Credit from Away: AP Program Policies Advanced Placement (College Board) credit equivalencies for each W&L department
Official College Board transcripts must be received prior to August 15 in order for registration prerequisites to be satisfied and credits to be awarded.
Students are responsible to contact The College Board and request official paper score reports be sent directly to the W&L University Registrar. Use the College Board score reporting services described at http://apscore.collegeboard.org/scores/score-reporting and have all of your scores sent to W&L using the four-digit college code number = 5887.
Unofficial score reports, not received directly from the College Board, (e.g. from the high school or from the student) are not accepted by W&L for awarding degree credit.
AP scores, credits earned, and W&L course equivalencies can be viewed on your Workday Student "Credit from Exams" at the bottom of your Academic Record screen. Only scores that earn W&L credit are posted on your W&L record.
The Faculty has set a deadline: In order to receive Washington and Lee credit, all documentation (official score reports) must be received by the University Registrar before the end of the first term in which the student is enrolled at W&L. This is important for having appropriate W&L course equivalencies and class registration prerequisites ready in the database.
If you have questions about AP courses, tests, or policies, see the College Board's Advanced Placement Program Web page.
Recently awarded credits: Credit is granted at the discretion of the department head(s) involved, according to the following departmental policies in place for the coming fall term. "FDR" refers to W&L's Foundation and Distribution Requirements. If you receive credit for one of the following, make sure that you don't register for the same W&L course number or you will lose your AP credit.
| W&L Discipline - AP Test | Score | W&L equivalency and credit, with notation of FDR earned, if any | Registration Recommendation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art 2D Design | 5 | ARTS 1-HA-N (3-credit 100-level HA non-major elective) | |
| Art 3D Design | 5 | ARTS 1-HA-N (3-credit 100-level HA non-major elective) | |
| Art History | 4 | ARTH 1-HA-M (3-credit 100-level HA non-major elective) | register for any art history course |
| Art History | 5 | ARTH 101 (3) HA | register for any art history course other than ARTH 101 |
| Biology | 5 | BIOL 1-SL-N (4-credit 100-level SL non-major elective) | if biology, neuroscience, or environmental science major or pre-health, BIOL 111/113 |
| Chemistry | 5 | CHEM 100 (4) SL | if science major or pre-health, take CHEM 110 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | CHIN 262 (4) FL | exempt from FL, take CHIN 301 |
| Computer Science A | 5 | CSCI 111 (4) FM | consider taking CSCI 112 |
| Computer Science Principles | 5 | CSCI 101 (4) FM | consider taking CSCI 111 |
| Economics - Macroeconomics AND Microeconomics | 5 (in both courses), taken in 2021 or after | ECON 100 (3), SS1 | consider taking a 200-level ECON course |
| Economics - Macroeconomics AND Microeconomics | 5 (in both courses), taken during 2020 | no credit | take ECON 100 |
| English - Language & Composition | 5 | WRIT 100 (3) FW | exempt from FW; consider taking a 200-level literature course to fulfill HL or a 200-level creative writing course to fulfill HA |
| English - Literature & Composition | 5 | WRIT 100 (3) FW | exempt from FW; consider taking a 200-level literature course to fulfill HL or a 200-level creative writing course to fulfill HA |
| Environmental Studies - Environmental Science | 5 | ENV 10N (3-credit, 100-level, non-FDR, non-major elective) | |
|
French - French Language and Culture |
4 |
Take placement test with department (but cannot take course below FREN 164) |
if exempt from FL; take a 200-level French course |
|
French - French Language and Culture |
5 |
FREN 162 (3) FL |
exempt from FL; take a 200-level French course |
| German - German Language and Culture | 4 |
