Placement exams are given to cadets in certain subjects during the first week at the Academy. Based on their scores, cadets may receive validation credit and be placed into advanced or accelerated courses.
Transfer credit may be awarded to cadets for courses taken at other colleges and preparatory schools. Request to have your transcripts sent to:
HQ USAFA/RRS
2304 Cadet Drive Suite 200
USAF Academy, CO 80840-5025
If your official transcript is not available until after your arrival at the Air Force Academy, have transcripts mailed directly to:
HQ USAFA/DFR
2354 Fairchild Drive, Suite 2G13
USAF Academy, CO 80840-6210
Validation credit is awarded to incoming cadets for scores of four or five on the College Board's Advanced Placement examination in various academic subjects and may also be awarded to cadets who took the International Baccalaureate exams. Discretion is up to the academic departments. Scores should be sent to the Air Force Academy for consideration.
Testing contacts for validation credit are:
IBO-International Baccalaureate
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1600
New York, NY 10115
Phone: 212-696-4464
AP-ETS-Educational Testing Services
P.O. Box 6671
Princeton, NJ 08541-6671
E-mail: apexam@info.collegeboard.org |
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