Transfer Credit by Exam

Advanced Placement (AP)

To learn more about how you might apply your AP coursework at UVM, please see the Advanced Placement Course Comparability Guide.

Obtaining Your Scores: If you have taken AP exams within the past five years, you can obtain your scores via mail or phone.

By Mail

Send a check or money order for fifteen dollars to:
Advanced Placement Program-ETS
PO Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541-6671

By Phone

Call 1-888-225-5427 or 1-609-771-7300. If paying by credit card, the fee is $15.00. If you wish to be billed, the fee is $25.00. If you wish to obtain scores for AP exams taken more than five years ago, you must order them by mail. You may request your scores be rushed for a $25.00 fee.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

To learn more about how you might apply your IB coursework at UVM, see the UVM Course Equivalency Guide.

To be eligible for transfer credit you must receive a grade of 5, 6, or 7 on a higher-level exam. No credit is awarded for standard level exams. You do not need to complete the full diploma credits in order to transfer.

Obtaining Your Scores

To obtain your IB transcript visit the International Baccalaureate programs transcript request page. About 3-5 days after the official transcript has arrived, you will be able to view your transfer credit by logging into myUVM and clicking on transfer credit located in the "Academic Records" section of the "My Records" channel found on the Registrar tab.

Credit for other courses completed at the higher level with a score of 5, 6, or 7 will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the corresponding academic department.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

To learn more about CLEP exams and to see how CLEP scores are currently transferring, please read our CLEP Exam Comparability Guide (PDF).

Obtaining Your Scores: To obtain your scores for CLEP exams you must request them in writing.

Send the following information :

Full name and date of birth
Social Security Number
Location and date of each exam taken
UVM's name and college code (3920)
If you are requesting scores for CLEP exams taken prior to July 1980 you will need to provide both the month and the year the exam was taken.

To: CLEP-ETS, PO Box 6600, Princeton, NJ 08541-6600

Enclose a check or money order for $20.00 per transcript requested.

For further information about CLEP, please visit the CollegeBoard website.

Degree Requirements

To understand how AP, IB, and CLEP credits apply to your degree requirements, please contact an advisor in your School/College.