AP, CLEP, IB, Cambridge International and Military Service Credit

Advanced Placement Program (AP)

Administered by the College Board, Advanced Placement (AP) examinations verify if you have earned competency equal to that of a college course.

AP credit for first-time freshmen will be reviewed by the academic adviser during New Student Orientation. The AP chart below serves as a guide and includes the subject area, minimum AP score and equivalent WVU course.

First-time transfer students are required to submit the Advanced Credit Articulation Request ticket for AP credit to be applied.

How to Submit Scores

Advanced Placement (AP) may be submitted to the WVU Office of Admissions as follows:

An electronic score report ordered via College Board. Please use code 5904. Electronic score delivery takes 5-7 business days to process from the date sent.
Currently enrolled WVU students seeking transfer credit for AP courses must submit the official AP score report and file the AP Articulation Request ticket.

AP Credit Chart

1AP, 1CL and 1IB indicate that exam scores do not have an approved equivalency. Credit may be awarded after review by the Transfer Credit Unit and/or your academic adviser.

**Arts AP Examinations**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute
Art History	3	ARHS 101	3	F6
Music Theory	3	MUSC 110	3
Studio Art 2-D Design	3	ART 1AP	3
	4	ART 121	3
Studio Art 3-D Design	3	ART 1AP	3
	4	ART 122	3
Studio Art Drawing	3	ART 1AP	3
	4	ART 111	3

**English AP Examinations**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute	Pre-requisite for
English Language and Composition	3	ENGL 1AP	3	F1	ENGL 103
	4	ENGL 101	3	F1
	5	ENGL 103	3	F1
English Literature and Composition	3	ENGL 1AP	3	F6
	4	ENGL 132	3	F6

**History and Social Studies AP Examinations**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute	Additional Credit Upon Request
African American Studies	3	ASP 220	3	F7
Comparative Government and Policies	3	POLS 250	3	F7
European History	3	HIST 102	3	F5
Human Geography	3	GEOG 108	3	F7
Macroeconomics	3	ECON 202	3	F4
Microeconomics	3	ECON 201	3	F4
Psychology	3	PSYC 101	3	F4
U.S. Government and Politics	3	POLS 102	3	F4
U.S. History	3	HIST 153	3	F5
	4	HIST 153	3	F5	HIST 152
World History	3	HIST 180	3	F7
	4	HIST 180	3	F7	HIST 179

**Mathematics AP Examinations**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute	Pre-requisite for
Pre-Calculus	3	MATH 1AP	3	F3	MATH 129, MATH 150
	4	MATH 129	4	F3	MATH 150, MATH 155
Calculus AB	3	MATH 129	4	F3	MATH 150, MATH 155
	4	MATH 155	4	F3
Calculus BC	3	MATH 155	4	F3
	4	MATH 156	4	F3

Calculus BC AB Subscores are equal to Calculus AB equivalents.

**Computer Science AP Examinations**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute
Computer Science A	3	CS 1AP	3	F2A
	4	CS110 and 110L	4	F2A
Computer Science Principles	3	CS 1AP	3	F2A

**Statistics AP Examinations**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute	Pre-requisite for	Additional Credit Upon Request
Statistics	3	STAT 211	3	F3

**Science AP Examinations**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute	Pre-requisite for	Additional Credit Upon Request
Biology	3	BIOL 1AP	3	F2A
	4	BIOL 101	3	F2A		BIOL 101L
Chemistry	3	CHEM 1AP	4	F2B	CHEM 115 and 111
	4	CHEM 116 and 116L	4	F2B	CHEM 117	CHEM 115 and 115L
Environmental Science	3	SUST 101 and 101L	4	F2B
Physics 1: Algebra based	3	PHYS 101	4	F2B
Physics 2: Algebra based	3	PHYS 102	4	F2B
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	3	PHYS 112	4	F2B
Physics C: Mechanics	3	PHYS 111	4	F2B

