San Diego
General education credit awarded for AP exams is listed by college. Students in all colleges may also qualify for course exemptions by major. These AP exams are listed following the Thurgood Marshall College entry.
Earl Warren College
Art History
Earns credit for two courses toward Visual Arts or Humanities program of concentration or one course toward Visual Arts or Humanities area study.
Art (Studio)
Earns credit for two courses toward Visual Arts or Humanities program of concentration or one course toward Visual Arts or Humanities area study.
Biology
Score of 3 earns credit for two courses toward Science and Technology or Fundamentals of Biology program of concentration. Score of 4 or 5 earns credit for two courses toward Biology or Science and Technology program of concentration or Fundamentals of Biology program of concentration. May not take BILD 1,2,3 or 10.
Chemistry
Score of 3 earns credit for two courses toward Science and Technology program of concentration. Score of 4 earns credit for two courses toward Science and Technology program of concentration or one course toward Chemistry program of concentration. Score of 5 earns credit for two courses toward Chemistry or Science and Technology program of concentration.
Computer Science
Computer Science A: Earns 2 units elective credit.
Computer Science AB: Earns credit for one course toward Formal Skills and/or Science and Technology program of concentration.
Economics
Each test: Score of 3 or 4 earns credit for one course toward a Perspectives of Social Science program of concentration. Score of 5 earns credit for one course toward a Perspective in Social Science or Economics program of concentration.
English
Either test: Earns 8 units elective credit; satisfies Entry-Level Writing requirement.
Note: 8 units maximum credit for both tests.
Environmental Science
Score of 3 meets one course toward Science and Technology program of concentration. Score of 4 or 5 meets one course toward SIO or Science and Technology program of concentration.
Government and Politics
United States: Earns credit for one course toward Perspectives of Social Science or Political Science program of concentration or area study; satisfies American History and Institutions requirement.
Comparative: Earns credit for one course toward Perspectives of Social Science or Political Science program of concentration or Political Science area study.
History
Each test: Earns credit for two courses toward History or Humanities program of concentration or one course toward History or Humanities area study.
United States: Satisfies American History and Institutions requirement.
Human Geography
Earns 4 units elective credit.
Language Other Than English
Language (French, German, Spanish): Score of 3 meets two courses toward a Foreign Language and Culture program of concentration or one course toward a Foreign Language and Culture, Literature, or Humanities area study; score of 4 meets two courses toward a Foreign Language and Culture program of concentration or one course toward a Foreign Language and Culture area study, or one course toward a Humanities or Literature program of concentration and area study; score of 5 meets two courses toward a Foreign Language and Culture, Literature, or Humanities program of concentration or one course toward a Foreign Language and Culture, Literature, or Humanities area study.
Literature (French, Spanish): Score of 3 meets two courses toward a Foreign Language and Culture program of concentration or one course toward a Foreign Literature or Humanities program of concentration or area study; score of 4 or 5 meets two courses toward a Foreign Language and Culture program of concentration or two courses toward a Foreign Literature or Humanities program of concentration or one course toward a Literature or Humanities area study.
Latin
Each test: Score of 3, 4 or 5 meets one course toward a Classical Studies, Humanities or Literature program of concentration or area study.
Mathematics
Calculus AB: Meets one course of the
Formal Skills requirement.
Calculus BC: Meets two courses of the Formal Skills requirement.
Music
Earns credit for two courses in Humanities or Music program of concentration or one course toward a Humanities or Music area study.
Physics
Physics B: Earns credit for two courses in Science and Technology program of concentration.
Physics C, either test: Score of 3 or 4 meets one course in Science and Technology program of concentration. Score of 5 meets one course toward Physics or Science and Technology program of concentration.
Psychology
Earns credit for one course toward Perspectives in Social Science program of concentration or Psychology program of concentration or area study.
Statistics
Earns credit for one course in Formal Skills requirement.
Eleanor Roosevelt College
Art History
Earns credit for one course in Group B Fine Arts requirement.
Art (Studio)
Earns credit for one course in Group B Fine Arts requirement.
Biology
Satisfies the Natural Science requirement.
Chemistry
Satisfies the Natural Science requirement.
Computer Science
Computer Science A: Earns two units
elective credit.
