Advanced Credits & the Core Curriculum

The School of Foreign Service offers students credit for the following programs. The below rules are for the current academic year's entering class. If you need to know a previous year's rule, please contact your dean or academic counselor.

Advanced Placement: Students who take AP exams may be eligible to receive credit for certain core requirements and for elective courses. AP credits may not be applied for major credit. Click here to see how the most common AP exams translate into SFS credits.

International Baccalaureate: Students who earn scores of 6 or 7 in higher level (HL) subjects may be eligible to receive credit for certain core requirements and for elective courses. Students need to bring their original IBO issued official score report or diploma to the Dean's Office in order to complete a credit evaluation.  Click here to see how the most common IB subjects translate into SFS credits.

College Courses: Incoming students may be eligible to receive for up to,  but no more than, 4 three-credit (more more) college courses completed before matriculation at Georgetown. Click here for information on getting college courses approved for transfer credit.

13^th Year Degrees: SFS recognizes a number of 13^th year degree programs and students may be eligible to receive credit for certain core requirements and for elective courses. Students need to bring official score reports to the Dean's Office in order to complete credit evaluations. Click here to see a list of 13^th year programs.