AP® credit at Iowa Western Community College
Iowa Western Community College gives credit for 23 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 23 AP® exams earn credit at Iowa Western Community College
- Up to 10 credits from a single exam
From Iowa Western Community College's AP® credit policy (iwcc.edu). Last checked 29 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 4+BIO 105 Introductory Biology4
- AP® Calculus BCscore 4+MAT 211 Calculus I; MAT 217 Calculus II10
- AP® English Languagescore 3+ENG 105 Composition I3
Credits before your first class17
Add up your AP® credit at Iowa Western Community College
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An estimate from Iowa Western Community College's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. Iowa Western Community College decides when your official scores arrive.
See Iowa Western Community College's full AP® chart (23 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | No credit | 4 crBIO 105 Introductory Biology | 4 crBIO 105 Introductory Biology |
| Calculus AB | No credit | 5 crMAT 211 Calculus I | 5 crMAT 211 Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 5 crMAT 211 Calculus I | 10 crMAT 211 Calculus I; MAT 217 Calculus II | 10 crMAT 211 Calculus I; MAT 217 Calculus II |
| Chemistry | 4 crCHM 122 Introduction to General Chemistry | 4 crCHM 122 Introduction to General Chemistry | 4 crCHM 122 Introduction to General Chemistry |
| Computer Science A | 3 crCIS 127 Introduction to Programming | 3 crCIS 127 Introduction to Programming | 3 crCIS 127 Introduction to Programming |
| Drawing | 3 crART 133 Drawing I | 3 crART 133 Drawing I | 3 crART 133 Drawing I |
| English Language | 3 crENG 105 Composition I | 3 crENG 105 Composition I | 3 crENG 105 Composition I |
| English Literature | 3 crLIT 101 Introduction to Literature | 3 crLIT 101 Introduction to Literature | 3 crLIT 101 Introduction to Literature |
| Environmental Science | 4 crENV 111 Environmental Science | 4 crENV 111 Environmental Science | 4 crENV 111 Environmental Science |
| Human Geography | 3 crGEO 121 World Geography | 3 crGEO 121 World Geography | 3 crGEO 121 World Geography |
| Macroeconomics | 3 crECN 120 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 crECN 120 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 crECN 120 Principles of Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 3 crECN 130 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 crECN 130 Principles of Microeconomics | 3 crECN 130 Principles of Microeconomics |
| Music Theory | No credit | 8 crMUS 400 Music Theory and Practice I; MUS 401 Music Theory and Practice II; MUS 410 Ear Training and Sight Singing I; MUS 411 Ear Training and Sight Singing II | 8 crMUS 400 Music Theory and Practice I; MUS 401 Music Theory and Practice II; MUS 410 Ear Training and Sight Singing I; MUS 411 Ear Training and Sight Singing II |
| Physics 1 | No credit | No credit | 5 crPHY 156 General Physics I; PHY 157 General Physics I Lab |
| Physics 2 | No credit | 5 crPHY 156 General Physics I; PHY 157 General Physics I Lab | 5 crPHY 156 General Physics I; PHY 157 General Physics I Lab |
| Physics C: E&M | No credit | 5 crPHY 220 Classical Physics II; PHY 221 Classical Physics II Lab | 5 crPHY 220 Classical Physics II; PHY 221 Classical Physics II Lab |
| Physics C: Mechanics | No credit | 5 crPHY 210 Classical Physics I; PHY 211 Classical Physics I Lab | 5 crPHY 210 Classical Physics I; PHY 211 Classical Physics I Lab |
| Pre-Calculus | No credit | 5 crMAT 129 Precalculus | 5 crMAT 129 Precalculus |
| Psychology | 3 crPSY 111 Introduction to Psychology | 3 crPSY 111 Introduction to Psychology | 3 crPSY 111 Introduction to Psychology |
| Spanish Language | 8 crFLS 141 Elementary Spanish I; FLS 142 Elementary Spanish II | 8 crFLS 141 Elementary Spanish I; FLS 142 Elementary Spanish II | 8 crFLS 141 Elementary Spanish I; FLS 142 Elementary Spanish II |
| Statistics | 4 crMAT 157 Statistics | 4 crMAT 157 Statistics | 4 crMAT 157 Statistics |
| US History | 6 crHIS 151 US History to 1877; HIS 152 US History Since 1877 | 6 crHIS 151 US History to 1877; HIS 152 US History Since 1877 | 6 crHIS 151 US History to 1877; HIS 152 US History Since 1877 |
| World History: Modern | 6 crHIS 110 Western Civilization Ancient to Early Modern; HIS 111 Western Civilization Early Modern to Present | 6 crHIS 110 Western Civilization Ancient to Early Modern; HIS 111 Western Civilization Early Modern to Present | 6 crHIS 110 Western Civilization Ancient to Early Modern; HIS 111 Western Civilization Early Modern to Present |
Copied from Iowa Western Community College's AP® credit policy (iwcc.edu), checked 29 Oct 2026. Iowa Western Community College sets its own policy and can change it, so credit is never guaranteed.
