Information on Advanced Standing Credits – AP, IB & College Credit
Advanced Standing, meaning credit from standardized tests and college credit to be applied toward the undergraduate degree requirements, may be granted based on examination results and the evaluation of college courses taken while in high school. The total number of advanced standing credits granted cannot exceed 32 for freshmen.
Students admitted as transfers may apply AP and IB credits to the record, as long as these credits when added to transferred college credit do not exceed departmental limits of transfer credits.
Note: The Department of Dance does not grant any advanced standing credit based on examination results (AP, IB), and limits the number of advanced standing credits for college courses taken while in high school to a maximum of 8.
Credit for College Courses Taken While in High School
Credit for college courses taken while in high school is granted using a different set of criteria than that used for the evaluation of credit for students transferring from a college.
Credit for college courses taken while in high school is granted for courses in subject areas taught in the College of Arts and Science at NYU, providing the grade received is “B” or better. For students admitted to Tisch as freshmen, no credit is given for courses in expository writing or college composition. The two-course Tisch core curriculum sequence is required of all entering freshmen, regardless of previous coursework in expository writing.
AP and IB credit
Students in all Tisch departments except Dance may receive credit for the Advanced Placement (AP) exams with a score of 4 or 5. No credit is given for the English Language, Human Geography, Music History or Studio Art exams. Higher level International Baccalaureate (IB) exams will be given credit for scores of 5, 6, or 7. No credit will be given for standard level IB examinations.
A maximum of 8 AP and/or IB credits may be applied toward General Education credits. The balance of these credits will fall to electives.
Credit from AP and IB exams will be added to student records in October. In order to have AP or IB credit applied to your record, official exam reports must be submitted to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for review. Instructions for sending AP scores to NYU can be found on the College Board website: www.apcentral.collegeboard.com.
You have until the end of your freshman year to decide whether or not you would like to keep all or part of this credit, or to reallocate credits counting in General Education. If you are receiving many credits in excess of the 8 that can be applied toward your general education credits, you should consider and discuss with your advisor how this may affect your financial aid and your degree progress. Questions about financial aid can be directed to the University's Financial Aid office at 212/ 998-4444 or financial.aid@nyu.edu.
AP equivalencies
Note: You may not take the college-level course in the College of Arts and Science that corresponds to the exam for which you receive credit from the AP exam. If you do, you will lose the Advanced Placement credit.
| AP Examination and Grade | Credits | NYU Course Equivalent |
| American History 4,5 | 4 | V57.0009 or 0010 |
| Biology 4,5 | 8 | V23.0011-0012 |
| Chemistry 4,5 | 8 | V25.0101-0102 |
| Computer Science A 4,5 | 4 | V22.0101 |
| Computer Science AB 4,5 | 8 | V22.0101-0102 |
| English Literature 4,5 | 4 | No course equivalent |
| English Language | no credit | No course equivalent |
| Environmental Science 4,5 | 4 | No course equivalent |
| European History 4,5 | 4 | V57.0001 or 0002 |
| French Language 4,5 | 4 | V45.0101 |
| French Literature 4,5 | 4 | V45.0115 |
| German Language 4,5 | 4 | Any 100-level language |
| History of Art 4,5 | 4 | V43.0001 or V43.0002* |
| Human Geography | no credit | No course equivalent |
| Latin — Vergil 4,5 | 4 | V27.0006 |
| Latin Literature 4,5 | 4 | no course equivalent** |
| Macroeconomics 4,5 | 4 | V31.0001 † |
| Mathematics AB 4,5 | 4 | V63.0121 |
| Mathematics BC 4,5 | 8 | V63.0121-0122 |
| Microeconomics 4,5 | 4 | V31.0002 † |
| Music History | no credit | No course equivalent |
| Physics B 5 | 10 | V85.0011-0012 |
| Physics B 4 | 5 | No course equivalent |
| Physics C — Mech. 4,5 | 5 or 3 | V85.0011, 0081 or 0091 |
| Physics C — E&M 4,5 | 5 or 3 | V85.0012, 0081/2 or 0093 |
| Politics 4,5 | 4 | No course equivalent |
| (American Gov’t & Politics) | ||
| Politics 4,5 | 4 | No course equivalent |
| (Comparative Gov’t & Politics) | ||
| Psychology 4,5 | 4 | V89.0001‡ |
| Spanish Language 4 | 4 | V95.0004 |
| Spanish Language 5 | 4 | V95.0030 |
| Spanish Literature 4,5 | 4 | V95.0200 |
| Statistics 4,5 | 4 | V89.0009§ |
| Studio Art | no credit | No course equivalent |
| World History 4,5 | 4 | No course equivalent§§ |
*Students who obtain a score of 5 and who double major or minor in fine arts are exempt from the introductory course, but AP credit does not reduce the total number of courses required for the major or the minor.
**Students wishing to go on in Latin or to receive credit toward a classics double major or minor must consult the Classics department.
†Students who choose to double major or minor in economics in the policy concentration in the College of Arts and Science are exempt from the introductory principles courses as listed above, but AP credit does not reduce the total number of courses required for the major or minor. AP credit does not apply to V31.0005.
‡Students who obtain a score of 5 and who choose a second major or a minor in psychology in the College of Arts and Science receive psychology credit for the introductory course and may count it toward the major or minor. Those with a score of 4 are exempt from the introductory course, but the AP credit does not count toward the nine courses required for the major or the four required for the minor.
§Students who obtain a score of 5 and who choose a second major in psychology in the College of Arts and Science receive credit for Statistical Reasoning for the Behavioral Sciences and may count it toward the major. Those with a score of 4 are exempt from this course, but the AP credit does not count toward the nine courses required for the major.
§§Credit can count as an elective toward the history major but not toward the history minor.
