Ask a question, or search the UNM knowledge base for immediate answers to the most frequently asked questions.
Chat with Admissions!
Available: M-F 8AM to 5PM MST
Office of Admissions
P.O. Box 4895
Albuquerque, NM 87196-4895
1-800-CALL UNM (225-5866) ext. 1
(505) 277-2447
Fax (505) 277-6686
The University of New Mexico encourages you to take advantage of this unique opportunity to earn college credit prior to enrolling.
CEEB Advanced Placement Program Students who took advanced placement courses in high school, and earned a score of three or higher on the exam, may be eligible for college credit. Score reports should be sent from the College Board directly to the UNM Office of Admissions.
| Advanced Placement Exam | Score | Equivalent UNM Course | Credit Granted (sem. hrs.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art | |||
| Art Hi | 3, 4 | Art Hi 101 | 3 |
| 5 | Art Hi 201 & 202 | 6 | |
| Art St | 3, 4, 5 | Dept. Review | - |
| Biology | |||
| Biol | 3 | Biol 123 & 124L | 4 |
| Biol | 4 | Biol 201 & 201L | 4 |
| Biol | 5 | Biol 201 & 201L + 4 elective | 8 |
| Chemistry | |||
| Chem | 3 | Chem 121L & 122L | 8 |
| 4, 5 | Chem 131L & 132L | 9 | |
| Computer Science | |||
| CS A | 5 | CS 151L Sub to Dept. Review | 3 |
| CS AB | 4, 5 | CS 151L | 3 |
| 5 | CS 251L Sub to Dept. Review | 3 | |
| Economics | |||
| Macro Econ | 4, 5 | Econ 105 | 3 |
| Micro Econ | 4, 5 | Econ 106 | 3 |
| English | |||
| Engl Lang or Engl Lit | 3, 4 | Engl 101 | 3 |
| Engl Lang or Engl Lit | 5 | Engl 101 & 102 | 6 |
| Engl Lang and Engl Lit | 5 | Engl 101 & 102 & 150 | 9 |
| Environmental Science | |||
| Env Science | 3 | EnvSc 101, 102L | 4 |
| Geography | |||
| Human Geog | 3 | Geog 102 | 3 |
| History | |||
| Euro Hist | 4,5 | Hist 102L | 3 |
| US Hist | 4 | Hist 161L, 162L | 6 |
| World Hist | 4 | Hist 101L, 102L | 6 |
| Languages | |||
| Fren Lang | 3 | Fren 101, 102 | 6 |
| 4 | Fren 101, 102, 201 | 9 | |
| 5 | Fren 101, 102, 201, 202 | 12 | |
| Fren Lit | 3 | Fren 201, 202 | 6 |
| 4 | Fren 201, 202, 301 | 9 | |
| 5 | Fren 201, 202, 301, 302 | 12 | |
| Germ Lang | 3 | Germ 101, 102 | 6 |
| 4 | Germ 101, 102, 201 | 9 | |
| 5 | Germ 101, 102, 201, 202 | 12 | |
| Latin | 3 | Latin 101, 102 | 6 |
| 4 | Latin 101, 102, 201 | 9 | |
| 5 | Latin 101, 102, 201, 202 | 12 | |
| Span Lang | 3 | Span 101, 102 | 6 |
| 4,5 | Span 101, 102, 201, 202 | 12 | |
| Span Lit | 4 | Span 302 | 3 |
| 5 | Span 301, 302 | 6 | |
| Math | |||
| Calc AB | 3, 4, 5 | Math 162 | 4 |
| Calc BC | 3, 4, 5 | Math 162 & 163 | 8 |
| Statistics | 4, 5 | Stat 145 | 3 |
| Physics | |||
| Physics B | 3 | Dept. Review | - |
| 4, 5 | Physics 151L, 152L | 8 | |
| Physics C Elec & Magn | 3 | Dept. Review | - |
| 4, 5 | Physics 161L | 4 | |
| Mech | 3 | Dept. Review | - |
| 4, 5 | Physics 160L | 4 | |
| Political Science | |||
| Amer Gov | 3, 4, 5 | Pol Sci 200 | 3 |
| Compar Gov | 3, 4, 5 | Pol Sci 220 | 3 |
| Psychology | |||
| Psych | 3, 4, 5 | Psych 105 | 3 |
College Board retains student exams for only six months.
