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AP & IB Credit
Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations

Vanderbilt grants credit and/or placement for AP courses as indicated below. In some fields—primarily mathematics, the sciences, and foreign languages—advanced placement can be earned through performance on the SAT II subject tests or on examinations administered by Vanderbilt.

Full List of AP Exams and Credit Given

International Baccalaureate and University Entrance Examinations of Other Countries
International Baccalaureate test scores accepted for advanced credit by Vanderbilt are listed below. Students who have taken tests in other areas may submit their scores to the dean of the appropriate school for evaluation by the appropriate departments. The amount of credit that may be awarded is subject to the same limitations as credit for Advanced Placement.

Full List of IB Exams and Credit Given

Credit for Previous College Work

Entering freshmen who have completed college work during their junior or senior year in high school, or during summers prior to their offer of admission to Vanderbilt, may be awarded credit for the work if:

  • An accredited two–year or four–year college or university regularly offers the course
  • The teacher was a regular faculty member of that institution and if a majority of the students in the course were candidates for a degree at that institution
  • The student reports pre–college work to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Vanderbilt
  • The student requests the dean of the appropriate school to determine whether the work may be credited toward a Vanderbilt degree

Any question of credit at Vanderbilt must be settled in advance of the student’s first registration.

Other College Credit Policies
  • Students are limited to a total of 18 hours earned by any combination of AP, IB, advanced international credit, and credit by exam that may count towards the minimum hours required for graduation
  • AP credit will not count towards any AXLE curriculum requirements for Arts and Science students.
  • If you take a course at Vanderbilt for which you received AP credit, the AP credit will be removed from your record
  • In the School of Engineering, no college credit is given for IB Physics (standard), AP Physics B, and AP Statistics exams
  • Vanderbilt University does not grant credit for the Human Geography or the International English Language examination