{"id":96,"date":"2016-09-02T17:08:41","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T17:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/admissions\/ap-credit\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T19:06:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:06:44","slug":"ap-credit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.www.wcsu.edu\/admissions\/ap-credit\/","title":{"rendered":"AP Exam Credit"},"content":{"rendered":"

WCSU participates in the College Board Advanced Placement Program and awards college credit to entering students. Effective Fall 2019, students who earn a score of a 3 or higher on the AP exam will receive college credit. College credit will be given as either elective credit or a core requirement elective based on the requirements of each program\/major. Applicants who seek advanced placement because they have taken one or more of the Advanced Placement Examinations should have the examination results sent to the Office of Admissions prior to enrollment.<\/p>\n

A minimum score of 3 is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
AP Class<\/span><\/td>\nWestern Credit<\/span><\/td>\nWestern Courses<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-D Art and Design<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\nART 121<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3-D Art and Design<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\nART 266<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Art Drawing<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\nART 141<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Art History<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\nART 100, 101<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biology<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\nBIO 103, 104<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chemistry <\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\nCHE 110<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Classics<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\nREG 100<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Computer Science A<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\nCS 140<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Computer Science AB<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\nCS 140<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Computer Science Principles<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\nCS 991<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Environmental Science<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\nBIO\/ENV 156<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Economics: Macro.<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\nECO 211<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Economics: Micro.<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\nECO 213<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English: Lang\/Comp or English: Lit\/Comp<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\nCOMP 101<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French: Literature<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\nFR 162, 164<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French: Language<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\nFR 162, 164<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geography or Human Geography<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\nGEO 100<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
German<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\nGER 162, 164<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
History: American<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\nHIS 148, 149<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
African American History and Culture<\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\nHIS\/AAS 219<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
History: European<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\nHIS 186, 187<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
History: World<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\nHIS 152, 153<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italian<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\nIT 162, 164<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mathematics: Calculus AB<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\nMAT 181<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mathematics: Calculus BC<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\nMAT 181, 182<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Music Theory <\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\nMUS 990<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Physics C: Mechanics<\/span>
\n (score of 4 or 5 and presentation of laboratory materials to be approved by Dept. Chair)
\n<\/span><\/span>Physics C:\u00a0 Electricity and Magnetism<\/span>
\n (score of 4 or 5 and presentation of laboratory materials to be approved by Dept. Chair)<\/span><\/td>\n		PHY 110<\/span><\/p>\n

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PHY 111<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Physics 1\u00a0 <\/span>(score of 3, 4 or 5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Physics 1 and Physics 2<\/span>
\n (score of 4 or 5 and presentation of laboratory materials to be approved by Dept. Chair)<\/span><\/td>\n

PHY 103<\/span><\/p>\n

PHY 120, 121<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Political Science: Govt. & Pol.US<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\nPS 102, 991<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Political Science: Govt. Pol. Comp.<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\nPS 104, 991<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Psychology<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\nPSY 100<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spanish<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\nSPA 162, 164<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Statistics<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\nMAT 120 or FIN 230<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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