Advanced Placement Credit: Application to College and Major Requirements, 2021–22

The University of California grants credit for most College Board Advanced Placement Tests (AP) on which a student scores 3 or higher. The credit may be subject credit for use on a minor or prerequisite to a major, or credit toward general-education requirements or elective units toward graduation. The number of units granted for AP tests are not counted toward the maximum number of credits required for formal declaration of an undergraduate major. 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. A student cannot receive credit for a UC San Diego course that duplicates AP credit. Where the chart says “exempt” or “equal to a UC San Diego course number,” that course may not be taken for credit. Students who are fluent in a language other than English that was not their high school language of instruction should not overlook the opportunity to get AP credit by taking the foreign language/literature exams. Students should be advised that college courses taken before or after attending UC might duplicate AP examinations. Additionally, exams might duplicate each other (for example, an AP or IB exam in the same subject area*). If the student does duplicate an exam with another exam of the same subject content, and/or an exam with a college course, credit will be awarded only once. Note: Please see a college academic adviser for clarification of any questions you may have. Credit and/or placement listed is based on 2020–21 exams.

EXAM AND UNITS UC SAN DIEGO COURSE REVELLE JOHN MUIR THURGOOD MARSHALL EARL WARREN COLLEGE ELEANOR SIXTH COLLEGE SEVENTH FOR UNIVERSITY EXEMPTIONS COLLEGE COLLEGE COLLEGE ROOSEVELT COLLEGE CREDIT (FOR USE ON MAJOR) COLLEGE Studio Art None Meets fine arts Elective credit only Meets lower-division 2 courses toward visual arts or Meets the Score of 3, 4, or 5 = Score of 3, 4, Drawing—8 requirement. disciplinary breadth if humanities PofC or 1 course 1-course fine arts 2 courses toward or 5 meets arts 2D Art and Design—8 noncontiguous to major. toward visual arts or humanities requirement. art making. requirement. 3D Art and Design—8 area study (8-unit maximum for all tests) *Same subject area as IB Visual Arts Art History—8 None Meets fine arts Elective credit only Meets fine arts requirement 2 courses toward visual arts or Meets the Score of 3, 4, or 5 = Score of 3, 4, requirement. and 1 lower-division humanities PofC or 1 course 1-course fine arts 2 courses toward or 5 meets arts disciplinary breadth if toward visual arts or humanities requirement. narrative, aesthetic, requirement. noncontiguous to major. area study and historical reasoning. Biology—8 Score of 3 = BILD 10; may take BILD Score of 3, 4, or Refer to “UC San Diego Meets biology/natural science Score of 3 = 2 courses toward Meets the 2-course Score of 3, 4, or 5 = Score of 3, 4, or *Same subject area as IB Biology 1, 2, 3 for credit. 5 meets biology Course Exemptions.” Any UC requirement and 1 lower- fundamentals of biology or natural science 2 courses toward 5 meets natural Score of 4 or 5 = exempts BILD 1, requirement San Diego course equivalent division disciplinary breadth if science and technology PofC. requirement. analytical science and 2, and 3. and 1 course of you receive may be applied noncontiguous to major. Score of 4 or 5 = 2 courses toward methodologies/ engineering natural science to the appropriate Muir GE biology, fundamentals of biology, scientific method. requirement. requirement. sequence. or science and technology PofC. Chemistry—8 Score of 3 = exempts Chem 4. Meets chemistry Refer to “UC San Diego Meets chemistry/natural Score of 3 or 4 = 2 courses toward Meets the 2-course Score of 3, 4, or 5 = Score of 3, 4, or *Same subject area as IB Chemistry Score of 4 = exempts Chem requirement Course Exemptions.” Any UC science requirement and science and technology PofC. natural science 2 courses toward 5 meets natural 4; Chem 6AH, 6BH, 6CH and 1 course of San Diego course equivalent 1 lower-division disciplinary Score of 5 = 2 courses toward requirement. analytical science and recommended; may take Chem 6A, natural science you receive may be applied breadth if noncontiguous to chemistry or science and methodologies/ engineering 6B, 6C for credit. requirement. to the appropriate Muir GE major. technology PofC. scientific method. requirement. Score of 5 = exempts Chem 6A, sequence. 6B, 6C; Chem 6AH, 6BH, 6CH encouraged for those continuing in chemistry or for professional school. Computer Science AP CS A: Score of 4 or 5 = exempts CS A exam = 8 Refer to “UC San Diego A exam = meets 1 computer Each exam = 2 courses toward Meets the 2-course Score of 4 or 5 = Each score of A (Java Programming)—8 CSE 8A; student should take CSE units of elective Course Exemptions.” Any UC programming and logic Formal Skills requirement and/or quantitative/ 1 course toward 3, 4, or 5 meets Computer Science 11. credit. San Diego course equivalent course. science and technology PofC (3 formal skills information quantitative Principles—8 AP CS Principles: Score of 4 or 5 = CS Principles you receive may be applied CS Principles exam = meets courses maximum toward PofC). requirement. technology fluency reasoning *Same subject area as IB Computer exempts CSE 3. exam = 8 units of to the appropriate Muir GE lower-division disciplinary requirement. Score requirement. Science elective credit. sequence. breadth if noncontiguous to of 3 = elective credit. major. Economics Score of 5 AP Micro = Econ 1. Each score of Refer to “UC San Diego Each score of 3, 4, or 5 meets Each score of 3 or 4 = 1 course Elective credit only Score of 4 or 5 = Each score of 3, Microeconomics—4 Score of 5 AP Macro = Econ 3. 3, 4, or 5 meets Course Exemptions.” Any UC 1 lower-division disciplinary toward perspectives of social 1 course toward 4, or 5 satisfies Macroeconomics—4 1 course of San Diego course equivalent breadth if noncontiguous to science PofC. Each score of 5 = social analysis. 1 course toward *Same subject area as IB Economics social science you receive may be applied major. 1 course toward perspectives of Score of 3 = elective social science requirement. to the appropriate Muir GE social science or economics PofC credit. requirement. sequence. or perspectives of social science or economics area study.

