Credit Granting Policy

As of August 2, 2023

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLEGE OF ART
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) LA 225
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); CHNSE 232@@ (4) LA 225
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) LA 225
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) LA 225
Economics ECON 100** (4) ECON 100** (8) LA 225
English B GEN 100^^ (4) GEN 100^^ (8) LA 225
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) LA 225
French: Language B FREN 232@@ (4) FREN 231 (4); FREN 232@@ (4) LA 225
Geography N/A N/A SCI 223
German: Language B GERM 232@@ (4) GERM 231 (4); GERM 232@@ (4) LA 225
Global Politics INTST 100 (4) INTST 100 (4) LA 225
Greek (Classical Languages) GREEK 232@@ (4) GREEK 231 (4); GREEK 232@@ (4) LA 225
Hindi: Language B Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4) Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4); GEN 100(4) LA 225
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) LA 225
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) LA 225
Japanese A: Literature JAPN 100** (4) JAPN 100** (8) LA 225
Japanese: Language B JAPN 232@@ (4) JAPN 231 (4); JAPN 232@@ (4) LA 225
Korean: Language B Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4) Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4); GEN 100(4) LA 225
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) LA 225
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) LA 225
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) LA 225
Psychology PSYCH 210 (4) PSYCH 210 (4) LA 225
Russian: Language B RUSS 232@@ (4) RUSS 231(4); RUSS 232@@ (4) LA 225
Spanish A: Language and Literature SPAN 232@@ (4) SPAN 232@@ (4); SPAN 100** (4)  LA 225
Spanish: Language B
SPAN 232@@ (4) SPAN 231(4); SPAN 232@@ (4) LA 225
Swedish: Language B Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4) Satisfies the non-English language requirement (4); GEN 100(4) LA 225
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 ArtsNo 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 above, access the Willamette Catalog.

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Address
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Salem Oregon 97301 U.S.A.
Phone
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