take placement test with department |
if exempt from FL, take GERM 311 |
| German - German Language and Culture | 5 | GERM 262 (4) FL | if exempt from FL, take GERM 311 |
| History - European | 5 | GEN 10N (3-credit, 100-level, non-FDR, non-major elective) |
register for any history course |
| History - U.S. History | 5 | GEN 10N (3-credit, 100-level, non-FDR, non-major elective) | register for any history course |
| History - World History | 5 | GEN 10N (3-credit, 100-level, non-FDR, non-major elective) | register for any history course |
| Italian Language & Culture | 4 | Please get in touch with Professor Stephen McCormick: mccormicks@wlu.edu | |
| Italian Language & Culture | 5 | ITAL 163 (4) FL | exempt from FL; take a 200-level Italian course |
| Japanese Language & Culture | 5 | JAPN 262 (4) FL | exempt from FL; take JAPN 301 |
| Latin | 5 | LATN 202 (3) FL | exempt from FL; take a 300-level Latin course |
| Math - Calculus AB (subscores not accepted) | 3, 4 | --- | MATH 101, Note #1: Students may opt to enroll in MATH 102 as an advanced standing student, instead of MATH 101 for the fall term. Upon completing MATH 102 with a grade of C or better in the fall term, 3 credits for MATH 101 also will be awarded. Advanced standing is an option ONLY available in the fall term of the student's first year. |
| Math - Calculus AB (subscores not accepted) | 5 | MATH 101 (3) FM | MATH 102 |
| Math - Calculus BC (subscores not accepted) | 3 | --- | MATH 101, Note #1: Students may opt to enroll in MATH 102 as an advanced standing student, instead of MATH 101 for the fall term. Upon completing MATH 102 with a grade of C or better in the fall term, 3 credits for MATH 101 also will be awarded. Advanced standing is an option ONLY available in the fall term of the student's first year. |
| Math - Calculus BC (subscores not accepted) | 4 | MATH 1-FM-N (0) FM | MATH 102 as Advanced Standing, see Note #1 |
| Math - Calculus BC (subscores not accepted) | 5 | MATH 101 (3) FM & MATH 102 (3) SC | MATH 221, 222, or 225 |
| Music Theory | 4 | Contact the department head of the Music Department before the beginning of fall term | |
| Music Theory | 5 | MUS 161 (3) HA & MUS 163 (1) | take MUS 162 and 164 in winter term |
| Physics 1 or Physics 2 |
5 | PHYS 1-SC-N (3-credit SC non-major elective) if no Physics C-level credit earned | If interested in physics, engineering, or integrated engineering major, take PHYS 111A (fall) and PHYS 112A (winter) |
| Physics C - Electricity and Magnetism | 5 | PHYS 1-SC-N (3-credit SC non-major elective) | If interested in physics, engineering, or integrated engineering major, take PHYS 111A (fall) and PHYS 112A (winter) |
| Physics C - Mechanics | 5 | PHYS 1-SC-N (3-credit SC non-major elective) | If interested in physics, engineering, or integrated engineering major, take PHYS 111A (fall) and PHYS 112A (winter) |
| Politics - Government & Politics: Comparative | 5 | POL 105 (3) SS2 | |
| Politics - Government & Politics: U.S. | 5 | POL 100 (3) SS2 | |
| Psychology | 5 | CBSC 1-SS3-N (3 credit 100-level SS3 non-major elective) | any 100-level cognitive and behavioral science course |
| Spanish Language or Spanish Literature | 4 |
Take placement test with department (but cannot take course below SPAN 164) |
if exempt from FL; take a 200-level Spanish course |
| Spanish Language or Spanish Literature | 5 | SPAN 162 (3) FL | exempt from FL; take a 200-level Spanish course |
| Statistics | 5 | INTR 10N (3-credit, 100-level, non-FDR, non-major elective) |
AP subjects not considered for W&L credit
- Art-Drawing, Human Geography, Research, and Seminar.
- Also, credit is not awarded for AP subgrades or subscores (such as in Math and Music).
Course numbering
Courses with a number such as 2FLN or 1SCN represent course level, if the course meets a Foundation and Distribution requirement (FDR), and if the course counts toward the major. Example: SPAN 2FLM = Spanish elective, 200-level, meets FL, may be used for the major; BIOL 1SLN = Biology elective, 100-level, meets SL, may not be used for the major.