AP® credit at Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University gives credit for 38 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 38 AP® exams earn credit at Western Michigan University
- Up to 16 credits from a single exam
From Western Michigan University's AP® credit policy (wmich.edu). Last checked 28 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 3+BIOS 16104
- AP® Calculus BCscore 3+MATH 1220, 12308
- AP® English Languagescore 3+ENGL 10503
Credits before your first class15
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An estimate from Western Michigan University's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. Western Michigan University decides when your official scores arrive.
See Western Michigan University's full AP® chart (38 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 crART 1300 or ART 1400 | 3 crART 1300 or ART 1400 | 3 crART 1300 or ART 1400 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 crART 1300 or ART 1400 | 3 crART 1300 or ART 1400 | 3 crART 1300 or ART 1400 |
| African American Studies | No credit | 3 crAAAS 2000 | 3 crAAAS 2000 |
| Art History | 3 crART 2200 | 3 crART 2200 | 3 crART 2200 |
| Biology | 4 crBIOS 1610 | 4 crBIOS 1610 | 4 crBIOS 1610 |
| Calculus AB | 4 crMATH 1220 | 4 crMATH 1220 | 4 crMATH 1220 |
| Calculus BC | 8 crMATH 1220, 1230 | 8 crMATH 1220, 1230 | 8 crMATH 1220, 1230 |
| Chemistry | 4 crCHEM 1100, 1110 | 4 crCHEM 1100, 1110 | 8 crCHEM 1100, 1110, 1120, 1130 |
| Chinese | 8 crCHIN 1000, 1010 | No credit | No credit |
| Comparative Government | 3 crPSCI 2400 | 3 crPSCI 2400 | 3 crPSCI 2400 |
| Computer Science A | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit | 4 crCourse credit |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 crCS 1106 | 3 crCS 1106 | 3 crCS 1106 |
| Drawing | 3 crART 1300 or ART 1400 | 3 crART 1300 or ART 1400 | 3 crART 1300 or ART 1400 |
| English Language | 3 crENGL 1050 | 3 crENGL 1050 | 3 crENGL 1050 |
| English Literature | 3 crENGL 1050 | 7 crENGL 1050 and ENGL 1100 | 7 crENGL 1050 and ENGL 1100 |
| Environmental Science | 3 crENVS 2150 | 3 crENVS 2150 | 3 crENVS 2150 |
| European History | No credit | 3 crHIST 1010 | 3 crHIST 1010 |
| French | 8 crFREN 1000, 1010 | No credit | No credit |
| German | 8 crGER 1000, 1010 | 8 crGER 2000, 2010 | 8 crGER 2000, 2010 |
| Human Geography | 3 crGEOG 2050 | 3 crGEOG 2050 | 3 crGEOG 2050 |
| Italian | 8 crITAL 1000, 1010 | No credit | No credit |
| Japanese | 8 crJPNS 1000, 1010 | 4 crJPNS 2000 | 8 crJPNS 2000, 2010 |
| Latin | 8 crLAT 1000, 1010 | No credit | No credit |
| Macroeconomics | 3 crECON 2020 | 3 crECON 2020 | 3 crECON 2020 |
| Microeconomics | 3 crECON 2010 | 3 crECON 2010 | 3 crECON 2010 |
| Music Theory | No credit | 2 crMUS 1590 | 2 crMUS 1590 |
| Physics 1 | 10 crPHYS 1070, 1080, 1130, 1140 | 10 crPHYS 1070, 1080, 1130, 1140 | 10 crPHYS 1070, 1080, 1130, 1140 |
| Physics 2 | 5 crPHYS 1150, 1160 | 5 crPHYS 1150, 1160 | 5 crPHYS 1150, 1160 |
| Physics C: E&M | No credit | 5 crPHYS 2070, 2080 | 5 crPHYS 2070, 2080 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | No credit | 5 crPHYS 2050, 2060 | 5 crPHYS 2050, 2060 |
| Pre-Calculus | No credit | 4 crMATH 1180 | 4 crMATH 1180 |
| Psychology | 3 crPSY 1000 | 3 crPSY 1000 | 3 crPSY 1000 |
| Spanish Language | 8 crSPAN 1000, 1010 | 12 crSPAN 1000, 1010 and 2000 | 16 crSPAN 1000, 1010, 2000 and 2010 |
| Spanish Literature | 8 crSPAN 1000, 1010 | 12 crSPAN 1000, 1010 and 2000 | 16 crSPAN 1000, 1010, 2000 and 2010 |
| Statistics | 3 crSTAT 1600 | 3 crSTAT 1600 | 6 crSTAT 1600 and STAT 2160 |
| US Government | 3 crPSCI 2000 | 3 crPSCI 2000 | 3 crPSCI 2000 |
| US History | No credit | 6 crHIST 2100, 2110 | 6 crHIST 2100, 2110 |
| World History: Modern | No credit | 3 crHIST 2030 | 3 crHIST 2030 |
Copied from Western Michigan University's AP® credit policy (wmich.edu), checked 28 Oct 2026. Western Michigan University sets its own policy and can change it, so credit is never guaranteed.
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- It's already rated for creditACE and NCCRS review courses and say how many college credits they're worth.
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A backup course for each AP® exam
Same subject, self-paced, with ACE/NCCRS credit recommendations. They aren't Western Michigan University courses; Western Michigan University decides whether to accept them.
AP® Calculus AB
AP® Calculus BC
AP® Pre-Calculus
AP® Statistics
AP® Computer Science A
AP® Computer Science Principles
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
AP® French
AP® Art History
Study guides for every AP® exam
A printable PDF for each of the 36 AP® exams, $5 each. The green tag marks the exams Western Michigan University gives credit for.
CreditAfrican American Studies
CreditArt History
CreditBiology
CreditCalculus AB
CreditCalculus BC
CreditChemistry
CreditChinese
CreditComparative Government
CreditComputer Science A
CreditComputer Science Principles
CreditEnglish Language
CreditEnglish Literature
CreditEnvironmental Science
CreditEuropean History
CreditFrench
CreditGerman
CreditHuman Geography
CreditItalian
CreditJapanese
CreditLatin
CreditMacroeconomics
CreditMicroeconomics
CreditPhysics 1
CreditPhysics 2
CreditPhysics C: E&M
CreditPhysics C: Mechanics
CreditPre-Calculus
CreditPsychology
CreditSpanish Language
CreditSpanish Literature
CreditStatistics
CreditUS Government
CreditUS History
CreditWorld History: Modern
Business & Personal Finance
Cybersecurity
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| Database Fundamentals | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
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| Ethics in Technology | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
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| 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 |
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Questions students ask
What AP® score do I need for credit at Western Michigan University?
It depends on the exam: from a 3 on some exams to a 4 on others. Add your exams in the calculator above to see each one.
How much credit can one AP® exam earn at Western Michigan University?
Up to 16 credits, on Spanish Language or Spanish Literature. On this list, one exam earns 2 to 16 credits.
What if my score is too low?
If your score is below what Western Michigan University asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if Western Michigan University accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. Western Michigan University decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. Western Michigan University sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from Western Michigan University's AP® credit policy (wmich.edu) on 28 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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