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<p>that is correct. You have to submit a copy of the syllabus and MIT will decide whether or not it is “substantially the same” as the MIT equivalent. My son applied for, but did not receive credit for distance learning courses he took for multivariable and linear algebra (not EPGY). But the multivar course, at least, must have covered pretty much the same material since he took the exam during orientation and got credit. He wanted to take the advanced standing exam for diff eq. also, based on having done the OpenCourseWare course, but did not have time to do the Psets which are required before you can take the exam. People use the term “Pset” for any set of homework problems, not just the ones required for advanced standing exams. The Psets for 18.03 are basically sets of particular problems you have to get from MIT after you have been accepted. Whether you did or did not do problem sets with your original EPGY course is irrelevant. If you want to take MIT’s diff eq exam, you have to do MIT’s diff eq problem sets, which is basically equivalent to a semester worth of homework.</p>