A- and AS- Level Equivalencies
NC State only grants course credit for the A- and AS-level subjects and grades listed in the chart below. These policies are subject to change as NC State conducts periodic reviews of all placement and credit policies.
You should contact your academic advisor or department with specific questions about your course credit.
Courses marked with *** transfer to NC State as an elective credit.
| Course | Minimum Grade | Credit | Hours |
| Chemistry (A-level) | C | CH 101, CH 102, CH 201 and CH 202 | 8 |
| Classics (AS-level) | C | CLA 320 | 3 |
| Classics (A-level) | C | CLA 320 and CLA *** | 6 |
| Economics (A-level) | C | EC 201 and EC 202 | 6 |
| English Language (AS-level) | C | ENG 2** | 3 |
| English Language (A-level) | C | ENG 2** | 3 |
| English Language and Literature (AS-level) | C | ENG 208 and ENG 2** | 6 |
| English Language and Literature (A-level) | C | ENG 208 and ENG 2** | 6 |
| English Literature (AS-level) | C | ENG 208 | 3 |
| English Literature (A-level) | C | ENG 208 | 3 |
| Environmental Management (AS-level) | C | ES 100 | 3 |
| Foreign Language – Arabic (AS-level) | C | FLA 201 | 3 |
| Foreign Language – Arabic (A-level) | C | FLA 201 and FLA 202 | 6 |
| Foreign Language – Chinese (AS-level) | C | FLC 201 | 3 |
| Foreign Language – Chinese (A-level) | C | FLC 201 and FLC 202 | 6 |
| Foreign Language – French (AS-level) | C | FLF 201 | 3 |
| Foreign Language – French (A-level) | C | FLF 201 and FLF 202 | 6 |
| Foreign Language – German (AS-level) | C | FLG 201 | 3 |
| Foreign Language – German (A-level) | C | FLG 201 and FLG 202 | 6 |
| Foreign Language – Hindi-Urdu (AS-level) | C | FLN 201 | 3 |
| Foreign Language – Hindi-Urdu (A-level) | C | FLN 201 and FLN 202 | 6 |
| Foreign Language – Japanese (AS-level) | C | FLJ 201 | 3 |
| Foreign Language – Portugese (AS-level) | C | FLP 201 | 3 |
| Foreign Language – Portugese (A-level) | C | FLP 201 and FLP 2** | 6 |
| Foreign Language – Spanish (AS-level) | C | FLS 201 | 3 |
| Foreign Language – Spanish (A-level) | C | FLS 201 and FLS 202 | 6 |
| Further Mathematics (A-level) | C | MA 241 and MA 305 | 7 |
| History (AS-level) | C | Credits at 200-level, specific course depends upon exam essay topic | 3 |
| History (A-level) | C | Credits at 200-level, specific course depends upon exam essay topic | 6 |
| Mathematics (A-level) | C | MA 111 and MA 141 | 7 |
| Media Studies (AS-level) | C | COM 367 | 3 |
| Media Studies (A-level) | C | COM 367 | 3 |
| Physics (A-level) | C | PY 211 and PY 212 | 8 |
| Psychology (AS-level) | C | PSY 200 and PSY 230 | 6 |
| Psychology (A-level) | C | PSY 200, PSY 230 and one course to be determined by department based on syllabus | 9 |
| Sociology (AS-level) | C | SOC 2** | 3 |
| Sociology (A-level) | C | SOC 202 | 3 |
The current history examination topics would match to our courses as:
- Modern European History, 1789-1939 is equivalent to NC State’s HI 210
- Southeast Asia from Colonies to Nations, 1870-1980 is equivalent to NC State’s HI 264
- International History, 1945-1991 is equivalent to an NC State history elective (HI 2**)
- The History of Tropical Africa, 1855-1914 is equivalent to NC State’s HI 276
- The History of the USA, c. 1840-1968 is equivalent to NC State’s HI 252
- Caribbean History, 1794-1900 is equivalent to an NC State history elective (HI 2**)