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 |
| Art History |
3 or above |
6 |
ART 136, 137 |
| Art: Studio |
3 or above |
3 |
ELECTIVE* |
| Biology |
3 or 4 |
3 |
BIOL 104 |
| Biology |
5 |
4 |
BIOL 140 |
| Calculus AB |
3 or above |
4 |
MATH 153 |
| Calculus BC |
3 or above |
8 |
MATH 153, 255 |
| Chemistry |
3 |
4 |
CHEM 139 |
| Chemistry |
4 or above |
8 |
CHEM 139, 140 |
| Chinese Language & Culture |
3 |
6 |
CHIN 102, 231 |
| Chinese Langauge & Culture |
4 or above |
6 |
CHIN 231, 232 |
| Computer Science A |
3 or 4 |
3 |
CS 150 |
| Computer Science A |
5 |
4 |
CS 150 |
| Computer Science Principles |
3 or above |
3 |
CS 130 |
| English Language & Composition |
3 or above |
3 |
ENGL 101 |
| English Literature & Composition |
3 |
3 |
ENGL 101 |
| English Literature & Composition |
4 or above |
6 |
ENGL 101, 202 |
| Environmental Science |
3 or above |
3 |
ENVH 130 |
| European History |
3 or above |
6 |
HIST 221, 222 |
| French Language |
3 |
6 |
FREN 102, 231 |
| French Language |
4 |
6 |
FREN 231, 232 |
| French Language |
5 |
6 |
FREN 232, 301 |
| French Literature |
3 |
3 |
FREN 310 |
| French Literature |
4 or above |
3 |
FREN 331 |
| German Language |
3 |
6 |
GER 102, 231 |
| German Language |
4 |
6 |
GER 231, 232 |
| German Language |
5 |
6 |
GER 232, 301 |
| Government & Politics: United States |
3 or above |
3 |
PSC 101 |
| Government & Politics: Comparative |
3 or above |
3 |
PSC 169 |
| Human Geography |
3 or above |
3 |
GEOG 103 |
| Italian Language & Culture |
3 or above |
6 |
WLL 101, 102 (LS P6) |
| Japanese Language & Culture |
3 |
6 |
JPN 102, 231 |
| Japanese Language & Culture |
4 or above |
6 |
JPN 231, 232 |
| Latin |
3 or above |
6 |
WLL 101, 102 (LS P6) |
| Macroeconomics |
3 or above |
3 |
ECON 232 |
| Microeconomics |
3 or above |
3 |
ECON 231 |
| Music Theory |
3 or above |
4 |
ELECTIVE |
| Physics C: Mechanics |
3 or above |
4 |
PHYS 230 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism |
3 or above |
4 |
PHYS 231 |
| Physics I |
3 or above |
4 |
PHYS 130 |
| Physics II |
3 or above |
4 |
PHYS 131 |
| Psychology |
3 or above |
3 |
PSY 150 |
| Research (since January 2019 only) |
3 |
3 |
ELEC 19A |
| Research (since January 2019 only) |
4 |
6 |
ELEC 19A |
| Seminar (since January 2019 only) |
3 |
3 |
ELEC 19A |
| Seminar (since January 2019 only) |
4 |
6 |
ELEC 19A |
| Spanish Language |
3 |
6 |
SPAN 102, 231 |
| Spanish Language |
4 |
6 |
SPAN 231, 232 |
| Spanish Language |
5 |
6 |
SPAN 232, 301 |
| Spanish Literature |
3 |
3 |
SPAN 310 |
| Spanish Literature |
4 or above |
3 |
SPAN 330 |
| Statistics |
3 or above |
3 |
MATH 170 |
| United States History |
3 or above |
6 |
HIST 131, HIST 132 |
| World History |
3 or above |
3 |
LS P3 |
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*Portfolio review required |