Computer Science AB: Earns credit for one of two courses of Quantitative/Formal Skills requirement.
Economics
Each test: Earns 4-8 units elective credit.
English
Either test: Earns 8 units elective credit; satisfies Entry Level Writing Requirement (8 units maximum for both tests).
Environmental Science
Earns credit for one course of Natural Science requirement.
Government and Politics
Each test: Earns 4 units elective credit.
History
United States: Earns 8 units elective credit.
European: One course may apply toward Regional Specialization; see Eleanor Roosevelt College academic counselor for details.
World: Earns 8 units elective credit.
Human Geography
Earns 4 units elective credit.
Language Other Than English
Language: Score of 3 earns 8 units elective credit. Score of 4 or 5 satisfies proficiency requirement.
Literature: Satisfies proficiency requirement.
Latin
Must take the Latin proficiency exam.
Mathematics
Calculus AB: Earns credit for one course of Quantitative/Formal Skills requirement.
Calculus BC: Completes Quantitative/
Formal Skills requirement.
Music
Earns credit for one course in Group B Fine Arts requirement.
Physics
Physics B: Earns credit for two courses of Natural Science requirement.
Physics C Electricity and Magnetism: Earns credit for one course of Natural Science requirement.
Physics C, Mechanics: Earns credit for one course of Natural Science requirement.
Psychology
Earns 4 units elective credit.
Statistics
Earns credit for one course of Quantitative/Formal Skills requirement.
John Muir College
Art History
Earns 8 units elective credit.
Art (Studio)
Earns 8 units elective credit.
Biology
Score of 3, exempt BILD 10. Score of 4 or 5, exempt BILD 1, 2 and 3.
Chemistry
Refer to UCSD Course Exemptions, page 52.
Computer Science
Earns 2–4 units elective credit. If applied to major, see UCSD Course Exemptions.
Economics
See UCSD Course Exemptions.
English
Either test: Earns 8 units elective credit; satisfies Entry-Level Writing requirement (8 units maximum for both tests).
Environmental Science
Score of 3 earns 4 units of elective credit; score of 4 or 5 exempt SIO 10.
Government and Politics
United States: Refer to UCSD Course Exemptions and AH&I requirement.
Comparative: Refer to UCSD Course Exemptions.
History
United States: Refer to UCSD Course Exemptions; clears American History and Institutions requirement. May take HILD 2A, 2B or 2C to complete GE sequence.
European: Exempt two European history
courses (third course by petition after student consults with Muir adviser).
World: Exempt two quarters of a non-Western history sequence (third course by petition after student consults with Muir adviser).
Human Geography
Earns 4 units elective credit.
Language Other Than English
Language: Refer to UCSD Course Exemptions. Determines placement in language sequence and clears two courses in general education sequence if student chooses the foreign language option.
Literature: Refer to UCSD Course Exemptions. Determines placement in language sequence if student chooses that option.
Latin
Refer to UCSD Course Exemptions, page 52.
Mathematics
Refer to UCSD Course Exemptions, page 52.
Music
Earns 8 units elective credit.
Physics
Refer to UCSD Course Exemptions (8 units maximum for all exams).
Psychology
Score of 3 earns elective credit only; score of 4 or 5, exempt Psychology 1.
Statistics
Earns 4 units elective credit.
Revelle College
Art History
Satisfies Fine Arts requirement and one course
of noncontiguous area of focus or may meet two courses of noncontiguous area of focus.
Art (Studio)
Satisfies Fine Arts requirement and one course of noncontiguous area of focus or may meet two courses of noncontiguous area of focus.
Biology
Satisfies Revelle Biology requirement.
Chemistry
Partial completion of Natural Science requirement.
Computer Science
Partial completion of noncontiguous area of focus.
Economics
Each test: Meets one course of Social Science requirement.
English
Either test: May meet two courses of noncontiguous area of focus or 8 units elective credit.
Environmental Science
Elective units or may meet one course of noncontiguous area of focus.
Government and Politics
Each test: Earns credit for one course of Social Science requirement or may meet one course of noncontiguous area of focus.
History
United States: Earns credit for one course of Social Science requirement or may meet one course of noncontiguous area of focus.
