Upper-class students should contact departments before the beginning of each semester to inquire about other placement examination possibilities. In addition, the College will consider a maximum of 6 points for college courses taken after secondary school. The actual determination of advanced credit will be done after the student matriculates in accordance with stated departmental and College policies and will be awarded upon completion of the first year at Columbia. A more detailed explanation of particular programs follows. CEEB Advanced Placement scores cannot be used toward exemption from any of the Core Curriculum courses.
Students can receive credit for only one computer science sequence.
Exemption from MUSI V2318-V2319 determined by departmental exam. British Advanced Level Examinations Pending review by the appropriate department at Columbia, students with grades of A or B on British Advanced Level examinations are granted 6 points of credit if the examinations were taken in disciplines offered as undergraduate programs at Columbia College. Six points of credit is the maximum allowed for college courses taken after graduation from secondary school. Credit is not given automatically, but only after a review of the course description. For information about SAT II Subject Tests and about courses in other divisions of the University, see Admission and Programs of Study .