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AP Credit

GUIDE TO: ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) CREDIT at the University of Wyoming

 

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP),  tests give students coming to the University of Wyoming the chance to earn college credits and fulfill UW requirements before they begin their freshman year.

The chart shows all of the test subjects currently accepted at UW. It includes the minimum credit-earning scores, the names of the courses for which you can earn credit, and the number of hours which will be awarded.

If a test is not listed here and if you received a score of three (3) on an AP exam or forty (40) on a CLEP test, you may want to contact the appropriate department at UW in case credit may be awarded. Many tests are looked at on a student-by-student basis.

The University of Wyoming does not award credit for CLEP general exams.

The University of Wyoming Testing Center (307-766-2188) can schedule CLEP and other credit-earning tests.

To contact the College Board for AP test score results, please visit http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/contact.html.

 

Advanced Placement (AP) Information

Subject

Acceptable Score

Equivalency (Hours), Course Title(s)

Biology

3, 4, or 5

BIOL 1010 and BIOL 2020 (8), General Biology I and II

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 or 5

COSC 1010 (4), Intro Computer Science I

Computer Science AB

4 or 5

COSC 1010 and COSC 1030 (8), Intro Comp Sci I and Comp Sci I

European History

3, 4, or 5

HIST WC2 (3), western civilization history credit

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, Inter French I

French Literature

3

FREN 2140 (3), Introduction 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 Germ I and II, Inter Germ I

Government and Politics

3, 4, or 5

POLS 0000 (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*

Literature & Composition

4 or 5

ENGL 1010 (3), English Composition*

Physics B

4 or 5

PHYS 1310 (4), College Physics I

Physics C

4 or 5

PHYS 1310 (4) and PHYS 1320 (4), College Physics I and II

Psychology

3, 4, or 5

PSYC 1000 (3), 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, Inter Span I

Statistics

3, 4, or 5

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 Civilizations from 1450
World History 5 HIST 1320 (3) and HIST 1330, World Civilizations to 1450 and World Civilizations from 1450

*Credit is available for either Language & Composition or Literature & Composition, not both.

The University of Wyoming offers a variety of ways to earn credit for past learning. Not only do we award credits for many AP, CLEP scores, and IB subjects, but we also encourage students to make use of other opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge of a subject.

  • Most academic departments offer course challenge exams for introductory level classes. Contact the appropriate departments for information about this possibility.
  • The University of Wyoming also offers portfolio assessment for learning outside an academic environment. Students, in cooperation with faculty in a specific department, prepare a portfolio documenting specific course requirements. The University normally limits credits earned through this process to 12 hours.
  • The University participates in the DEFENSE ACTIVITY FOR NONTRADITIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT PROGRAM (DANTES).

To submit your AP and CLEP scores, ask the College Board to send official copies of the exam results to:

Admissions Office
University of Wyoming
Dept. 3435, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071-3435

Once we receive your test results, we will evaluate them and post the credits you have earned to your transcript. It is just that easy.

FOR QUESTIONS OR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Office of the Registrar
Knight Hall, West Wing
University of Wyoming
Dept. 3964, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
(307)766-5272