Western Washington University AP credit

What each AP score earns at Western Washington University: 42 exams, credit shown in credits. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

Western grants up to 45 credits combined across credit by examination, AP, IB, and Cambridge International examinations.
Official AP score reports (AP Transcript) from the College Board must be received before credit is awarded.
Western generally grants AP credit for scores of three or higher, according to the equivalency chart.
Students completing exams or courses with duplicate or overlapping content receive credit for only one of them.
Western's AP code is 4947; scores not sent at testing must be ordered from the College Board.
Tests no longer offered by the College Board receive credit for a score of 3 or higher; contact the Office of Admissions.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses	Applies to
AP 2-D Art and Design	4+	5	Art 120	All students
	3	4	Art electives	All students
AP 3-D Art and Design	4+	5	Art 230	All students
	3	4	Art electives	All students
AP African American Studies	3+	5	ETHN 204Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies Block B	All students
AP Art History	4+	—	Art History 210, Art electiveArt History 210 (3 credits), Art elective (1 credit); Humanities	All students
	3	3	Art electives	All students
AP Biology	5	—	Biology 204, Biology 205Biology 204 (5 credits), Biology 205 (5 credits); Lab Science	All students
	4	5	Biology 204Lab Science	All students
	3	4	Biology 101Lab Science	All students
AP Calculus AB	5	10	Math 124, Math 125Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning	All students
	4	5	Math 124Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning	All students
	3	5	Math electivesQuantitative & Symbolic Reasoning	All students
AP Calculus BC	4+	10	Math 124, Math 125Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning	All students
	3	5	Math 124Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning	With AB subscore of 1–4
	3	10	Math 124, Math 125Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning	With AB subscore of 5
	2–3	5	Math 124Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning	All students
	2	5	Math 124Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning	With AB subscore of 3 or 4
	2	10	Math 124, Math 125Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning	With AB subscore of 5
AP Chemistry	3+	10	Chemistry 161, Chemistry 162Lab Science	All students
AP Chinese Language and Culture	4+	10	Chinese 101, Chinese 102	All students
	3	5	Chinese 101	All students
AP Comparative Government and Politics	3+	5	Political Science 291Social Sciences	All students
AP Computer Science A	3+	4	Computer Science 141Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning	All students
AP Computer Science Principles	3+	3	General electives	All students
AP Drawing	4+	5	Art 110	All students
	3	4	Art electives	All students
AP English Language and Composition	4+	4	English electivesEnglish 101 Communication Block A waived; Humanities	All students
	3	4	English electivesHumanities	All students
AP English Literature and Composition	4+	4	English electivesEnglish 101 Communication Block A waived; Humanities	All students
	3	4	English electivesHumanities	All students
AP Environmental Science	3+	3	Environmental Science 101Non-Lab Science	All students
AP European History	4+	5	History 113Humanities	All students
AP French Language and Culture	5	15	French electivesHumanities	All students
	4	10	French electivesHumanities	All students
	3	5	French 104	All students
AP German Language and Culture	4+	10	German 101, German 102	All students
	3	5	German 101	All students
AP Human Geography	3+	4	Environmental Studies 204Social Sciences	All students
AP Italian Language and Culture	4+	—	ITAL 101, ITAL electivesITAL 101 (5 credits), ITAL electives (5 credits)	All students
	3	5	Italian 101	All students
AP Japanese Language and Culture	4+	10	Japanese 101, Japanese 102	All students
	3	5	Japanese 101	All students
AP Macroeconomics	3+	4	Economics 207Social Sciences	All students
AP Microeconomics	3+	4	Economics 206Social Sciences	All students
AP Music Aural Subscore	3+	3	Music electives	All students
AP Music Non-Aural Subscore	3+	3	Music electives	All students
AP Music Theory	3+	3	Music electives	All students
AP Physics 1 and 2: Algebra-Based	3+	—	Physics 114, Physics 115, Physics 116Physics 114, 115, 116: 10 credits (lab) and 5 credits (non-lab); Lab Science, Non-Lab Science	All students
AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based	3+	5	Physics 114Non-Lab Science	All students
AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based	3+	5	Physics 115Lab Science	All students
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	3+	5	Physics 162Lab Science	All students
AP Physics C: Mechanics	3+	5	Physics 161Lab Science	All students
AP Pre-Calculus	5	5	Math electivesPlacement into Math 124 or 134; Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning	All students
	4	5	Math electivesPlacement into Math 115, 118 or 157; Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning	All students
	3	5	Math electivesPlacement into Math 114, 156, 371 or 381; Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning	All students
AP Psychology	3+	5	Psychology 101Social Sciences	All students
AP Research	3+	3	General Electives	All students
AP Seminar	3+	3	General Electives	All students
AP Spanish Language & Culture	5	15	Spanish electivesHumanities	All students
	4	10	Spanish electivesHumanities	All students
	3	5	Spanish 104Communication Block B	All students
AP Spanish Literature & Culture	5	15	Spanish electivesHumanities	All students
	4	10	Spanish electivesHumanities	All students
	3	5	Spanish electivesHumanities	All students
AP Statistics	3+	4	Math 240Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning	All students
AP United States Government and Politics	3+	5	Political Science 250Social Sciences	All students
AP United States History	4+	5	History electiveHumanities	All students
AP World History: Modern	4+	5	History 123Humanities	All students