Exams + Tests
Advanced Placement (AP)
To receive credit for prior learning, students must show satisfactory achievement on the Advanced Placement Test of the College Entrance Examination Board for Advanced Placement (AP) courses taken while in high school. Advanced Placement satisfactory scores, credit hours awarded, and the Walters State course equivalents are listed below. When credit is awarded for satisfactory scores on Advanced Placement exams, the grade will show as "P" on the student transcript and will not affect the student's quality point average.
Advanced Placement Examinations
Art History
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ARTH 2010 |
Biology
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3 |
4 |
BIOL 1010/1011 OR BIOL 1110/1111 |
4, 5 |
8 |
BIOL 1010/1110 & 1020/1021
OR
BIOL 1110/1111 & BIOL 1120/1121 |
Calculus AB
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3 |
3 |
MATH 1830 |
4, 5 |
3 |
MATH 1830 OR MATH 1910 |
Calculus BC
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
8 |
MATH 1910 & MATH 1920 |
Chemistry
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3 |
4 |
CHEM 1110/1111 |
4, 5 |
8 |
CHEM 1110/111 & CHEM 1120/1121 |
Chinese Language & Culture
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3 |
6 |
Foreign Language Elective Hours |
4 |
9 |
5 |
12 |
Computer Science A
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
INFS 1010 |
Macroeconomics
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ECON 2010 |
Microeconomics
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ECON 2020 |
English Language & Composition
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ENGL 1010 |
English Literature
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ENGL 1020 |
Environmental Science
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
No Credit Given |
European History
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
6 |
HIST 1110 & 1120 |
French Language & Culture
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3 |
6 |
FREN 1010 & 1020 |
4 |
9 |
FREN 1010, 1020 & 2010 |
5 |
12 |
FREN 1010, 1020, 2010 & 2020 |
German Language & Culture
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3 |
6 |
GERM 1010 & 1020 |
4 |
9 |
GERM 1010, 1020 & 2010 |
5 |
12 |
GERM 1010, 1020, 2010 & 2020 |
Comparative Government & Politics
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
POLS 2100 |
U.S. Government & Politics
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
POLS 1030 |
Human Geography
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
GEOG 1030 |
Italian Language & Culture
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3 |
6 |
Foreign Language Elective Hours |
4 |
9 |
5 |
12 |
Japanese Language & Culture
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3 |
6 |
Foreign Language Elective Hours |
4 |
9 |
5 |
12 |
Latin
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3 |
6 |
Foreign Language Elective Hours |
4 |
9 |
5 |
12 |
Music Theory
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
No Credit Given |
Physics B
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3 |
4 |
PHYS 2010/2011 |
4, 5 |
8 |
PHYS 2010/2011 & 2020/2021 |
Physics C
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
4 |
Pt. 1 PHYS 2100/2111 |
3, 4, 5 |
4 |
Pt. 2 PHYS 2120/2121 |
Psychology
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
PSYC 1030 |
Spanish Language
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3 |
6 |
SPAN 1010 & 1020 |
4 |
9 |
SPAN 1010, 1020 & 2010 |
5 |
12 |
SPAN 1010, 1020, 2010 & 2020 |
Spanish Literature & Culture
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
No Credit Given |
Statistics
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
MATH 1530 |
Studio Art Drawing
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ARTP 1010 |
Studio Art 2D Design
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ARTP 1110 |
Studio Art 3D Design
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
ARTP 1120 |
U.S. History
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
6 |
HIST 2010 & 2020 |
U.S. Government & Politics
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
3 |
POLS 1030 |
World History
AP Score |
Credit Hours |
Walters State Course Equivalent* |
3, 4, 5 |
6 |
HIST 1110 & 1120 |
*TBR Community Colleges will award/transfer PLA credit for AP scores in to the Suggested course or the equivalent course at their institutions. There may be variations in course number and/or course title amongst schools.