European: May meet two courses of noncontiguous area of focus.
World: May meet two courses of noncontiguous area of focus.
Human Geography
Four units elective credit or may meet one course of noncontiguous area of focus.
Language Other Than English
Language: Score of 4 or 5 satisfies proficiency requirement.
Literature: Score of 3, 4 or 5 satisfies proficiency requirement.
Latin
May meetwo courses of noncontiguous area of focus or be used as 8 units elective credit; usually prepares student to take Lit/Latin 100.
Mathematics
Calculus AB: Earns credit for one course of Math requirement.
Calculus BC: Earns credit for two courses of Math requirement.
Music
Either test: Satisfies Fine Arts requirement and may meet one course of noncontiguous area of focus.
Physics
Physics B: Meets one course of Natural Science requirement.
Physics C, each test: Earns credit for one course of Natural Science requirement.
Psychology
Earns credit for one course of Social Science requirement or may meet one course of noncontiguous area of focus.
Statistics
Earns 4 units elective credit.
Sixth College
Sixth College has no foreign language requirement. However, language study is encouraged. Students may use two courses of foreign language to satisfy the Narrative, Aesthetic and Historical Reasoning area of the general education requirement if noncontiguous to the major field of study.
Art History
Earns credit for one course of Narrative,
Aesthetic and Historical Reasoning requirement.
Art (Studio)
Earns credit for one course of Art Making.
Biology
Earns credit for one course of Analytical
Methodologies/Scientific Method requirement.
Chemistry
Earns credit for one course of Analytical
Methodologies/Scientific Method requirement.
Computer Science
Score of 4 or 5 earns credit for one course of Information Technology Fluency requirement.
Economics
Each test: Score of 3 earns elective credit. Score of 4 or 5 earns credit for one course of Social Analysis requirement.
English
Either test: Satisfies Entry-Level Writing requirement and earns 8 units elective credit (8 units maximum for both tests).
Environmental Science
Score of 4 or 5 earns credit for one course of Analytical Methodologies/Scientific Method requirement.
Government and Politics
Each test: Score of 3 earns elective credit; score of 4 or 5 satisfies Social Analysis requirement.
Political Science majors: Score of 5 required to meet major requirement.
History
Each test: Earns credit for one course of Narrative, Aesthetic and Historical Reasoning requirement.
Human Geography
Earns 4 units elective credit.
Language Other Than English
Language: Earns credit for one course toward Narrative, Aesthetic and Historical Reasoning requirement.
Literature: Earns credit for one course toward Narrative, Aesthetic and Historical
Reasoning requirement.
Latin
Each test: Earns credit for one course of Narrative, Aesthetic and Historical Reasoning requirement.
Mathematics
Earns credit for one course of Structured
Reasoning requirement.
Music
Earns credit for one course of Art Making.
Physics
Physics B or C: Earns credit for one course toward Analytical Methodologies/Scientific Method requirement.
Psychology
Earns credit for one course toward Social Analysis requirement.
Statistics
One course toward Exploring Data.
Thurgood Marshall College
Art History
Earns credit for one course of Fine Arts requirement.
Art (Studio)
Earns credit for two courses of disciplinary breadth requirement if noncontiguous to major.
Biology
Earns credit for one course of Biology/Natural Science requirement; may also apply one course toward disciplinary breadth requirement if noncontiguous to major.
Chemistry
Earns credit for one course of Chemistry/Natural Science requirement; may apply one course toward disciplinary breadth requirement if noncontiguous to major.
Computer Science
Computer Science A: Earns 2 units
elective credit.
Computer Science AB: Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns credit for one course of Math, Statistics and Logic requirement or one course of disciplinary breadth if noncontiguous to major.
Economics
Each test: Score of 3 or 4 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 5 earns credit for one course of disciplinary breadth requirement if noncontiguous to major.
English
Either test: Earns 8 units elective credit and satisfies Entry Level Writing Requirement (8 units maximum for both tests).
Environmental Science
Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns credit for one course of Physics/Natural Science requirement.
Government and Politics
Each test: Score of 3 or 4 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 5 earns credit for one course of disciplinary breadth requirement if noncontiguous to major.
