Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and other International Placement Credit (IPC) scores received through recognized programs (e.g., College Board, IBO) have the potential to be transferred to a student's Duke academic record.
All AP, IB, and IPC scores must be submitted directly to the Office of the University Registrar. Information on how to submit scores can be found below.
Information about Duke credit for AP, IB, and IPC British A-Levels is provided below. If you have questions about the use of IPC for placement into Duke courses, contact your summer advisor or the Academic Advising Center. Additional international exams are reviewed as needed. Not all international exams grant credit.
Information regarding Duke credit earned for AP, IB, and IPC credit applies to incoming students.
Duke Credit Earned for AP, IB, and IPC Credit
AP Exam | Score Earned | Duke Credit Earned | Student Eligible to Take |
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African American Studies | 4 or 5 | AAAS 20 | N/A |
Arts: Art History | 5 | ARTHIST 20 | 200-400-level arts courses |
Arts: 2-D Art and Design | 5 | ARTSVIS 21 | Advanced level arts courses |
Arts: 3-D Art and Design | 5 | ARTSVIS 21 | Advanced level arts courses |
Arts: Drawing | 5 | ARTSVIS 21 | Advanced level arts courses |
Biology | 4 | BIOLOGY 20 | BIOLOGY 201L or 202L |
Biology | 5 | BIOLOGY 21 | BIOLOGY 201L or 202L |
Chemistry | 4 | CHEM 20 | CHEM 110DL (fall only) or 101DL (all terms) |
Chemistry | 5 | CHEM 21 | CHEM 201DL-002 or 110DL (fall only), 201DL or 101DL (all terms) |
Chinese Language and Culture | 4 or 5 | CHINESE 203 | CHINESE 204 or 200-400-level Chinese courses depending on placement score |
Computer Science A | 4 or 5 | COMPSCI 101L | COMPSCI 201 |
Computer Science Principles | 5 | COMPSCI 20 | Any computer science course |
Economics: Macroeconomics | Not accepted | N/A | N/A |
Economics: Microeconomics | Not accepted | N/A | N/A |
English Language and Composition | 4 or 5 | ENGLISH 22 | Any English course |
English Literature and Composition | 4 or 5 | ENGLISH 20 | Any English course |
Environmental Science | 4 or 5 | ENVIRON 20 | ENVIRON 201 |
French Language and Culture | 5 | FRENCH 204 | 300-level French FL courses |
German Language and Culture | 4 | GERMAN 29 | GERMAN 204 or 305S |
German Language and Culture | 5 | GERMAN 29 | GERMAN 305S or above |
History: European History | 4 or 5 | HISTORY 25 & 26 | Any history course |
History: United States History | 4 or 5 | HISTORY 23 & 24 | Any history course |
History: World History | 4 or 5 | HISTORY 21 | Any history course |
Human Geography | Not accepted | N/A | N/A |
Italian Language and Culture | 4 | ITALIAN 203 | ITALIAN 301 |
Italian Language and Culture | 5 | ITALIAN 203 | 300-level Italian courses |
Japanese Language and Culture | 4 or 5 | JPN 203 | JPN 204, 305, or 306 depending on placement score |
Latin | 4 | LATIN 25 | LATIN 204 |
Latin | 5 | LATIN 25 | 300-level Latin courses or above |
Math: Calculus AB | 5 | Math 21 | MATH 122L (fall) or 112L (spring) |
Math: Calculus BC | 4 | MATH 21 | MATH 122L (fall) or 112L (spring) |
Math: Calculus BC | 5 | MATH 21 & 22 | MATH 221, 218, 212, or 202 |
Music Theory | 4 or 5 | MUSIC 161-1 | Any music course |
Physics 1 & 2: Algebra-Based | Not accepted | N/A | N/A |
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 or 5 | PHYSICS 26 | Consult department |
Physics C: Mechanics | 4 or 5 | PHYSICS 25 | Consult department |
Political Science: Comparative Government and Politics | 4 or 5 | POLSCI 21 | 200-400-level political science courses |
Political Science: United States Government and Politics | 4 or 5 | POLSCI 20 | 200-400-level political science courses |
Psychology | 5 | PSY 11 | Any psychology course |
Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | SPANISH 204 | 300-level Spanish courses |
Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 or 5 | SPANISH 204 | 300-level Spanish courses |
Statistics | 5 | STA 20 | STA 101, 102, 198, or 199 |
Duke accepts International Baccalaureate Exams at the high level (HL) only.