**World Languages and Cultures AP Examinations**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute	Pre-requisite for	Additional Credit Upon Request
Chinese Language and Culture	3	CHIN 102	3	F7	CHIN 203	CHIN 101
French Language and Culture	3	FRCH 102	3	F7	FRCH 203	FRCH 101
	4	FRCH 204	3	F7		FRCH 101, 102 and 203
German Language and Culture	3	GER 102	3	F7		GER 101
	4	GER 204	3	F7		GER 101, 102 and 203
Italian Language and Culture	3	ITAL 102	3	F7		ITAL 101
	4	ITAL 204	3	F7		ITAL 101, 102 and 203
Japanese Language and Culture	3	JAPN 102	3	F7		JAPN 101
	4	JAPN 204	3	F7		JAPN 101, 102 and 203
Latin	3	CLAS 102	3	F5
	4	CLAS 204	3	F5
Spanish Language and Culture	3	SPAN 102	3	F7		SPAN 101
	4	SPAN 204	3	F7		SPAN 101, 102, 203
Spanish Literature and Culture	3	SPAN1AP	3	F7	SPAN 310 through 314	SPAN 204

**AP Capstone**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute	Pre-requisite for	Additional Credit Upon Request
Seminar	3	HONR 297	1
Research	3	HONR 297	2

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

If an incoming student has gained a significant level of maturity through life experiences, he or she may receive college credit for those educationally-related experiences through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) of the College Board. With the exception of English composition, up to 35 hours of general education or elective credit may be earned for successful performance on the CLEP general examinations. Although this program was designed primarily for adults, exceptionally well-qualified high school seniors may use the CLEP program.

Students who have taken CLEP examinations prior to enrollment must submit an official CLEP transcript. Current students may not earn college credit via CLEP, unless a department does not offer credit-by-examination and the student has secured prior approval. Veterans may receive advanced placement for specific military experience and should contact the Office of Admissions for specific information.

The following CLEP charts indicate the areas in which WVU grants credit based on the minimum score required.

CLEP Subject Tests

**Business**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours
Financial Accounting	55	ACCT 201	3
Information Systems	55	BCOR 1CL	3
Introductory Business Law	55	BCOR 1CL	3
Principles of Management	55	BCOR 1CL	3

**Composition and Literature**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute	Pre-requisite for
American Literature	55	ENGL 1CL	3	F6
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature	55	ENGL 1CL	3	F6
College Composition	55	ENGL 1CL	3	F1	ENGL 103
English Literature	55	ENGL 1CL	3	F6
Humanities	55	HUM 1CL	3	F6

**World Languages**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute	Additional Credit Upon Request
French Language	55	FRCH 102	3 or 6	F7	FRCH 101
	65	FRCH 203	3, 6 or 9	F7	FRCH 101 and 102
German Language	55	GER 102	3 or 6	F7	GER 101
	65	GER 203	3, 6 or 9	F7	GER 101 and 102
Spanish Language	55	SPAN 102	3 or 6	F7	SPAN 101
	65	SPAN 203	3, 6 or 9	F7	SPAN 101 and 102

**History and Social Sciences**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute
American Government	55	POLS 102	3	F4
History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877	55	HIST 152	3	F5
History of the United States II: 1865 to Present	55	HIST 153	3	F5
Human Growth and Development	55	PSYC 241	3	F4
Introduction to Educational Psychology	55	EDP 101	3
Introductory Psychology	55	PSYC 101	3	F4
Introductory Sociology	55	SOCA 101	3	F4
Principles of Macroeconomics	55	ECON 202	3	F4
Principles of Microeconomics	55	ECON 201	3	F4
Social Sciences and History	55	NOEQ 1CL	3
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648	55	HIST 101	3	F5
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present	55	HIST 102	3	F5

**Sciences and Mathematics**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute
Biology	55	BIOL 101	3	F2A
Calculus	55	MATH 150	3	F3
Chemistry	55	CHEM 1CL	3	F2A
College Algebra	65	MATH 126	3	F3
College Mathematics	55	MATH 121	3	F3
Natural Sciences	55	NOEQ 1CL	3	F2A
Pre-Calculus	65	MATH 129	4	F3

International Baccalaureate Program (IB)

WVU welcomes applications from students who have attended high schools that offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. WVU only awards credit for Higher Level Exams. Credit given varies with score. The following IB program credit tables show scores needed and WVU equivalents for common subjects.

