In many cases, yes. Yale awards “acceleration credit” to students who wish to graduate in fewer than eight terms or challenge themselves with advanced courses if they earn scores of:

• 4 or 5 on most AP exams;
• 6 or 7 on the higher-level IB exams; or
• A or B results at A-level.

Most Yale students who are eligible for acceleration credit choose to enroll for a full eight terms and select higher-level courses based upon their AP or IB exam results. More...