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  School of Nursing 2023-2025 Admission to the School of Nursing Transfer/Academic Credit and Students Advanced Placement  

Advanced Placement

High school seniors who have taken advanced courses may take the College Board Advanced Placement Examinations administered by the College Board. Advanced placement and/or degree credit is awarded for scores of 4 or 5.

All newly admitted first-year students will take Rutgers University's placement tests. Transfer students entering Rutgers without an equivalent English writing course or math course will also be required to take placement tests. Placement test results provide information about course placement.

Placement Exam Exemptions

Newark Campus

English Exam Exemption:
  • New students who receive an average score of 550 or above on the written and verbal portions of the SAT on the old SAT Critical Reading exam (March 2016 to present)
  • New students who receive an average score of 580 or above on the on the new SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing exam (March 2016 to present)
  • New students who receive above 26 on the ACT 
  • New students who score a 4 or 5 on the AP English Language and Composition or English Literature and Composition (must be completed before testing)*
  • New students who have completed Rutgers University-Newark's equivalent of  21:355:101 or 21:355:102 with a grade of C or better will NOT need to take the placement exam.  PLEASE NOTE: Writing course below 100 level will not exempt you from testing.
Mathematics Exam Exemption:
  • A score of 4 or 5 on the AP/AB series (Calculus I) or AP/BC (Calculus II)


New Brunswick Campus

Students who meet the following criteria are exempt from taking the placement test:

English Exam Exemption:

  • Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) SAT score of 650 or higher (by January test)
  • ACT Reading score of 28 or higher (by January test)
  • AP Exam in English Lang/Comp with score of 4 or 5 (already completed before testing)*
  • AP Exam in English Lit/Comp with score of 4 or 5 (already completed before testing)*
Mathematics Exam Exemption:
  • AP Exam in Calculus AB or BC with score of 4 or 5 (already completed before testing)*
  • AP Calculus AB sub-score of 4 or 5 on the AP Calculus BC test (already completed before testing)*

NOTE: If Rutgers University has not received your AP placement scores by your scheduled placement test date, you MUST still complete the English placement exam. However, if you submit the score of 4 or 5 after your placement test date, it will override the score of your ACCUPLACER placement test.

*Since most student orientation and advisement sessions occur before AP scores are released, students should take the placement test. Students who earn the required AP scores, will be awarded the appropriate college credits regardless of placement test score.
 
 
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