Advanced Placement
Lafayette participates in the Advanced Placement examination program of the College Board. Candidates interested in receiving course credit and placement in advanced classes should take the AP examinations given in May of each year (during high school).
The Lafayette faculty determine eligible exams, score assignments, and equivalent Lafayette courses each spring. Elements of the policy – including, but not limited to, eligibility, scores, applicability, and equivalents -- are not eligible for petition/exception/override.
Lafayette cannot grant any AP credit without possession of the official AP score report from the College Board. Official score reports should be sent to Lafayette College only after the student is admitted to the College; scores submitted prior to acceptance cannot be added to a prospective student/applicant record.
Cambridge General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
GCE A-levels are reviewed on a course by course basis; however, to be considered for credit, the course must have been taken at the advanced level and only a grade of A(a)/A*(a*) will be accepted. Courses taken at the subsidiary level will not be considered regardless of grade.
International Baccalaureate
The official results of the higher-level (HL) examination of the International Baccalaureate are considered for academic course credit at Lafayette College. No credit is awarded for standard/subsidiary-level (SL) examinations.
The Lafayette faculty determine eligible exams, score assignments, and equivalent Lafayette courses each spring/summer. Elements of the policy – including, but not limited to, eligibility, scores, applicability, and equivalents – are not eligible for petition/exception/override.
Lafayette cannot grant any IB credit without possession of the official IB score report from the IB. Official score reports should be sent to Lafayette College only after the student is admitted to the College; scores submitted prior to acceptance cannot be added to a prospective student/applicant record.