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EXAM AND UNITS UC SAN DIEGO COURSE REVELLE JOHN MUIR THURGOOD MARSHALL EARL WARREN COLLEGE ELEANOR SIXTH COLLEGE SEVENTH COLLEGE FOR UNIVERSITY EXEMPTIONS COLLEGE COLLEGE COLLEGE ROOSEVELT CREDIT (FOR USE ON MAJOR) COLLEGE English Score of 3, 4, or 5 meets Entry 8 units of elective credit 8 units of elective credit 8 units of elective credit 8 units of elective credit and clears 8 units of elective 8 units elective 8 units of collective Composition and Level Writing requirement. and clears Entry Level and clears Entry Level and clears Entry Level Entry Level Writing requirement credit and clears credit and clears credit and clears Literature—8 Writing requirement Writing requirement (8 units Writing requirement (8 units (8 units maximum for both tests). Entry Level Writing Entry Level Writing Entry Level Writing Language and (8 units maximum for maximum for both tests). maximum for both tests). Composition and Literature score requirement (8 requirement (8 units requirement. Composition—8 both tests). Does not clear any general- of 3, 4, or 5 = 2 courses toward units maximum for maximum for both (8-unit maximum for education requirements. humanities or literature PofC or both tests). tests). both tests) 1 course toward humanities or *Same subject area as IB literature area study. English Environmental Score of 4 or 5 = exempts Elective credit only Refer to “UC San Diego Course Meets 1 lower-division 1 course toward science and Meets 1 of 2 Score of 4 or 5 = Score of 4 or 5 satisfies Science—4 ESYS 10. Exemptions.” Any UC San disciplinary breadth if technology PofC courses toward 1 course toward 1 course toward natural Diego course equivalent noncontiguous to major. natural science analytical science and engineering you receive may be applied requirement. methodologies/ requirement. to the appropriate Muir GE scientific method. sequence. Score of 3 = elective credit. Government and Score of 3, 4, or 5 satisfies 1 course for social Refer to “UC San Diego Course Score of 3, 4, or 5 meets 1 1 course toward perspectives of Elective credit only Score of 4 or 5 = Elective credit only Politics: United American History and science requirement Exemptions.” Any UC San lower-division disciplinary social science or political science 1 course toward States—4 Institutions. Diego course equivalent breadth if noncontiguous to PofC or area study social analysis. Score of 5 = exempts POLI 10. you receive may be applied major. Score of 3 = elective to the appropriate Muir GE credit. sequence. Government and Score of 5 = exempts 1 course for social Refer to “UC San Diego Course Score of 3, 4, or 5 meets 1 1 course toward perspectives of Elective credit only Score of 4 or 5 = Elective credit only Politics: POLI 11. science requirement Exemptions.” Any UC San lower-division disciplinary social science or political science 1 course toward Comparative—4 Diego course equivalent breadth if noncontiguous to PofC or political science area study social analysis. *Same subject area as IB you receive may be applied major. Score of 3 = elective Global Politics to the appropriate Muir GE credit. sequence. History: Score of 3, 4, or 5 = exempts Meets social science Refer to “UC San Diego Course Meets lower-division 2 courses toward history or Elective credit only Score of 3, 4, or 5 = Score of 3, 4, or 5 meets United States—8 2 quarters US history; may requirement. Exemptions.” Any UC San disciplinary breadth if humanities PofC or 1 course 2 courses toward humanities requirement. *Same subject area as IB take HILD 2A, 2B, or 2C. Diego course equivalent noncontiguous to major. toward history or humanities area narrative, aesthetic, History of Americas Satisfies American History and you receive may be applied study and historical Institutions. to the appropriate Muir GE reasoning. sequence. History: None Elective credit only Elective credit only Meets lower-division 2 courses toward history or May apply as 1 Score of 3, 4, or 5 = Elective credit only European—8 disciplinary breadth if humanities PofC or 1 course course toward 2 courses toward *Same subject area as IB noncontiguous to major. toward history or humanities area Europe regional narrative, aesthetic, History of Europe and the study specialization. and historical Middle East and IB History See ERC academic reasoning. of Europe and the Islamic counselor for World details. History: World—8 None Elective credit only Elective credit only Meets lower-division 2 courses toward history or Elective credit only Score of 3, 4, or 5 = Elective credit only *Same subject area as IB disciplinary breadth if humanities PofC or 1 course 2 courses toward Twentieth-Century World noncontiguous to major. toward history or humanities area narrative, aesthetic, History study and historical reasoning.

