Advanced Placement Credit

Advanced Placement (AP) credit can be applied to the SWCU transcript according to the chart below.

AP Examination

Minimum Credit-Granting Score

Number of Semester Hours

Number of Semesters

SWCU Equivalent

Art History

3

6

2

HIST, HUMA or General Elective

Art/Studio (Drawing or General Portfolio)

3

6

2

HUMA or General Elective

Biology

3

8

2

BIOL 1113/1111

Calculus AB

3

3 to 4

1

Gen. Ed. Math requirement

Calculus BC

3

6 to 8

2

Gen. Ed. Math requirement and elective

Chemistry

3

8

2

CHEM 1113/1111

Chinese Language and Culture

3

8

2

Foreign Language elective

Computer Science A

3

3 to 4

1

Gen. Ed. Science w/o lab requirement

Economics: Macro

3

3

1

ECON elective

Economics: Micro

3

3

1

ECON elective

English Language and Composition

3

6

2

ENGL 1113 and 1213

English Literature and Composition

3

6

2

ENGL 2113

Environmental Science

3

4

1

Gen. Ed. Science w/ lab

European History

3

6

2

HUMA 2113 and 2243 or HIST elective

French Language and Culture

3

6

2

FREN 1113 and 1223

German Language and Culture

3

6 to 8

2

GERM 1113 and 1123

Government & Politics: Comparative

3

3

1

POLI elective

Government & Politics: United States

3

3

1

POLI 1113

Human Geography

3

3

1

GEOG 1113

Italian Language and Culture

3

8

2

Foreign Language Elective

Latin

3

8

2

Foreign Language Elective

Music Theory

3 to 4

5

1 to 2

MUTH 1113 and 1211

Physics B

3

6 to 8

2

NSCI 1113

Physics C: Mechanics

3

4

1

Gen. Ed. Science/Lab

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

3

4

1

Gen. Ed. Science/Lab

Psychology

3

3

1

PSYC 1113

Spanish Language and Culture

3

6

2

SPAN 1113 and 1223

U.S. History

3

6

2

HIST 1483 and 1493

World History

3

6

2

HIST 2213

 Statistics

3

3

1

General Ed. Math Req.