Advanced Placement & College Level Examination Credit
Advanced Placement (AP) examination scores prepared by the College Entrance Examination Board in the following subjects will be considered for credit at Baldwin Wallace: History of Art, Studio Art, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Literature, English Composition, French, German, Government & Politics, American & European History, Latin, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology & Spanish.
Baldwin Wallace University recognizes the merits of the Advanced Placement Program and awards credit as appropriate. Students who present a score of 3, 4 or 5 in the Advanced Placement Program examination may be awarded credit, with placement and course equivalents determined by the academic department.
The program is administered by the Registrar who processes credit awards and notifies students concerning application of credit and placement.
|
Advanced Placement |
Score |
BW Course Credit |
Semester Hours |
| ART 2D DESIGN | 3,4 OR 5 | ART 115F | 2 |
| ART 3D DESIGN | 3, 4 OR 5 | ART 116F | 2 |
| ART HISTORY | 3, 4 OR 5 | ART 102IF | 3 |
| ART STUDIO/DRAWING | 3 OR 4 | ART 110F | 2 |
| ART STUDIO/DRAWING | 5 | ART 110F & ART 111F | 2 & 2 |
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY | 4 OR 5 | BIO CORE | 4 |
| CALCULUS AB | 3, 4 OR 5 | MTH 141 | 4 |
| CALCULUS BC | 3, 4 OR 5 | MTH 141 & MTH 142 | 4 & 4 |
| CALCAB SUBGRADE | 3, 4 OR 5 | MTH 141 | 4 |
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 4 | CHM 111 & CHM 111LAB | 4 & .5 |
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 5 | CHM 111 & CHM 111LAB | 4 & .5 |
| CHM 112 & CHM 112LAB | 4 & .5 | ||
| COMPUTER SCIENCE A | 3, 4 OR 5 | CSC 210 | 3 |
| ECONOMICS - MICRO | 3, 4 OR 5 | ECN 101 | 4 |
| ECONOMICS - MACRO | 3, 4 OR 5 | ECN 102 | 4 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | 3, 4 OR 5 | ENG 111 | 3 |
| ENGLISH LITERATURE | 3, 4 OR 5 | ENG LIT | 3 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | 3, 4 OR 5 | PHS SCI ELE | 3 |
| EUROPEAN HISTORY | 4 | HIS 121I | 3 |
| EUROPEAN HISTORY | 5 | HIS 121I & HIS 122I | 3 & 3 |
| U.S. HISTORY | 4 | HIS 151 | 3 |
| U.S. HISTORY | 5 | HIS 151 & HIS 152 | 3 & 3 |
| ELEMENTARY FRENCH | 3 OR 4 | FRN 101 | 4 |
| ELEMENTARY FRENCH | 5 | FRN 101 & FRN 102 | 4 & 4 |
| FRENCH LIT | 3, 4 OR 5 | FRN 263 | 2 |
| ELEMENTARY GERMAN | 3 OR 4 | GER 101 | 4 |
| ELEMENTARY GERMAN | 5 | GER 101 & GER 102 | 4 & 4 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGE & LITERATURE |
3, 4 OR 5 | FLL LAN | 4 |
| HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | 3, 4 OR 5 | GEG ELE | 3 |
| GOVERNMENT (GOVT & POL U.S.) |
4 OR 5 | POL 101D | 4 |
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENTS | 4 OR 5 | POL 221I | 4 |
| LATIN | 3 OR 4 | FLL LAN | 4 |
| LATIN | 5 | FLL LAN | 8 |
| LATIN VERGIL | 3 OR 4 | FLL LAN | 4 |
| 5 | FLL LAN | 8 | |
| MUSIC THEORY | 4 OR 5 | MUSIC ELE | 4 |
| AURAL SUBSCR | 4 OR 5 | MUSIC ELE | 2 |
| NONAURAL SUBSCR | 4 OR 5 | MUSIC ELE | 2 |
| GENERAL PHYSICS I (B) | 3, 4 OR 5 | PHY 131 | 4 |
| GENERAL PHYSICS II (C) OR PHYSICS C - E & M (may only receive credit for one) |
3, 4 OR 5 | PHY 132 | 4 |
| APPLICATION OF PSYCHOLOGY | 3, 4 OR 5 | PSY 100 | 3 |
| SPANISH | 3 OR 4 | SPN 101 | 4 |
| SPANISH | 5 | SPN 101 & SPN 102 | 4 & 4 |
| SPANISH LIT | 3, 4 OR 5 | SPN 221I | 2 |
| STATISTICS | 3 or 4 | MTH 135 | 3 |
| 5 | MTH 135 OR | 3 | |
| ECN 279 | 4 | ||
| WORLD HISTORY | 4 OR 5 | HIS 101I | 3 |
The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) http://www.bw.edu/lifelearn/current/explearn/clep/
an activity of the College Board, makes examinations available through which a student may receive credit
toward the bachelor's degree. Two types of examinations are offered: general examinations (humanities,
natural sciences and social sciences) and a number of subject examinations ranging from American
Government through Western Civilization.
| CLEP Examination |
BW Course Credit |
Semester |
|
American Government |
POL 101D |
4 |
|
American Literature |
ENG 250FD |
3 |
|
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature 100 level only |
ENG LIT |
3 |
|
Biology |
BIO ELE |
4 |
|
Calculus |
MTH 141 |
4 |
| Chemistry | CHM 111 & CHM 111L | 4 & .5 |
| College Composition Modular - no essay | ENG 111 | 3 |
| English Literature 100 level only | ENG LIT | 3 |
|
Financial Accounting |
BUS 211 | 3 |
|
French Level I |
FRN 101 | 4 |
| French Level II | FRN 102 | 4 |
| German Level I | GER 101 | 4 |
| German Level II | GER 102 | 4 |
|
History of the U.S. I (Early Colonization to 1877) |
HIS 151 |
3 |
|
History of the U.S. II (1865 to Present) |
HIS 152 |
3 |
| Human Growth & Development | PSY 205 | 3 |
|
Information Systems & Computer Applications |
CSC 121 |
3 |
|
Introduction to Educational Psychology |
EDU ELE |
3 |
| Introductory Sociology | SOC 100D | 4 |
| Introductory Business Law | BUS 326 | 3 |
| Introductory Psychology | PSY 100 | 3 |
| Precalculus | MTH 140 | 4 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ECN 102 | 4 |
| Principles of Management (Introduction to Management) | BUS 305 | 3 |
| Principles of Marketing | BUS 330 | 3 |
| Principles of Microeconomics | ECN 101 | 4 |
|
Spanish Level I |
SPN 101 |
4 |
|
Spanish Level II |
SPN 102 |
4 |
|
Western Civilization I Ancient Near East to 1648 |
HIS 121I |
3 |
|
Western Civilization II 1648 to the Present |
HIS 122I |
3 |
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General Examinations |
BW Course Credit |
Semester |
|
Humanities |
HUM GEN |
6 |
|
Natural Sciences |
PHS SCI |
6 |
|
Social Sciences and History |
SSC ELE |
6 |
Students may not receive credit for general examinations if they have already earned college credit in more than one discipline covered by the appropriate general examination. Essays are not required by Baldwin Wallace in any examination.