|
College Board Advanced Placement |
In
most cases, students may receive anywhere from three to eight
semester hours of credit for each AP examination score of
3 or higher. Students may also become eligible to enter intermediate
or advanced courses in a field depending upon their performance
on advanced placement tests.
The
following is a list of advanced placement examinations for
which Western Carolina University may award academic credit.
| AP
Examination |
Score
Required |
Hours
Granted |
WCU
Course(s) Satisfied |
| American History |
3 |
6 |
HIST. 231, 232 |
| Biology |
3 |
8 |
BIOL. 140, 141 |
| Calculus AB |
3 |
4 |
MATH 153 |
| Calculus BC |
3 |
8 |
MATH 153, 255 |
| Chemistry |
3 |
8 |
CHEM. 132, 140 |
| Computer Science
A |
3 |
3 |
CS 150 |
| Computer Science
AB |
3 |
6 |
CS 150, 151 |
| English Language/ |
3 |
3 |
ENGL. 101 |
| Composition |
| English Language |
4 or above |
6 |
ENGL. 101, 102 |
| Composition |
| English Literature |
3 |
3 |
ENGL. 101 |
| Composition |
4 or above |
6 |
ENGL. 101, 102 |
| Environmental
Science |
3 |
3 |
ENVH 130 |
| European History |
3 |
6 |
HIST 221, 222 |
| French
Language |
3 |
6 |
FREN. 102, 231 |
| 4 |
6 |
FREN. 231, 232 |
| 5 |
6 |
FREN. 232, 301 |
| French
Literature |
3 |
3 |
FREN. 310 |
| 4 or 5 |
3 |
FREN. 331 or 332 |
| German
Language |
3 |
6 |
GER. 102, 231 |
| 4 |
6 |
GER. 231, 232 |
| 5 |
6 |
GER. 232, 301 |
| Government and
Politics |
|
|
|
| United States |
3 |
3 |
PSC. 106 |
| Comparative |
3 |
3 |
PSC. 107 |
| History of Art |
3 |
6 |
ART 136, 137 |
| Latin |
4 or above |
6 |
ELECTIVE |
| Macroeconomics |
3 |
3 |
ECON. 232 |
| Microeconomics |
3 |
3 |
ECON. 231 |
| Music Listening
and Literature |
3 |
1 |
MUS. 152 |
| Music Theory |
3 |
4 |
MUS. 178 |
| Physics B |
3 |
8 |
PHYS. 130, 131 |
| Physics C |
3 |
4 |
PHYS. 230 |
| Physics C |
4 or above |
8 |
PHYS. 230, 231 |
| Psychology |
4 or above |
3 |
PSY 150 |
| Spanish
Language |
3 |
6 |
SPAN. 102, 231 |
| 4 |
6 |
SPAN. 231, 232 |
| 5 |
6 |
SPAN. 232, 301 |
| Spanish
Literature |
3 |
3 |
SPAN. 310 |
| 4 or 5 |
3 |
SPAN. 330 OR 333 |
| Statistics |
3 |
3 |
MATH 170 |
| Studio Art |
3 |
3 |
ELECTIVE* |
|
|
|
*Portfolio review required |
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