History
Each test: Earns credit for two courses
of disciplinary breadth requirement if
noncontiguous to major.
Human Geography
Earns 4 units elective credit.
Language Other Than English
Language: Earns credit for two courses
of disciplinary breadth requirement if
noncontiguous to major.
Literature: Earns credit for two courses of disciplinary breadth requirement if noncontiguous to major.
Latin
Earns credit for one course of disciplinary breadth requirement if noncontiguous to major.
Mathematics
Calculus AB: Earns credit for one course of Math, Statistics and Logic requirement.
Calculus BC: Earns credit for two courses of Math, Statistics and Logic requirement.
Music
Earns credit for two courses of disciplinary breadth requirement if noncontiguous
to major.
Physics
Physics B: Earns credit for one course of Physics/Natural Science requirement and one course of disciplinary breadth requirement if noncontiguous to major.
Physics C, either test: Earns credit for one course of Physics/Natural Science requirement or one course of disciplinary breadth requirement if noncontiguous to major.
Physics C, both tests: Earns credit for one course of Physics/Natural Science requirement and one course of disciplinary breadth requirement if noncontiguous to major.
Psychology
Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns credit for one course of disciplinary breadth requirement if noncontiguous to major.
Statistics
Earns 4 units elective credit.
UCSD Course Exemptions
Courses required for the major may be exempted if the student passes the appropriate AP exam. Students qualify for the exemptions listed below only if the course is required for their major.
Biology
Score of 3: Exempt BILD 10; may take BILD 1, 2, 3 for credit.
Score of 4 or 5: Exempt BILD 1, 2 and 3.
Chemistry
Score of 3: Exempt Chemistry 4 or 11.
Score of 4: Exempt Chemistry 4, 11 or 6A; may take Chemistry 6AH, 6BH, 6CH for credit.
Score of 5: Exempt Chemistry 6A-6B-6C or 11; encouraged to take Chemistry 6AH, 6BH, 6CH for credit.
Computer Science
Computer Science A: Score of 4, exempt Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) 8A and 8AL; student should take CSE 11. Score of 5, exempt CSE 11.
Computer Science AB: Score of 4 or 5, exempt CSE 11. Score of 5, exempt CSE 12 with departmental approval.
Economics
Microeconomics: Score of 3 or 4 earns elective credit; score of 5, exempt Economics 1.
Macroeconomics: Score of 3 or 4 earns elective credit; score of 5, exempt Economics 3.
English
Satisfies Entry-Level Writing requirement.
Environmental Science
Earns elective units. Score of 4 or 5, exempt SIO 10.
Government and Politics
Comparative: Score of 5, exempt Political Science 11.
United States: Satisfies American History and Institutions requirement; score of 5, exempt Political Science 10.
History
United States: Exempt two quarters U.S. History; may take HILD 2A, 2B or 2C; satisfies American History and Institutions requirement.
Language Other Than English
Language: Score of 3, exempt Ling. 1C/1CX, Chinese 20A, LIIT 1C/CX, LTIT 1C. Score of 4, exempt Ling. 1D/1DX or Lit. 2A, Chinese 20B, LTIT 2A, Japanese 20A. Score of 5, exempt Lit. 2B, Chinese 20C, LTIT 50.
Literature (French and Spanish): Score of 3, exempt Linguistics 1D/1DX or Literature 2A; score of 4, exempt Literature 2B; score of 5, exempt Spanish Literature 2C or French Literature 50.
Latin
Exempt LTLA 1, 2, 3.
Mathematics
Calculus AB: Score of 3, exempt Mathematics 10A. Score of 4 or 5, exempt Mathematics 10A or 20A.
Calculus BC: Score of 3, exempt Mathematics 20A; or exempt Mathematics 10A or 10B. Score of 4 or 5, exempt Mathematics 20A, 20B or Mathematics 10A, 10B.
Physics
Physics B: Elective credit and exempt Physics 10.
Physics C Mechanics: Score of 3 or 4, exempt Physics 1A; score of 5, exempt Physics 2A and 4A.
Physics C Electricity and Magnetism: Score of 3 or 4, exempt Physics 1B; score of 5, exempt
Physics 2B or 4C.
Psychology
Score of 4 or 5, exempt Psychology 1.