College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Examination: Credit Awarded and GW Course Equivalents
| 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 21 |
| Art:Studio Art- 2D or 3D Design |
4 or 5 |
3 hours |
FA 11 or 12 |
| Biology |
4 or 5 |
8 hours |
BISC 11-12 |
| Chemistry |
4 or 5 |
8 hours |
CHEM 11-12 |
| Chinese Language |
5 |
8 hours** |
CHIN 3-4 |
| 4 |
4 hours*** |
CHIN 3 |
| 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 |
4 or 5 |
3 hours |
ENGL 40 |
| 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 |
| 4 |
3 hours |
GER 99 |
| Government & Politics: Comparative |
4 or 5 |
3 hours |
PSC 1 |
| Government & Politics: United States |
4 or 5 |
3 hours |
PSC 2 |
| Italian Language |
5 |
6 hours |
ITAL 9-10 |
| Italian Literature |
5 |
3 hours |
ITAL 30 |
| 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 |
| Japanese Language |
5 |
8 hours** |
JAPN 3-4 |
| 4 |
4 hours*** |
JAPN 3 |
| Latin: Virgil |
4 or 5 |
3 hours |
LATN 4 |
| Latin: Literature |
4 or 5 |
3 hours |
LATN 103 |
| 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 11-12 |
| 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 |
3 hours |
SPAN 30
|
| Statistics |
4 or 5 |
3 hours |
STAT 51, 53,91,104,111 or 127 |
* Interview with Computer Science advisor required
** 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.
