Advanced Placement
LMU participates in the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board. Students may be granted credit at the time of entrance into the University for subjects in which they have completed the AP examinations with minimum score of 4. When official scores have been received from the College Board, applicants will be notified of the advanced placement and course credit in accordance with the following table.
Note that an essay is required for all examinations offering optional essays.
| AP Exam | Number of Semester Hours Awarded | Equivalent LMU Course(s) |
| Art History | 8 | ARHS 2000 and ARHS 2002 |
| Biology | 6 | No specific course |
| Calculus AB | 4 | MATH 131 |
| Calculus BC | 8 | MATH 131 and MATH 132 |
| Chemistry | 4 | No specific course |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 8 | CHIN 1101 and CHIN 1102 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | POLS 1400 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | No specific course |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | CMSI 1600 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | No specific course |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | No specific course |
| Environmental Science | 3 | ENVS 101 |
| European History | 4 | HIST 1200 |
| French Language and Culture | 8 | FREN 2101 and FREN 2102 |
| German Language and Culture | 8 | GRMN 2101 and GRMN 2102 |
| Human Geography | 4 | GEOG 1000 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 8 | ITAL 2101 and ITAL 2102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 8 | JAPN 2101 and JAPN 2102 |
| Latin | 8 | CLAR 1115 and CLAR 1125 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | ECON 1200 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | ECON 1100 |
| Music Theory | 3 | No specific course |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | PHYS 1100 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | PHYS 2100 |
| Physics 1: Algebra-based | 4 | PHYS 2500 |
| Physics 2: Algebra-based | 4 | PHYS 2550 |
| Psychology | 4 | No specific course |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 8 | SPAN 2101 and SPAN 2102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 8 | No specific course |
| Statistics | 3 | MATH 104 |
| Studio Art: Drawing | 6 | No specific course |
| Studio Art: 2D Design | 3 | No specific course |
| Studio Art: 3D Design | 3 | No specific course |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | POLS 1200 |
| United States History | 4 | HIST 1300 |
| World History | 4 | HIST 1050 |