Credit Available to
Undergraduate Students

1. University of Wyoming Credit:

b. Correspondence Study - A maximum of 24 semester hours may be earned by correspondence study regardless of where the credit is earned. Flexible enrollment courses taken by post-baccalaureate students will appear on the transcript but will not be included in cumulative hours earned, as flexible enrollment credit is not applicable toward a post-baccalaureate degree.

c. Credit by examination- While there is no maximum placed on the amount of credit earned by examination, credit so earned does not count in fulfilling the residency requirement of 30 hours of University of Wyoming on-campus, Outreach School or flexible enrollment credit.

Students showing proficiency by passing examinations such as the College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement Program (CEEB-APP or AP), or American College Testing-Proficiency Examination Program (ACT-PEP), for example, or examinations developed by University of Wyoming departments may earn college credit through the level of demonstrated proficiency. Credit may be allowed on the basis of any testing procedure acceptable to any department, which may include tests of the AP program and both the general and subject (specific) examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP).

A student may not earn credit by examination in a course if the student has completed a course in the subject matter area above the level of the course for which the examination is sought. However, at the discretion of the departments involved, during the drop/add period a student may challenge a lower-level course while enrolled in a higher-level course in the same subject matter area, if the course challenged is a prerequisite for the course in which the student is currently enrolled.

An examination of an appropriate type and content for the credit sought may be conducted to determine if the applicant’s proficiency is equivalent to that which could be expected upon completion of a college-level course in the subject. An applicant found to have this level of proficiency will be awarded credit for that course and allowed to proceed either with more advanced courses or with courses in other areas.

Information concerning credit by examination in courses can be obtained by contacting the permanent records area of the Office of the Registrar.

Options include:

Students who pay the testing fee of $80.00 may not be denied an examination in the introductory undergraduate course in any department. "Introductory course" is interpreted as that course which is prerequisite for successive courses in the department. Additional fees for examinations offered by testing agencies other than the University of Wyoming are determined by the agency concerned.

Grades of S or U (satisfactory/unsatisfactory) are given in all examinations. Credit by examination is not included in the student's grade point average; it is, however, included in the hours earned toward graduation. The grade of S is the equivalent of C or better (APP score of 3, 4 or 5). Entry on the student's record card for credit by examination is made only if a grade of S is obtained and is noted as a grade obtained by examination.

To qualify for undergraduate credit, the student must be currently registered at the University of Wyoming as a degree candidate. The student must also be able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the chair of the department involved that background experience has prepared him or her to attempt a challenge examination if such an examination is sought. The department chair's decision will be based upon existing departmental constraints such as accreditation, graduation requirements, and program requirements.

The use of credit by examination, or credit for prior learning, in graduate programs is to be determined by the student's consulting committee in conjunction with the dean of the Graduate School.

A student may not be allowed credit by examination in a course in which the student was previously enrolled either for credit or as a visitor or auditor, except that credit by examination may be used as a means to obtain credit for courses previously taken at institutions from which credit is nontransferable. A student may not challenge equivalent courses.

 

Advanced Placement (AP) Information
Subject	Acceptable Score	Equivalency (Hours), Course Title(s)
Art History	4+	ART 2020 (3), Art History II
Biology	4, or 5	LIFE 1010 (4), General Biology
Calculus AB	3, 4, or 5	MATH 2200 (4), Calculus I
Calculus BC	3, 4, or 5	MATH 2200 and MATH 2205 (8), Calculus I and II
Chemistry	4 or 5	CHEM 1020 and CHEM 1030 (8), General Chemistry I and II
Computer Science A	4	COSC 1010 (4), Intro Computer Science I
Computer Science A	5	COSC 1010, 1030 (9), Intro to Computer Science I, Computer Science I
Computer Science AB	4 or 5	COSC 1010 and COSC 1030 (8), Intro Comp Sci I and Comp Sci I
Environmental Science	3, 4, or 5	ENR 1100 (2), Env. & Natural Resource Problems and Policies
European History	3, 4, or 5	HIST 1120 (3), Western Civilization II
French Language	3	FREN 1010 (4), First Year French I
French Language	4	FREN 1010 and FREN 1020 (8), First Year French I and II
French Language	5	FREN 1010, 1020, 2030 (12), 1st Yr Fren I and II, 2nd Yr French I
French Literature	3	FREN 2140 (3), Intro to Reading
German Language	3	GERM 1010 (4), First Year German I
German Language	4	GERM 1010 and GERM 1020 (8), First Year German I and II
German Language	5	GERM 1010, 1020, 2030 (12), 1st Yr German I and II, 2nd Yr German I
Government and Politics	3, 4, or 5	POLS 0000 (fulfills the US Constitution requirement; eligible to complete the one hour Wyoming constitution exam)
Government Comp	3, 4, or 5	UNST GOV (3), Comparative Government credit
Human Geography	4 or 5	GEOG 1020 (3), Intro to Human Geography
Language & Composition	4 or 5	ENGL 1010 (3), English Composition (credit is available for either Language and Composition or Literature and Composition, not both)
Latin Literature	3	LATN 1010 (4), First Year Latin I
Latin Literature	4	LATN 1010 and LATN 1020 (8), First Year Latin I and II
Latin Literature	5	LATN 1010, 1020, 2030 (12), First Year Latin 1 and II, Second Year Latin
Literature & Composition	4 or 5	ENGL 1010 (3), English Composition (credit is available for either Language and Composition or Literature and Composition, not both)
Physics B	4 or 5	PHYS 1310 (4), College Physics I
Physics C	4 or 5	PHYS 1310, 1320 (8), College Physics I and II
Psychology	3, 4, or 5	PSYC 1000 (4), General Psychology
Spanish Language	3	SPAN 1010 (4), First Year Spanish I
Spanish Language	4	SPAN 1010 and SPAN 1020 (8), First Year Spanish I and II
Spanish Language	5	SPAN 1010, 1020, 2030 (12), 1st Yr Spanish I and II, 2nd Yr Span I
Statistics	3+	STAT 2050 (4), Fundamentals of Statistics
U.S. History	4 or 5	HIST 1210 (3) and HIST 1220 (3), US History I and II
World History	4	HIST 1330 (3), World Civ. from 1450
World History	5	HIST 1330, 1320 (6), World Civilizations to 1450 and from 1450

