Duffield Engineering routinely offers credit for appropriately high scores on Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate Higher Level (IB), and General Certificate of Education (A-level) examinations. For detailed information on the acceptable scores, please refer to the Advanced Placement Credit Table on the College of Engineering website.

First-year applicants apply to the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering and not to a particular engineering major. Students may indicate an intended major of interest on the Common Application if they wish, but they will not officially select a major until the second semester of their sophomore year.

Duffield Engineering requires the completion of the following math and sciences classes prior to high school graduation. A unit is equivalent to one academic year of study.