Students may be awarded credit for an Advanced Placement examination given by the Educational Testing Service. An official copy of the examination scores must be sent to the Bates College Registrars office and can be obtained by contacting The College Board, P.O. Box 6671, Princeton, NJ 08541-6671.

More information may be found on The College Board's web site or you may print an unofficial order form from this page: AP scores request letter.pdf

A student who achieves a score of four or five on an Advanced Placement examination given by the Educational Testing Service may be granted two course credits, or one course credit in the case of Advanced Placement courses covering the equivalent of one semester of college work. A student achieving a score of three on an examination covering the equivalent of two semesters of college work may be granted one course credit, upon approval of the chair of the appropriate department. No credit is granted for a score of three on an examination covering the equivalent of one semester of college work.

Individual departments and programs decide whether an Advanced Placement examination covers the equivalent of one or of two semesters of college work, whether any Advanced Placement credit permits exemption from their particular courses or major requirements, and whether Advanced Placement credits in their discipline provide exemption from any General Education requirements. View current the AP Departmental Policies.

A maximum of eight Advanced Placement credits can be applied to the Bates
academic record.