Academics
- Graduation Rate92%
- Majors Available117
- Student-to-Faculty Ratio6:1
- Retention Rate97%
AP Credit Policy
Carnegie Mellon may grant advanced placement and credit for scores of 4 or 5 on exams taken in the Advanced Placement Program. When you take these tests, be sure you request that the results be sent to Carnegie Mellon. Our deans will evaluate scores and inform students in the late summer if AP credit has been awarded.
For more information, view the credit policy on the college's website.
Offers credits
Yes
Offers placement into advanced courses
Yes
AP Courses | Min Score Required | Number of Credits | Course Equivalent |
---|---|---|---|
2-D Art and Design | 4 | 9 | 51-011 |
3-D Art and Design | 4 | 9 | 51-012 |
African American Studies | 5 | 9 | 79-017 |
Art History | 5 | 9 | 60-011 |
Biology | 4 | 9 | 03-011 |
5 | Not available | 03-110 | |
Calculus AB | 5 | 10 | 21-120 |
4 | 10 | 21-111 | |
Calculus BC | 5 | 20 | 21-120 & 21-122 |
Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 5 | 10 | 21-120 |
4 | 10 | 21-111 | |
Chemistry | 5 | 10 | 09-105 |
Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | 82-011 |
5 | 12 | 82-012 | |
Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 9 | 84-011 |
Computer Science A | 4 | 10 | 15-110 |
5 | 12 | 15-112 | |
Computer Science Principles | 4 | 10 | 15-110 |
Drawing | 5 | 9 | 60-012 |
English Language and Composition | 5 | 9 | 76-011 |
English Literature and Composition | 5 | 9 | 76-012 |
Environmental Science | 4 | 9 | 38-012 |
European History | 5 | 9 | 79-011 |
French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | 82-013 |
5 | 9 | 82-014 | |
German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | 82-015 |
5 | 9 | 82-016 | |
Human Geography | 4 | 9 | 66-011 |
Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | 82-017 |
5 | 9 | 82-018 | |
Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | 82-019 |
5 | 12 | 82-020 | |
Latin | 4 | 9 | 66-019 |
5 | 18 | 66-019 & 66-020 | |
Macroeconomics | 5 | 9 | 73-011 |
Microeconomics | 4 | 9 | 73-012, AP Economics (student recommended to enroll in 73-104) |
5 | 9 | 73-011 | |
Music Theory | 4 | 9 | 57-012 |
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 5 | 12 | 33-142 |
Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 12 | 33-141 |
Psychology | 4 | 9 | 85-011 |
Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | 82-021 |
5 | 9 | 82-022 | |
Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 9 | 82-023 |
5 | 9 | 82-024, 82-341 | |
Statistics | 5 | 9 | 36-200 |
United States Government and Politics | 4 | 9 | 84-012 |
United States History | 5 | 9 | 79-012 |
World History: Modern | 5 | 9 | 79-015 |
Study Options
Majors and Degrees
The college offers the following degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate, Master's, and Doctoral
A
- Accounting
- Actuarial Science
- Applied Economics
- Applied and Professional Ethics
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
- Architecture
- Art/Art Studies, General
- Artificial Intelligence
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
- Astrophysics
B
- Behavioral Sciences
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
- Biological/Biosystems Engineering
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Biometry/Biometrics
- Biophysics
- Biopsychology
- Biostatistics
- Business Administration and Management, General
- Business/Managerial Economics
C
- CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Physics
- Chemistry, General
- Chinese Language and Literature
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
- Civil Engineering, General
- Cognitive Science, General
- Computational Biology
- Computational Mathematics
- Computational Science
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Science
- Computer Software Engineering
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
- Construction Engineering
- Costume Design
- Creative Writing
D
- Design and Visual Communications, General
- Digital Arts
- Directing and Theatrical Production
- Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts, General
E
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Economics, General
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
- Engineering Design
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Science
- Engineering, General
- Engineering/Industrial Management
- English Language and Literature, General
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
F
- Finance, General
- Financial Mathematics
- French Language and Literature
G
- Game and Interactive Media Design
- General Studies
- German Language and Literature
H
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- History, General
- Human Computer Interaction
I
- Industrial and Product Design
- Information Technology
- Information Technology Project Management
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
- International Relations and Affairs
- International/Globalization Studies
J
- Japanese Language and Literature
L
- Language Interpretation and Translation
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Linguistics
- Logic
M
- Management Information Systems, General
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General
- Materials Science
- Mathematical Statistics and Probability
- Mathematics, General
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Music Pedagogy
- Music Performance, General
- Music Technology
- Music Theory and Composition
- Music, General
N
- Neurobiology and Anatomy
- Neuroscience
- Nuclear Engineering
O
- Operations Management and Supervision
- Operations Research
- Organizational Behavior Studies
P
- Philosophy
- Physical Sciences, General
- Physics, General
- Playwriting and Screenwriting
- Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
- Psychology, General
- Public Administration
- Public Policy Analysis
R
- Rhetoric and Composition
- Russian Studies
S
- Science, Technology and Society
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Statistics, General
- Stringed Instruments
- Sustainability Studies
- Systems Science and Theory
T
- Technical Theater/Theater Design and Technology
- Telecommunications Management
- Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
- Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
V
- Voice and Opera
Need Help Choosing a Major?
Keep in mind most colleges don’t require students to declare a major until the end of their sophomore year, and many students change majors at least once.
Special Academics Program
- Accelerated Study
- Comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students with intellectual disabilities
- Cross-Registration
- Distance Learning
- Double Major
- Independent Study
- Internships
- Liberal Arts/Career Combination
- ROTC, Air Force
- ROTC, Army
- ROTC, Navy
- Student-Designed Major
- Study Abroad
- Teacher Certification
- Undergraduate Research
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