College Level Examination Prep (CLEP) Information
Algebra, Principles of	50 or above	MATH 1450 (5), Algebra and Trigonometry
Algebra	50 or above	MATH 1400 (3) College Algebra
American Government	50 or above	Consult with Department of Political Science
American History I	50 or above	HIST 1210 (3), US History I
American History II	50 or above	POLS 0000 (3), (fulfills US Constitution requirement, eligible to take the one-hour Wyoming Constitution exam)
American Literature	50 or above	USP CH (3)
Art of the Western World	50 or above	ART 1010 (3) General Art: History
Biology	50 or above	LIFE 1010 (4, General Biology
Business Law, General	50 or above	BADM 1040 (3)
Calculus w/ Elem Functions	50 or above	MATH 2200 (4), Calculus I
Chemistry	50 or above	CHEM 1020 (4), General Chemistry I
Educational Psychology	50 or above	Consult with College of Education
Ethics in America	50 or above	USP CH (3)
French	41 to 49	FREN 1010 (4), First Year French I
French	50 to 56	FREN 1010 and FREN 1020 (8), First Year French I and II
French	57 or above	FREN 1010, 1020, 2030 (12), 1st Yr Fren I and II, 2nd Yr French I
German	40 to 47	GERM 1010 (4), First Year German I
German	48 to 53	GERM 1010 and GERM 1020 (8), First Year German I and II
German	54 or above	GERM 1010, 1020, 2030 (12), 1st Yr Germ I and II, 2nd Yr Germ I
History of the U.S. I	50 or above	HIST 1210 (3), United States History I
History of the U.S. II	50 or above	HIST 1220 (3), United States History II
History of the Vietnam War	53 or above	3 hours of history elective credit
Human Growth & Development	50 or above	Consult with the Department of Zoology and Physiology
Humanities	50 or above	ENGL 2130 (3), Creative Impulse
Intro to Educational Psychology	47 or above	3 hours of general transfer credit
Intro to Sociology	47 or above	SOC 1000 (3), Sociological Principles
Literature	50 or above	USP CH course (3)
Principles of Macroeconomics	57	ECON 1010 (3), Principles of Macroeconomics
Pre-Calculus	61 or above	MATH 1450 (5), Algebra & Trigonometry
Principles of Management	50 or above	MGT 3210 (3), Management & Organization
Principles of Marketing	50 or above	MKT 3210 (3), Intro to Marketing
Principles of Microeconomics	54	ECON 1020 (3), Principles of Microeconomics
Psychology	50 or above	PSYC 1000 (4), General Psychology
Spanish	41 to 49	SPAN 1010 (4), First Year Spanish I
Spanish	50 to 53	SPAN 1010 and SPAN 1020 (8), First Year Spanish I and II
Spanish	54 or above	SPAN 1010, 1020, 2030 (12), 1st Yr Spanish I and II, 2nd Yr Span I
Statistics	48 or above	STAT 2070 (4), Intro to Statistics for  the Social Sciences
Sociology	50 or above	SOC 1000 (3), Sociological Principles
Trigonometry	54 or above	MATH 1405 (3), Trigonometry
Western Civilization I	50 or above	HIST 1110 (3), Western Civilization I
Western Civilization II	50 or above	HIST 1120 (3), Western Civilization II

The University of Wyoming awards credit for various INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) subjects. This chart shows all of the subjects currently accepted at UW. It includes the minimum credit -earning scores, the names of the courses for which you may earn credit, and the number of hours which will be awarded. If a subject is not listed, please contact the Office of the Registrar.