Advanced Placement
Catalog pages 29-32
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. 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.
College Board Advanced Placement Examination Credit
AP Examination AP Score Unit Credit Bourns College of Engineering College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences/School of Business Administration College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Art History 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth
4 Elective Elective Elective
Studio Art1
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t(FOFSBM1PSUGPMJP3 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 (Physical Sciences) breadth Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Physical Sciences) breadth Elective
4 Elective Elective Elective Chemistry 3, 4, 5 3 Credit for CHEM 001W plus Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Physical Sciences) breadth Credit for CHEM 001W Credit for CHEM 001W 5 Elective Elective Elective Chinese Language and Culture 3, 4 8 Elective Elective Elective 5 4 “Additional Humanities” breadth 4 Elective
Computer Science2
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4, 5 2 Credit for CS 010 Elective; placement after individual counseling Elective; placement after individual counseling
t"#&YBNJOBUJPO3 3, 4 4 Credit for CS 010 Credit for CS 010 Credit for CS 010
5 4 Credit for CS 012
Subject credit for CS 010 Credit for CS 012 Credit for CS 012 Economics t.BDSPFDPOPNJDT 3, 4, 5 4 Credit for ECON 002 Credit for ECON 002 Credit for ECON 002 t.JDSPFDPOPNJDT 3, 4, 5 4 Credit for ECON 003 Credit for ECON 003 Credit for ECON 003
English1
t-BOHVBHF$PNQPTJUJPO 3 4 Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A 4 Elective (or 8 elective units if the student enrolls in ENGL 001A) Elective (or 8 elective units if the student enrolls in ENGL 001A) Elective (or 8 elective units if the student enrolls in ENGL 001A) 4, 5 4 Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A 4 Credit for ENGL 001B Credit for ENGL 001B Credit for ENGL 001B t-JUFSBUVSF$PNQPTJUJPO 3 4 Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A
4 Elective (or 8 elective units if the student enrolls in ENGL 001A) Elective (or 8 elective units if the student enrolls in ENGL 001A) Elective (or 8 elective units if the 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
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 Examination AP Score Unit Credit Bourns College of Engineering College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences/School of Business Administration College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences French
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4 Elective
t-JUFSBUVSF3 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Literature) breadth Humanities (Literature) breadth Humanities (Literature) breadth
4 Elective Elective Elective
German
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5 4 “Additional Humanities” breadth
4 Elective
t-JUFSBUVSF3 3, 4, 5 4 Elective Humanities (Literature) breadth Humanities (Literature) breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective Government and Politics
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t6OJUFE4UBUFT 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 t&VSPQFBO 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities breadth Humanities breadth Humanities breadth 4 Elective Elective Elective t8PSME 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (World History) breadth Humanities (World History) breadth Humanities (World History) breadth
4 Elective Elective Elective Human Geography 3, 4, 5 4 Social Science (Geography) breadth Social Science (Geography) breadth Social Science (Geography) breadth Italian Language and Culture 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
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5 4 “Additional Humanities” breadth
4 Elective
t-JUFSBUVSF3 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Literature) breadth Humanities (Literature) breadth Humanities (Literature) breadth
Mathematics1,4
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(from BC examination) 3, 4, 5 4 Credit for MATH 009A (additional subject coverage may be granted after individual counseling) Credit for MATH 009A (additional subject coverage may be granted after individual counseling) Credit for MATH 009A (additional subject coverage may be granted after individual counseling) Music
t5IFPSZ 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth
4 Elective Elective Elective
t-JTUFOBOE-JUFSBUVSF3 3, 4, 5 4 Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Undergraduate Admission / 31
College Board Advanced Placement Examination Credit
AP Examination AP Score Unit Credit Bourns College of Engineering College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences/School of Business Administration College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Physics
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4 Elective Elective Elective t&YBNJOBUJPO$.FDIBOJDT 3, 4 4 Elective Elective Elective
5 4 Credit for PHYS 002A Credit for PHYS 002A Credit for PHYS 002A
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4 Credit for PHYS 002B Credit for PHYS 002B Credit for PHYS 002B
Psychology 3 4 Social Sciences (Psychology) breadth Social Sciences (Psychology) breadth Social Sciences (Psychology) breadth
4, 5 4 Credit for PSYC 002 Credit for PSYC 002 Credit for PSYC 002
Spanish t-BOHVBHF$VMUVSF 3, 4 8 Elective Elective Elective 5 4 “Additional Humanities” breadth 4 Elective t-JUFSBUVSF$VMUVSF 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 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