Berkeley

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College of Chemistry

Art History
Earns 3 units toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences).

Biology
For Chemical Biology and Chemical Engineering majors, score of 4 or 5 satisfies Biology 1A and 1AL.

Economics
Each test: Earns 2.7 units toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences).

English
Literature: Score of 4 earns 4 units toward breadth requirement (equivalent to English 1A); score of 5 earns 5.3 units toward breadth requirement (equivalent to English 1A-B).

Language: Score of 4 or 5 earns 4 units toward breadth requirement (equivalent to English 1A).

Government and Politics
Each test: Earns 2.7 units credit toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences).

History
Each test: Earns 3 units toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences).

Human Geography
Earns 2.7 units toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences).

Language Other Than English
Literature, each exam: For Chemical Engineering majors, earns 3 units toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences); for Chemistry and Chemical Biology majors, satisfies Foreign Language requirement or earns 3 units toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences).

Language, each exam: For Chemical Engineering majors, earns 5.3 units toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/
Social Sciences); maximum of 6 units total; for Chemistry and Chemical Biology majors, satisfies Foreign Language requirement or earns 5.3 units toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences).

Latin
Each test: For Chemical Engineering majors, earns 2.7 units toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences); for Chemistry and Chemical Biology majors, satisfies Foreign Language requirement or earns 2.7 units toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences).

Mathematics
Calculus AB (or AB subscore on BC exam): Earns subject credit for Mathematics 1A.

Calculus BC: Score of 3 or 4 earns subject credit for Mathematics 1A; score of 5 earns subject credit for Mathematics 1A-1B.

Music
Earns 3 units toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences).

Physics
Physics C, both tests: Sum of scores 9 or higher, earns credit for Physics 7A.

Psychology

Earns 2.7 units toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences). 


College of Engineering

No more than two AP tests may be used to fulfill the College's Humanities/Social Studies requirement.

Art History
Earns lower-division Humanities credit.

Biology
Score of 4 or 5 satisfies Biology 1A-1B.

Chemistry
Exempt Chemistry 1A; if student's major requires Chemistry 1B, the College strongly recommends that the student enroll in Chemistry 1A before 1B.

Computer Science
Computer Science AB: Score of 4 or 5 satisfies Computer Science 61B requirement.

Economics
Exempt one lower-division Humanities course for completion of both tests.

English
Either test: Score of 4 or 5 satisfies English 1A.

Government and Politics
Contact the College of Engineering about application of credit.

History
Either test: Satisfies one lower-division Humanities course.

Language Other Than English
Literature: Any test except Latin earns lower-division Humanities credit.

Mathematics
Calculus AB: Earns subject credit for Mathematics 1A. (Note: Students with a score of 3 are encouraged to take Math 1A at Berkeley.)
Calculus BC: Score of 5 earns subject credit for Mathematics 1A-1B.

Physics
Physics Mechanics C: Score of 5 satisfies Physics 7A.

Psychology
Satisfies one lower-division Humanities course.

 

College of Environmental Design

English

Maximum of 4.3 units for all English exams.

Literature: Score of 4 satisfies first half of Reading and Composition requirement; score of 5 earns 5.3 units and satisfies entire Reading and Composition requirement (equivalent to English 1A-1B

Language: Score of 4 or 5 satisfies first half of Reading and Composition requirement (equivalent to English 1A).

Mathematics
Calculus AB (or AB subscore on BC exam): Earns subject credit for Mathematics 16A.
Calculus BC: Score of 3 or 4 earns subject credit for Mathematics 16A; score of 5 earns subject credit for Mathematics 16A and 16B.

Physics
Physics C Mechanics: For Architecture majors, score of 5 earns subject credit for Physics 7A or 8A.

Statistics
For Urban Studies majors, earns subject credit for Statistics 2.

Other AP Exams
May be used toward breadth requirements.

 

College of Letters and Science

Computer Science
Computer Science AB: Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning requirement.

English
Literature: Score of 4 satisfies first half of Reading and Composition requirement; score of 5 satisfies entire Reading and Composition requirement.

Language: Score of 4 or 5 satisfies first half of Reading and Composition requirement.

History
United States: Satisfies the American History and Institutions requirement.

Language Other Than English
Each test: Satisfies Foreign Language requirement.

Mathematics
Each test: Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning requirement.

Statistics
Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning requirement.

 

College of Natural Resources

Biology
Score of 4, exempt Biology 1A.

Chemistry
Score of 4 or 5, may enroll in Chemistry 3A.

English
Literature: Score of 4 satisfies first half of the Reading and Composition requirement; score of 5 satisfies entire requirement.

Language: Earns subject credit toward Arts and Humanities; score of 4 or 5 also satisfies first half of the Reading and
Composition requirement.

Language Other Than English
Each test: Satisfies Foreign Language requirement for Environmental Sciences and Environmental Economics and Policy majors only.

Mathematics
Each test: Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning requirement for Environmental Sciences and Environmental Economics and Policy majors only.
Calculus AB: Score of 3, may enroll in Math 16A or Math 1A; score of 5, may enroll in Math 1B.
Calculus BC: Score of 3 or 4, may enroll in Math 1B; score of 5, may enroll in Math 53.

Statistics
Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning requirement for Environmental Sciences and Environmental Economics and Policy majors only.

Other AP Exams
Call the college at (510) 642-0542.

Haas School of Business

For information about credit by exam, visit the school's website.