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Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Academics

  • Graduation Rate
    60%
  • Majors Available
    192
  • Student-to-Faculty Ratio
    15:1
  • Retention Rate
    82%


AP Credit Policy

Credits are granted for scores of 3 or higher in most cases. The full equivalency table can be found by accessing our website.

  • Offers credits

    Yes

  • Offers placement into advanced courses

    Yes

AP CoursesMin Score RequiredNumber of CreditsCourse Equivalent
2-D Art and Design33ACO 1200
3-D Art and Design33ACO 1230
African American Studies33AFS 1010
Art History34AH 1000
Biology33BIO 1510
57BIO 1510 (3) & 1500+1501(4)
Calculus AB34MAT 2010
Calculus BC34MAT 2010
48MAT 2010 & 2020
Chemistry35CHM 1100/1130
49CHM 1100/1130 & 1140
Chinese Language and Culture58CHI 2020 & 3200
34CHI 2020
Comparative Government and Politics34PS 2710
Computer Science A34CSC 1100 & 1101
Computer Science Principles43CSC 1000 elective
Drawing33ADR 1050
English Language and Composition47ENG 1020 & 3010
34ENG 1020
English Literature and Composition34ENG 1020
47ENG 1020 & 3010
Environmental Science33ESG 1500
European History54HIS 1300
33HIS 1300
French Language and Culture34FRE 2100
58FRE 2100 & 2110
German Language and Culture34GER 2010
48GER 2010 & 2020
511GER 2010, 2020 & 3100
Human Geography34GPH 1100
Italian Language and Culture57ITA 2010 & 3100
34ITA 2010
Japanese Language and Culture48JPN 1010 & 1020
512JPN 1010, 1020 & 2010
34JPN 1010
Latin34LAT 2010
Macroeconomics34ECO 2020
Microeconomics34ECO 2010
Music Non-Aural Subscore53MUS 1000 elective
32MUS 1000 elective
Music Theory43MUT 1100
54MUT 1140 + 1150
Physics 134PHY 2130/2131
Physics 234PHY 2140/2141
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism55PHY 2180/2181
44PSY 2180
Physics C: Mechanics55PHY 2170/2171
44PHY 2170
Pre-Calculus30GenEd - QE
44MAT 1800
Psychology33PSY 1020
Research33GEN 1000 ELECTIVE
Seminar33GEN 1000 ELECTIVE
Spanish Language and Culture34SPA 2025
58SPA 2025 & 3025
Spanish Literature and Culture58SPA 3300
Statistics34STA 2210
United States Government and Politics44PS 1010
33PS 1030
United States History44HIS 2040
33HIS 2040
World History: Modern54HIS 1000
33HIS 1000


Study Options


Majors and Degrees

The college offers the following degrees: Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral

  • A

    • Accounting
    • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
    • African-American/Black Studies
    • Anatomy
    • Anthropology
    • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
    • Applied Behavior Analysis
    • Applied Mathematics
    • Applied and Professional Ethics
    • Archives/Archival Administration
    • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
    • Art Teacher Education
    • Art/Art Studies, General
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
    • Astronomy
    • Athletic Training/Trainer
    • Audiology/Audiologist
    • Automation Engineer Technology/Technician
  • B

    • Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law
    • Behavioral Aspects of Health
    • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
    • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
    • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
    • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    • Biotechnology
    • Business Administration and Management, General
  • C

    • Chemical Engineering
    • Chemistry, General
    • Chemistry, Other
    • Children and Youth Library Services
    • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
    • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
    • Civil Engineering, General
    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
    • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
    • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
    • Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
    • Computer Engineering, General
    • Computer and Information Sciences, General
    • Computer/Computer Systems Technology/Technician
    • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
    • Counseling Psychology
    • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
    • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
    • Curriculum and Instruction
  • D

    • Dance, General
    • Dietetics/Dietitian
    • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
    • Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts, General
  • E

    • East Asian Studies
    • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
    • Economics, General
    • Economics, Other
    • Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed
    • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
    • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
    • Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement
    • Educational Evaluation and Research
    • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
    • Educational Psychology
    • Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
    • Educational/Instructional Technology
    • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
    • Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
    • Elementary Education and Teaching
    • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
    • Engineering, General
    • Engineering, Other
    • Engineering/Industrial Management
    • English Language and Literature, General
    • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
    • Environmental Science
    • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
    • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
    • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • F

    • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
    • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
    • Finance, General
    • Financial Mathematics
    • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
    • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
    • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
    • Funeral Direction/Service
  • G

    • Genetic Counseling/Counselor
    • Genome Sciences/Genomics
    • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
    • Geology/Earth Science, General
    • German Language and Literature
    • Gerontology
  • H

    • Health Communication
    • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
    • Health Teacher Education
    • Health/Medical Physics
    • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
    • History, General
  • I

    • Immunology
    • Industrial Engineering
    • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
    • Information Science/Studies
  • J

    • Journalism
  • L

    • Labor and Industrial Relations
    • Latin Language and Literature
    • Law
    • Legal Professions and Studies, Other
    • Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other
    • Legal Studies
    • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
    • Library and Information Science
    • Linguistics
    • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • M

    • Management Information Systems, General
    • Management Science
    • Manufacturing Engineering
    • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
    • Materials Science
    • Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
    • Mathematical Statistics and Probability
    • Mathematics Teacher Education
    • Mathematics, General
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
    • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
    • Medical Science/Scientist
    • Medicine
    • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other
    • Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
    • Museology/Museum Studies
    • Music, General
  • N

    • Nanotechnology
    • Neuroscience
    • Nurse Anesthetist
    • Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
    • Nursing Education
    • Nursing Practice
    • Nursing Science
  • O

    • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
    • Oncology and Cancer Biology
    • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • P

    • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
    • Pathology/Pathologist Assistant
    • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
    • Pediatric Nurse/Nursing
    • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
    • Pharmacy
    • Philosophy
    • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
    • Physical Sciences, Other
    • Physical Therapy/Therapist
    • Physician Assistant
    • Physics, General
    • Physiology, General
    • Political Science and Government, General
    • Polymer/Plastics Engineering
    • Programs for Foreign Lawyers
    • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
    • Psychology, General
    • Public Administration
    • Public Health, General
    • Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing
    • Public Relations/Image Management
    • Public/Applied History
  • R

    • Radio and Television
    • Reading Teacher Education
    • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
    • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
    • Robotics Technology/Technician
    • Russian Language and Literature
    • Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies
  • S

    • School Psychology
    • Secondary Education and Teaching
    • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
    • Social Sciences, Other
    • Social Work
    • Sociology
    • Special Education and Teaching, General
    • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
    • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
    • Statistics, General
    • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
    • Sustainability Studies
    • Systems Engineering
  • T

    • Tax Law/Taxation
    • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
    • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • U

    • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • V

    • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
  • W

    • Welding Engineering Technology/Technician
    • Women's Studies
  • Y

    • Youth Services/Administration

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

  • Accelerated Study
  • Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities
  • Distance Learning
  • Double Major
  • Dual Enrollment of High School Students
  • English as a Second Language
  • Honors Program
  • Independent Study
  • Internships
  • ROTC, Air Force
  • ROTC, Army
  • Study Abroad
  • Teacher Certification


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