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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 College 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

B-W Course Credit

Semester Hours

ART 3D DESIGN 3, 4, OR 5 ART 116F 2
ART HISTORY                3, 4 OR 5 ART 102 3
ART STUDIO/DRAWING 3 OR 4 ART 110 2
ART STUDIO/DRAWING 5 ART 110 & ART 111 2 & 2
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY      4 OR 5 BIO ELE 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 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 CSC 210 3
COMPUTER SCIENCE A 4 OR 5 CSC 210 & CSC 241 4 & 4
COMPUTER SCIENCE AB 3, 4 OR 5 CSC 210 & CSC 241 4 & 4
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 121 3
EUROPEAN HISTORY 5 HIS 121 & HIS 122 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 101 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 110 4
SPANISH 3 OR 4 SPN 101 4
SPANISH 5 SPN 101 & SPN 102 4 & 4
STATISTICS 3, 4 OR 5 MTH 135 4
WORLD HISTORY 4 OR 5 HIS 101I 3



The College Level Examination Program (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: five general examinations (English composition, humanities, mathematics, natural science and social sciences) and a number of subject examinations ranging from American Government through Western Civilization.

CLEP Examination

B-W Course Credit

Semester
Hours

American Government

POL 101

4

American History - Colonization to 1877

HIS 151

4

American History – 1865 to Present  

HIS 152

3

American Literature I – Colonial to 1870                                         

ENG 250FD

4

American Literature II - 1870 to Presebt

ENG 250FD

4

Analysis & Interpretation of Literature 100 level only

ENG LIT

2

General Biology 

BIO 121L

3

Calculus                                                                           

MTH 141

4

Precalculus previously Algebra–Trigonometry

MTH 140

4

Information Systems & Computer Applications  

CSC 121

3

Educational Psychology                                        

PSY 327

4

English Literature 100 level only                    

ENG LIT

4

Freshman College Composition           

ENG 111

3

College French – Level I                          

FRN 101

4

College French – Level II                                 

FRN 102

4

College German – Level I                                     

GER 101

4

College German – Level II                                        

GER 102

4

College Spanish – Level I                               

SPN 101

4

College Spanish – Level II                                       

SPN 102

4

General Chemistry                                                      

CHM 111

4

Introductory Psychology (not PSY 110)

PSY 100

3

Human Growth & Development                              

PSY 205

3

Introduction to Management                    

BUS 305

3

Introduction to Accounting                                      

BUS 211

3

Introduction to Business Law                              

BUS 326

3

Introduction to Marketing                                          

BUS 330

3

Introduction to Microeconomics                      

ECN 101

4

Introduction to Macroeconomics                       

ECN 102

4

Introduction to Sociology                                      

SOC 100D

4

Western Civilization  I                                         

HIS 121I

3

Western Civilization   II                                                

HIS 122I

3

 

 

 

General Examinations

B-W Course Credit

Semester
Hours

English Composition  (not equivalent to ENG 131)                          

ENG 111

3

Humanities                                                  

HUM ELE

6

Natural Science                                                 

Physical Science Elective

6

Social Studies                                              

Social Science Elective

9


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.