Cornell Engineering : AP & Transfer Credit

AP & Transfer Credit

Before coming to Cornell, many students complete advanced placement courses in high school or take courses at an accredited college that are similar to courses offered here. Successful completion of advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and GCE curriculums and exams is a way for students to show proficiency and receive course credit or exemption from selected areas of the undergraduate engineering curriculum. Coursework from an accredited college or university that was not used to meet high school graduation requirements can be presented for an award of transfer credit towards the undergraduate degree requirements. The College of Engineering will evaluate an official transcript and decide whether credit will be awarded. You can also take a Cornell departmental examination (given during Orientation Week before the beginning of the fall term) in selected areas of the undergraduate engineering curriculum to try to receive college credit.

For specific details and policies regarding advanced placement, transfer credit, and departmental examinations, please visit the Engineering Advising Office.

AP Credit Chart

REQUIREMENTS
	CEEB AP Exam	GCE/A-Level	IB Higher Level
Mathematics (MATH 191, 192 required)
191	4 or 5 on BC	A, B, or C	No credit (a)
192	Cornell Departmental Examination
Physics (PHYS 112, 213, and 214 required)
112	4 or 5 on mechanics portion of C; 5 on B with successful completion of a high school level calculus class	A or B	6 or 7
213	5 on electricity and magnetism portion of C
112 and 213		A or B with 4 AP credits in math
Chemistry (CHEM 207 or 211 required)
207 or 211 (b)	5	B	6 or 7
207 and 208		A
Computing (CS 100 required)
100	5 on A, or 4 or 5 on AB		6 or 7
Biology (not required) 4 credits	4
6 credits			6
8 credits	5	A or B	7
Freshman Writing Seminar (two seminars required)
one seminar	5 (English) (c)

a. Students are encouraged to take the Cornell departmental examination during orientation.

b. Students who obtain AP credit for CHEM 209 and are thinking of majoring in ChemE or MS&E should consider enrolling in CHEM 215. Those who are offered AP credit for CHEM 209 and then elect to take CHEM 215 will also receive academic credit for CHEM 209. You may want to discuss this option with your faculty advisor.

c. Students receiving a 4 on the CEEB AP English Literature and Composition exam or the CEEB AP English Language and Composition exam, a 6 on the IB Higher Level English exam, or a B on the GCE A-level English exam will be eligible for 3 credits, which may be applied toward the Literature and the Arts category in the Liberal Studies Distribution requirement.