AP Policy 2012-13
| Advanced Placement scores must be reported to Wake Forest University directly from College Board (use college code 5885). |
| Refer to the following chart for credit earned, course equivalency and exemption information. |
| Special Note: Advanced Placement courses cannot be used to satisfy divisional requirements; however, AP credit will count towards the 120 hours needed for graduation. |
| WFU Department | Advanced Placement Test | AP Score | WFU Hours | WFU Course Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art | History of Art | 4 or 5 | 3 | ART 103 |
| Studio Art – Drawing | 4 or 5 | 3 | ART 118 | |
| Studio Art – 2D Design | 4 or 5 | 3 | ART 111 | |
| Studio Art – 3D Design | 4 or 5 | 3 | ART 111 | |
| Biology | Biology | 4 or 5 | 4 | BIO 111 |
| Chemistry | Chemistry | 4 or 5 | 7 | CHM 111/Lab & CHM 280 |
| East Asian Languages and Culture (Chinese) | Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 0 | CHI 102 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHI 153 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | CHI 201 | |
| Computer Science | Computer Science A | 4 | 0 | CSC 111A & 111AL |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 4 | CSC 111A & 111AL | |
| Computer Science AB | 4 or 5 | 4 | CSC 111A & 111AL | |
| Economics | Economics: Micro Economics: Macro | Combined: 8 to 10 | 3 | ECN 150 |
| NOTE: Students must take both AP tests in Economics and earn a combined score of 8 or higher to be awarded credit. | ||||
| Education | Human Geography | 4 or 5 | 3 | EDU 271 |
| English | English Language & Composition | 4 or 5 | 4 | ENG 111 |
| English Literature & Composition | 4 or 5 | 4 | ENG 111 | |
| NOTE: Only 4 total hours of ENG 111 credit will be awarded. | ||||
| Environmental Studies | Environmental Science | 4 or 5 | 3 | ENV 201 |
| Romance Languages (French) | French Language | 3 | 0 | FRH 154 |
| French Language | 4 or 5 | 3 | FRH 154 | |
| French Literature | 3 | 0 | FRH 213 | |
| French Literature | 4 or 5 | 3 | FRH 213 | |
| Gernman | German Language | 3 | 0 | GER 153 |
| German Language | 4 | 4 | GER 153 | |
| German Language | 5 | 8 | GER 212 | |
| NOTE: Students who receive credit for GER 212 but wish to take 212 at WFU, may petition the department to have their AP credit changed to GER 210 or 214 as applicable. | ||||
| History | European History | 4 or 5 | 3 | HST 102 |
| United States History | 4 or 5 | 3 | HST 150 | |
| World History | 4 or 5 | 3 | HST 103 | |
| NOTE: Students who have received credit for 2 AP courses may elect to fulfill their college divisional with any 200 or 300 level course (excluding 390, 391, 392, 395, 398, 399). | ||||
| Romance Languages (Italian) | Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 0 | ITA 154 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 or 5 | 3 | ITA 154 | |
| East Asian Languages and Culture (Japanese) | Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 0 | JPN 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JPN 153 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | JPN 201 | |
| Classical Languages (Latin) | Latin: Vergil | 4 or 5 | 3 | LAT 218 |
| Latin: Literature | 4 or 5 | 3 | LAT 555 – Contact Department | |
| Mathematics | Calculus AB | 4 or 5 | 4 | MTH 111 |
| Calculus AB subscore | 4 or 5 | 4 | MTH 111 | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MTH 111 | |
| Calculus BC | 4 or 5 | 4 | MTH 112 | |
| Statistics | 5 | 4 | MTH 109 | |
| NOTE: Credit will be given for MTH 111 or MTH 112, but NOT both. | ||||
| Music | Music: Listening & Literature | 4 or 5 | 3 | MUS 101 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 4 | MUS 171 | |
| Physics | Physics B | 4 or 5 | 4 | PHY 111 |
| Physics C – Mechanics | 4 or 5 | 4 | PHY 113 | |
| Physics C – Electricity & Magnetism | 4 or 5 | 4 | PHY 114 | |
| NOTE: Credit will be given for PHY 111 or PHY 113 but NOT both. | ||||
| Political Science | Government & Politics: United States | 5 | 3 | POL 113 |
| Government & Politics: Comparative | 5 | 3 | POL 114 | |
| Psychology | Psychology | 4 or 5 | 3 | PSY 151 |
| Romance Languages (Spanish) | Spanish Language | 3 | 0 | SPN 154 |
| Spanish Language | 4 or 5 | 3 | SPN 154 | |
| Spanish Literature | 3 | 0 | SPN 213 | |
| Spanish Literature | 4 or 5 | 3 | SPN 213 | |