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. |