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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.

CourseMinimum GradeCreditHours
Chemistry
(A-level)
CCH 101, CH 102, CH 201 and CH 2028
Classics
(AS-level)
CCLA 3203
Classics
(A-level)
CCLA 320 and CLA ***6
Economics
(A-level)
CEC 201 and EC 2026
English Language
(AS-level)
CENG 2**3
English Language
(A-level)
CENG 2**3
English Language and Literature
(AS-level)
CENG 208 and ENG 2**6
English Language and Literature
(A-level)
CENG 208 and ENG 2**6
English Literature
(AS-level)
CENG 2083
English Literature
(A-level)
CENG 2083
Environmental Management
(AS-level)
CES 1003
Foreign Language – Arabic (AS-level)CFLA 2013
Foreign Language – Arabic (A-level)CFLA 201 and FLA 2026
Foreign Language – Chinese (AS-level)CFLC 2013
Foreign Language – Chinese (A-level)CFLC 201 and FLC 2026
Foreign Language – French (AS-level)CFLF 2013
Foreign Language – French (A-level)CFLF 201 and FLF 2026
Foreign Language – German (AS-level)CFLG 2013
Foreign Language – German (A-level)CFLG 201 and FLG 202 6
Foreign Language – Hindi-Urdu (AS-level)CFLN 2013
Foreign Language – Hindi-Urdu (A-level)CFLN 201 and FLN 2026
Foreign Language – Japanese (AS-level)CFLJ 201 3
Foreign Language – Portugese (AS-level)CFLP 2013
Foreign Language – Portugese (A-level)CFLP 201 and FLP 2**6
Foreign Language – Spanish (AS-level)CFLS 2013
Foreign Language – Spanish (A-level)CFLS 201 and FLS 2026
Further Mathematics
(A-level)
CMA 241 and MA 3057
History (AS-level)CCredits at 200-level, specific course depends upon exam essay topic3
History (A-level)CCredits at 200-level, specific course depends upon exam essay topic6
Mathematics
(A-level)
CMA 111 and MA 1417
Media Studies
(AS-level)
CCOM 3673
Media Studies
(A-level)
CCOM 3673
Physics (A-level)CPY 211 and PY 2128
Psychology
(AS-level)
CPSY 200 and PSY 2306
Psychology
(A-level)
CPSY 200, PSY 230 and one course to be determined by department based on syllabus9
Sociology
(AS-level)
CSOC 2**3
Sociology
(A-level)
CSOC 202 3
See below for History examination equivalencies

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**)

Additional Credit Opportunities