Missed the score? Don't wait a year.
Retake the AP® exam
12 months
Take a self-paced course
~1 month*
- Take the course onlineStart any day. Go at your own pace.
- It's already rated for creditACE and NCCRS review courses and say how many college credits they're worth.
- Send it to Iowa Western Community CollegeIowa Western Community College reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask Iowa Western Community College's registrar before you enroll. Iowa Western Community College's CLEP® policy is on the Iowa Western Community College credit page.
*UPI Study says its students finish a course in 28–30 days on average.
A backup course for each AP® exam
Same subject, self-paced, with ACE/NCCRS credit recommendations. They aren't Iowa Western Community College courses; Iowa Western Community College decides whether to accept them.
AP® Calculus AB
AP® Calculus BC
AP® Pre-Calculus
AP® Statistics
AP® Computer Science A
AP® Biology
AP® Chemistry
AP® Environmental Science
AP® Physics 1
AP® English Language
AP® English Literature
AP® US History
AP® Macroeconomics
AP® Microeconomics
AP® Psychology
Study guides for every AP® exam
A printable PDF for each of the 36 AP® exams, $5 each. The green tag marks the exams Iowa Western Community College gives credit for.
CreditBiology
CreditCalculus AB
CreditCalculus BC
CreditChemistry
CreditComputer Science A
CreditEnglish Language
CreditEnglish Literature
CreditEnvironmental Science
CreditHuman Geography
CreditMacroeconomics
CreditMicroeconomics
CreditPhysics 1
CreditPhysics 2
CreditPhysics C: E&M
CreditPhysics C: Mechanics
CreditPre-Calculus
CreditPsychology
CreditSpanish Language
CreditStatistics
CreditUS History
CreditWorld History: Modern
African American Studies
Art History
Business & Personal Finance
Chinese
Comparative Government
Computer Science Principles
Cybersecurity
European History
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Spanish Literature
US Government
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| Course | Subject | Credits | Credit recommendation | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Communication | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Essentials | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Ethics | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Law | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Entrepreneurship | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Financial Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Foundations of Leadership | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Globalization and International Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Human Resources Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| International Business | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Leadership and Organizational Behavior | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Leading Organizational Change | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Managerial Accounting | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Marketing Research | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Finance | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Marketing | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Project Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Computer Concepts and Applications | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Current Trends in Computer Science and IT | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Cybersecurity | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Data Structure and Algorithms | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Database Fundamentals | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Database Programming | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Ethics in Technology | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Fundamentals of Information Technology | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Computing | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to HTML and CSS | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Java | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Javascript | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Linux | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Networking | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Operating Systems | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Network and Systems Security | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Programming in C | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Programming in C++ | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Programming in Python | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Software Engineering | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| System Analysis and Design | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Math | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 1 | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 2 | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Discrete Mathematics | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Statistics | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Quantitative Analysis | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| College Algebra | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Precalculus | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 3 (Multivariable) | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Chemistry I | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Environmental Science | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Healthcare Finance and Budgeting | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Healthcare Organization and Management | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Human Resource Management in Healthcare | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Intro to Biology 1 | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Intro to Biology 2 | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Medical Terminology | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Physics I | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology I | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology II | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology II Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Chemistry Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Physics Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Abnormal Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Advanced Social Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Advanced Technical Writing | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Educational Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Ethics in the Social Sciences | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Criminology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Sociology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Macroeconomics | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Microeconomics | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Philosophy | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Psychology of Diversity | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Psychology of Personality | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Research Methods in Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| English Composition I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| English Composition II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| American Literature | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Art History I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Art History II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| U.S. History I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| U.S. History II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| French I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| French II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Critical Thinking & Analysis | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
Courses and prices from upistudy.com, checked 29 Oct 2026. UPI Study is a separate site; course links open upistudy.com with the code transfercreditspecial applied.
Questions students ask
What AP® score do I need for credit at Iowa Western Community College?
It depends on the exam: from a 3 on some exams to a 5 on others. Add your exams in the calculator above to see each one.
How much credit can one AP® exam earn at Iowa Western Community College?
Up to 10 credits, on Calculus BC. On this list, one exam earns 3 to 10 credits.
What if my score is too low?
If your score is below what Iowa Western Community College asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if Iowa Western Community College accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. Iowa Western Community College decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. Iowa Western Community College sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from Iowa Western Community College's AP® credit policy (iwcc.edu) on 29 Oct 2026; check the official page before you count on the credit.
Are these official AP® study guides?
No. AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, these guides. TransferCredit.org is independent.
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