Credit Granting Policy
As of March 17, 2022
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLEGE OF ART | |
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Test Name | Credit for "5" Higher Level (2-4 credits) |
Credit for "6,7" Higher Level (up to 8 credits) |
Credit for "5,6,7" Higher Level (3 credits) |
Anthropology: Social and Cultural | ANTH 100** (4) | ANTH 100** (8) | LA 225 |
Arabic: Language B | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4) | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4); GEN 100(4) | N/A |
Biology | BIOL 100** (4) | BIOL 100** (8) | SCI 223 |
Business & Management | BUS 100** (4) | BUS 100** (4) | N/A |
Chemistry | CHEM 115 (4) | CHEM 115 (4); CHEM 100** (4) | SCI 223 |
Chinese: Language B (Cantonese or Mandarin) | CHNSE 232@@ (4) | CHNSE 231 (4); |
N/A |
Computer Science | CS 100 (4) | CS 100 (8) | SCI 223 |
Dance | THTR 182 (4) | THTR 182 (4) | N/A |
Danish: Language B | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4) | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4); GEN 100(4) | N/A |
Design Tech. | ARTS 100** (4) | ARTS 100** (8) | N/A |
Dutch: Language B | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4) | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4); GEN 100(4) | N/A |
Economics | ECON 100** (4) | ECON 100** (8) | LA 225 |
English B | GEN 100^^ (4) | GEN 100^^ (8) | N/A |
Film | CINE 100** (4) | CINE 100** (8) | N/A |
Finnish: Language B | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4) | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4); GEN 100(4) | N/A |
French: Language B | FREN 232@@ (4) | FREN 231 (4); FREN 232@@ (4) | N/A |
Geography | N/A | N/A | SCI 223 |
German: Language B | GERM 232@@ (4) | GERM 231 (4); GERM 232@@ (4) | N/A |
Global Politics | INTST 100 (4) | INTST 100 (4) | LA 225 |
Greek (Classical Languages) | GREEK 232@@ (4) | GREEK 231 (4); GREEK 232@@ (4) | N/A |
Hindi: Language B | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4) | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4); GEN 100(4) | N/A |
History of Africa and the Middle East, Americas, Asia/Oceania, Europe | HIST 100**(4) | HIST 100** (8) | LA 225 |
Indonesian: Language B | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4) | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4); GEN 100(4) | N/A |
Information Technology in a Global Society | N/A | N/A | LA 225 |
Italian: Language B | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4) | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4); GEN 100(4) | N/A |
Japanese A: Literature | JAPN 100** (4) | JAPN 100** (8) | N/A |
Japanese: Language B | JAPN 232@@ (4) | JAPN 231 (4); JAPN 232@@ (4) | N/A |
Korean: Language B | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4) | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4); GEN 100(4) | N/A |
Language A: Language and Literature | ENGL 100** (4) | ENGL 100** (8) | LA 122 |
Language A: Literature |
ENGL 100** (4) | ENGL 100** (8) | N/A |
Latin (Classical Languages) | LATIN 232@@ (4) | LATIN 231 (4); LATIN 232@@ (4) | N/A |
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches | MATH 100 (2) | MATH 100 (4) | MTH 101 |
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations | MATH 151@ (2) | MATH 151@ (2); MATH 100** (4) | MTH 101 |
Music | MUSC 100** (4) | MUSC 100** (8) | N/A |
Norwegian: Language B | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4) | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4); GEN 100(4) | N/A |
Philosophy | N/A | N/A | LA 225 |
Physics | PHYS 221@ (4) | PHYS 221@ (4); PHYS 100** (4) | SCI 223 |
Portuguese: Language B | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4) | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4); GEN 100(4) | N/A |
Psychology | PSYCH 210 (4) | PSYCH 210 (4) | LA 225 |
Russian: Language B | RUSS 232@@ (4) | RUSS 231(4); RUSS 232@@ (4) | N/A |
Spanish: Language B |
SPAN 232@@ (4) | SPAN 231(4); SPAN 232@@ (4) | N/A |
Swedish: Language B | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4) | Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4); GEN 100(4) | N/A |
Theatre | THTR 110 (4) | THTR 110 (8) | N/A |
Theory of Knowledge | GEN 100** (2) | GEN 100** (2) | N/A |
Visual Arts | ARTS 100** (4) | ARTS 100** (8) | N/A |
NOTES:
- College of Arts and Sciences: These course credits DO NOT satisfy Distribution (2020+) or Mode of Inquiry (2018 and prior catalog years) general requirements, except as allowed below for Mathematical Sciences (2018-).
- College of Arts and Sciences: For students admitted as first year students, no more than 32 credits will be awarded for courses taken prior to matriculation. This includes college, AP, IB, and concurrent (or dual) enrollment credits.
- Pacific Northwest College of Arts: No more than 72 credits will be awarded for courses taken prior to matriculation. This includes college, AP, IB, and concurrent (or dual) enrollment credits.
- At the College of Arts and Sciences, 4 Credits are awarded for scores of "5" on Higher Level tests and 8 credits for scores of “6” or “7” on the Higher Level tests listed above. Credit is not granted for Higher Level scores of "4" or below, or for any Standard Level scores.
- At the Pacific Northwest College of Art, 3 credits are awarded for scores of "5, 6, 7" on the Higher Level tests listed above.
- At the College of Arts and Sciences, 4 credits are awarded for IB Diploma with a score of 30+, listed as GEN 101 (Theory of Knowledge).
- At the Pacific Northwest College of Art, no credit is awarded for the IB Diploma.
For information on tests not listed above, or if you have other questions, contact:
University Registrar,
Willamette University
900 State Street,
Salem OR 97301
KEY:
** Non-major elective credit.
@ Credit for these courses may be applied toward the Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning (2018 and prior catalog years) requirement.
@@ These courses satisfy the Foundation Language requirement (2019+), and the Study in a Language Other Than English requirement (2018 and prior catalog years).
^^ Credit granted for students who have not had English-medium education in their primary and secondary schools.
Descriptions of courses listed