Advanced Placement Information

An entering student who presents an outstanding score on an appropriate College Board achievement test or who demonstrates advanced standing qualifications by other acceptable evidence may, with proper approval, enroll in an advanced course. William Paterson University participates in the advanced placement program of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB). In this program, high schools offer students accelerated honors courses on a college level in several fields. Examinations covering these courses are administered annually.

Advanced Placement Policy Summary

College of the Arts and Communication

College Department or Test	AP Score	WP Course Equivalent	WP Credit
Arts	Visual Arts	Arth 1010 & Arts 1200	6
ART Studio	3, 4, or 5	Arts 1200: Two-Dimensional Design	3
ART Studio	3, 4, or 5	Arts 1100: Three- Dimensional Design	3
Drawing	3, 4, or 5	ARTS 1050 Drawing studio	3
History	3,4, or 5	ARTH 1010 Understanding Art	3
General	4, 5	Art elective or credit by Portfolio Review	3 * Equivalent cannot be given without a review of work submitted with AP test.
MUSIC	3, 4 or 5	Music Theory I	3

Cotsakos College of Business

College Department or Test	AP Score	WP Course Equivalent	WP Credit
ECONOMICS	3, 4, or 5	Econ 2010 Macroeconomic Principles	3
Microeconomics	3, 4, or 5	E con 2020 Microeconomic Principles	3

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

*Satisfies World Language Requirement

College Department or Test	AP Score	WP Course Equivalent	WP Credit
ENGLISH	3, 4, or 5	ENG 1100 College Writing	3
English Literature and Composition	3, 4, or 5	ENG 1500 Experiences in Literature	3
LATIN	3	LAT 1100 Basic Latin I	3
Latin Language	4	LAT 1100, 1110 & 2100 Basic Latin I & II, Intermediate Latin I	9*
Latin Language	5	LAT 1110, 2100 & 2110 Basic Latin II, Intermediate Latin I & II	9*
FRENCH	3	FR 1100 Basic French I	3
French Language	4	FR 1100, 1110 & 2100 Basic French I & II, Intermediate French I	9*
French Language	5	FR 1100, 2100 & 2110 Basic French II, Intermediate French I & II	9*
ITALIAN	3	IT 1100 Basic Italian I	3
Italian Language	4	IT 1100, 1110 & 2100 Basic Italian I & II, Intermediate Italian I	9*
Italian Language	5	IT 1110, 2100, and 2110 Basic Italian II, Intermediate Italian I & II	9*
SPANISH	3	SPAN 1100 Basic Spanish I	3
Spanish Language and Culture	4	SPAN 1100,1110 & 2100 Basic Spanish I & II, Intermediate Spanish I	9*
Spanish Language and Culture	5	SPAN 1110, 2100 & 2110 Basic Spanish II, Intermediate Spanish I & II	9*
Spanish Literature and Culture	3	SPAN 2500 Spanish Lit. Analysis and Research	3
Spanish Literature and Culture	4, 5	SPAN 2500 & 2999 Spanish Lit. Analysis and Research, Spanish Literature Elective	6
GERMAN	3	GER 1100 Basic German I	3
German Language	4	GER 1100, 1110 and 2100 Basic German I & II, Intermediate German I	9*
German Language	5	GER 1110, 2100 and 2110 Basic German II, Intermediate German I & II	9*
JAPANESE	3	JPAN 1100 Basic Japanese I	3
Japanese Language	4	JPAN 1100, 1110 and 2100 Basic Japanese I & II, Intermediate Intermediate Japanese I	9*
Japanese Language	5	JPAN 1110, 2100 and 2110 Basic Japanese II, Intermediate Japanese I & II	9
CHINESE	3	CHIN 1100 Basic Japanese I	3
Chinese Language	4	CHIN 1100, 1110 and 2100 Basic Chinese I & II, Intermediate Intermediate Chinese I	9*
Chinese Language	5	CHIN 1110, 2100 and 2110 Basic Chinese II, Intermediate Chinese I & II	9*
HISTORY	3, 4, 5	HIST 2050 and 2060 U.S. History Through Reconstruction and U.S. History Since Reconstruction	6
European History	3, 4, 5	HIST 1040 The Early Modern World	3
World History	5	HIST 2020 World History Since 1500	3
World History	3, 4	HIST 1050 The Modern World	3
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES	3, 4, or 5	HIST 2410 African-American History to 1865	3
PSYCHOLOGY	3, 4, 5	PSY 1100 General Psychology	3
POLITICAL SCIENCE	3, 4, 5	POL1200 American Government	3
Comparative Govt. and Politics	3, 4, 5	POL 2300 Comparative Politics	3
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY	3, 4, 5	GEO 2100 Human Geography	3

College of Science and Health

College Department or Test	AP Score	WP Course Equivalent	WP Credit
BIOLOGY	3	BIO 1200 or 1300 Human Biology or Field Biology	4
Biology	4	BIO 1620 * General Biology: EEE	4
Biology	5	BIO 1620 and 1630 General Biology: EEE & General Biology: CMG	8
CHEMISTRY	3	CHEM 1310 College Chemistry	4
Chemistry	4	CHEM 1600 General Chemistry I	4
Chemistry	5	CHEM 1600 and 1620 General Chemistry I & II	8
COMPUTER SCIENCE	3, 4, 5	CS 2010 Computer and Information Technology	4
Computer Science A	4, 5	CS 2300 Computer Science I	4
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY	3	ENV 1001 Sustainable You	3
Environmental Science	4, 5	ENV 1100 Sustainable You or Environmetal Sustainability	3, 4
Geography	4	GEO 2200 Population and Settlement Geography	4
Calculus AB	3, 4, 5	MATH 1600 Calculus I	4
Calculus BC	3	MATH 1600 Calculus I	4
Statistics	3	MATH 1300 Elementary Statistics	3
Statistics	4, 5	MATH 2300 Statistics I	4
PRECALCULUS	3,4, 5	MATH 1160 Precalculus	3
Physics 1	3, 4, 5	PHYS 2500 College Physics I	4
Physics 2	3,4, 5	PHYS 2600 General Physics I	4
Physics C: E& M	3,4, 5	PHYS 2620 General Physics II	4
Physics C: Mechanics	4, 5	PHYS 2600 General Physics I	4

AP Capstone

College Department or Test	AP Score	WP Course Equivalent	WP Credit
Research	3, 4, 5	PHIL 2880 Critical Thinking and Scientific Method	3
Seminar	3, 4, 5	LBST 2010 CLiberal Studies Colloquium	3

*Satisfies World Language Requirement

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