Individual IB High Level Examinations

**Language and Literature**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute	Pre-requisite for	Additional Credit Upon Request
Language A Literature	4	ENGL 1IB	3	F6
Language A Language and Literature	4	ENGL 1IB	3	F6

**Language Acquisition**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute	Additional Credit Upon Request
Classical Language	4	CLAS 102	3	F7	CLAS 101
	6	CLAS 204	3	F7	CLAS 101, 102 and 203
Language B Literature	4	FLIT 1IB	3	F7

**Individuals and Society**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute
Business and Management	4	BUSA 101	3
Economics	4	ECON 201	3	F4
Geography	4	GEOG 102	3	F7
Global Politics	4	POLS 103	3	F7
History	5	HIST 102	3	F5
Information technology in a global society	4	NOEQ 1IB	3	F4
Philosophy	4	PHIL 100	3	F5
Psychology	4	PSYC 101	3	F4
Social Anthropology	4	SOCA 1IB	3	F7

**Sciences**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute
Biology	4	BIOL 101 and 103	4	F2B
Chemistry	4	CHEM 115	4	F2B
Design Technology	4	NOEQ 1IB	3	F2A
Physics	4	PHYS 105	4	F2B
Sports, exercise and health science	4	NOEQ 1IB	3

**Mathematics**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute	Pre-requisite for	Additional Credit Upon Request
Mathematics	4	MATH 1IB	3	F3
Further Mathematics	4	MATH 1IB	3	F3

**The Arts**
Title	Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	GEF Attribute
Dance	4	DANC 101	3	F6
Film	4	FILM 101	3	F6
Music	4	MUSC 110	3
Theater	4	THET 1IB	3	F6
Visual Arts	4	ART 1IB	3	F6

IB Diploma

Minimum Score	Equivalency Granted	Credit Hours	Note
32/75	See Individual IB High Level Examination charts above	See Individual IB High Level Examination charts above	All General Education

Course Coding of Transferable Credit

In order to clearly identify and distinguish non-equivalent coursework, WVU utilizes unique numbering for the various types of credit brought to WVU. The following legend explains the codes utilized by WVU, and when they may be applied.

Code	Description	Example
1AP	Awarded to Advanced Placement exam scores that do not have an approved equivalent. May satisfy General Education requirements.	ENGL 1AP
1IB	Awarded to International Baccalaureate exam scores that do not have an approved equivalent. May satisfy General Education requirements.	BIOL 1IB
1CL	Awarded to College Level Examination (CLEP) exam scores that do not have an approved equivalent. May satisfy General Education requirements.	CHEM 1CL

A and AS Levels from Cambridge International

WVU welcomes applications from students with Cambridge International A and AS Level Certificates for advanced placement credit.

A maximum of 6 to 8 credits per subject can be awarded for Cambridge International A Level grades ranging from E or above, with the submission of an official Cambridge Examination Certificate. Cambridge International AS Levels with grades of E or above will receive a maximum of 3 to 4 credits, with the submission of an official Cambridge Examination Certificate.

For more information, please contact internationaladmissions@mail.wvu.edu.

Military Credit

WVU seeks to award college level credit for transcribed occupations held by servicemen and servicewomen of the Armed Forces. Under the umbrella of Credit for Prior Learning, students are given the option of articulating credit from military experience if academically advantageous for them. Students are encouraged to consult with their academic adviser to determine if adding such credit is beneficial.

Required Documentation

Students must have an official copy of their Joint Service Transcript (JST) on file with the WVU Office of Admissions.

Student who have a Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) transcript will need to send a copy to the Office of Admissions.