Advanced Placement (AP) Scores Applied to General Education

A student earning a score of 3 or higher on an AP exam meets the following general education (GE) areas. The Cypress College transcript will show the AP exam credit applicable to the Native AA/AS GE as detailed below. Admissions and Records evaluators will adjust AP exam credit as applicable when a student applies for CSU GE Breadth or IGETC certification.

AP policy information for IGETC is also available at: http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/ap-satisfy-admission-and-igetc-req.pdf.

AP policy information for CSU GE Breadth is available at http://www.calstate.edu/AcadAff/codedMemos/AA-2015-19.pdf.

Note: *Students should not repeat classes for which they have earned AP credit unless a specific university requires it for their major. AP transfer credit awarded for admission and transfer major requirements is determined by the receiving university.

Cypress Advanced Placement
AP Exam	IGETC¹ Approved Credit (Includes American Institutions)	CSU GE Breadth Approved Credit (Includes American Institutions)	CCC GE Approved Credit
Art History	3A or 3B²	C1 or C2	C1 or C2
Art (Studio)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Biology	5B and 5C	B2 + B3	B1
Calculus AB	2A	B4⁴	B2
Calculus BC	2A	B4⁴	B2
Calculus BC/AB Subscore	2A	B4⁴	B2
Chemistry	5A and 5C	B1 + B3	B1
Chinese Language and Culture	3B and 6A	C2	C2
Computer Science A	n/a	n/a⁴	n/a
Computer Science AB+Computer Science Principles	n/a	n/a⁴	n/a
Economics (Macro)	4B	D2	D
Economics (Micro)	4B	D2	D
English Language and Composition	1A	A2	A1
English Literature and Composition	1A or 3B²	A2 + C2	A1 or C2
Environmental Science	5A and 5C	B2 + B3 (prior to F’09 only) or B1 + B3	B1
European History	3B or 4F²	C2 or D6	C2 or D
French Language	3B and 6A	C2 (prior to F’11 only)	C2
French Literature	3B and 6A	C2 (prior to F’09 only)	C2
French Language and Culture	3B and 6A	C2	C2
German Language	n/a	C2 (prior to F’11 only)	C2
German Language and Culture	n/a	C2	C2
Comparative Government and Politics	4H	D8	D
U.S. Government and Politics	4H	D8 and US-2	D
Human Geography	4E	D5	D
Italian Language and Culture	n/a	C2	C2
Japanese Language and Culture	3B and 6A	C2	C2
Latin	n/a	C2	C2
Latin Literature	n/a	C2 (prior to F’09 only)	C2
Latin: Vergil	3B and 6A	C2 (prior to F’12 only)	C2
Music Theroy	n/a	C1 (prior to F’09 only)	C2
Physics B	5A and 5C	B1 + B3⁵ (prior to F’13 only)	B1
Physics 1 and 2	n/a	B1 + B3⁵	B1
Physics C Mechanics	5A and 5C	B1 + B3⁵	B1
Physics C Electricity/Magnetism	5A and 5C	B1 + B3⁵	B1
Psychology	4I	D9 (S’14)	D
Spanish Language	3B and 6A	C2 (prior to F’09 only)	C2
Spanish Literature	3B and 6A	C2 (prior to S'13 only)	C2
Spanish Language and Culture	3B and 6A	C2	C2
Spanish Literature and Culture	n/a	C2	C2
Statistics	2A	B4	B2
Studio Art	n/a	n/a	n/a
U.S. History	3B or 4F²	(C2 or D6) and US-1	C2 or D
World History	3B or 4F²	C2 or D6	C2 or D

There is no equivalent AP exam for the Area 1B, Critical Thinking/Composition, requirement.

AP exams may be used in either area regardless of where the certifying CCC’s discipline is located.

AP exams in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics B earn 4 semester or 5 quarter units toward IGETC certification. For Environmental Science, Physics C: Mechanics and Physics C: Electricity/Magnetism, 3 semester or 4 quarter units are applied for IGETC certification.

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If a student passes more than one AP exam in calculus or computer science, only one examination may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree.

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If a student passes more than one AP exam in Physics, only 6 units of credit may be applied to the baccalaureate, and only 4 units of credit may be applied to a certification in GE Breadth.