<p>I have a question about WashU placement exams in general.</p>
<p>So if one gets a decent score on the exam, he or she can enroll in more advanced courses.
Well, in this case, if he or she successfully completes the advanced course,
can that person also earn credits for the introductory classes that he or she has skipped?</p>
<p>Or, does that just result in the credits alloted for that particular course only?</p>
<p>Generally speaking, you get back credit.
But it depends on the course. Which one(s) were you thinking of?</p>
<p>The only time you will ever get back credit without successfully getting the specific AP credit is for math classes. Completing Calculus 3 with a c+ or above will give you credit for Calc 1 and 2. Completing Calc 2 will give credit for Calc 1, completing Calc 1 will give credit for precalc.</p>
<p>In the past, the school was a lot more generous with AP credit. Economics for example used to give 3 units for Intro to Macro and Intro to Micro after completing Intermediate Macro and Micro respectively. Now you don’t get the credit at all. </p>
<p>However, for things like History the only way to get credit is with the 5. (unless it got changed sometime in the past couple of years).</p>
<p>Actually, marcdvl isn’t entirely correct.
The romance language department will also give you backcredit (even with taking an AP exam).</p>
<p>Just like the math dept., they have their own placement exam that they require.
[Placement</a> Exams | Romance Languages and Literatures](<a href=“http://rll.wustl.edu/placement-exams]Placement”>Language Placement Exams | Romance Languages and Literatures)</p>
<p>I am pretty sure that you can get credits for 5s on AP Calc even if you don’t take any more math classes. (I think it is the only credit that is not contingent on further study.)</p>
<p>Just looked at the 2010-2011 policy. It is much more strict.</p>
<p>However, you can still receive automatic credit in more than just math; languages and history also do. (I’m super jealous about the new psych policy, even though they still don’t give credit)</p>
<p>Probably should have checked before I commented, my apologies. But yeah, the policy does get stricter every year. </p>
<p>And yes you do get AP credit for 5s on Calc without needing to take additional courses. The “back credit” is for 4s and 3s. Anything lower and you’re probably best taking the actual class.</p>
<p>Also history back credit is only for Art History. You’ll need a 5 on a regular history to get credit equivalent to an intro course, or a 4 to get elective credit (credits which apply to the department but don’t replace a specific course).</p>