We are excited to share that incoming undergraduate students will have the opportunity to take challenge exams for advanced standing credit at Northeastern.
These challenge exams will allow students who are not already receiving advanced credit, through exams such as AP and IB, the opportunity to place out of select first-year course requirements and receive the full corresponding academic credit.
Students may earn up to 32 advanced standing credits through challenge exams and AP/IB exam credits combined. Students are permitted to take each subject-specific challenge exam only one time, and information will be sent out over the summer regarding the topical areas each exam will cover. This new initiative will provide students with the opportunity to accelerate their academic journey while reducing overall tuition costs.
Challenge exams will be offered during the late summer in subject areas including: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology.
There is no cost for students to take the challenge exams. Students whose exam scores illustrate subject-matter mastery will have the option to place-out of the equivalent first-year course and receive full academic credit for the course. Due to the current global pandemic and the financial strain it has placed on many families, the fee associated with receiving academic credit has been waived for incoming students for academic year 2020-2021.
Additional information regarding how to take advantage of Northeastern’s challenge exams will be shared in the coming months.
Sincerely,
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Northeastern University
northeastern.edu/admissions