AP/IB Credit Policies
Advanced Placement (AP) Credit Policy
Credit will be given for scores of 4 or 5 on the College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement Examination. A grade of T is assigned for these credits. When Advanced Placement credit is awarded, as determined by the academic department, for work that is the equivalent of specific Sacred Heart University courses (e.g., Biology 111), students may not take those courses for credit. All requests and applications for Advanced Placement should be made to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions before classes begin in the year of entrance to the University. Receipt by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions of an Advanced Placement score report, directly from the College Board, will be considered an application for Advanced Placement and college credit.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit Policy
Sacred Heart University considers the International Baccalaureate outstanding for its integrated curriculum and rigor. A student awarded the International Baccalaureate Diploma will have his or her individual diploma examinations recorded as transfer credit based on Sacred Heart University equivalencies. If a student does not attain the International Baccalaureate Diploma but presents individual Higher Level examinations with scores of 4, 5, 6, or 7, he or she will receive credits per examination (depending on the Sacred Heart University course equivalency) and up to a total of 30 credits. These individual credits may be applied to general education/core, a major, or an elective. No credit will be awarded for Subsidiary examinations. A student who has been granted credit in a particular area may not enroll for courses that will repeat his or her work in the subject. Students should have their International Baccalaureate Diploma or International Higher Level examination scores sent to the Office of the Registrar.