AP Exam Credit
WCSU participates in the College Board Advanced Placement Program and awards college credit to entering students. Effective Fall 2019, students who earn a score of a 3 or higher on the AP exam will receive college credit. College credit will be given as either elective credit or a core requirement elective based on the requirements of each program/major. Applicants who seek advanced placement because they have taken one or more of the Advanced Placement Examinations should have the examination results sent to the Office of Admissions prior to enrollment.
A minimum score of 3 is required.
| AP Class | Western Credit | Western Courses |
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | ART 121 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | ART 266 |
| Art Drawing | 3 | ART 141 |
| Art History | 6 | ART 100, 101 |
| Biology | 8 | BIO 103, 104 |
| Chemistry | 4 | CHE 110 |
| Classics | 6 | REG 100 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | CS 140 |
| Computer Science AB | 4 | CS 140 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | CS 991 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | BIO/ENV 156 |
| Economics: Macro. | 3 | ECO 211 |
| Economics: Micro. | 3 | ECO 213 |
| English: Lang/Comp or English: Lit/Comp | 3 | COMP 101 |
| French: Literature | 6 | FR 162, 164 |
| French: Language | 6 | FR 162, 164 |
| Geography or Human Geography | 3 | GEO 100 |
| German | 6 | GER 162, 164 |
| History: American | 6 | HIS 148, 149 |
| African American History and Culture | 3 | HIS/AAS 219 |
| History: European | 6 | HIS 186, 187 |
| History: World | 6 | HIS 152, 153 |
| Italian | 6 | IT 162, 164 |
| Mathematics: Calculus AB | 4 | MAT 181 |
| Mathematics: Calculus BC | 8 | MAT 181, 182 |
| Music Theory | 3 | MUS 990 |
| Physics C: Mechanics (score of 4 or 5 and presentation of laboratory materials to be approved by Dept. Chair) Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (score of 4 or 5 and presentation of laboratory materials to be approved by Dept. Chair) |
PHY 110
PHY 111 |
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| Physics 1 (score of 3, 4 or 5) 4
Physics 1 and Physics 2 |
PHY 103
PHY 120, 121
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| Political Science: Govt. & Pol.US | 6 | PS 102, 991 |
| Political Science: Govt. Pol. Comp. | 6 | PS 104, 991 |
| Psychology | 3 | PSY 100 |
| Spanish | 6 | SPA 162, 164 |
| Statistics | 3 | MAT 120 or FIN 230 |