Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and GCE A-Level Credit Accepted at MIT

As you plan for your college career, you may have taken or plan to take College Board Advanced Placement (AP) exams, studied for international exams such as the International Baccalaureate or GCE A-Level, or perhaps you have plans to undertake these studies in the near future.

If you have taken College Board Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalureate, GCE A-level, or similar exams, you may be eligible to receive MIT credit and, where appropriate, advanced placement. Below are details on the types of advanced placement credit accepted by MIT. Please feel free to contact Advanced Placement Staff in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming if you have any questions.

College Board Advanced Placement Program

MIT does not grant credit for high school courses teaching AP curricula. The only method for generating credit at MIT for such study is through the regular College Board Advanced Placement exams. If you wish to receive such credit, you should take those AP exams for which you are prepared. If you take an exam more than once, only the higher score will be recognized.

Below is a general list of College Board exams recognized by the Institute for the Class of 2012 entering MIT in Fall 2008. Note that advanced placement policies currently listed on this web site may change for subsequent classes, including the Class of 2013 entering Fall 2009.

• Calculus (BC exam only)
• Physics (C exam only, both parts)
• Humanities and Social Sciences (most exams accepted for elective units only)

Note that MIT will not confirm receipt of scores until mid-August of the summer prior to the first term of your freshman year.

For further details and a full list of accepted examinations and accepted scores for MIT’s Class of 2012 (entering MIT Fall 2008), please refer to http://mit.edu/firstyear/2012/subjects/ap.html.

International Examinations

If you have taken the French Baccalaureat or International Baccalaureate (higher level only), the German Abitur, or similar examinations, you should arrange for an official grade report to be sent to MIT for evaluation. If you have taken GCE A-Level examinations, be prepared to present your original GCE certificates to UAAP staff for review.

Credit is granted consistent with the practices described for the Advanced Placement exams or for the review of college transcripts. For detailed policy information on how credit is awarded based on subjects and scores, please refer to http://web.mit.edu/firstyear/2012/subjects/intl.html. Note that international examination policies currently listed on this web site apply specifically to the Class of 2012 entering in Fall 2008. Policies for subsequent classes, including the Class of 2013, are subject to change.

If you have questions, please contact Advanced Placement Staff in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming at 617-253-6771 or send email to ap@mit.edu.