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 Arts and Communication College Department or Test AP Score WP Course Equivalent WP Credit ART Studio 4, 5 Arts 1200: Two- Dimensional Design 3 Drawing 4, 5 ARTS 1050 Drawing 3 History 4,5 ARTH 1010 Approaches to Western 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 Music Theory No credit given Christos M. Cotsakos College of Business College Department or Test AP Score WP Course Equivalent WP Credit ECONOMICS Macroeconomics 4, 5 Econ 2010 Macroeconomic Principles 3 Microeconomics 4, 5 Econ 2020 Microeconomic Principles 3 College of Humanities and Social Sciences College Department or Test AP Score WP Course Equivalent WP Credit ENGLISH English Language and Composition 3, 4, 5 ENG 1100 Writing Effective Prose 3 English Literature and Composition 3, 4, 5 ENG 1500 Introduction to Literature 3 LATIN Latin Language 3, 4 LAT 1100 Basic Latin I 3 Latin Language 5 LAT 1110 Basic Latin I & II 6 FRENCH French Language 3, 4 FR 1100 Basic French I 3 French Language 5 FR 1100 and 1110 Basic French I & II 6 ITALIAN Italian Language 3, 4 IT 1100 Basic Italian I 3 Italian Language 5 IT 1100 and 1110 Basic Italian I & II 6 SPANISH * Spanish Language 3, 4 SPAN 1100 Basic Spanish I 3 *No credit given for Spanish Literature Spanish Language 5 SPAN 1110 Basic II, SPAN 2100 Intermediate I & Intermediate II 9 Spanish Language NJ Seal of Biliteracy SPAN 1110 Basic II & SPAN 2100 Intermediate I 6 GERMAN German Language 3, 4 GER 1100 Basic German I 3 German Language 5 GER 1100 and 1110 Basic German I & II 6 HISTORY American 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 1020 The West and the World 3 World History 5 2000-Level History Elective 6 World History 3, 4 2000-Level History Elective 3 PSYCHOLOGY Psychology 3, 4, 5 PSY 1100 General Psychology 3 POLITICAL SCIENCE American Government 3, 4, 5 POL1200 American Government 3 Comparative Govt. and Politics 3, 4, 5 POL 2300 Comparative Politics 3 College of Science and Health College Department or Test AP Score WP Course Equivalent WP Credit BIOLOGY Biology 3 BIO 1200 or 1300 Human Biology or Field Biology 4 Biology 4, 5 BIO 1620 * General Biology 4 * Also exempt from BIO1630 General Biology: CMG (no credit – must substitute with another course to fulfill required major credits). CHEMISTRY Chemistry 3, 4, 5 3, 4, 5 4, 5 CHEM 1200 Chemistry in Perspective or CHEM 1310 College Chemistry (lecture) or CHEM 1600 General Chem I (lecture) 4 3 3 COMPUTER SCIENCE Computer Science A 3, 4, 5 CS 2300 Computer Science I 4 Computer Science A, B * 4, 5 CS230 & CS 2400 Computer Science I & II 8 * Tests must be taken when C++ language is tested instead of Pascal. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY Environmental Science 4 ENV 1100 Environmental Foundations 4 Geography 4 GEO 2200 Population and Settlement Geography 4 MATHEMATICS Calculus AB 3, 4, 5 MATH 1600 Calculus I 4 Calculus BC 4, 5 MATH 1610 Calculus II 4 Statistics 3, 4, 5 MATH 1300 Elementary Statistics 3 PHYSICS Physics B 3, 4, 5 3, 4, 5 PHYS 1100 Intro to Physics or PHYS 2550 College Physics I 4 4 Physics C 4, 5 PHYS 2600 General Physics I 4 Evaluation Services For more on the evaluation process, please Click here.
