Advanced Placement Test Credit

• UC Berkeley
• UC Davis
• UC Irvine
• UCLA
• UC Merced
• UC Riverside
• UC San Diego
• UC Santa Barbara
• UC Santa Cruz

The University grants credit for all College Board Advanced Placement tests on which a student scores 3 or higher. The credit toward graduation may get specific subject credit and/or credit toward general education/ breadth requirements, as determined by evaluators at each campus.

Students should be encouraged to take AP tests when appropriate. Although the College Board reports all AP tests results to the University, students should be aware AP test scores lower than 3 will not adversely
affect their chances for admission.

Units granted for AP tests are not counted toward the maximum number of credits required for formal declaration of a major or the maximum number of units a student may accumulate prior to graduation. 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 University grants credit for AP tests as described below. Credit is expressed in quarter units. For Berkeley and Merced, divide total quarter units by 1.5 to convert to semester units. In many cases, satisfaction of subject requirements or credit toward specific requirements also is awarded by the campuses as described below. At all campuses, a maximum of 8 quarter units are allowed in each of the following areas: Art (Studio), English, Mathematics, Music and Physics. A maximum of 4 quarter units are allowed in Computer Science.

Space does not permit discussion of how AP credit is granted for each program. The campus admissions offices can advise counselors and students about these issues.

For information on how AP exams can be applied to IGETC requirements, visit the California Community Colleges Transfer Counselor website .

AP Test Credit

UC Eligibility Code: E=English, M=Mathematics, H=Humanities, B=Behavioral and Scoal Sciences, S=Biological and PHyhsical Sciences

Note About AB Subscore on Calculus BC Examination:
Students who take the Calculus BC examination and earn a subscore of 3 or higher on the Calculus AB portion will receive credit for the Calculus AB examination, even if they do not receive a score of 3 or higher on the BC examination.

Note About Music Theory Subscore:
The University grants credit for the full Music Theory exam. Students who earn only a subscore will not receive exam credit.

At All Campuses

A maximum of 8 quarter units are allowed in each of the following areas: Art (Studio), English, Mathematics, Music and Physics. A maximum of 4 quarter units are allowed in Computer Science.