Advanced Placement and Transfer Credits

NYU awards credit for the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) examinations for scores of 4 and 5 on most examinations. The examinations, scores, and corresponding credits are listed on the AP Course Equivalency Chart.

AP credits are applied as elective credit only, and therefore will not satisfy any Gallatin liberal arts requirement. However, such courses can be used to serve as a prerequisite for more advanced courses directly upon matriculation.

NYU designates courses that are equivalent to most AP subjects as listed on the AP Course 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 medical schools and graduate health programs require that students complete the entire pre-med sequence of undergraduate courses even if they have AP scores that would exempt them from some courses. A pre-med student should therefore take General Chemistry I, for example, even if the student has credits from AP Chemistry. Please be aware that this means that a student will not receive the AP credit or will lose the AP credit of the student has taken the course. For more information AP credit and the pre-med sequence, please contact the College of Arts & Science Preprofessional Center (Phone:(212) 998-8160, email: prehealth@nyu.edu).

Students wanting to apply AP credit should verify that their scores have been received by NYU by inquiring at Gallatin's Office of Student Services (1 Washington Place, 8th floor—Students must show their NYU ID card.).

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 on a transcript, complete the Advanced Placement Credits Request form.

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 (these courses should not appear on the high school transcript).
• the student received a grade of "B" (not "B-") or better in the courses.
• the courses are equivalent to courses offered at NYU
• If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Joseph Pisano.
  

Other important issues to note:

• College courses may be used to satisfy Gallatin liberal arts 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 inquiring at Gallatin's Office of Student Services (1 Washington Place, 8th floor—Students must show their NYU ID card.).
• If the student's official college transcript has not been received by NYU, the student should request to have the official college transcript (not the high school transcript) sent to:

Attn: Joseph Pisano
Gallatin School of Individualized Study
1 Washington Place, 8th floor
New York, NY 10003

To request the posting of this type of credit on a transcript, complete the College Credit in High School form.

• 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 elective credit only, and therefore will not satisfy any Gallatin liberal arts requirement. However, such courses can be used to serve as a prerequisite for more advanced courses directly upon matriculation.
• Students wanting to receive IB credit should verify that their scores have been received by NYU by inquiring at Gallatin's Office of Student Services (1 Washington Place, 8th floor—Students must show their NYU ID card.).
• To request the posting of IB credit, complete the Request for International Baccalaureate (IB)-Maturity Certificate Exam Credit form.
• Please also check the list of IB course equivalencies and acceptable scores before submitting your request. 

• NYU considers advanced standing credit for the results of certain foreign maturity certificate examinations, i.e., British "A" levels, French Baccalaureate, German Abitur, Italian Maturita, and the Federal Swiss Maturity Certificate.
• Maturity certificate examination credits are applied as elective credit only, and therefore will not satisfy any Gallatin liberal arts requirement. However, such courses can be used to serve as a prerequisite for more advanced courses directly upon matriculation.
• Students wanting to receive credit for maturity certificate exams should verify that their scores have been received by NYU by inquiring at Gallatin's Office of Student Services (1 Washington Place, 8th floor—Students must show their NYU ID card.).
• To request the posting of credit for maturity certificate exams, complete the International Baccalaureate (IB)-Maturity Certificate Exam Credit form.