AP and IB Exam Guides

Advanced Placement (AP) Credit Awarding

International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit Awarding

BYU currently awards credit for most Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams.  Credit is awarded based on the year in which you completed the exam as well as the score you earned.  For more information about credit awarding please find the test year and click the link to see the details!

Advanced Placement (AP)

***COVID-19 Update: BYU will accept the online exams for the 2020 AP test***

Students who complete an AP exam with a score of 3, 4 or 5 can potentially receive BYU credit depending on when the exam was taken:

AP Credit-granting Tables

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

Transferring Advanced Placement (AP) Scores

If you would like to send your AP scores to BYU, you can:

1. At the time of testing, indicate that your scores should be sent to BYU.
2. Login to your College Board AP exam account and download the .pdf Score Report.  Please send that .pdf file to Transfer Evaluation through YMessage.
3. Contact College Board and pay for your score report to be sent to BYU.

International Baccaluareate (IB) Scores

Students who complete an IB HL exam with a score of 5, 6 or 7 can potentially receive BYU credit depending on when the exam was taken:

IB Credit-granting Tables

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2009-2013

Transferring International Baccalaureate (IB) Scores

To transfer your IB scores to BYU, please come into our office at B-150 ASB. From there, we can search in the IB database for your records and get them added to your account.