AP Credit Policy Search

Your AP scores could earn you college credit or advanced placement (meaning you could skip certain courses in college). Use this tool to find colleges that offer credit or placement for AP scores.

University of Northwestern - St. Paul

Saint Paul, MN

Contact the Registrar's Office (Registrar@unwsp.edu) or Adult & Graduate Studies (AGS@unwsp.edu) to learn the maximum number of credits allowed for standardized examinations. Minimum score of 3 needed but higher scores may lead to additional credits.

For more information, view the credit policy on this college's website.

Additional restrictions and requirements may apply to the policy listed below. For more detailed information, visit the college's AP policy on the Web or contact the college directly.

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Exam Name	Min Score Required	# of credits	Equivalent course
Sort examTitle ascending	Sort minScore	Sort numCredit	Sort courseEquivalent
AP 2-D Art and Design	3	4	ART1035
AP 3-D Art and Design	3	4	ART2251
AP Art History	4	4	ART1005 and ART History selective
AP Biology	3	4	BIO1011/BIO1011L
AP Biology	4	8	BIO1011/BIO1011L, BIO1012
AP Calculus AB	4	4	MAT2121
AP Calculus BC	4	8	MAT2121, MAT2122
AP Calculus BC: AB Subscore	4	4	MAT2121
AP Chemistry	4	8	CHE1021/CHE1021L, CHE1022
AP Chemistry	3	4	CHE1021/CHE1021L
AP Chinese Language and Culture	3	4	CHN1001
AP Chinese Language and Culture	4	8	CHN1001, CHN1002
AP Comparative Government and Politics	3	4	POS1005
AP Computer Science A	3	4	COS3271
AP Computer Science Principles	3	2	COS1011
AP Computer Science Principles	4	4	COS1011 and COS2112, or COS2015
AP English Language and Composition	3	4	ENG1105 or ENG1107
AP English Literature and Composition	3	4	LIT1000 (Literature elective)
AP Environmental Science	3	4	SCI1010/SCI1010L
AP European History	4	4	HIS1005
AP French Language and Culture	3	4	FOR1001
AP French Language and Culture	4	8	FOR1001, FOR1002
AP German Language and Culture	3	4	FOR1000
AP German Language and Culture	4	8	FOR1000, FOR1050
AP Human Geography	3	4	GEO1005
AP Italian Language and Culture	4	8	FOR1000, FOR1050
AP Italian Language and Culture	3	4	FOR1000
AP Japanese Language and Culture	4	8	FOR1000, FOR1050
AP Japanese Language and Culture	3	4	FOR1000
AP Latin	4	8	ACL2021, ACL2022
AP Latin	3	4	ACL2021
AP Macroeconomics	3	4	ECO2201
AP Microeconomics	3	4	ECO2202
AP Music Theory	3	4	Northwestern Music Theory Placement Exam results determine music credits awarded. Any remaining credits to electives, if needed.
AP Physics 1	3	4	PHY1101/PHY1101L
AP Physics 2	3	4	PHY1102/PHY1102L
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	4	4	PHY1202/PHY1202L
AP Physics C: Mechanics	4	4	PHY1201/PHY1201L
AP Psychology	3	4	PSY1005
AP Research	3	3	ENG2205
AP Research	4	6	3 cr of ENG2205; 3 cr of ELE1000 (elective)
AP Spanish Language and Culture	4	8	SPA1001, SPA1002
AP Spanish Language and Culture	3	4	SPA1001
AP Statistics	4	4	MAT2055
AP United States Government and Politics	3	4	POS2005
AP United States History	3	4	HIS1005 or HIS2001 or HIS2002
AP United States History	5	8	Any two of HIS1005, HIS2001, HIS2002 (any remaining credits to electives, if needed)
AP World History: Modern	4	4	HIS1005