IB Exam | Score Earned | Duke Credit Earned | Student Eligible to Take |
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Biology HL | 6 | BIOLOGY 20 | BIOLOGY 201L or 202L |
Biology HL | 7 | BIOLOGY 21 | BIOLOGY 201L or 202L |
Chemistry HL | 6 | CHEM 20 | CHEM 110DL (fall only) or 101DL (all terms) |
Chemistry HL | 7 | CHEM 21 | CHEM 201DL-002 or 110DL (fall only), 201DL or 101DL (all terms) |
Chinese Language A: language and literature HL | 6 or 7 | CHINESE 102 | CHINESE 105 or above depending on placement score |
Computer Science HL | 6 or 7 | COMPSCI 101L | COMPSCI 201 |
English Language A: language and literature HL | 6 or 7 | ENGLISH 20 | Any English course |
English Language A: literature HL | 6 or 7 | ENGLISH 20 | Any English course |
Environmental systems and societies HL | 6 or 7 | ENVIRON 20 | ENVIRON 201 |
French B HL | 6 or 7 | FRENCH 204 | 300-level French courses |
French B: language and literature HL | 6 or 7 | FRENCH 204 | 300-level French courses |
History HL | 6 or 7 | HISTORY 21 | Any history course |
Japanese B HL | 6 or 7 | JPN 203 | JPN 204 or above depending on placement score |
Latin HL | 6 | LATIN 25 | LATIN 204 |
Latin HL | 7 | LATIN 25 | 300-level Latin courses |
Mathematics HL | 7 | MATH 21 | MATH 122L (fall) or 112L (spring) |
Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL | 6 or 7 | MATH 21 | MATH 122L (fall) or 112L (spring) |
Mathematics: further HL | 6 | MATH 21 | MATH 122L (fall) or 112L (spring) |
Mathematics: further HL | 7 | MATH 21 & 22 | MATH 221, 218, 212, or 202 |
Music HL | 6 or 7 | MUSIC 161-1 | Any music course except MUSIC 161-1 |
Psychology HL | 7 | PSY 11 | Any psychology course |
Visual arts/Theatre HL | 7 | ARTSVIS 21 | Advanced level arts courses |
British A-Level Exam | Score Earned | Duke Credit Earned | Student Eligible to Take |
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Art and Design | A | ARTSVIS 21 | Advanced level arts courses |
Biology (Exam A or B) | B | BIOLOGY 20 | BIOLOGY 201L or 202L |
Biology (Exam A or B) | A | BIOLOGY 21 | BIOLOGY 201L or 202L |
Chemistry | B | CHEM 20 | CHEM 110DL (fall only) or 101DL (all terms) |
Chemistry | A | CHEM 21 | CHEM 201DL-002 or 110DL (fall only), 201DL or 101DL (all terms) |
Chinese | A or B | CHINESE 203 | CHINESE 204 or 200-400-level Chinese courses depending on placement score |
Computer Science | Not accepted | N/A | N/A |
Computer Science | A or B | COMPSCI 101L | COMPSCI 201 |
English Language & Literature | A or B | ENGLISH 20 | Any English course |
English Literature | A or B | ENGLISH 20 | Any English course |
French | A | FRENCH 204 | 300-level French courses |
German | B | GERMAN 29 | GERMAN 204 or 305S |
German | A | GERMAN 29 | GERMAN 305S or above |
History | A or B | HISTORY 21 | Any history course |
Mathematics | A | MATH 21 | MATH 122L (fall) or 112L (spring) |
Mathematics: further | A or B | MATH 21 | MATH 122L (fall) or 112L (spring) |
Music | A or B | MUSIC 161-1 | Any music course except MUSIC 161-1 |
Psychology | A | PSY 11 | Any psychology course |
Spanish | A | SPANISH 204 | 300-level Spanish courses |
How to Submit Scores
Only original documents from the examination boards are accepted. Have the scores of your examinations sent directly to the Office of the University Registrar or bring your official certificates with you and present them to the Registrar’s Office when you arrive.
All AP scores must come directly from College Board to Duke University. Student self-reported AP scores submitted to, and entered by, Undergraduate Admissions are not eligible for Duke equivalent course credit. For questions or concerns, contact registrar@duke.edu.
Advanced Placement (AP)
- Go to College Board's Sending AP Scores and follow the instructions to begin the submit process.
- Duke University's four digit code is 5156.
- Log in at College Board's View Your AP Scores to send your scores to Duke.
- If your last AP exam was over four years ago, go to College Board's Send or Get a Copy of Archived Scores.
International Baccalaureate (IB)
- Log in to My IB to have your exam scores submitted to Duke.
- To submit your transcript request electronically, visit https://rrs.ibo.org/replacement_orders.
International Placement Credit (IPC)
International Placement Credit varies by country. We will accept a copy of the official test score transcript directly from the student, as they are typically the only recipient of their score report. Depending on the IPC and country, we will determine whether or not what the student provides is sufficient on a case-by-case basis and contact them if we have further requirements.
Additional Submission and Policy Information
We recommend that scores be submitted prior to first-year registration, but there is no submission deadline except prior to graduation. No approval is necessary to have AP, IB, and IPC scores added to a student's record.
Duke University also recognizes various additional international standardized examinations and grants a limited amount of elective credit and placement in advanced courses for students whose performance in these examinations meets required standards. These credits may be awarded only in those subject areas for which there is an AP exam offered domestically. Not all international exams grant credit.