AP 5 in StatisticsEconomics 202 *Prospective economics majors should review the prerequisite course requirements and read details on departmental course sequences that vary depending on the level of interest in math. Students who are interested in the minor in quantitative economics must take ECO 310 and 311 (normally taken in the sophomore year), which require MAT201 or ECO 201 as a prerequisite. Students who major in economics are not eligible for the minor in quantitative economics. Students who are choosing between majoring in economics or minoring in quantitative economics should pursue the math-intensive track so as to keep both options open. Music Subject AreaMinimum Score [1]Princeton Course EquivalenceRecommended PlacementMusicAP 5 in Music TheoryMusic 105MUS106 Reference AP Table Note:Note that a score 7 on the IB (higher level) or a grade of A on the completed British A-level is considered the equivalent of a score of 5 on the AP test in most subjects; a score of 6 on the IB (higher level) or a grade of B on the completed British A-level is considered the equivalent of a score of 4 on the AP test. SAT I math scores are for the new SAT administered beginning in March 2016. IB and A level score reports for 2020 will be used for placement purposes only.
