How does Northwestern handle AP credit?

jeg1001
Mon, 06 May 2013 20:34:05 +0000

I’ve seen some other threads but I haven’t really found a clear answer. I’ll be starting this fall as a freshman in Weinberg. I know that only 2 AP tests can be used to satisfy distribution requirements, but what happens to the rest? Are the disregarded? Are they just used to place out of low level classes so you can start at a higher level? Or can you get credit for most of them? I think I’ll go in to school with a 5 on BC calculus, biology, chemistry, english comp, and world history and hopefully a 4 in spanish (test tomorrow), so I just want to know what all of that can get me at NU.