Advanced Placement Credit

• NYU awards credit for the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) examinations for scores of 4 and 5 on most examinations as listed on the College of Arts and Science (CAS) AP Course Equivalency Chart. Please be aware that index notes pertain to the CAS college core curriculum and CAS majors.
  
• NYU designates courses that are equivalent to most AP subjects as listed in the AP Equivalency Chart. A student may not receive credit for BOTH the AP Examination and the equivalent NYU course. If the student has already taken the NYU course, no credit will be granted for the AP Examination. If the student receives credit for an AP Examination, and then takes the equivalent course, the student will lose credit for the AP Examination.
• Most NYU departments use AP scores to determine if it is appropriate for a student to bypass an introductory course. NOTE: Students do not need to have their AP credits awarded in order to use them for placement. Students should contact the department offering the course in question to inquire about bypassing an introductory course.
• AP credits are applied as follows: up to 8 points can be allocated to general education requirements, and any additional credits that result due to an exam score of 4 or 5 will be allocated to electives. 
•  Students wanting to apply AP credit should verify that their scores have been received by NYU by checking the Test Scores section of their Albert Student Center.
• If the student's scores have not yet been sent to NYU, the student should contact the College Entrance Examination Board directly (toll-free number is 888-225-5427) and request that an official copy of the AP scores be sent to New York University Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
• To request the posting of AP credit, please complete this form with your advisor.

NYU considers the transfer of credit for college courses completed while in high school if:

• the course work is in addition to the requirements for high school graduation (the courses must not appear on the high school transcript and if they do, we must receive documentation from the high school verifying this information).
• the student received a grade of "B" (not "B-") or better in the courses.
• the courses are equivalent to courses offered at NYU.

Other important issues to note:

• College courses may be used to satisfy Tisch’s general education requirements.
• Students wanting to receive credit for college courses completed while in high school should verify that their college transcripts have been received by NYU by contacting their Academic Advisor.
• Original Documents. Please submit only documents or copies that you can replace because NYU does not return application documents.
• To request the posting of college credits taken while in high school, please complete this form with your advisor.

• NYU considers advanced standing credit for the International Baccalaureate (IB) only for the higher level examinations and only for those examinations passed with grades of 6 or 7.
• IB credits are applied as follows: 8 points will be allocated to general education requirements and any additional eligible credits that will be allocated to electives.
• NYU designates courses that are equivalent to most IB subjects as listed on the IB Course Equivalency chart. Please be aware that index notes pertain to the CAS college core curriculum and CAS majors.
• A student may not receive credit for BOTH the IB Examination and the equivalent NYU course. If the student has already taken the NYU course, no credit will be granted for the IB Examination. If the student receives credit for an IB Examination, and then takes the equivalent course, the student will lose credit for the IB Examination.
• Original Documents. Please submit only documents or copies that you can replace because NYU does not return application documents.
• To request the posting of IB credit, please complete this form with your advisor.
  
  

• NYU considers advanced standing credit for the results of certain foreign maturity certificate examinations, i.e., British "A" levels, French Baccalaureate, German Abitur, Italian Maturità, and the Federal Swiss Maturity Certificate. Please note the minimum scores for receiving credit.
• Maturity certificate examination credits are applied as follows: 8 points will be allocated to general education requirements and any additional eligible credits that will be allocated to electives.
• NYU designates courses that are equivalent to most A-Level subjects as listed on the A-Level Course Equivalency Chart. Please be aware that index notes pertain to the CAS college core curriculum and CAS majors.
• A student may not receive credit for BOTH the A-Level Examination and the equivalent NYU course. If the student has already taken the NYU course, no credit will be granted for the A-Level Examination. If the student receives credit for an A-Level Examination, and then takes the equivalent course, the student will lose credit for the A-Level Examination.
• Students wanting to receive credit for certificate examinations completed while in high school should verify that their college transcripts have been received by NYU by contacting their Academic Advisor.
• Original Documents. Please submit only documents or copies that you can replace because NYU does not return application documents.
• To request the posting of credit for maturity certificate exams, please complete this form with your advisor.