Russell Sage College recognizes achievements of secondary students who participate in the Advanced Placement Program (AP) of The College Board. Academic departments and the Registrar administer specific AP policies. Note: credits earned through AP coursework transfers into Sage as credits from a 2-year school.
The following table lists approved exams and includes the minimum score required and credit awarded. College Board: studentscores.collegeboard.org/home. Sage code: 2343.
| AP Exam | Score (minimum) |
Course Equivalent | Cr. |
| Art History | 3 | ARH 206 | 3cr. |
| Art: Studio Art - Drawing | 3 | AEM 101 | 3cr. |
| Art: Studio Art - 2D | 3 | AEM 105 | 3cr. |
| Art: Studio Art - 3D | 3 | AEM 106 | 3cr. |
| Biology | 4 | BIO 101/101L | 4cr. |
| Biology | 5 | BIO 101/101L, BIO 102/102L | 8cr. |
| Calculus AB or Subscore AB | 3 | MAT ELCT/Quant Reas credit | 3cr. |
| Calculus AB or Subscore AB | 4 | MAT 201 | 4cr. |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MAT ELCT/Quant Reas credit | 3cr. |
| Calculus BC | 4 | MAT 202 | 4cr. |
| Chemistry | 3 | CHM 111/111L | 4cr. |
| Chemistry | 5 | CHM 111/111L & CHM 112/112L | 8cr. |
| Computer Science A | 3 | CSI ELCT | 3cr. |
| Computer Science AB | 3 | CSI ELCT | 3cr. |
| Economics: Macro | 3 | ECO 201 | 3cr. |
| Economics: Micro | 3 | ECO 202 | 3cr. |
| English Language & Comp | 4 | WRT 101 | 3cr. |
| English Literature & Comp | 4 | ENG 154 | 3cr. |
| Environmental Science | 3 | BIO 110 | 3cr. |
| French Language | 3 | FRE 201 | 3cr. |
| French Language | 4 | FRE 202 | 3cr. |
| French Language | 5 | FRE 211 | 3cr. |
| German Language | 3 | GER 201 | 3cr. |
| Govt & Politics: US | 3 | POL 101 | 3cr. |
| Govt & Politics: Comparative | 3 | POL 103 | 3cr. |
| History: US | 3 | HST 105/HST 106 | 6cr. |
| History: European | 3 | HST ELCT | 3cr. |
| History: World | 3 | HST ELCT | 3cr. |
| Human Geography | 3 | SOC ELCT | 3cr. |
| Music Literature | 3 | MUS ELCT | 3cr. |
| Music Theory | 3 | MUS ELCT | 3cr. |
| Physics 1 | 3 | PHY ELCT | 3cr. |
| Physics 1 | 4 | PHY 101/101L | 4cr. |
| Physics 2 | 3 | PHY ELCT | 3cr. |
| Physics 2 | 4 | PHY 102/102L | 4cr. |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | PHY 101/101L | 4cr. |
| Physics C: Elec & Magnetism | 3 | PHY ELCT | 3cr. |
| Psychology | 3 | PSY 101 | 3cr. |
| Spanish Language | 3 | SPA 201 | 3cr. |
| Spanish Language | 4 | SPA 202 | 3cr. |
| Spanish Language | 5 | SPA 211 | 3cr. |
| Spanish Literature | 3 | SPA 201 | 3cr. |
| Spanish Literature | 5 | SPA 315 | 3cr. |
| Statistics | 3 | MAT 220 | 3cr. |