The College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement Program allows high school students to earn college credit for high school work. Students usually take a high school honors course to prepare for the national AP exams each May. Advanced placement exams are offered in a number of academic disciplines. Credit for these exams is granted under the following conditions:

• WVC is not a testing site for AP and official scores must be submitted for evaluation.
• Credits awarded are based on the type of test taken and the score received. For English Composition tests, WVC only accepts scores of a 4 or 5.
• Click on WVC AP Exam Scores for a complete breakdown on how credit is awarded.
• There is no credit or GPA requirements before any credit can be awarded.
• A maximum of 10 AP credits can be earned in a distribution area (maximum of 5 credits in world languages). No more than 5 AP credits can be used to meet the writing skills requirement for a degree. AP credit will not fulfill the writing requirement for advanced English composition.
• For an AP test that does not appear on the AP Exam Score chart, WVC will grant a maximum of 5 elective credits for a score of 3 or higher.
• PLA credit is limited to a maximum of 30 credits required for WVC degrees or certificates.
• AP credit receives a “P” grade, will not affect the GPA and will not apply to WVC residency requirements.

There is no fee for this evaluation.