Advanced Placement (AP) Policies

Advanced Placement (AP) Policies

http://admit.washington.edu/Admission/Freshmen/College/AP (retrieved 1/22/2016)

Advanced Placement (AP) Policies

The UW applauds students who chose Advanced Placement (AP) courses as part of their high school curriculum. These courses are challenging and demanding, and we believe they provide excellent preparation for university study.

Submitting Your Scores

The easiest way to ensure that the UW receives your AP scores is to name us as a recipient when you sign up for exam(s). You can use this procedure even if you take the exam as a junior in high school; the UW will keep your scores until your senior year. If you do not name the UW as a recipient when you take your exam, just contact the College Board and request that scores be sent to the UW Office of Admissions. When you are admitted to the UW, you may be eligible for UW credit; if so, information about courses and credit awards will be accessible to you via MyUW. To ensure that your AP scores match up with your UW academic record, be sure to identify your name, date of birth, and Social Security Number with the College Board in the exact same way you identify, or expect to identify, yourself on your UW application.

AP Credit Policies

Although AP scores range from 1 to 5, all departments at the UW require a minimum score of 3 or 4 to earn credit. In some cases, you must consult a departmental adviser for evaluation after entering the University.

Note: AP scores may be submitted only for courses taken while in high school and for tests taken during or within six months after leaving high school. AP test results may not be used to waive admissions requirements.

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AP Subject / Score / Credit / Placement Awarded / Additional Information
Chinese Language / 3,4,5 / CHIN 133,231,232 (5,10,15 cr., respectively) / Courses are parallel to CHIN 103, 201, 202; cannot earn credit for both sequences.
Credit for 133,231,232 does not imply placement into specific CHIN courses.
No credit awarded for native speakers of Chinese.
CHIN 133 satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
CHIN 231, 232 counts toward Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts general education requirement for graduation. Also satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
French Language / 3,4,5 / FRENCH 201,202,203 (5,10,15 cr., respectively) / Intermediate French.
Counts toward Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts general education requirement for graduation.
Also satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
No credit awarded for native speakers of French.
French Literature / 3,4,5 / FRENCH 298 (5,10,15 cr., respectively)
Does not imply a particular placement. / French credit at the second-year college level. This exam is no longer offered.
Counts toward Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts general education requirement for graduation.
Also satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
German Language / 3,4,5 / GERMAN 201,202,203 (5,10,15 cr., respectively) / Intermediate German.
Counts toward Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts general education requirement for graduation.
Also satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
No credit awarded for native speakers of German.
Italian Language & Culture / 3,4,5 / ITAL 201,202,203 (5,10,15 cr., respectively). / Intermediate Italian.
Counts toward Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts general education requirement for graduation.
Also satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
No credit awarded for native speakers of Italian.
Japanese Language / 3,4,5 / JAPAN 133,231,232 (5,10,15 cr., respectively) / Courses are parallel to JAPAN 113, 211, 212; cannot earn credit for both sequences.
JAPAN 133 satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
JAPAN 231, 232 counts toward Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts general education requirement for graduation. Also satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences
Credit for 133,231,232 does not imply placement into specific JAPAN courses.
No credit awarded for native speakers of Japanese.
Latin Literature / 4,5 / LATIN 305,306 (10 cr.) / Latin literature courses. This exam is no longer offered.
Counts toward Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts general education requirement for graduation.
Also satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Latin Literature / 3 / LATIN 103 (5 cr.) / Third quarter of elementary Latin. This exam is no longer offered.
Also satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Latin: Vergil / 4,5 / LATIN 305,307 (10 cr.) / Latin literature courses. This exam is no longer offered.
Counts toward Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts general education requirement for graduation.
Also satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Latin: Vergil / 3 / LATIN 103 (5 cr.) / Third quarter of elementary Latin.
Also satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Latin Literature and Latin: Vergil / 4,5 / LATIN 305,306,307 (15 cr.) / Latin literature courses. This exam is no longer offered.
Counts toward Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts general education requirement for graduation.
Also satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Latin Literature and Latin: Vergil / 3 / LATIN 103 (5 cr.) / Third quarter of elementary Latin. This exam is no longer offered.
Also satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Spanish Language / 3,4,5 / SPAN 201,202,203 (5,10,15 cr., respectively). / Intermediate Spanish.
Counts toward Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts general education requirement for graduation.
Also satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.
No credit awarded for native speakers of Spanish.
Spanish Literature / 3,4,5 / SPAN 298 (5,10,15 cr., respectively). / Spanish credit at the second-year college level.
Counts toward Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts general education requirement for graduation.
Also satisfies foreign language graduation requirement of the College of Arts and Sciences.