Advanced Placement (AP) examinations
Students who want to receive college credit for high-scoring Advanced Placement examinations must submit their College Entrance Examination Board scores to the registrar’s office at Northwestern College. For further information, contact the registrar.
The following serves as a guide for students transferring AP credit to Northwestern College:
| AP exam |
Score needed |
NWC course |
Credit granted |
| Art |
4, 5 |
ART120 |
4 |
| Biology |
4, 5 |
BIO110 |
4 |
| Calculus AB |
4, 5 |
MAT112 |
4 |
| Calculus BC |
3, 4, 5 |
MAT211 |
4 |
| Chemistry |
4, 5 |
CHE111 |
4 |
| Computer science A |
4, 5 |
CSC171 |
4 |
| Computer science AB |
3, 4, 5 |
CSC172 |
4 |
| Economics: macro |
4, 5 |
ECO214 |
3 |
| Economics: micro |
4, 5 |
ECO213 |
3 |
| Environmental science |
4, 5 |
BIO101 |
4 |
| European history |
3, 4, 5 |
HIS102 |
2 |
| French language |
3, 4, 5 |
Elective |
3 |
| French literature |
3, 4, 5 |
Elective |
3 |
| German language |
3, 4, 5 |
Elective |
3 |
| Human geography |
4, 5 |
PSC260 |
4 |
| Language & composition |
4, 5 |
Elective |
4 |
| Literature & composition |
4, 5 |
ENG250LC
|
4 |
| Music theory |
4, 5 |
MUS101 |
2 |
| Physics B |
4, 5 |
PHY111 |
4 |
| Physics C: mechanics |
4, 5 |
PHY211 |
4 |
| Psychology |
4, 5 |
PSY111 |
4 |
| Spanish language |
3, 4, 5 |
SPA202 |
3 |
| Spanish literature |
3, 4, 5 |
SPA314 |
3 |
| Spanish literature |
3, 4, 5 |
SPA340 |
3 |
| Statistics |
4, 5 |
MAT116 |
3 |
| U.S. history |
3, 4, 5 |
HIS201 or HIS202
(depending on topics/questions covered) |
4 |
| U.S. government & politics |
4, 5 |
PSC101 |
4 |
| World history |
4, 5 |
HIS102 |
2 |
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