Students may be granted college credit for Advanced Placement tests (AP Tests). The following chart lists the advanced placement subjects accepted at Eastern Connecticut State University and the amount of credit that may be awarded. AP credit awards are similar to transfer credit in that they are not calculated into the student's cumulative grade point average.
Please note that the chart represents a general outline of AP credit. In all cases, credit is available only for grades of 3 or higher.
| AP Exam Name | Equivalent Course(s) at Eastern Connecticut | Credits Awarded | Requirement Filled |
| 2-D Art & Design | ART 110 (2D Design) | 3 | T1A- Arts in Context |
| 3-D Art & Design | ART 111 (3D Design) | 3 | T1A- Arts in Context |
| Art History | ART 211 (Pre-History to 1400) | 4 | T1H- Historical Perspective |
| ART 212 (1400 to Present) | 4 | ||
| Biology | BIO 120 (Organismal Biology with Lab) | 4 | T1NS- Natural Science |
| BIO 202 (Human Bio Lecture) | 3 | ||
| BIO 203 (Human Bio Lab) | 1 | ||
| Calculus AB | MAT 243 (Calculus 1 w Technology) | 4 | T1M- Mathematics |
| Calculus BC | MAT 243 (Calculus 1 w Technology) | 4 | T1M- Mathematics |
| MAT 244 (Calculus 2 w Technology) | 4 | ||
| Chemistry | CHE 210 (General Chemistry I) | 3 | |
| CHE 211 (General Chemistry II) | 1 | ||
| CHE 212 (General Chemistry I Lab) | 3 | ||
| CHE 213 (General Chemistry II Lab) | 1 | ||
| Chinese Language & Culture (Score 3) | CHI 111 (Introductory Chinese II) | 3 | |
| Chinese Language & Culture (Score 4& 5) | CHI 2XX | 6 | |
| Comparative Government & Politics | PSC 208 (Comparative Politics) | 3 | T2IS - Individuals & Societies |
| Computer Science A | CSC 210 (Computer Science & Programming I) | 3 | T2IT - Applied Info Technology |
| Computer Science Principles | CSC 100 (Computer Concepts) | 3 | |
| Drawing | ART 202 (Drawing I) | 3 | T2CE- Creative Expression |
| English Language & Composition | ENG 100 (College Writing) | 3 | T1W- College Writing |
| English Literature & Composition | ENG 125 (Intro to Literature) | 3 | T1LT- Literature and Thought |
| Environmental Science | EES 315 (Environmental Science & Society) | 3 | T2NS - Natural Science |
| European History | HIS 231 (Western Civ Since 1500) | 3 | T2CP- Cultural Perspective |
| French Language & Culture (Score 3) | FRE 111 (Introductory French II) | 3 | |
| French Language & Culture (Score 4 & 5) | FRE 210 (Intermediate French I) | 3 | |
| FRE 211 (Intermediate French II) | 3 | ||
| German Language & Culture (Score 3) | WLC 1XX | 3 | |
| German Language & Culture (Score 4 & 5) | WLC 2XX | 6 | |
| Human Geography | GEO 100 (Intro to Geography) | 3 | T1SS- Social Science |
| Italian Language & Culture (Score 3) | ITL 111 (Introductory Italian II) | 3 | |
| Italian Language & Culture (Score 4 &5) | ITL 210 (Intermediate Italian I) | 3 | |
| ITL 211 (Intermediate Italian II) | 3 | ||
| Japanese Language & Culture (Score 3) | JPN 111 (Introductory Japanese II) | 3 | |
| Japanese Language & Culture (Score 4 & 5) | JPN 210 (Intermediate Japanese I) | 3 | |
| JPN 211 (Intermediate Japanese II) | 3 | ||
| Latin (Score 3) | WLC 1XX | 3 | |
| Latin (Score 4 & 5) | WLC 2XX | 6 | |
| Macroeconomics | ECO 200 (Principles of Macroeconomics) | 3 | T1SS- Social Science |
| Microeconomics | ECO 201 (Principles of Microeconomics) | 3 | T2IS- Individual & Societies |
| Music Theory | MUS 200 (Fundamentals of Music Theory) | 3 | |
| MUS 205 (Theory of Music I) | 3 | ||
| MUS 215 (Sight Singing Ear Training Lab I) | 1 | ||
| Physics 1 | PHY 204 (General Physics w Lab) | 4 | |
| Physics 2 | PHY 205 (Physics II w Lab) | 4 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | PHY 205 (Physics II w Lab) | 4 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | PHY 204 (General Physics w Lab) | 4 | |
| Psychology | PSY 100 (Intro to Psychology) | 3 | T1SS- Social Science |
| Research | GEN 1XX | 3 | |
| Seminar | GEN 1XX | 3 | |
| Spanish Language & Culture (Score 3) | SPA 111 (Introductory Spanish II) | 3 | |
| Spanish Language & Culture (Score 4 & 5) | SPA 210 (Intermediate Spanish I) | 3 | |
| SPA 211 (Intermediate Spanish II) | 3 | ||
| Spanish Literature & Culture (Score 3) | SPA 320 (Spanish Literature I) | 3 | |
| Spanish Literature & Culture (Score 4 & 5) | SPA 320 (Spanish Literature I) | 3 | |
| SPA 321 (Spanish Literature II) | 3 | ||
| Statistics | MAT 216 (Statistical Data Analysis) | 3 | T2IT- Applied Info Technology |
| U.S. Government & Politics | PSC 110 (American Government & Politics) | 3 | T1SS- Social Science |
| U.S. History | HIS 120 (Early American 1607-1877) | 3 | T1H- Historical Perspective |
| HIS 121 (Recent American 1877-present) | 3 | ||
| World History | HIS 115 (Intro to World History) | 3 | T1H- Historical Perspective |
| HIS 116 (Intro to Modern World History) | 3 |