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EXAM AND UNITS UC SAN DIEGO COURSE REVELLE JOHN MUIR THURGOOD MARSHALL EARL WARREN COLLEGE ELEANOR SIXTH COLLEGE SEVENTH FOR UNIVERSITY EXEMPTIONS COLLEGE COLLEGE COLLEGE ROOSEVELT COLLEGE CREDIT (FOR USE ON MAJOR) COLLEGE Human None Elective credit only Elective credit only Elective credit only Elective credit only Elective credit only Elective credit only Elective credit only Geography—4 *Same subject area as IB Geography Language other than Score of 3 = exempts LIFR/LIGM/LIIT/ Score of 4 or 5 Refer to “UC San Meets lower-division Scores of 3, 4, and 5 in French, German, Score of 3 = 8 units of Score of 3, 4, or 5 = Score of 3 satisfies English LISP 1C/ICX. meets language Diego Course disciplinary breadth if Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and/or elective credit. Take 4th 2 courses toward 1 course toward Chinese—8 Score of 4 = exempts LIFR/LIGM/LIIT/ proficiency Exemptions.” Any noncontiguous to major. Japanese may count toward certain quarter level course narrative, aesthetic, humanities French—8 LISP 1D/1DX or LTFR/LTGM/LTSP/ requirement. UC San Diego Programs of Concentration or Area to meet proficiency and historical requirement. German—8 LTIT 2A. Score of 3 = course equivalent Studies. Please see https://warren.ucsd requirement. reasoning. Score of 4 or 5 Italian—8 Score of 5 = exempts LTFR/LTGM/ 8 units of elective you receive may .edu/academics/general-education/ Score of 4 or 5 meets meets humanities Japanese—8 LIIT/LTSP 2B. credit. be applied to the ap-ib-credit.html. language proficiency requirement. Spanish—8 Take 4th quarter appropriate Muir GE requirement. *Same subject area as IB level course to sequence. Linguistics A exams meet proficiency requirement. Latin Score of 3, 4, or 5 = exempts LTLA Usually prepares Refer to “UC San Meets 1 lower-division Each exam = 1 course toward classical Usually prepares student Score of 3, 4, or 5 = Each score of 3, Latin: Virgil—4 1, 2, 3. student to take Diego Course disciplinary breadth if studies, humanities, or literature PofC or to take LTLA 100 to meet each 4 units satisfies 4, or 5 satisfies Latin: Literature—4 LTLA 100 to Exemptions.” Any noncontiguous to major. area study. proficiency requirement. 1 course toward 1 course toward *Same subject area as meet proficiency UC San Diego narrative, aesthetic, humanities IB Latin requirement. 4 course equivalent and historical requirement. units of elective you receive may reasoning. credit for each be applied to the exam. appropriate Muir GE sequence. Literature Score of 3 = exempts LISP 1D/DX or Score of 3, 4, or 5 Refer to “UC San Meets lower-division Score of 3 = 1 course toward humanities Score of 3, 4, or 5 meets Score of 3, 4, or 5 = Score of 3, 4, or 5 Spanish—8 LTSP 2A. meets proficiency Diego Course disciplinary breadth if or literature PofC or 1 course toward proficiency requirement. 2 courses toward meets humanities *Same subject area as IB Score of 4 = exempts LTSP 2B. requirement. Exemptions.” Any noncontiguous to major. humanities or literature area study. narrative, aesthetic, requirement. Spanish A Score of 5 = exempts LTSP 2C. UC San Diego Score of 4 or 5 = 2 courses toward and historical course equivalent humanities or literature PofC or 1 course reasoning. you receive may toward humanities or literature area be applied to the study. appropriate Muir GE sequence. Mathematics Score of 3 on AB exam = exempts AB exam = 1 Refer to “UC San AB exam = meets 1 Score of 3 on AB exam = 1 course AB exam = 1 of 2 AB or BC exam AB score of 3, 4, or Calculus AB—4 Math 10A. course of math Diego Course mathematics, advanced toward formal skills requirement. courses toward score of 3, 4, or 5 5 satisfies 1 course Calculus BC—8 Score of 4 or 5 on AB exam = requirement; Exemptions.” Any statistics. BC exam = meets Score of 4 or 5 on AB exam = 1 course quantitative/formal skills = 1 course toward toward quantitative (8-unit maximum for exempts Math 20A or 10A. BC exam = 2 UC San Diego 2 mathematics, advanced toward formal skills requirement and/ requirement. structured reasoning. reasoning both tests) Score of 3 on BC exam = exempts courses of math course equivalent statistics. or math PofC; BC exam = 2 courses BC exam meets the requirement. *Same subject area as IB Math 20A or Math 10A, 10B. requirement. you receive may toward formal skills requirement and/ 2-course quantitative/ BC score of 3, 4, or 5 Mathematics Score of 4 or 5 on BC exam = be applied to the or math PofC. formal skills meets quantitative exempts Math 20A, 20B or 10A, 10B. appropriate Muir GE requirement. reasoning sequence. requirement. Music None Meets fine arts Elective credit only Meets lower-division 2 courses toward humanities or music Meets the 1-course fine Score of 3, 4, or 5 = Score of 3, 4, Theory—8 requirement. disciplinary breadth PofC or 1 course toward humanities or arts requirement. 2 courses toward art or 5 meets arts *Same subject area as IB requirement if music area study making. requirement. Music noncontiguous to major.

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EXAM AND UNITS UC SAN DIEGO COURSE REVELLE JOHN MUIR THURGOOD EARL WARREN ELEANOR SIXTH COLLEGE SEVENTH COLLEGE FOR UNIVERSITY EXEMPTIONS COLLEGE COLLEGE MARSHALL COLLEGE COLLEGE ROOSEVELT CREDIT (FOR USE ON MAJOR) COLLEGE Physics 1 or 2 exam = elective credit and 1 or 2 exam = meets physics Refer to “UC San If 4 units earned = meets 1 or 2 exams = 2 courses 1 or 2 exam meets the 1 or 2 exam score of 1 or 2 score of 3, 4, or 5 Physics 1 or 2—8 exempts Phys 10. requirement. Diego Course physics/natural science toward science and 2-course natural science 3, 4, or 5 = 2 courses meets natural science and Physics C C exam (Mech): C exam (Mech or E&M) = Exemptions.” Any requirement or 1 lower- technology PofC. requirement. toward analytical engineering requirement. Mechanics—4 Score of 3 = exempts Phys 1A. each 4 units can meet UC San Diego division disciplinary breadth C exam (Mech and E&M): C exam (E&M) = 1 of 2 methodologies/ C (Mech) score of 3, 4, or 5 Physics C Electricity Score of 4 or 5 = exempts Phys physics requirement or 1 course equivalent if noncontiguous to major. Each score of 3 = 1 course courses for the natural scientific method. satisfies 1 course toward and Magnetism—4 1A or 2A. course of the natural science you receive may If 8 units earned, meets toward science and science requirement; C exam score of 3, 4, natural science and (8-unit maximum for C exam (E&M): requirement. be applied to the physics/natural science technology PofC. C exam (Mech) = meets or 5 = each 4 units engineering requirement. all three tests) Score of 3 = exempts Phys 1B. appropriate Muir requirement and 1 lower- Each score of 4 or 5 = 1 1 of the 2 courses for satisfies 1 course C (E&M) score of 3, 4, or 5 *Same subject area as IB Score of 4 or 5 = exempts Phys GE sequence. division disciplinary breadth course toward physics or the natural science toward analytical satisfies 1 course toward Physics 1B or 2B. if noncontiguous to major. science and technology requirement. methodologies/ natural science and PofC. scientific method. engineering requirement. Psychology—4 Score of 4 or 5 = exempts 1 course for social science Refer to “UC San Meets 1 lower-division 1 course toward Elective credit only Score of 4 or 5 = Elective credit only *Same subject area as IB Psychology 1. requirement Diego Course disciplinary breadth if perspectives of social 1 course toward Psychology Exemptions.” Any noncontiguous to major. science or psychology social analysis. UC San Diego PofC or area study Score of 3 = elective course equivalent credit. you receive may be applied to the appropriate Muir GE sequence. Statistics—4 None 1 course toward math Elective credit only Meets 1 lower-division 1 course toward formal 1 of 2 courses toward Score of 3, 4, or 5 = Score of 3, 4, or 5 requirement disciplinary breadth if skills requirement quantitative/formal skills 1 course toward satisfies 1 course toward noncontiguous to major. requirement exploring data. quantitative reasoning requirement.

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