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University of North Carolina Wilmington AP credit

What each AP score earns at University of North Carolina Wilmington: 46 exams, credit shown in semester hours. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

Students will be awarded credit by scoring 3 or higher on the ETS Advanced Placement Examination.
AP examinations are taken prior to high school graduation; information is available from the high school counselor.
High school seniors who take AP Examinations should have test scores sent to the UNCW Office of the Registrar for placement and credit evaluation.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses	Applies to
AP 2-D Art & Design	3+	3	ART 101	All students
AP 3-D Art & Design	3+	3	ART 102	All students
AP African American Studies	3+	3	AFN 130	All students
AP Art History	3+	3	ARH 201	All students
AP Biology	5	8	BIO 201 +Lab, BIO 202+Lab	All students
	4	4	BIO 201+Lab	All students
	3	4	BIO 105+Lab	All students
AP Calculus AB	3+	4	MAT 161	All students
AP Calculus BC	3+	8	MAT 161, MAT 162	All students
	3+	4	MAT 161Qualifies on the Calculus AB subscore of 3 or higher.	Students with BC score below 3 and AB subscore 3 or higher
AP Capstone Research	3+	3	Information Literacy	All students
AP Capstone Seminar	3+	3	Information Literacy	All students
AP Chemistry	4+	8	CHM 101 + Lab, CHM 102 + Lab	All students
	3	4	CHM 101 + Lab	All students
AP Chinese Language and Culture	5	12	CHN 101, CHN 102, 001	All students
	4	9	CHN 101, CHN 102, 001	All students
	3	6	CHN 101, CHN 102	All students
AP Comparative Government and Politics	3+	3	PLS 230	All students
AP Computer Science A	4+	4	CSC 131	All students
	3	3	CSC 001	All students
AP Computer Science Principles	5	8	CSC 131, 231	All students
	4	7	CSC 131, 001	All students
	3	3	CSC 001	All students
AP Drawing	3+	3	Art 111	All students
AP English Language and Composition	4+	3	ENG 103	All students
	3	3	ENG 101	All students
AP English Literature and Composition	3+	3	ENG 110	All students
AP Environmental Science	4+	3	EVS 195	All students
	3	3	EVS 001	All students
AP European History	4+	6	HST 101, HST 102	All students
	3	3	HST 001	All students
AP French Language and Culture	4+	6	FRH 201, FRH 202	All students
	3	3	FRH 201	All students
AP French Language and Literature	4+	6	FRH 201, FRH 202Score of 4 or higher on both exams.	All students
	3+	6	FRH 201, FRH 202Literature score of 4 and Language score of 3.	All students
	3+	6	FRH 201, FRH 202Literature score of 3 and Language score of 4.	All students
	3+	3	FRH 201Score of 3 on both exams.	All students
AP French Literature and Culture	4+	6	FRH 201, FRH 202	All students
	3	3	FRH 201	All students
AP German Language and Culture	3+	6	GER 201, GER 202	All students
AP Human Geography	3+	3	GGY 101	All students
AP Italian Language and Culture	4+	6	ITN 201, ITN 202	All students
	3	3	ITN 201	All students
AP Japanese Language and Culture	4+	6	JPN 201, JPN 202	All students
	3	6	JPN 102, JPN 201	All students
AP Latin: Literature	4+	6	LAT 101, LAT 102	All students
AP Latin: Vergil	3	6	LAT 101, LAT 102	All students
AP Macroeconomics	3+	3	ECN 222	All students
AP Microeconomics	3+	3	ECN 221	All students
AP Music Theory	3+	3	MUS 106	All students
AP Music Theory with Subscores	5	6	MUS 111, MUS 112, MUSL 111, MUSL 112Score of 5 on all subscores.	All students
	4+	3	MUS 111, MUSL 111Score of 4 on Music Theory and 4 or 5 on other A or N subscores.	All students
AP Physics 1	3+	4	PHY 101	All students
AP Physics 2	3+	4	PHY 102	All students
AP Physics B	3+	8	PHY 101, PHY 102	All students
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	3+	4	PHY 202	All students
AP Physics C: Mechanics	3+	4	PHY 201	All students
AP Precalculus	3+	5	MAT 160	All students
AP Psychology	4+	3	PSY 105	All students
	3	3	PSY 001	All students
AP Spanish Language and Culture	4+	6	SPN 202, SPN 302	All students
	3	3	SPN 201	All students
AP Spanish Language and Literature	4+	9	SPN 202, SPN 302, SPN 303Score of 4 or higher on both exams.	All students
	3+	9	SPN 201, SPN 202, SPN 302Literature score of 4 and Language score of 3.	All students
	3+	9	SPN 201, SPN 202, SPN 302Literature score of 3 and Language score of 4.	All students
	3+	3	SPN 201Score of 3 on both exams.	All students
AP Spanish Literature and Culture	4+	6	SPN 202, SPN 302	All students
	3	3	SPN 201	All students
AP Statistics	3+	3	STT 215	All students
AP United States Government and Politics	3+	3	PLS 101	All students
AP United States History	4+	6	HST 105, HST 106	All students
	3	3	HST 001	All students
AP World History	4+	6	HST 103, HST 104	All students
	3	3	HST 001	All students