AP Test Credit - UC Berkeley
COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY
Art History
Earns 3 units credit 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.
Chemistry
Does not satisfy any part of the General Chemistry requirement.
Computer Science
Does not satisfy the Computer Programming requirement for the Chemical Engineering major.
Economics
- Each test | Earns 2.7 units credit 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 credit toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences).
Human Geography
Earns 2.7 units credit toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences).
Language Other Than English
- Literature - each test | For Chemical Engineering majors, earns 3 units credit toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences) for each exam; for Chemistry and Chemical Biology majors, satisfies Foreign Language requirement or earns 3 units credit toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences).
- Language - each test | For Chemical Engineering majors, earns 5.3 units credit toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences) for each exam (maximum of 6 units total); for Chemistry and Chemical Biology majors, satisfies Foreign Language requirement or earns 5.3 units credit toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences) for each exam.
Latin
- Each test | 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 credit toward breadth requirement (Group II: Humanities/Social Sciences).
Psychology
Earns 2.7 units credit 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 beyond Chemistry 1A, the College strongly recommends that the student enroll in Chemistry 1A at Berkeley (or the equivalent) and not take the exemption.
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 the
first half of the Reading and Composition
requirement.
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 (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
Economics
both tests | Earns subject credit for Economics 1 or 2.
English
- Literature | Score of 4 earns 4 units and
satisfies first half of Reading and Composition
requirement (equivalent to English
1A); score of 5 earns 5.3 units and satisfies
entire Reading and Composition requirement
(equivalent to English 1A-1B).
Mathematics
- Calculus AB | Score of 4 or 5 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 | Score of 5 earns subject credit for Physics 8A.
Statistics
Earns subject credit for Statistics 2.
Other AP Exams
May be used toward breadth requirements. Contact the College of Environmental Design for details.
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 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 Examinations
For information about credit for other AP examinations, call the College of Natural Resources at (510) 642-0542.
HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
For information about credit by exam, see Information for Students with Exam Credit page on the Haas School website.
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