A-Level Course Awards

The General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A-Level) is offered as a school leaving qualification in certain systems that follow a British-patterned curriculum. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities awards transfer credit for students who earn qualifying scores in A-Level subject towards their University education.

In order to conduct an evaluation of credit for A-Level exam results, an official copy of the A-Level exam certificate issued by the examination board must be submitted to the Office of Admissions. Find the submission instructions at our Secondary School Sample Document page.

The maximum amount of credits students may receive for one subject is dependent upon the A-Level subject and grade obtained on the exam. Please note that additional placement tests may be required depending on the degree program. For instance, students may earn credit for second language A-Levels they have completed. However, students still may be required to take the second language entrance proficiency or placement test if they do not satisfy the two year language requirement, or if they wish to continue study in that language.

Note: The University of Minnesota Twin Cities currently does not award credit for A-Levels from Sri Lanka (Ceylon).

SubjectScoreAwardLiberal Education Award
AccountingA, B, or CACCT 2050 (4 credits) & ACCT 3001 (3 credits)No Liberal Education Award
Art & DesignA, B, or CARTS 1101 (4 credits) & ARTS 1102 (4 credits)Arts and Humanities core requirement
BiologyA, B, or CBIOL 1009 (4 credits)Biological Sciences /Lab core requirement
ChemistryA or BCHEM 1061, 1062, 1065 & 1066 (8 credits) & CHEM 2301, 2302, & 2311 (9 credits)Physical Science/ Lab core requirement; Does NOT fulfill Environment theme requirement
CCHEM 1061, 1062, 1065 & 1066 (8 credits) & CHEM 2301 (3 credits)Physical Science/ Lab core requirement; Does NOT fulfill Environment theme requirement
D or ECHEM 1061, 1062, 1065 & 1066 (8 credits)Physical Science/ Lab core requirement; Does NOT fulfill Environment theme requirement
Computer ScienceA, B, or CCSCI 1999 (8 credits)No Liberal Education Award
EconomicsA, B, or CECON 1101 (4 credits) & ECON 1102 (4 credits)Social Science core requirement & Global Perspective theme requirement
English LanguageA, B, or CENGL 1001 (4 credits) & ENGL 1999 (3 credits)No Liberal Education Award
GeographyA, B, or CGEOG 1999 (4 credits)No Liberal Education Award
Information TechnologyA, B, or CCSCI 1999 (4 credits)No Liberal Education Award
Literature in EnglishA, B, or CENGL 1999A (4 credits) & ENGL 1999B (4 credits)Literature core requirement
MathematicsA, B, or CMATH 1271 (4 credits) & MATH 1272 (4 credits)Mathematical Thinking core requirement
Mathematics, FurtherA, B, or CMATH 2142 (4 credits)Mathematical Thinking core requirement
MusicA, B, or CMUS 1021Arts and Humanities core requirement
PhysicsA, B, or CPHYS 1301, 1302 & 2303 (12 credits)Physical Science/Lab core requirement; Does NOT fulfill Writing Intensive requirement
PsychologyA, B, or CPSY 1001 (4 credits) & PSY 1999 (4 credits)Social Science core requirement

Information is current as of September 2023