Test Credit

Scores & Credit: Starting with students admitted to UD for Fall 2024, a score of 3 or higher will earn UD academic credit. Students admitted before 2024-25 may need a higher score to earn UD credit. See the chart for your admit term to confirm the scores needed and credits received.

Official Documentation: Official score reports must be sent from College Board to UD. To order AP score reports, contact College Board at 866-444-5460 or via the website http://www.collegeboard.com. The University of Delaware's 4-digit college code is 5811.

Timing: College Board will send the official scores for May exams in mid-to-late-July. Scores will post approximately 4-8 weeks after sent. Due to high volume, we are unable to confirm when individual scores have arrived at UD. We strongly encourage newly accepted Fall Semester freshmen to bring a screenshot (unofficial) copy of their AP scores to New Student Orientation. Review your scores with your advisor, and use the chart below to determine whether your AP courses will earn credit at UD.

UD Advanced Placement (AP) Equivalency Chart:

For students admitted Fall 2026 / Spring 2027

For students admitted Fall 2025 / Spring 2026

For students admitted Fall 2024 / Spring 2025

For students admitted Fall 2023 / Spring 2024

For students admitted Fall 2022 / Spring 2023

Policy on AP Exam & College Dual Credit: Students that undertake a course experience via high school/college programs cannot receive both transfer and test credit for the same coursework. In those cases, UD recognizes the college transfer work and does not award the AP credit.

Grades & Credit: Credit is awarded for grades A through E. If both A-Subsidiary (AS) and A-Level (A2) exams are passed in the same subject, credit is given only for the A2 exam.

Official Documentation: 

• For Cambridge exams, log into your Cambridge portal and request that your exam results be shared electronically with the University of Delaware. Cambridge may/may not notify our office when this happens. To make sure we are aware, email registrar-international@udel.edu to request that our office download and review your results. If electronic scores are not available, contact registrar-international@udel.edu to schedule an appointment to bring your official certificate to the Registrar’s Office for authentication. Upon verification, a copy of the original will be made for the university's files, with the original returned to you.

• For Pearson Edexcel, contact them to confirm how they will issue your official score documents. In past years, they have only provided a single paper copy sent directly to the student. If this is still true, contact registrar-international@udel.edu to schedule an appointment to bring your official certificate to the Registrar’s Office for authentication. Upon verification, a copy of the original will be made for the university's files, with the original returned to you. If Edexcel now issues scores electronically, email registrar-international@udel.edu to confirm next steps. 

• For all students, when contacting our office: in the subject line, include your full name, UDID, the term you’re starting your degree, the words “A-Level and A-Sub”, and the exam company (Cambridge or Edexcel). 

UD Equivalencies (what you will earn for each exam):

• Each exam curriculum (what is taught by Cambridge or Edexcel) can change from year to year, or by company. For this reason, there is no chart outlining what students earn. Each student sends their individual curricula to academic departments for review. 

• Initially, you’ll earn a 166T Transfer Elective for each subject. But if an exam covers the same content at the same breadth/depth of a specific UD course, you may be able to earn that course. It depends on the academic department’s assessment. They make the decision because they know their courses. Our office helps to facilitate the review process. 

• This process can take time, but is beneficial, as you will earn credits toward your degree. A-Subsidiary exams usually earn between 3-4 cr., and A-Levels between 6-8 cr.. 

Steps to have your exam curricula reviewed:

• For each exam (Mathematics, English, etc.), contact your exam provider to request a web link or PDF of the official curriculum materials taught for the year you took each test. 

• Work with the Registrar’s Office to send these materials to individual academic departments for review. We will assist you with this process. Cambridge/Edexcel materials are often more lengthy and complex than a standard college-level syllabus. We’ll provide some context for the departments that will help with their review. Please email registrar-international@udel.edu with your UDID and syllabi to begin the process of departmental review.

• We will either work with you via email or by scheduling a 30-minute appointment via Zoom. We encourage you to start this process after you’ve been accepted to UD, but before the start of your first semester. It can take time for departments to review materials.

Grades & Credit: Credit is awarded for grades of 1, 2 and 3, with all grades earning the same credit. Each unit is normally equivalent to the credit of one UD course.

Official Documentation: Students must present the official CAPE certificate(s) to the Registrar's transfer credit office, by appointment. Upon verification, a copy will be made for the university's files and the original certificate(s) returned to the student.

Policy on CAPE & College Dual Credit: Credit is awarded solely on the basis of the CAPE examination certificates.

UD Equivalency: Courses are reviewed individually, as content can change frequently. Be prepared to share your course syllabi with the Registrar’s Office when you meet to review your official CAPE certificate.

Grades & Credit: No credit is awarded for a score lower than 50, but individual subjects often require a higher minimum score to earn UD credit. See the UD CLEP Equivalency Chart below for tests currently approved, minimum scores required for credit, and courses received (for the year noted). If you took a CLEP exam before 2020, or are a current student planning to take CLEP while already earning your UD degree, this will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please email your name, UDID, CLEP exam (or course details) and an explanation of your request to transfercredit@udel.edu.

Official Documentation: Official score reports must be sent from College Board to UD. To order CLEP score reports, contact CLEP/College Board at 800-257-9558 or via the website http://www.collegeboard.com. The University of Delaware's 4-digit college code is 8167.

UD CLEP Equivalency Charts:

Students admitted Fall 2026 / Spring 2027 (and tests taken by current UD students 8/15/2026-8/14/2027)

Students admitted Fall 2025 / Spring 2026 (and tests taken by current UD students 8/15/2025-8/14/2026)

Students admitted Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 (and tests taken by current UD students 8/15/2024-8/14/2025)

Students admitted Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 (and tests taken by current UD students 8/15/2023-8/14/2024)

Students admitted Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 (and tests taken by current UD students 8/15/2022-8/14/2023)

Grades & Credit: Credit is awarded for subjects applicable to UD's curriculum. Not all subjects may be accepted. Grades and credits will be converted to U.S. scales.

Official Documentation: Send an official transcript of the CPGE courses to IERF, UD’s partner for international credential evaluations. Visit this UD page on IERF's website for instructions (how to request a Standard Application with Detail Report, and where to mail your documents). Also view this video for more information. Ask IERF to send your credential evaluation directly to the University of Delaware.

UD Equivalency: Preliminary evaluation of coursework is as elective transfer credit (166T courses). We encourage you to follow the steps outlined in How to Transfer Credits to UD, sending officially translated English-language syllabi to UD departments to review.

Grades & Credit: Credit is awarded for Higher Level exams only. No credit is given for a grade lower than 4, but individual subjects may require a higher minimum grade. A maximum of 1 year (normally 2 introductory courses) of credit may be given in a subject.

Official Documentation: Official IB transcripts are sent directly to the University in late-July or early-August, and credits will post in the following weeks.

UD International Baccalaureate (IB) Equivalency Charts:

For students admitted Fall 2025 / Spring 2026

For students admitted Fall 2024 / Spring 2025

For students admitted Fall 2023 / Spring 2024

For students admitted Fall 2022 / Spring 2023