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Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate

During the Spring semester each year, the Office of Registrar coordinates with academic departments on a review and update of the articulation tables for Rice equivalent credit to be awarded for Advanced Placement (AP) exams.  All transfer credit awarded for Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate is based on the College Board'sexternal_link list of exams offerredexternal_link.  During this annual review, individual departments have the opportunity to advise the Office of the Registrar which exams within their area of study are to be accepted as Rice transfer credit, and what equivalent Rice course credit is to be applied to the student's record.  The department has the ability to assign distribution credit to AP credit courses, as applicable.  For questions regarding AP credit, please contact Erin Jones, Transfer Credit Specialist, at erin.e.jones@rice.edu.

  • View the Advanced Placement list for the 2009-2010 Academic YearPDF.
  • Rules governing the acceptance of AP or IB credit:
    • Advanced Placement Credit: Student must complete the examination with a score of 4 or 5.
    • International Baccalaureate: Student must have earned an IB diploma and received an exam score of 6 or 7 on a higher-level exam.  The IB credit awarded is determined by the AP credit assigned for that particular subject.

Last Revised : July 15, 2009