Undergraduate Admissions
Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
Students can obtain college credit at NYU-Poly for select work on the Advanced Placement examinations (AP). Please request that the Educational Testing Service (ETS) send your Advanced Placement scores to Undergraduate Admissions.
Below are details about how different departments apply AP scores to specific courses and credits. AP examinations which are not listed below are not awarded credit at NYU-Poly. Specific requirements for administering college credit for the International Baccalaureate Exam, French Baccalaureate, or General Certificate Exam, etc., vary from department to department. Contact Undergraduate Admissions for details.
| Subject | Exam | Score | Credits/Exemptions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | AP Biology | 4 or 5 | 4 credits for BMS 1004 |
| Chemistry | AP Chemistry | 4 or 5 | 8 credits for CM1014 and CM1024; Non-BMS majors are exempt from taking CM1004 |
| Computer Science | AP CSA (Computer Science A) | 4 or 5 | 4 credits for CS 1114 |
| Computer Science | AP CSAB (Computer Science AB) | 4 or 5 | 4 credits for CS 1114 |
| Humanities/Social Science | AP ARH (Art: History) | 4 or 5 | 3 credits + Exemption from AH 2113 |
| Humanities/Social Science | AP EMA (Economics: Macroeconomics) | 4 or 5 | 3 credits + Exemption from SEG 2003 |
| Humanities/Social Science | AP EMI (Economics: Microeconomics) | 4 or 5 | 3 credits + Exemption from SEG 2003 |
| Humanities/Social Science | AP UH (U.S. History) | 4 or 5 | 3 credits + Exemption from a Level 2 HI course |
| Humanities/Social Science | AP GPC (Government & Politics: Comparative) | 4 or 5 | 3 credits + Exemption from SEG 2003 |
| Humanities/Social Science | AP GPU (Government & Politics: U.S.) | 4 or 5 | 3 credits + Exemption from SEG 2003 |
| Humanities/Social Science | AP MSL (Music: Listening & Literature) | 4 or 5 | 3 credits + Exemption from MU 2113 |
| Humanities/Social Science | AP MST (Music: Theory) | 4 or 5 | 3 credits + Exemption from MU 2113 |
| Humanities/Social Science | AP PY (Psychology) | 4 or 5 | 3 credits + Exemption from a Level 2 PS course |
| Humanities/Social Science | AP EH (European History/World Cultures) | 4 or 5 | 3 credits + Exemption form HI 2103 |
| Humanities/Social Science | AP FLA (French Lit) | 4 or 5 | 3 credits + Exemption from CAM 2003 |
| Humanities/Social Science | LTL (Latin Lit) | 4 or 5 | 3 credits + Exemption from CAM 2003 |
| Math | Calculus AB | 4 or 5 | 4 credits for Calculus I |
| Math | Calculus BC | 4 or 5 | 4 credits for Calculus I + 4 credits for Calculus II |
| Physics | Physics C | 4 or 5 | Mechanics Exam: 3 credits in Physics and exempted from PH 1013. Electricity and Magnetism Exam: 3 credits in Physics and exempted from PH 2023. Both Exams: 6.5 credits in Physics and exempted from PH 1013, PH 2023 and PH 2021. |