Office of the Registrar

Advanced Placement (AP)

Answers to questions about advanced placement.

A score of 4 or higher must be made on each test for the work to transfer to Wofford. One exception is the Calculus BC test on which a score of 3 or higher must be earned. The chart below lists the disciplines and minimum scores accepted for Advanced Placement credit. The course equivalents along with their corresponding credit hours are listed. Please note that the last column denotes general education requirements fulfilled only, it does not address requirements for specific majors, minors, concentrations or other programs. For information regarding specific program requirements and a general summary of all general education requirements, please see the Wofford College Catalog. Students must request that the College Board send all test results to Wofford College in order to be considered for AP credit. NOTE: The maximum number of hours the college will accept in all forms (AP, IB, Dual Enrollment, CLEP, etc) for incoming first-year students is 24 hours.

Key:

Students with an AP score of 5 must take the American Chemical Society exam for general chemistry and score in the 70th percentile or greater to receive credit for Chemistry 124.

* If BC score is below 3, but AB subscore is 4 or 5, 3 hours credit will be awarded for Math 181.

** If Music Theory score is 3 and subscore is 4, 3 hours credit will be awarded for Music 202.