A student may be granted advanced placement and/or credit by Keene State College by achieving a score of 3, 4, or 5 on an Advanced Placement Test administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS).

A student who has completed one or more Advanced Placement courses should request the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send an official Advanced Placement Examination Grade Report to Keene State College, typically as part of the application for admission process. The amount of credit granted for the examination is similar to the amount of credit associated with the Keene State College course that the examination replaces. A student may be required to complete the course substitution process to apply credit granted through Advanced Placement toward a specific requirement in a major.