Pre-College Credits – School of Nursing Advising Center

Students may be awarded credits for coursework completed prior to college through the combination of advanced placement examinations, transfer credit from other institutions, and International Baccalaureate.

Please Note: Once students matriculate at Rutgers (begin their first semester) they will no longer be able to take outside credit without Academic Dean approval. Any outstanding credits that were taken previously can still be transferred in at a later date.

Degree credit is only awarded for advanced placement exam scores of 4 and 5.

To receive credit, students need to have an original copy of their scores sent electronically to Rutgers directly from the College Board (https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/). Rutgers’ CEEB code is 002765.

Here is a list of advanced placement exams, scores, and the Rutgers degree credit that is awarded based on those scores.

- New Brunswick AP Credit Equivalencies
- Newark AP Credit Equivalencies

College credit is granted for scores of 7, 6 and 5 on Higher Level exams. Credit is not given for grades of 4 or lower or for Subsidiary/ Standard Level exams.

Students must have an official examination report sent to Undergraduate Admissions at the address below:

University Enrollment Services Admissions Processing
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
65 Davidson Road, Room 308
Piscataway, NJ 08854

For specifics on course credit granted for IB examinations, please visit Rutgers SAS information page on IB credits. –

Courses completed in high school through programs offered by Rutgers University may be counted for degree credit. Please speak with an advisor to discuss how these courses can be used towards the nursing curriculum.

Courses completed through Rutgers School of Health Professions (Careers in Health Sciences in partnership with Rutgers School of Health Professions)

College credit is granted for courses completed with a grade of C or better.

For specifics on course credit granted for SHP credits, please click here: SHP Credit Equivalencies

If you would like to receive degree credit for courses completed through the School of Health Professions, you need to contact the SHP Registrar’s Office to request an official transcript sent directly to the address below.

Send Transcript to:

Rutgers University, School of Nursing
180 University Avenue, Room 258
Newark, NJ 07102
Attn: Yaritsa Villegas

For courses completed at New Jersey Community Colleges while the student is in high school or courses taken at the high school and recorded on a college transcript, njtransfer.org cannot be used to determine course equivalencies. Some courses with Rutgers equivalents in njtransfer.org may transfer only as elective credit, or may not transfer at all if taken while the student was in high school.

To have your courses evaluated and receive degree credit, please have your official college transcripts sent to:

University Enrollment Services Admissions Processing
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
65 Davidson Road, Room 308
Piscataway, NJ 08854