The College Entrance Examination Board 跳级 Program allows high school students to earn college credit for high school work. 学生 usually take a high school honors course to prepare for the national AP exams each May. 跳级 exams are offered in a number of academic disciplines. 

To view the current crosswalk chart detailing equivalencies awarded by each Advanced 放置 (AP) exam score, 请浏览此网页. Colleges may award additional credits based on local policies, when appropriate, but should not award course equivalency credit for scores lower than those listed 在这个表格中. 学生 interested in transferring to a four-year university should check the requirements of their target school to determine the best way to use their AP exam credits.

Washington state community and technical colleges will award unrestricted elective credit for an 跳级 (AP) score of 3 or higher. Credit will be awarded on the basis of official AP results, not transcript notation. 授予的学分 general education or major requirements will be specified by the receiving institution’s AP credit policies; otherwise, elective credit will be granted.

Credit for AP exams is granted under the following conditions:

• WVC is not a testing site for AP and official scores must be submitted for evaluation.
• 学生 must have 15 WVC transcribed credits with a 2.0 or better GPA to be eligible for academic credit for prior learning (ACPL) consideration.
• Credits awarded are based on the type of test taken and the score received. 对英语 Composition tests, WVC only accepts scores of a 4 or 5.
• View the chart at the website linked above for a complete breakdown on how credit 被授予.
• A maximum of 10 AP credits can be earned in a distribution area (maximum of 5 credits 用世界语言翻译). 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 英语作文.
• For an AP test that does not appear on the AP Exam Score chart, WVC will grant a maximum of 5 credits within subject area for a score of 3 or higher.
• ACPL credit is limited to a maximum of 30 credits required for WVC degrees or certificates. Workforce programs, specifically, are limited to 25% of total credits for degree.
• 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.