Students may receive advanced placement (AP) credit for
coursework taken at the secondary school level. All advanced placement exam
scores should be sent directly from the College Board to the Office of
University Undergraduate Admissions. Grades of 4 or 5 on the College Board
Advanced Placement Examinations receive both credit and placement as determined
by the respective department. Credit earned for advanced placement is not
included in the cumulative grade-point average.
Even though the AP credits may have been legitimately
earned, some students may find that these high school-level courses did not
provide the same foundational knowledge that is available through an
introductory-level university course. Some students may, after consultation
with an adviser, decide to waive the credits from the AP course to enable them
to register for the introductory course in a particular academic discipline. A
student's decision to waive AP credits for a particular subject must be in
writing, and cannot be changed after the student has begun the corresponding
course at Rutgers University.
