Santa Barbara
In addition to general education credit as listed, some AP test scores may be equivalent to certain UCSB courses. For more information, see www.catalog.ucsb.edu.
Art History
Earns 8 units credit; earns credit for one course of Arts general education requirement.
Art (Studio)
Earns 8 units credit; no general education credit.
Biology
Earns 8 units credit; earns credit for one course of Science, Mathematics, and Technology general education requirement.
Chemistry
Earns 8 units elective credit; earns credit for one course of Science, Mathematics, and Technology general education requirement; satisfies Quantitative Relationships requirement.
Computer Science
Computer Science A: Earns 2 units credit; no general education credit.
Computer Science AB: Earns 4 units credit; earns credit for one course of Science, Mathematics, and Technology general education requirement; satisfies Quantitative Relationships requirement.
Economics
Either test: Earns 4 units credit; earns credit for one course of Social Science general education requirement.
English
Either test: Score of 3 earns 8 units credit, satisfies Entry-Level Writing requirement Score of 4 earns 8 units credit, satisfies Entry Level Writing requirement, equivalent to Writing 2 within the English Reading and Composition general education requirement.
Score of 5 earns 8 units credit, satisfies Entry Level Writing requirement, equivalent to Writing 2 and 50, the entire English Reading and Composition general education requirement.
Environmental Science
Earns 4 units credit; earns credit for one course of Science, Mathematics, and Technology general education requirement.
Government and Politics
United States: Earns 4 units credit; earns credit for one course of Social Sciences general education requirement; satisfies American History and Institutions requirement.
Comparative: Earns 4 units credit; earns credit for one course of Social Sciences general education requirement.
History
United States: Earns 8 units credit; satisfies American History and Institutions requirement; earns credit for one course of Social Sciences general education requirement.
European: Earns 8 units credit; earns credit for one course of Culture and Thought general education requirement.
Language Other Than English
Earns 8 units credit; satisfies Foreign Language general education requirement.
Latin
Each test: Earns 4 units credit; satisfies Foreign Language general education requirement.
Mathematics
Calculus AB: Earns 4 units credit; earns credit
for one course of Science, Mathematics, and Technology general education
requirement; satisfies Quantitative Relationships requirement.
Calculus
BC: Earns 8 units credit; earns credit for two courses of Science,
Mathematics, and Technology general education requirement; satisfies
Quantitative Relationships requirement.
Physics
One or more tests: Earns credit for one course of Science, Mathematics, and Technology general education requirement; satisfies Quantitative Relationships requirement.
Physics B: Earns 8 units credit.
Physics C, each test: Earns 4 units credit.
Psychology
Earns 4 units credit; earns credit for one course of Social Science general education requirement.
Statistics
Earns 4 units credit; earns credit for one course of Science, Mathematics, and Technology general education requirement; satisfies Quantitative Relationships requirement.