Advanced Placement credit may be used to replace specific courses for purposes of general education/core curricula, major, or minor requirements. Credit and exemption will be given only for AP examinations taken prior to matriculation. Credit will be posted on a student’s record during the first semester of enrollment. If, after matriculation at Case, a student completes a course for which they received credit/exemption on the basis of AP, the AP credit/exemption for that course will be forfeited and will not count toward graduation requirements.
In preparation for course registration, please make arrangements for all AP score reports to be sent to the Office of Undergraduate Studies at Case Western Reserve University. Generally, AP scores are available in early July. Scores for students who selected CWRU as a recipient will be sent directly from the College Board to CWRU as soon as they are available.
The policies regarding the awarding of credit for Advanced Placement Examinations of The College Board are reviewed annually by departments and are subject to change.
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Subject and Exam |
Score |
Credit Earned |
CWRU Equivalent Exempt |
Placement |
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| AP RESEARCH | --- | --- | CWRU does not award credit for AP Research. | --- |
| AP SEMINAR | --- | --- | CWRU does not award credit for AP Seminar. | --- |
| ART HISTORY | 4 or 5 | 3 hours | ARTH 100-TR This credit cannot be used to satisfy requirements for a major or minor in art history. |
ARTH 101 |
| ART STUDIO Drawing Portfolio |
4 or 5 | 3 hours | ARTS 106 or 216 Final credit awarded to be determined after individual portfolio review by art studio program director. |
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| ART STUDIO 2-D Design Portfolio |
4 or 5 | 3 hours | ARTS 101 or 216 Final credit awarded to be determined after individual portfolio review by art studio program director. |
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| ART STUDIO 3-D Design Portfolio |
4 or 5 | 3 hours | ARTS 100-TR, 201, 210, or 214 Final credit awarded to be determined after individual portfolio review by art studio program director. |
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| BIOLOGY | 4 | 3 hours | BIOL 114 | |
| 5 | 3 hours | BIOL 200-TR This credit will satisfy the BIOL 114 requirement for the nursing major. |
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| CHEMISTRY | 4 or 5 | 4 hours | CHEM 111 This course will meet a requirement of either CHEM 105 or 111. |
CHEM 106 and 113; or ENGR 145 |
| CHINESE | 4 | 6 hours | CHIN 201 and 202 | CHIN 301 |
| 5 | 9 hours | CHIN 201, 202, and 301 | CHIN 302 | |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE Computer Science A |
4 or 5 | 3 hours | EECS 132 | EECS 233 or 281 |
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COMPUTER SCIENCE |
--- | --- | CWRU does not award credit for AP Computer Science Principles. | --- |
| ECONOMICS Macroeconomics |
4 or 5 | 3 hours | ECON 103 | |
| ECONOMICS Microeconomics |
4 or 5 | 3 hours | ECON 102 | |
| ENGLISH Language/Composition |
4 or 5 | 3 hours | ENGL 200-TR* | |
| ENGLISH Literature/Composition |
4 or 5 | 3 hours | ENGL 200-TR* | |
| *A maximum of three credit-hours will be awarded for AP English scores and only after successful completion of a three-credit-hour 300-level ENGL course with a grade C or better. | ||||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | 4 or 5 | 3 hours | EEPS 100-TR | |
| FRENCH | 4 or 5 | 6 hours | FRCH 201 and 202 | 300-level FRCH |
| GERMAN | 4 or 5 | 6 hours | GRMN 201 and 202 | 300-level GRMN |
| GOV & POLITICS Comparative Politics |
4 or 5 | 3 hours | POSC 160 | |
| GOV & POLITICS U.S. Government |
5 | 3 hours | POSC 109 (Three credit-hours as POSC 109 will be awarded for AP U.S. Government scores only after successful completion of a 300-level U.S. politics course with a grade of B or better.) | |
| HISTORY European History |
5 | 3 hours | HSTY 100-TR A maximum of three credit hours will be awarded for History AP scores and only after successful completion of the one-credit-hour HSTY 100. |
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| HISTORY U.S. History |
5 | 3 hours | HSTY 100-TR A maximum of three credit hours will be awarded for History AP scores and only after successful completion of the one-credit-hour HSTY 100. |
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| HISTORY World History |
5 | 3 hours | HSTY 100-TR A maximum of three credit hours will be awarded for History AP scores and only after successful completion of the one-credit-hour HSTY 100. |
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| HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | 4 or 5 | 3 hours | ANTH 100-TR | |
| ITALIAN | 4 or 5 | 6 hours | ITAL 201 and 202 | 300-level ITAL |
| JAPANESE | 4 | 6 hours | JAPN 201 and 202 | JAPN 301 |
| 5 | 9 hours | JAPN 201, 202, and 301 | JAPN 302 | |
| LATIN | 4 or 5 | 6 hours | LATN 201 and 202 | 300-level LATN |
| MATHEMATICS Calculus AB |
5 | 4 hours | MATH 121* | MATH 122 or 126 |
| MATHEMATICS Calculus BC |
AB subscore = 5 | 4 hours | MATH 121* | MATH 122 or 126 |
| 5 | 8 hours | MATH 121 and 122* | MATH 223 | |
| *Credit for MATH 121 will meet a requirement for either MATH 121 or 125. Credit for MATH 122 will meet a requirement for either MATH 122 or 126. | ||||
| MUSIC THEORY | 4 or 5 | 3 hours | MUTH 103 This credit cannot be used to satisfy requirements for any music major program. |
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| PHYSICS Physics 1 |
4 or 5 | 4 hours | PHYS 115* | PHYS 116 |
| PHYSICS Physics 2 |
4 or 5 | 3 hours | PHYS 100-TR* | |
| PHYSICS Physics B |
4 or 5 | 4 hours | PHYS 115* | PHYS 116 |
| PHYSICS Physics C-Mech |
4 or 5 | 4 hours | PHYS 121* | PHYS 122 |
| PHYSICS Physics C-E&M |
4 or 5 | 3 hours | PHYS 100-TR* | |
| *A student may not receive credit for more than one of Physics 1, Physics B, or Physics C-Mechanics (forfeiting the credit if they subsequently earn credit for PHYS 115, 121, or 123) and may not receive credit for more than one of Physics 2 or Physics C-E&M (forfeiting the PHYS 100-TR credit if they subsequently earn credit for PHYS 116, 122, or 124). Students who earned a 4 or 5 on their AP Physics exam but who had little or no high school physics laboratory experience should consult with the department about taking PHYS 113A to build their laboratory skills before moving on to PHYS 116 or 122. | ||||
| PSYCHOLOGY | 4 or 5 | 3 hours | PSCL 101 | |
| SPANISH Spanish Language |
4 or 5 | 6 hours | SPAN 201 and 202 | 300-level SPAN |
| SPANISH Spanish Literature |
4 or 5 | 6 hours | SPAN 202 and 300-TR | 300-level SPAN |
| STATISTICS | 5 | 3 hours | STAT 201 | |