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.

College Board AP Exam Equivalencies

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College Board AP Exam Categories	Exam Title	Score Required	WP Equivalent Course	WILLIAM PATERSON Equivalent Course Title	Credits
Arts	Art History	3, 4, or 5	ARTH 1010	Understanding Art	3
Arts	Music Theory	3, 4, or 5	MUSI 1600	Music Theory I	3
Arts	Studio Art 2D Design	3, 4, or 5	ARTS 1200	2-D Design	3
Arts	Studio Art 3D Design	3, 4, or 5	ARTS 1100	3-D Design	3
Arts	Studio Art Drawing	3, 4, or 5	ARTS 1050	Drawing Studio	3
English	English Language and Composition	3, 4, or 5	ENG 1100	College Writing	3
English	English Literature and Composition	3, 4, or 5	ENG 1500	Experiencing Literature	3
History and Social Sciences	Comparative Government and Politics	3, 4, or 5	POLS 2990	Elective Credit	3
History and Social Sciences	European History	3, 4, or 5	HIST 1120	The West and the World: Ancient and Medieval	3
History and Social Sciences	Human Geography	3, 4, or 5	GEOG 2020	Introduction to Human Geography	3
History and Social Sciences	Macroeconomics	3, 4, or 5	ECON 2020	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
History and Social Sciences	Microeconomics	3, 4, or 5	ECON 2010	Principles of Microeconomics	3
History and Social Sciences	Psychology	3, 4, or 5	PSY 1100	General Psychology	3
History and Social Sciences	United States Government and Politics	3, 4, or 5	POLS 1100	American Government	3
History and Social Sciences	United States History	3, 4, or 5	HIST 2050 and HIST 2060	U.S. History to 1865 and U.S. History Since 1865	6
History and Social Sciences	World History: Modern	3, 4, or 5	HIST 1060	Foundations of Civilization	3
Mathematics & Computer Science	Calculus AB	3, 4, or 5	MATH 1600	Calculus I	4
Mathematics & Computer Science	Calculus BC	3	MATH 1600	Calculus I	4
Mathematics & Computer Science	Calculus BC	4, 5	MATH 1600 & MATH 1610	Calculus I & II	8
Mathematics & Computer Science	Statistics	3	MATH 1300	Elementary Statistics	3
Mathematics & Computer Science	Statistics	4, 5	MATH 2300	Statistics I	4
Mathematics & Computer Science	Precalculus	3, 4, or 5	MATH 1160	Precalculus	3
Mathematics & Computer Science	Computer Science Principles	3, 4, or 5	CS 2010	Computer and Information Technology	3
Mathematics & Computer Science	Computer Science A	4, 5	CS 2300	Computer Science I	4
Sciences	Biology	3	BIO 1200 or BIO 1300	Human Biology or Field Biology	4
Sciences	Biology	4	BIO 1620	General Biology: EEE	4
Sciences	Biology	5	BIO 1620 & BIO 1630	General Biology: EEE & General Biology: CMG	8
Sciences	Chemistry	3	CHEM 1310	College Chemistry	4
Sciences	Chemistry	4	CHEM 1600	General Chemistry I	4
Sciences	Chemistry	5	CHEM 1600 & CHEM 1620	General Chemistry I & II	8
Sciences	Environmental Science	3	ENV 1001	Sustainable You	3
Sciences	Environmental Science	4, 5	ENV 1100	Sustainable You or Environmental Sustainability	3 or 4
Sciences	Physics 1	3, 4, or 5	PHYS 2550	College Physics I	4
Sciences	Physics 2	3, 4, or 5	PHYS 2600	General Physics I	4
Sciences	Physics C: E&M	3, 4, or 5	PHYS 2620	General Physics II	4
Sciences	Physics C: Mechanics	3, 4, or 5	PHYS 2600	General Physics I	4
World Languages and Cultures	Chinese Language and Culture	3	CHIN 1100	Basic Chinese I	3
World Languages and Cultures	Chinese Language and Culture	4	CHIN 1100, 1110 & 2100	Basic Chinese I & II, Intermediate Chinese I	9
World Languages and Cultures	Chinese Language and Culture	5	CHIN 1110, 2100 & 2110	Basic Chinese II, Intermediate Chinese I & II	9
World Languages and Cultures	French Language and Culture	3	FR 1100	Basic French I	3
World Languages and Cultures	French Language and Culture	4	FR 1100, 1110 & 2100	Basic French I & II, Intermediate French I	9
World Languages and Cultures	French Language and Culture	5	FR 1110, 2100 & 2110	Basic French II, Intermediate French I & II	9
World Languages and Cultures	German Language and Culture	3	GER 1100	Basic German I	3
World Languages and Cultures	German Language and Culture	4	GER 1100, 1110 & 2100	Basic German I & II, Intermediate German I	9
World Languages and Cultures	German Language and Culture	5	GER 1110, 2100 & 2110	Basic German II, Intermediate German I & II	9
World Languages and Cultures	Italian Language and Culture	3	IT 1100	Basic Italian I	3
World Languages and Cultures	Italian Language and Culture	4	IT 1100, 1110 & 2100	Basic Italian I & II, Intermediate Italian I	9
World Languages and Cultures	Italian Language and Culture	5	IT 1110, 2100 & 2110	Basic Italian II, Intermediate Italian I & II	9
World Languages and Cultures	Japanese Language and Culture	3	JPAN 1100	Basic Japanese I	3
World Languages and Cultures	Japanese Language and Culture	4	JPAN 1100, 1110 & 2100	Basic Japanese I & II, Intermediate Japanese I	9
World Languages and Cultures	Japanese Language and Culture	5	JPAN 1110, 2100 & 2110	Basic Japanese II, Intermediate Japanese I & II	9
World Languages and Cultures	Latin	3	LAT 1100	Basic Latin I	3
World Languages and Cultures	Latin	4	LAT 1100, 1110 & 2100	Basic Latin I & II, Intermediate Latin I	9
World Languages and Cultures	Latin	5	LAT 1110, 2100 & 2110	Basic Latin II, Intermediate Latin I & II	9
World Languages and Cultures	Spanish Language and Culture	3	SPAN 1100	Basic Spanish I	3
World Languages and Cultures	Spanish Language and Culture	4	SPAN 1100, 1110 & 2100	Basic Spanish I & II, Intermediate Spanish I	9
World Languages and Cultures	Spanish Language and Culture	5	SPAN 1110, 2100 & 2110	Basic Spanish II, Intermediate Spanish I & II	9
World Languages and Cultures	Spanish Literature and Culture	3	SPAN 2500	Spanish Lit. Analysis & Research	3
AP Capstone	Research	3, 4, or 5	PHIL 2280	Critical Thinking and Scientific Method	3
AP Capstone	Seminar	3, 4, or 5	LBST 2010	Liberal Studies Colloquium	3