Advanced Placement Policy — 2008-2009
Advanced Placement scores must be reported to Wake Forest University directly from The College Board. The Wake Forest College Code is 5885. Refer to the following chart for credit earned, course equivalency and exemption information.
Special Note: Students entering in or after the of fall 2007 cannot use Advanced Placement courses to satisfy WFU divisional requirements. However, AP credit will count towards the 120 hours needed for graduation.
Department | AP Subject | AP Score | WFU Hours | 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 (3) |
Computer Science |
Computer Science A |
5 |
4 |
CSC 111 & 111L |
|
Computer Science AB |
4 or 5 |
4 |
CSC 111 & 111L |
Economics |
Economics: Micro |
Combined |
|
|
|
Economics: Macro |
8 to 10 |
3 |
ECN 150 |
Students must take both AP tests in Economics and earn a combined score of 8 or higher to be awarded credit. | ||||
English |
English Language & Composition |
4 or 5 |
4 |
ENG 111 |
|
English Literature & Composition |
4 or 5 |
4 |
ENG 111 |
Only 4 total hours of ENG 111 credit will be awarded. | ||||
Environmental Studies |
Environmental Science |
4 or 5 |
3 |
ENV 201 |
Romance Languages |
French Language |
3 |
0 |
FRH 154 |
(French) |
French Language |
4 or 5 |
3 |
FRH 154 |
|
French Literature |
3 |
0 |
FRH 213 |
|
French Literature |
4 or 5 |
3 |
FRH 213 |
German |
German Language |
3 |
4 |
GER 153 |
|
German Language |
4 or 5 |
7 |
GER 153 & 212 (3 hr) |
Education |
Human Geography |
4 or 5 |
3 |
EDU 271 |
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 |
Romance Languages |
Italian Language and Culture |
3 |
0 |
ITA 154 |
(Italian) |
Italian Language and Culture |
4 or 5 |
3 |
ITA 154 |
|
||||
Classical Languages |
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 BC |
3 |
4 |
MTH 111 |
|
Calculus BC |
4 or 5 |
4 |
MTH 112 |
|
Statistics |
5 |
4 |
MTH 109 |
Please 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 |
Please 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 Language |
3 |
0 |
SPN 154 |
(Spanish) |
Spanish Language |
4 or 5 |
3 |
SPN 154 |
|
Spanish Literature |
3 |
0 |
SPN 213 |
|
Spanish Literature |
4 or 5 |
3 |
SPN 213 |
| ||||
