Undergraduate College Credit
Eligibility
Eligible Courses
Engineering
- Engineering Essentials (EES)
- Introduction to Engineering Design (Design & Drawing for Production in NY (IED)
- Principles of Engineering (POE)
- Digital Electronics (DE)
- Civil Engineering and Architecture (CEA)
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
Biomedical Sciences
Note: Biomedical Science courses taken before the 2021-2022 school year are not eligible for credit.
- Principles of Biomedical Science (PBS)
- Human Body Systems (HBS)
- Medical Interventions (MI)
Student Qualifications
Credits are awarded based on your grades in the PLTW eligible course as well as your performance on the PLTW National Assessment.
To qualify you must have:
- a minimum class average of 85%
- meet the minimum score for your PLTW course on the PLTW National Assessment. View the grading keys
Steps to Receive Credit
- Take a PLTW eligible course and complete the PLTW National Assessment.
- Teachers send grades from the PLTW National Assessment to RIT and notify you if you qualify to register for the RIT PLTW college credit.
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Complete the online registration and submit payment.
Credit card payments are submitted during the registration process. If payment cannot be completed, you will receive an email with payment information the following day.
Check payments include a copy of your confirmation email with payment and add your confirmation number in the memo of your check. Checks should be received within two weeks of your submitted registration.Mail your payment to:
Rochester Institute of Technology
Office of Project Lead The Way
137 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623Note: Registrations are not processed until payment is received and the credit will be awarded in the RIT semester of which registration and payment are received, per annual deadlines.
- You will be notified by email once your registration is complete.
Annual Deadlines
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July 14, 2026 |
For students graduating in 2026, or seniors applying Early Decision to colleges in Fall 2026, it is recommended that your registration and payment are received by July 14, 2026, to ensure you can receive a transcript on August 14, 2026. |
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November 16, 2026 |
For classes completed in the 2025-2026 school year, the registration form and payment must be received by November 16, 2026. After this date, the registration portal will close. Registration will re-open in January 2027. After November 2, 2026, only credit card payments will be accepted for the remainder of Fall registration. After November 16, 2026, seniors who graduated in 2026 are no longer eligible to register for the credit. |
Assigned Grades
The transcripted grade received from RIT is based solely on the PLTW National Assessment score.
The grade you receive in the high school course may differ from the college credit grade. If you attend RIT, the college credit grade you receive is counted towards your undergraduate RIT cumulative GPA. If you attend another university, the course credits often are transferred without the letter grade or GPA.
Grading Keys
Request a Transcript
RIT maintains a single academic transcript reflecting all courses taken at RIT. Students who have completed the steps to receive credit will receive a confirmation letter of their awarded credit at the end of the semester in which they registered.
Students interested in applying to colleges, including RIT, may request a transcript be sent to those schools. Transcripts must be requested electronically and there is a fee for each transcript.
Help with Ordering Your Transcript
The transcript is the University’s certified statement of your academic record and your PLTW credit. It is awarded at the end of the RIT semester your credit was processed in; please refer to the date in your confirmation email as to when your transcript will be available.
To begin, visit the registrar's website.
- If you have an RIT account, log in with the “Login to Parchment with your RIT Account” and follow prompts.
- If you do not have an RIT account, you can create a parchment account. Refer to the information below to help set up your account. All fields in bold need to be completed.
- Currently enrolled: No
- 1st year of attendance: This is the year you were first awarded RIT PLTW credit
- Degree type: RIT PLTW
- Year left or graduated from RIT: Term your current credit was awarded
The system verifies and creates your account by name, date of birth and last 4 digits of your social security to create the account. You do NOT need your RIT student ID number.
Should you need help ordering your transcript, contact registrar@rit.edu or 585-475-2821.
Credit Acceptance
Credit awarded by Rochester Institute of Technology for these PLTW courses does not guarantee admission into any academic program, including programs offered by RIT.
Colleges and universities independently establish their own policies and procedures for the evaluation and acceptance of transfer credit, and such decisions are based on a variety of institutional and programmatic considerations.
When accepted, these credits are most commonly applied toward “free" or “open” elective requirements. This may occur at RIT as well as at other colleges or universities. Students are responsible for confirming with their prospective institution whether such credit will be accepted and how it may be applied toward their intended degree program. Once credit has been awarded, it is non-refundable.
Tax Reporting
A 1098-T form will be sent to your home address at the end of January. The information on the 1098-T may allow you, or the person who may claim you as a dependent, to take either the tuition and fees deduction or claim an education credit on the Form 1040 or 1040A for the qualified tuition and related expenses that were actually paid in the prior year.
For further information about the 1098-T, visit SFS's tax reporting resources