| East Central University awards credit for Advanced Placement Program exams according to the following: Students must supply Official AP reports to receive credit. No AP credit will be awarded until the student has completed 12 hours at ECU with a retention GPA of 2.0 or better. | |
| AP Test Name | A score of a 3 or higher will receive the following credits: |
| ART | |
| Art History | ART-2233 |
| Drawing | ART-1133 |
| 2-D Art and Design | ART-1213 |
| 3-D Art and Design | ART-1313 |
| BIOLOGY/ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | |
| Biology | BIOL-1114 |
| Environmental Science | EHS-1114 |
| BUSINESS | |
| Macroeconomics | ECON-2003 |
| Microeconomics | ECON-2013 |
| MATH/COMPUTER SCIENCE | |
| Calculus AB | MATH-2825 |
| Calculus BC | MATH-2825 & MATH-3025 |
| Computer Science A | CMPSC-J2213 |
| Computer Science Principles | CMPSC-2213 language specified |
| Statistics | MATH-1223 |
| CHEMISTRY | |
| Chemistry | PHSCI-1114 & CHEM-1114 & 1214 |
| ENGLISH | |
| English Language & Comp | ENG-1113 |
| English Literature & Comp | HUM-2413 |
| LANGUAGE | |
| Chinese Language & Culture | CHIN-1113 & 1213 |
| French Language & Culture | FREN-1113 & 1223 |
| German Language & Culture | GER-1113 & 1223 |
| Italian Language & Culture | 6 hrs Italian elective (ITAL-TR) |
| Japanese Language & Culture | 6 hrs Japanese elective (JAPAN-TR) |
| Latin | LATIN-1113 |
| Spanish Language & Culture | SPAN-1113 & 1223 |
| Spanish Literature & Culture | SPAN-3223 |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | PS-TR |
| United States Government and Politics | PS-1113 |
| HISTORY | |
| European History | HIST-1123 |
| United States History | HIST-2483 & 2493 |
| World History: Modern | HIST-2613 |
| Human Geography | GEOG-1113 |
| MUSIC | |
| Music Theory | MUS-1113 |
| PHYSICS | |
| Physics 1: Algebra-Based | PHYS-1114 |
| Physics 2: Algebra-Based | PHYS-1214 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | PHYS-1114 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | PHYS-1214 |
| PSYCHOLOGY | |
| Psychology | PSYCH-1113 |
