AP Test Credit - UC Irvine

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ALL SCHOOLS

Art History

Score of 3 satisfies one course toward Art History major, minor, category IV of the UCI general education requirement from the Art History 40 or 42 series, and satisfaction of category VIII, plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace School of Humanities requirements. Score of 4 or 5 satisfies two courses toward Art History major, minor, category
IV of the UCI GE requirement from the Art History 40 or 42 series, and satisfaction of category VIII; may not replace School of Humanities requirements.

Art (Studio)

Earns 8 units elective credit.

Biology

• School of Biological Sciences | Earns 8 units elective credit.
• All other schools | Earns 8 units elective credit.

Chemistry

Score of 3 earns 8 units elective credit. Score of 4 or 5 earns subject credit for Chemistry 1A plus 4 units elective credit; Chemistry and Engineering majors, subject credit for Chemistry 1A/1LA plus 3 units elective credit.

Chinese

language | Score of 3 earns 4 units of course credit, awarded following placement examination; score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units of course credit, awarded following placement examination.

Computer Science

• Computer Science A | Score of 3, 4 or 5 earns 2 units of subject credit for ICS/
  CSE 21.
• Computer Science AB | Score of 3 earns subject credit for ICS/CSE 21; score of 4 or 5 earns subject credit for CEE10, ICS/CSE 21 and 22.

Economics

• Microeconomics | Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns subject credit for Economics 20A. May not replace School of Social Sciences requirements for the bachelor’s degree.
• Macroeconomics | Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns 4 units subject credit for Economics 20B. May not replace School of Social Sciences requirements for the bachelor’s degree.

English

Satisfies Entry Level Writing requirement.

• One test | Score of 3 earns 8 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns one course toward category IV of the UCI GE requirement from the English 28 series plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace English major or minor, Literary Journalism major or School of Humanities requirements.
• Both tests | Score of 3 earns 8 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns two courses toward category IV of the uci GE requirement from the English 28 series; may not replace English major or minor, Literary Journalism major or School of Humanities requirements.

Environmental Science

Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns 4 units subject credit for Environmental Analysis and Design E8.

French

• Either test | Score of 3 earns 8 units subject credit for French 1A-B-C and satisfies category VI of the UCI breadth requirement. Score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit for French 2A-B-C and satisfies categories VI and VII-B of the UCI GE requirement.

German

• Language | Score of 3 earns 4 units subject credit for German 1A-B-C and satisfies category VI of the UCI breadth requirement. Score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit for German 2A-B-C and satisfies categories VI and VII-B of the UCI GE requirement.

Government and Politics

• Each test | Earns 4 units elective credit.

History

• One test | Earns 8 units elective credit.
• All tests | Earns 24 units elective credit.

Human Geography

Earns 4 units elective credit.

Italian

language | Score of 3 earns 4 units subject credit for Italian 1A-B-C, satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement. Score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit for Italian 2A-B-C, satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement.

Japanese

language | Score of 3 earns 4 units of subject credit for Japanese 1A-B-C, satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement. Score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit for Japanese 2A-B-C, satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement.

 

Latin

• One test | Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 satisfies categories VI and VIII of the uci GE requirement. Course credit toward the Classics major awarded upon petition.
• Both tests | Score of 3 earns 8 units subject credit for Latin 1A-B-C, satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement; score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit and satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement. Course credit toward the Classics major awarded upon petition.

Mathematics

• Calculus AB (or AB subscore on BC exam) | Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns 4 units subject credit for Mathematics 2A.
• Calculus BC | Score of 3 earns 8 units sub­ject credit for Mathematics 2A; score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit for Math­ematics 2A-2B.

Music Theory

• Each test | Score of 3 earns 8 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units elective credit and eligibility to take the Placement Examination.

Physics

• Physics B | Earns 8 units elective credit.
• Physics C Mechanics | Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 4 earns 4 units subject credit for Physics 7A/7LA; score of 5 earns 4 units subject credit for Physics 3A.
• Physics C Electricity and Magnetism | Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 4 earns 4 units subject credit for Physics 7A/7LA; score of 5 earns 4 units subject credit for Physics 3B.

Psychology

Score of 3, 4, or 5 earns 4 units elective credit.

Spanish

• Either test | Score of 3 earns 8 units subject credit for Spanish 1A-B-C and satisfies cat­egory VI of the UCI GE requirement. Score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit for Spanish 2A-B-C and satisfies categories VI and VII-B of the UCI GE requirement.

Statistics

Score of 3, 4, or 5 earns 4 units subject credit for Statistics 7/Mathematics 7,
Social Ecology 13 or Management 7.