Advanced Placement
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The university grants credit for all College Board Advanced Placement Tests for which a student scores 3 or higher. The credit may be subject credit, graduation credit, or credit toward general education or breadth requirements, as determined by each college office.
The units granted for AP tests are not counted toward the maximum number of credits required for formal declaration of an undergraduate major or the maximum number of units a student may accumulate prior to graduation from the university. Students who enter the university with AP credit do not have to declare a major earlier than other students, nor are they required to graduate earlier.
College courses taken prior to or after enrolling at the university may duplicate the content of AP examinations. In these cases, the university may not award credit for both the course and the AP exam. The university grants credit for Advanced Placement tests as described below. Undergraduate Admission / 29
College Board Advanced Placement Examination Credit
AP AP Unit Bourns College of Humanities, Arts College of Natural Examination Score Credit College of Engineering and Social Sciences/School and Agricultural Sciences of Business Administration
Art History 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective Studio Art1
•Drawing 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective •2-D Design 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective •3-D Design 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective
•General Portfolio3 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective
Biology 3, 4, 5 4 Natural Sciences and Mathematics Natural Sciences and Mathematics Elective (Biological Sciences) breadth (Biological Sciences) breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective
Chemistry 3, 4, 5 3 Credit for CHEM 001W plus Credit for CHEM 001W Credit for CHEM 001W Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Physical Sciences) breadth
5 Elective Elective Elective
Chinese Language and Culture 3, 4 8 Elective Elective Elective
5 4 “Additional Humanities” breadth
4 Elective
Computer Science2
•A Examination 3 2 Elective Elective Elective 4, 5 2 Credit for CS 010 Elective; placement after Elective; placement after individual counseling individual counseling
•AB Examination3 3, 4 4 Credit for CS 010 Credit for CS 010 Credit for CS 010
5 4 Credit for CS 012 Credit for CS 012 Credit for CS 012 Subject credit for CS 010
Economics •Macroeconomics 3, 4, 5 4 Credit for ECON 002 Credit for ECON 002 Credit for ECON 002 •Microeconomics 3, 4, 5 4 Credit for ECON 003 Credit for ECON 003 Credit for ECON 003
English1
•Language/Composition 3 4 Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A 4 Elective Elective Elective (or 8 elective units if the (or 8 elective units if the (or 8 elective units if the student enrolls in ENGL 001A student enrolls in ENGL 001A student enrolls in ENGL 001A
4, 5 4 Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A 4 Credit for ENGL 001B Credit for ENGL 001B Credit for ENGL 001B
•Literature/Composition 3 4 Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A 4 Elective Elective Elective (or 8 elective units if the (or 8 elective units if the (or 8 elective units if the student enrolls in ENGL 001A student enrolls in ENGL 001A student enrolls in ENGL 001A
4, 5 4 Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A 4 Credit for ENGL 001B Credit for ENGL 001B Credit for ENGL 001B
Environmental Science 3 4 Credit for ENSC 001 Credit for ENSC 001 Credit for ENSC 001
4, 5 4 Credit for ENSC 002 Credit for ENSC 002 Credit for ENSC 002 (and subject coverage for ENSC 001 for Environmental Science majors)
1Maximum credit 8 units 2Maximum credit 4 units 3No longer offered. See “Programs and Courses” for subject abbreviations 30 / Undergraduate Admission
College Board Advanced Placement Examination Credit
AP AP Unit Bourns College of Humanities, Arts College of Natural Examination Score Credit College of Engineering and Social Sciences/School and Agricultural Sciences of Business Administration
French •Language 3, 4 8 Elective Elective Elective
5 4 “Additional Humanities” breadth
4 Elective
•Literature3 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Literature) breadth Humanities (Literature) breadth Humanities (Literature) breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective
German •Language 3, 4 8 Elective Elective Elective
5 4 “Additional Humanities” breadth
4 Elective
•Literature3 3, 4, 5 4 Elective Humanities (Literature) breadth Humanities (Literature) breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective
Government and Politics •United States Government 3, 4, 5 4 Credit for POSC 010 Credit for POSC 010 Credit for POSC 010
•Comparative Government 3, 4, 5 4 Credit for POSC 015 Credit for POSC 015 Credit for POSC 015
History •United States 3, 4, 5 4 Credit for HIST 017A Credit for HIST 017A Credit for HIST 017A 4 Credit for HIST 017B Credit for HIST 017B Credit for HIST 017B •European 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities breadth Humanities breadth Humanities breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective •World 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (World History) Humanities (World History) Humanities (World History) breadth breadth breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective
Human Geography 3, 4, 5 4 Social Science (Geography) Social Science (Geography) Social Science (Geography) breadth breadth breadth
Italian Language and Culture3 3, 4 8 Elective Elective Elective
5 4 “Additional Humanities” breadth
4 Elective
Japanese Language and Culture 3, 4 8 Elective Elective Elective
5 4 “Additional Humanities” breadth
4 Elective
Latin •Virgil 3, 4 8 Elective Elective Elective
5 4 “Additional Humanities” breadth
4 Elective •Literature3 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Literature) breadth Humanities (Literature) breadth Humanities (Literature) breadth
Mathematics1,4
•AB Examination 3, 4, 5 4 Credit for MATH 009A Credit for MATH 009A Credit for MATH 009A (additional subject coverage (additional subject coverage (additional subject coverage may be granted after individual may be granted after individual may be granted after individual counseling) counseling) counseling) •BC Examination 3, 4, 5 4 Credit for MATH 009A Credit for MATH 009A Credit for MATH 009A 4 Credit for MATH 009B Credit for MATH 009B Credit for MATH 009B (additional subject coverage (additional subject coverage (additional subject coverage may be granted after individual may be granted after individual may be granted after individual counseling) counseling) counseling) •AB Subscore 3, 4, 5 4 Credit for MATH 009A Credit for MATH 009A Credit for MATH 009A (from BC examination) (additional subject coverage (additional subject coverage (additional subject coverage may be granted after individual may be granted after individual may be granted after individual counseling) counseling) counseling)
Music •Theory 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective
•Listen and Literature3 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective Undergraduate Admission / 31
College Board Advanced Placement Examination Credit
AP AP Unit Bourns College of Humanities, Arts College of Natural Examination Score Credit College of Engineering and Social Sciences/School and Agricultural Sciences of Business Administration
Physics1
•Examination B 3, 4, 5 4 Elective Natural Sciences and Mathematics Elective (Physical Sciences) breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective
•Examination C: Mechanics 3, 4 4 Elective Elective Elective
5 4 Credit for PHYS 002A Credit for PHYS 002A Credit for PHYS 002A
•Examination C: Electricity 3, 4 4 Elective Elective Elective and Magnetism 5 4 Credit for PHYS 002B Credit for PHYS 002B Credit for PHYS 002B
Psychology 3 4 Social Sciences (Psychology) Social Sciences (Psychology) Social Sciences (Psychology) breadth breadth breadth
4, 5 4 Credit for PSYC 002 Credit for PSYC 002 Credit for PSYC 002
Spanish •Language 3, 4 8 Elective Elective Elective
5 4 “Additional Humanities” breadth
4 Elective •Literature 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Literature) breadth Humanities (Literature) breadth Humanities (Literature) breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective
Statistics 3 4 Credit for STAT 040 Credit for STAT 040 Credit for STAT 040 3, 4, 5 4, 5 4 Credit for STAT 040 Credit for STAT 048 Credit for STAT 048
1Maximum credit 8 units 2Maximum credit 4 units 3No longer offered. 4Maximum credit 4 units for AB examination and AB Subscore examination See “Programs and Courses” for subject abbreviations 32