<p>[Advanced</a> Standing: General Information](<a href=“http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~advising/advanced/general.html#4]Advanced”>http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~advising/advanced/general.html#4)</p>
<p>Harvard does not grant Advanced Standing for 4’s. </p>
<p>“Credit toward graduation is granted for Advanced Placement examinations only if the student activates Advanced Standing, but advanced placement work is acknowledged in a variety of other ways. For example, a score of 5 on an AP exam often satisfies the prerequisite for middle- or upper-level departmental courses, permitting a student to begin advanced work early in his or her college career. Whether or not a student accepts Advanced Standing, a score of 5 on the German, French (language or literature), Italian, Spanish (language or literature), or Latin (either Latin Literature or Latin: Vergil) Advanced Placement tests may be used to fulfill the language requirement. A score of 7 on a higher-level International Baccalaureate exam in certain languages may also be used to fulfill the language requirement. Most medical schools accept a score of 4 or 5 on the Calculus BC exam as fulfillment of their math requirement, but only the score of 5 will count towards Advanced Standing eligibility at Harvard College. Students planning to come to Harvard are accordingly encouraged to study the following information carefully, to take all College Board Advanced Placement Examinations that are appropriate, and to send all official score reports to the Registrar’s Office.”</p>