Advanced Placement Instructions

AP score recipient code: 5896

Students may receive credit for acceptable scores on the appropriate College Board AP exams. Students must score 3 or above on tests and have scores sent to SWU.  The Office of Academic Records must receive the student’s official score report or transcript directly from College Board to evaulate possible transfer credit.  Copies submitted by the student are not official and cannot be accepted to award transfer credit. 

A maximum of 68 credit hours will be awarded to a student in any combination of the following:  College Level Examination Program (CLEP), DSST (formerly, DANTES Subject Standardized Tests), Advanced Placement (AP) credit, military credit, and departmental exams. 

For more information, visit the following site:

AP at The College Board