College Board Advanced Placement
The following is a list of advanced placement examinations for which Western Carolina University may award academic credit. *Please note the recent changes in the English Literature and Composition exam.
| AP Examination | Score Required | Hours Granted | Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµCourse(s) Satisfied | Liberal Studies Attribute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | 3 | 6 | GBS- 19LS | P3: History |
| Art: 2D Art & Design (from December 2020) | 3 | 3 | ART-132 | |
| Art: 3D Art & Design (from December 2020) | 3 | 3 | ART -142 | |
| Art History | 3 | 6 |
ART-136, ART-137 |
P5: Fine & Performing Arts |
| Art: Studio (up until June 2012) | 3 | 3 |
ART-19A (portfolio review required) |
|
| Biology | 3 or 4 | 3 | BIOL-104 | C5: Physical & Biological Science |
| Biology | 5 | 4 | BIOL-151 | C5: Physical & Biological Science |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH-153 | C2: Mathematics |
| Calculus AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MATH-153 | C2: Mathematics |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 |
MATH-153 MATH-255 |
C2: Mathematics |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM-139 | C5: Physical & Biological Science |
| Chemistry | 4 or 5 | 8 |
CHEM-139, CHEM-140 |
C5: Physical & Biological Science |
| Chinese Language & Culture | 3 | 6 |
CHIN-102, CHIN-231 |
P6: World Cultures |
| Chinese Langauge & Culture | 4 or 5 | 6 |
CHIN-231, CHIN-232 |
P6: World Cultures |
| Comparative Government & Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC-169 | P6: World Cultures |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS-150 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 or 5 | 4 | CS-150 | |
| Computer Science AB (up until June 2009) | 3 | 3 | CS-150 | |
| Computer Science AB (up until June 2009) | 4 or 5 | 4 | CS-150 | |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS-130 | |
| Drawing (from December 2020) | 3 | 3 | ART-131 | |
| English Language & Composition | 3 | 6 |
ENGL-101, ENGL 19A |
C1: Writing |
| English Language & Composition | 4 or 5 | 6 |
ENGL-101, ENGL-202 |
C1: Writing |
| English Literature & Composition | 3 | 6 | ENGL-19LS | P4: Humanities |
| English Literature & Composition | 4 or 5 | 6 |
ENGL-101, ENGL-19LS |
C1: Writing & P4: Humanities |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENVH-130 | C5: Physical & Biological Science |
| European History | 3 | 6 |
HIST-221, HIST-222 |
P3: History |
| French Language | 3 | 6 |
FREN-102, FREN-231 |
P6: World Cultures |
| French Language | 4 | 6 |
FREN-231 FREN-232 |
P6: World Cultures |
| French Language | 5 | 6 |
FREN-232, FREN-301 |
P6: World Cultures |
| French Literature (up until June 2009) | 3 | 3 | FREN-310 | |
| French Literature (up until June 2009) | 4 or 5 | 3 | FREN-331 | |
| German Language | 3 | 6 |
GER-102, GER-231 |
P6: World Cultures |
| German Language | 4 | 6 |
GER-231, GER-232 |
P6: World Cultures |
| German Language | 5 | 6 |
GER 232, GER-301 |
P6: World Cultures |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG-103 | P6: World Cultures |
| Italian Language & Culture | 3 | 6 |
WLL-101, WLL-102 |
P6: World Cultures |
| Italian Language & Culture | 4 | 6 |
WLL-102, WLL-231 |
P6: World Cultures |
| Italian Language & Culture | 5 | 6 |
WLL-231, WLL-232 |
P6: World Cultures |
| Japanese Language & Culture | 3 | 6 |
JPN-102, JPN-231 |
P6: World Cultures |
| Japanese Language & Culture | 4 or 5 | 6 |
JPN-231, JPN-232 |
P6: World Cultures |
| Latin | 3 | 6 |
WLL-101, WLL-102 |
P6: World Cultures |
| Latin | 4 | 6 |
WLL-102, WLL-231 |
P6: World Cultures |
| Latin | 5 | 6 |
WLL-231, WLL-232 |
P6: World Cultures |
| Latin: Vergil (up until March 2016) | 3 | 8 | WLL-19LS | P6: World Cultures |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON-232 | P1: Social Science |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON-231 | P1: Social Science |
| Music Theory | 3 | 4 | MUS-19A | |
| Physics 1 (from January 2017) | 3 | 4 | PHYS-130 | C5: Physical & Biological Science |
| Physics 2: Algebra-Based (from January 2017) | 3 | 4 | PHYS-131 | C5: Physical & Biological Science |
| Physics B (up until March 2016) | 3 | 8 |
PHYS-130, PHYS-131 |
C5: Physical & Biological Science |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS-231 | C5: Physical & Biological Science |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS-230 | C5: Physical & Biological Science |
| Precalculus | 3 | 4 | MATH-146 | C2: Mathematics |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY-150 | P1: Social Science |
| Research (since January 2019) | 3 | 3 | ELEC-19A | |
| Research (since January 2019) | 4 or 5 | 6 | ELEC-19A | |
| Seminar (since January 2019) | 3 | 3 | ELEC-19A | |
| Seminar (since January 2019) | 4 or 5 | 6 | ELEC-19A | |
| Spanish Language & Culture | 3 | 6 |
SPAN-102, SPAN-231 |
P6: World Cultures |
| Spanish Language & Culture | 4 | 6 |
SPAN-231, SPAN-232 |
P6: World Cultures |
| Spanish Language & Culture | 5 | 6 |
SPAN-232, SPAN-301 |
P6: World Cultures |
| Spanish Literature & Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN-310 | |
| Spanish Literature & Culture | 4 or 5 | 3 | SPAN-330 | |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH-170 | C2: Mathematics |
| United States Government & Politics | 3 | 3 | PSC-101 |
P1: Social Science Foundations of American Democracy |
| United States History | 3 | 6 |
HIST-131, HIST- 132 |
P3: History Foundations of American Democracy |
| World History | 3 | 6 |
HIST 107, HIST-19LS |
P3: History |