Advanced Placement

Students in the McKelvey School of Engineering are given advanced placement in courses based upon the exam scores listed below.

The maximum number of general elective credit units from AP scores that can count toward a Bachelor's degree is 15. No humanities or social sciences credit is awarded for AP results.

*Please be aware that neither Humanities nor Social Sciences credit is available via AP Credit, International Baccalaureate, British A-Level or WashU Back Credit results.

If you need to have your AP test scores sent to WashU, please contact the College Board at www.collegeboard.org or 1-888-225-5427 (WashU College Code 6929). Please verify that the College Board has your correct/legal full name, date of birth, and high school information so we can correctly march your AP test scores to your WashU student record. It may take up to 30 days before you see your AP test scores uploaded to you WashU student record.

For students matriculating in the Fall of 2025, please see the 2025-2026 Advanced Placement Policy.

For students who matriculated in the Fall of 2024 or earlier, please see the archive of prior Bulletins.