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Advanced Standing

Students at Brown are required to accumulate the equivalent of eight semesters of enrollment credit and a minimum of 30 courses in order to graduate.  Students may advance their standing, and thus complete the degree in fewer than eight semesters, if they have approved Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores, international certification scores, or college credits from an approved program of study either at Brown Summer School or at another institution.

Students who earn from three to six course credits through pre-Brown college-level work are eligible for one semester of advanced standing and one semester of enrollment credit.  Students earning seven to ten courses are eligible for two semesters of advanced standing and two semesters of enrollment credit.  Credits for international exam scores, AP scores, and pre-Brown college courses may be combined if all the credits are earned prior to matriculation at Brown.

Exam scores from approved international certification programs carry both course credit and enrollment credit.  Advanced Placement (AP) credits do not count toward the minimum 30 courses needed to earn a Brown degree.  This means that students who use AP credits for advanced standing are required to complete thirty courses in a shorter amount of time than the standard eight-semester sequence.