| Revision Responsibility: |
Vice President for Student Services |
| Responsible Executive Officer: |
Vice President for Student Services |
Purpose
To provide guidance on awarding of academic credit for the Advanced Placement Examinations (AP).
Policy
To receive credit for prior learning, students must show satisfactory achievement on the Advanced Placement Test of the College Entrance Examination Board for Advanced Placement (AP) courses taken while in high school. Advanced Placement satisfactory scores, credit hours awarded, and the Walters State course equivalents are listed below. When credit is awarded for satisfactory scores on Advanced Placement Exams, the grade will show as “P” on the student transcript and will not affect the student’s quality point average.
01/15; 05/16; 04/18; 03/23
| AP Examination |
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Equivalent Walters State Course* |
| Art History |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ART 2000 |
| Biology |
3
4, 5
|
4
8
|
BIOL 1010/1011 OR BIOL 1110/1111
BIOL 1010/1011 & BIOL 1020/1021 OR BIOL 1110/1111 & BIOL 1120/1121
|
| Calculus AB |
3
4, 5
|
3
3, 4
|
MATH 1830
MATH 1830 OR MATH 1910
|
| Calculus BC |
3, 4, 5 |
8 |
MATH 1910 & MATH 1920 |
| Chemistry |
3
4, 5
|
4
8
|
CHEM 1110/1111
CHEM 1110/1111 & CHEM 1120/1121
|
| Chinese Language and Culture |
3
4
5
|
6
9
12
|
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE HOURS
|
| Computer Science A |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
INFS 1010 |
| Macroeconomics |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ECON 2100 |
| Microeconomics |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ECON 2200 |
| English Language & Composition |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ENGL 1010 |
| English Literature |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ENGL 1020 |
| Environmental Science |
|
|
NO CREDIT GIVEN |
| European History |
3, 4, 5 |
6 |
HIST 2310 & 2320 |
| French Language and Culture |
3
4
5
|
6
9
12
|
FREN 1010 & 1020
FREN 1010, 1020, & 2010
FREN 1010, 1020, 2010, & 2020
|
| German Language and Culture |
3
4
5
|
6
9
12
|
GERM 1010 & 1020
GERM 1010, 1020, & 2010
GERM 1010, 1020, 2010, & 2020
|
| Comparative Government and Politics |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
POLS 1010 |
| U.S. Government and Politics |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
POLS 1030 |
| Human Geography |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
GEOG 1012 |
| Italian Language and Culture |
3
4
5
|
6
9
12
|
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE HOURS
|
| Japanese Language and Culture |
3
4
5
|
6
9
12
|
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE HOURS
|
| Latin |
3
4
5
|
6
9
12
|
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE HOURS
|
| Music Theory |
|
|
NO CREDIT GIVEN |
| Physics B |
3
4, 5
|
4
8
|
PHYS 2010/2011
PHYS 2010/2011 & 2020/2021
|
| Physics C |
3, 4, 5
3, 4, 5
|
4
4
|
PT. 1 PHYS 2110/2111
PT. 2 PHYS 2120/2121
|
| Psychology |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
PSYC 1030 |
| Spanish Language |
3
4
5
|
6
9
12
|
SPAN 1010 & 1020
SPAN 1010, 1020, & 2010
SPAN 1010, 1020, 2010, & 2020
|
| Spanish Literature and Culture |
|
|
NO CREDIT GIVEN |
| Statistics |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
MATH 1530 |
| Studio Art Drawing |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ART 1045 |
| Studio Art 2D Design |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ART 1340 |
| Studio Art 3D Design |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ART 1350 |
| U.S. History |
3, 4, 5 |
6 |
HIST 2010 & 2020 |
| U.S. Government and Politics |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
POLS 1030 |
| World History |
3, 4, 5 |
6 |
HIST 2310 & 2320 |
|