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Advanced Placement Credit Chart

EXAMINATION SCORE CREDIT
AWARDED
GW COURSE
EQUIVALENT
Art:History of Art 4 or 5 6 hours AH 31-32
Art:Studio Art-Drawing 4 or 5 3 hours FA 41
Art:Studio Art- 2D or 3D Design 4 or 5 3 hours FA 21 or 22
Biology 4 or 5 8 hours BISC 13-14
Chemistry 4 or 5 8 hours CHEM 11-12
Computer Science A 4 or 5 3 hours* CSCI 53
Computer Science AB 4 or 5 6 hours* CSCI 53 and 133
Economics: Microeconomics 4 or 5 3 hours ECON 11
Economics: Macroeconomics 4 or 5 3 hours ECON 12
English Language and Composition 4 or 5 3 hours ENGL 99
English Literature and Composition 5 6 hours ENGL 51-52
4 3 hours ENGL 52
Environmental Science 4 or 5 3 hours EES 99
French Language 5 6 hours** FREN 9-10
French Literature 5 3 hours*** FREN 30
Geography 4 or 5 3 hours GEOG 1
German Language 5 6 hours** GER 9-10
Government & Politics: Comparative 4 or 5 3 hours PSC 1
Government & Politics: United States 4 or 5 3 hours PSC 2
History: American 4 or 5 6 hours HIST 71-72
History: European 4 or 5 3 hours HIST 40
History: World 4 or 5 3 hours HIST 38
Latin: Virgil 4 or 5 3 hours LATN 4
Latin: Literature 4 or 5 3 hours LATN 3
Mathematics: Calculus AB 4 or 5 3 hours MATH 31
Mathematics: Calculus BC 4 or 5 6 hours MATH 31-32
Mathematics: Calculus AB and BC 4 or 5 6 hours MATH 31-32
Music Theory 4 or 5 3 hours MUS 1
Physics B 4 or 5 8 hours**** PHYS 1-2
Physics C 4 or 5 4 hours***** PHYS 21
Physics Electricity & Magnetism 4 or 5 4 hours PHYS 22
Psychology 4 or 5 3 hours PSYC 1
Spanish Language 5 6 hours** SPAN 9-10
Spanish Literature 5 6 hours*** SPAN 54, 56
Statistics 4 or 5 3 hours STAT 51, 53,91,104,111 or 127

* Interview with Computer Science advisor required
** AP 4: test for placement and credit
*** Interview for placement and credit
**** Limited to 6 hours for students enrolled in the School of Business
***** Limited to 3 hours for students enrolled in the School of Business

The University reserves the right to change policy regarding AP credit without advance notice.

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