If a qualifying AP score has an equivalency to a Brown course (see list below), a placement credit (or placement notation) can be assigned for that course (e.g. MATH 0180). Brown does not award course credit for AP scores. The difference between a placement credit and course credit is that placement credit does not make progress towards the 30 course credit graduation requirement as it carries 0.0 course credit. 

Faculty in academic departments determine the AP score equivalencies for their respective courses. Such equivalencies are detailed at the bottom of this page. 
 

Brown receives AP scores for most incoming students from the College Board in July if they designated Brown as a score report recipient earlier in the same year.  Score processing and placement of corresponding AP notations on a student's transcript occurs during August for notations that are not contingent on taking another course at Brown.
 

Incoming students are expected to decline AP notations they do not want on their transcript prior to the end of registration period (the Registrar’s Last Day to Add a Course deadline) during their first semester of enrollment by going into ASK > Student Petitions> AP/IB/Placement. Students might choose to decline a notation if they are still unsure whether they want to take the course equivalent here at Brown, as such notation would permanently block registration. When an election is not made, the election by default is "Notation Accepted." Students who initially decline one or more AP notations by the deadline can later request AP notation (unless they registered for and failed the course to which an AP notation corresponds or dropped that course after the Registrar's deadline to add courses). Students are advised that they forfeit transcript placement notation if they take a more introductory level course at Brown. Students also forfeit the notation if they register for and fail the course to which an exam notation corresponds or drop that course after the Registrar's deadline to add courses.
 

For contingent AP notations and all other requests for AP notation(s) after the Decline/Accept period, students must request notation after satisfying the requirements for earning credit by going to ASK > Student Petitions > AP/IB/Placement. Removal of AP credit from the transcript cannot be made after the Registrar's Course Add deadline in a student's first semester at Brown.

Students who wish to have AP notations reflected on their academic record must have them processed  before graduation. The official academic record of all graduating students is sealed upon Commencement to reflect what was in effect upon degree completion. 
For any additional questions about AP policies, please reach out to placementnotation@brown.edu.