Credit from Away: AP Program Policies Advanced Placement (College Board) credit equivalencies for each W&L department

Official College Board transcripts must be received prior to August 15 in order for registration prerequisites to be satisfied and credits to be awarded.

Students are responsible to contact The College Board and request official paper score reports be sent directly to the W&L University Registrar. Use the College Board score reporting services described at http://apscore.collegeboard.org/scores/score-reporting and have all of your scores sent to W&L using the four-digit college code number = 5887.

Unofficial score reports, not received directly from the College Board, (e.g. from the high school or from the student) are not accepted by W&L for awarding degree credit.

AP scores, credits earned, and W&L course equivalencies can be viewed on your Workday Student "Credit from Exams" at the bottom of your Academic Record screen. Only scores that earn W&L credit are posted on your W&L record.

The Faculty has set a deadline: In order to receive Washington and Lee credit, all documentation (official score reports) must be received by the University Registrar before the end of the first term in which the student is enrolled at W&L. This is important for having appropriate W&L course equivalencies and class registration prerequisites ready in the database.

If you have questions about AP courses, tests, or policies, see the College Board's Advanced Placement Program Web page.

Recently awarded credits: Credit is granted at the discretion of the department head(s) involved, according to the following departmental policies in place for the coming fall term. "FDR" refers to W&L's Foundation and Distribution Requirements. If you receive credit for one of the following, make sure that you don't register for the same W&L course number or you will lose your AP credit.

W&L Discipline - AP Test Score W&L equivalency and credit, with notation of FDR earned, if any Registration Recommendation
Art 2D Design 5 ARTS 1-HA-N (3-credit 100-level HA non-major elective)
Art 3D Design 5 ARTS 1-HA-N (3-credit 100-level HA non-major elective)
Art History 4 ARTH 1-HA-M (3-credit 100-level HA non-major elective) register for any art history course
Art History 5 ARTH 101 (3) HA register for any art history course other than ARTH 101
Biology 5 BIOL 1-SL-N (4-credit 100-level SL non-major elective) if biology, neuroscience, or environmental science major or pre-health, BIOL 111/113
Chemistry 5 CHEM 100 (4) SL if science major or pre-health, take CHEM 110
Chinese Language and Culture 5 CHIN 262 (4) FL exempt from FL, take CHIN 301
Computer Science A 5 CSCI 111 (4) FM consider taking CSCI 112
Computer Science Principles 5 CSCI 101 (4) FM consider taking CSCI 111
Economics - Macroeconomics   AND Microeconomics 5 (in both courses) ECON 100 (3), SS1 consider taking a 200-level elective ECON course
English - Language & Composition 5 WRIT 100 (3) FW exempt from FW; consider taking a 200-level literature course to fulfill HL or a 200-level creative writing course to fulfill HA
English - Literature & Composition 5 WRIT 100 (3) FW exempt from FW; consider taking a 200-level literature course to fulfill HL or a 200-level creative writing course to fulfill HA
Environmental Studies - Environmental Science 5 ENV 10N (3-credit, 100-level, non-FDR, non-major elective)

French - French Language and Culture

4

Take placement test with department (but cannot take course below FREN 164)

if exempt from FL; take a 200-level French course

French - French Language and Culture

5

FREN 162 (3) FL

exempt from FL; take a 200-level French course

German - German Language and Culture 4

take placement test with department

if exempt from FL, take GERM 311
German - German Language and Culture 5 GERM 262 (4) FL if exempt from FL, take GERM 311
History - European 5 HIST 10N (3-credit, 100-level, non-FDR, non-major elective)
register for any history course
History - U.S. History 5 HIST 10N (3-credit, 100-level, non-FDR, non-major elective) register for any history course
History - World History 5 HIST 10N (3-credit, 100-level, non-FDR, non-major elective) register for any history course
Italian Language & Culture 4 Please get in touch with Professor Stephen McCormick: mccormicks@wlu.edu
Italian Language & Culture 5 ITAL 163 (4) FL exempt from FL; take a 200-level Italian course
Japanese Language & Culture 5 JAPN 262 (4) FL exempt from FL; take JAPN 301
Latin 5 LATN 202 (3) FL exempt from FL; take a 300-level Latin course
Math - Calculus AB (subscores not accepted) 3, 4 --- MATH 101, Note #1: First-year students may opt to enroll in MATH 102 as an advanced standing student, instead of MATH 101. Upon completing MATH 102 with a grade of C or better, 3 credits for MATH 101 also will be awarded. Advanced standing is an option only available in the student's first year.
Math - Calculus AB (subscores not accepted) 5 MATH 101 (3) FM MATH 102
Math - Calculus BC (subscores not accepted) 3 --- MATH 101, Note #1: First-year students may opt to enroll in MATH 102 as an advanced standing student, instead of MATH 101. Upon completing MATH 102 with a grade of C or better, 3 credits for MATH 101 also will be awarded. Advanced standing is an option only available in the student's first year.
Math - Calculus BC (subscores not accepted) 4 MATH 1-FM-N (0) MATH 102 as Advanced Standing, see Note #1.
Math - Calculus BC (subscores not accepted) 5 MATH 101 (3) FM & MATH 102 (3) SC MATH 221, 222, or 225
Music Theory 4 Contact the department head of the Music Department before the beginning of fall term
Music Theory 5 MUS 161 (3) HA & MUS 163 (1) take MUS 162 and 164 in winter term
Physics 1
or
Physics 2
5 PHYS 1-SC-N (3-credit SC non-major elective) if no Physics C-level credit earned If interested in physics, engineering, or integrated engineering major, take PHYS 111A (fall) and PHYS 112A (winter)
Physics C - Electricity and Magnetism 5 PHYS 1-SC-N (3-credit SC non-major elective) If interested in physics, engineering, or integrated engineering major, take PHYS 111A (fall) and PHYS 112A (winter)
Physics C - Mechanics 5 PHYS 1-SC-N (3-credit SC non-major elective) If interested in physics, engineering, or integrated engineering major, take PHYS 111A (fall) and PHYS 112A (winter)
Politics - Government & Politics: Comparative 5 POL 105 (3) SS2
Politics - Government & Politics: U.S. 5 POL 100 (3) SS2
Psychology 5 CBSC 10M (3 credit 100-level, non-FDR, major elective) any 100-level cognitive and behavioral science course
Spanish Language or Spanish Literature 4

Take placement test with department (but cannot take course below SPAN 164)

if exempt from FL; take a 200-level Spanish course

Spanish Language or Spanish Literature 5 SPAN 162 (3) FL exempt from FL; take a 200-level Spanish course
Statistics 5 GEN 10N (3-credit, 100-level, non-FDR, non-major elective)

AP subjects not considered for W&L credit

  • Art-Drawing, Human Geography, Research, and Seminar.
  • Also, credit is not awarded for AP subgrades or subscores (such as in Math and Music).

Course numbering

Courses with a number such as 2FLN or 1SCN represent course level, if the course meets a Foundation and Distribution requirement (FDR), and if the course counts toward the major. Example: SPAN 2FLM = Spanish elective, 200-level, meets FL, may be used for the major; BIOL 1SLN = Biology elective, 100-level, meets SL, may not be used for the major.