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AP Credit Guidelines

Students achieving a minimum score of 3 on an Advanced Placement test of the College Board will be given advanced placement with credit for the course covered by the test.  Scores of 4 or 5 will receive advanced credit.  Course Equivalencies for AP tests are listed below.

Advanced Placement Credit Guidelines

Advanced Placement Exam Gardner-Webb Credit
Day / GOAL
[Total Hrs]		 Minimum Required Score for Granting Credit
Art / History of Art ARTS 225 / ART 307 [3 hrs] 3 or above
Biology BIOL 111 [4 hrs]

BIOL 111 & 104 [8 hrs]

 3

4 or above
Chemistry CHEM 103 [4 hrs]

CHEM 103 & CHEM 111 [ 8 hrs]

 3

4 or above
Computer Science / A CISS 201 [3 hrs] 3 or above
Computer Science / AB CISS 201 & CISS 380 [ 6 hrs] 3 or above
Economics / Macro ECON 203 [3 hrs] 3 or above
Economics / Micro ECON 204 [3 hrs] 3 or above
English / Language & Composition ENGL 101 [3 hrs]

ENGL 101 & ENGL 1XX [6 hrs]

 3 

4 or above
English / Literature & Composition ENGL 101 [3 hrs]

ENGL 101 & ENGL 1XX [6 hrs]

 3 

4 or above
Environmental Science BIOL 104 [4 hrs] 3 or above
French Language FREN 101 [3 hrs]

FREN 101 & 102 [6 hrs]

 3

4 or above
French/Francophone Literature FREN 299 [3 hrs]

FREN 299 and FREN 1XX [6 hrs]

 3

4 or above
German Language GERM 101 [3 hrs]

GERM 101 and GERM 102 [6 hrs]

 3

4 or above
Government & Politics: A Comparative Overview POLS 201 [3 hrs] 3 or above
Government & Politics / US POLS 202 / PSC 302 [3 hrs] 3 or above
History / European HIST 101 & 102 / HIS 301 & 302 [6 hrs] 3 or above
History / United States HIST 244 & 245 / HIS 319 & HIS 1XX [6 hrs] 3 or above
History / World HIST 102 / HIS 302[3hrs] 3 or above
Mathematics / Calculus AB MATH 151 [4 hrs] 3 or above
Mathematics / Calculus BC MATH 151 & 152 [8 hrs] 3 or above
Mathematics / Statistics MATH 105 / MTH 316 [3 hrs] 3 or above
Music Theory 1 MUSC 105 [4 hrs] 3 or above
Physics B PHYS 103 [4 hrs] 3 or above
Physics C / Mechanics PHYS 203 [4 hrs] 3 or above
Physics C / Electricity & Magnetism PHYS 204 [4 hrs] 3 or above
Psychology PSYC 201 [3 hrs] 3 or above
Spanish Language SPAN 101 [3 hrs]

SPAN 101 & 102 [6 hrs]

 3

4 or above
Spanish/Spanish American Literature SPAN 299 [3 hrs]

SPAN 299 and SPAN 1XX [6 hrs]

 3

4 or above
Statistics MATH 105 / MTH 316 [3 hrs] 3 or above

**Please note, AP courses accepted by Gardner-Webb are subject to change. Campus regulations constitute final authority.