In general, a student scoring four or five on the exams will be awarded advanced placement. Boston College reserves the right to change this policy, as is determined by campus administrators. The following table displays Boston College's Advanced Placement policy. Applicants interested in advanced placement should make arrangements to take the Advanced Placement Examinations given by the College Board in May of each year. If you have questions about your scores and/or placement, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission at Thank you.īoston College participates in the Advanced Placement program of the College Entrance Examination Board. Please keep in mind that scores take approximately two weeks to arrive from the College Board. If your Advanced Placement scores are not reflected on your record on the Agora Portal, please order a new score report from the College Board and have it sent to Boston College. Qualifying scores will be assigned advanced placement units as outlined in the tabs below. Students seeking Advanced Standing, which is the option to complete their undergraduate studies in six semesters of full-time study, shall be in touch with their Academic Dean no sooner than the completion of their first semester at BC. Official results from all testing should be sent to the Office of Transfer Admission for evaluation.
There are a number of ways to earn advanced placement units at Boston College including qualifying scores on College Board Advanced Placement (AP) exams, International Baccalaureate exams, British A Level exams, French Baccalaureate exams, as well as results from the German Abitur, and the Swiss Maturité and Italian Maturità.