AP SUBJECT AP SCORE CREDITS
GENERAL
EDUCATION
REQUIREMENT
WSU EQUIVALENT
3 3 PS 1030
4, 5 4 PS 1010
3 3
4, 5 4
ART HISTORY 3, 4, 5 4 CI AH 1000
ART STUDIO: 2-D DESIGN* 3, 4, 5 3 N/A ACO 1200
ART STUDIO: 3-D DESIGN* 3, 4, 5 3 N/A ACO 1230
ART STUDIO: DRAWING* 3, 4, 5 3 N/A ADR 1050
3, 4 4 BIO 1510
5 8 BIO 1500 & 1510
3 5 CHM 1220/1230
4, 5 9 CHM 1220/1230 & 2280
3, 4 4 CHI 2020
5 8 CHI 2020 & 3200
COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT* 3, 4, 5 4 GL PS 2710
COMPUTER SCIENCE A 3, 4, 5 4 N/A CSC 1100 & 1101
3 4 CSC 1100 & 1101
4, 5 8 CSC 1100, 1101 & 2110
COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES 4, 5 3 N/A CSC 1000 elective
MACROECONOMICS 3, 4, 5 4 SI ECO 2020
MICROECONOMICS 3, 4, 5 4 SI ECO 2010
3 4 BC ENG 1020
4, 5 7 BC & ICN ENG 1020 & 3010
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 3, 4, 5 3 NSI BIO 1000 elective
3, 4 3
5 4
3, 4 4 FRE 2100
5 8 FRE 2100 & 2110
GL
CHEMISTRY
NSIL
Effective November 2017, there is no limit to the number of credit hours for AP or a combination of AP, IB, CLEP, and departmental credit by
examination that may be used toward a WSU degree. All credit will be recorded on the student record.
BIOLOGY
NSIL
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) EXAMINATION CREDIT POLICY
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT*
CIV
AMERICAN HISTORY*
CIV or SI
HIS 2040
*See notes section on the last page.
CHINESE LANGUAGE
GL
COMPUTER SCIENCE AB
N/A
ENGLISH LITERATURE/COMPOSITION or
LANGUAGE/COMPOSITION*
HIS 1300
EUROPEAN HISTORY
SI
FRENCH LANGUAGE
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AP SUBJECT AP SCORE CREDITS
GENERAL
EDUCATION
REQUIREMENT
WSU EQUIVALENT
FRENCH LITERATURE 5 8 N/A FRE 3300
3 4 GER 2010
4 8 GER 2010 & 2020
5 11 GER 2010, 2020 & 3100
GEOGRAPHY 3, 4, 5 4 SI GPH 1100
3, 4 4 ITA 2010
5 7 ITA 2010 & 3100
3 4 JPN 1010
4 8 JPN 1010 & 1020
5 12 GL JPN 1010, 1020 & 2010
LATIN LANGUAGE 3, 4, 5 4 GL LAT 2010
2 0 N/A
3, 4, 5 4 MAT 2010
2 0 N/A
3 4 MAT 2010
4 4 MAT 2010 (skip 2020)
5 8 MAT 2010 & 2020
3, 4 2
5 3
3, 4 2
5 3
3 4 PHY 2130/2131
4, 5 8 PHY 2130/2131 & 2140/2141
4 4 NSI PHY 2170
5 5 NSIL PHY 2170/2171
4 4 NSI PHY 2180
5 5 NSIL PHY 2180/2181
PHYSICS 2 3, 4, 5 4 N/A PHY 2140/2141
PSYCHOLOGY 3, 4, 5 3 NSI PSY 1020
RESEARCH 3, 4, 5 3 N/A GEN 1000 elective
SEMINAR 3, 4, 5 3 N/A GEN 1000 elective
GL
GERMAN LANGUAGE
CI
PHY 2130/2131
PHYSICS 1
4
3, 4, 5
NSIL
MUS 1000 elective
MUSIC THEORY
N/A
MUT 1000 elective
MUSIC LITERATURE
PHYSICS C - ELECT & MAG*
NSIL
PHYSICS C - MECHANICS*
PHYSICS B
QE
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
ITALIAN LANGUAGE
GL
MATH - CALCULUS AB*
N/A
QE
MATH - CALCULUS BC*
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AP SUBJECT AP SCORE CREDITS
GENERAL
EDUCATION
REQUIREMENT
WSU EQUIVALENT
3, 4 4 SPA 2025
5 8 SPA 2025 & 3025
SPANISH LITERATURE 5 8 N/A SPA 3300
STATISTICS 3, 4, 5 3 QE STA 1020
3, 4 3
5 4
BC - Basic Composition
CI - Cultural Inquiry
CIV - Civic Literacy Inquiry
DEI - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Inquiry
GL - Global Learning Inquiry
ICN - Intermediate Composition New (effective Fall 2018)
NSI - Natural Scientific Inquiry
NSIL - Natural Scientific Inquiry with lab
OC - Oral Communication
QE - Quantitative Experience
SI - Social Inquiry
12/19/18 AJEO
Acceptable Scores: Wayne State University does not grant any credit for scores of 1 or 2.
Sending AP scores: Please send an official AP score report directly to Wayne State University (reporting code: 1898) in order to be officially awarded
credit. There are multiples ways to send your scores, which you can find more information about here:
(https://apscore.collegeboard.org/scores/score-reporting). For any questions, please contact: (609) 771-7091 or email [email protected].
Wayne State University General Education Requirements:
Awarding of Credit: The College Board sends all scores to the Office of Testing and Evaluation, which will then be sent to Transfer Credit Evaluation
Office. Once the credit has been evaluated and entered, the student will be notified. Please contact [email protected] for questions.
*Physics C: Mechanics & E&M - No equivalent credit is granted for score of 3.
All WSU students fulfill the university's general education requirements, which are classes in addition to courses within the students' major that
ensure fundamental skills and a well-rounded education. These are as follows:
*Art Studio: 2D/3D/Drawing - For Art majors with a score of 3, 4, 5 - contact the Art Department for portfolio review.
*English Literature or Language/Composition - Credits will be awarded for either examination, but not for both.
*Calculus AB/BC - A score of 2 to 5 satisfies the Quantitative Experience (QE) General Education requirement. A score of 2, however, is not
awarded credit.
HIS 1000
SPANISH LANGUAGE
GL
WORLD HISTORY
GL or SI
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