Walla Walla University
Academics
- Graduation Rate62%
- Majors Available62
- Student-to-Faculty Ratio13:1
- Retention Rate85%
AP Credit Policy
Regular university credit may be established by successful completion of an Advanced Placement examination. These tests are graded on a scale of 1 to 5.
For more information, view the credit policy on the college's website.
Offers credits
Yes
Offers placement into advanced courses
Yes
| AP Courses | Min Score Required | Number of Credits | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 141, BIOL 142 |
| 5 | 12 | BIOL 141, BIOL 142, BIOL 143 | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 171 |
| 5 | 8 | MATH 171, 172 | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 171, 172 |
| 5 | 12 | MATH 171, 172, 273 | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 141, CHEM 144 |
| 4 | 8 | CHEM 141, CHEM 142, CHEM 144, CHEM 145 | |
| 5 | 12 | CHEM 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CPTR 141 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | CPTR 141 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 121 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FREN 101 |
| 4 | 8 | FREN 101, FREN 102 | |
| 5 | 12 | FREN 101, FREN 102, FREN 103 | |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GRMN 101 |
| 4 | 8 | GRMN 101, GRMN 102 | |
| 5 | 12 | GRMN 101, GRMN 102, GRMN 103 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPAN 101 |
| 4 | 8 | SPAN 101, SPAN 102 | |
| 5 | 12 | SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 103 | |
| United States History | 3 | 4 | HIST 221 |
| 4 | 8 | HIST 221, HIST 222 |
Study Options
Majors and Degrees
The college offers the following degrees: Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Certificate, and Doctoral
A
- Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
- Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
- Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Art/Art Studies, General
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
- Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
- Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
B
- Biochemistry
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Biophysics
- Business Administration and Management, General
- Business/Commerce, General
C
- Chemistry, General
- Civil Engineering, General
- Communication, General
- Computer Engineering, General
- Computer Science
- Curriculum and Instruction
D
- Dental Services and Allied Professions, Other
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other
E
- Education, General
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Engineering, General
- English Language and Literature, General
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology
F
- Forensic Psychology
G
- General Studies
- Graphic Design
H
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
- History, General
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
I
- Industrial and Product Design
- Information Science/Studies
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
L
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
M
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
- Mathematics, General
- Mechanical Engineering
- Music Pedagogy
- Music Performance, General
- Music, General
P
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Physics, General
- Pre-Physical Therapy Studies
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
- Psychology, General
- Public Health Education and Promotion
- Public Relations/Image Management
R
- Radio and Television
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- Religion/Religious Studies
S
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Special Education and Teaching, General
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
T
- Theology/Theological Studies
V
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other
Need Help Choosing a Major?
Keep in mind most colleges don’t require students to declare a major until the end of their sophomore year, and many students change majors at least once.
Special Academics Program
- Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities
- Distance Learning
- Double Major
- Dual Enrollment of High School Students
- Honors Program
- Independent Study
- Internships
- Liberal Arts/Career Combination
- ROTC, Army
- Study Abroad
- Teacher Certification
- Undergraduate Research
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