Advanced Placement Exams That Satisfy UC Freshmen and Transfer Admission and IGETC
(Updated March, 2025)
| AP Subject Area | AP Score | UC Elibibility | Applicability (3 sem/4 qtr) | Total Quarter Units Awarded | Total Semester Units Awarded | Limitations of Credit |
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| ART: Art History | 3, 4, 5 | UC-H | 3A or 3B | 8 | 5.3 | |
| STUDIO ART: 2-D Design | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | 5.3 | 8 Quarter/5.3 semester units max for all Studio Art exams. | ||
3-D Design |
3, 4, 5 | 8 | 5.3 | 8 Quarter/5.3 semester units max for all Studio Art exams. | ||
Drawing |
3, 4, 5 | 8 | 5.3 | 8 Quarter/5.3 semester units max for all Studio Art exams. | ||
| BIOLOGY* | 3, 4, 5 | UC-S | 5B and 5C | 8 | 5.3 | |
| CHEMISTRY* | 3, 4, 5 | UC-S | 5A and 5C | 8 | 5.3 | |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE A | 3, 4, 5 | Before 2018 | 2 | 1.3 | 4 quarter/2.6 semester units max for Computer Science A and AB Exams. | |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE A | 2018 and later | 8 | 5.3 | |||
| COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLE | 3, 4, 5 | 8 | 5.3 | |||
| ECONOMICS: Macroeconomics | 3, 4, 5 | UC-B | 4 | 4 | 2.6 | |
Microeconomics |
3, 4, 5 | UC-B | 4 | 4 | 2.6 | |
| ENGLISH: Language and Composition | 3, 4, 5 | UC-E | 1A | 8 | 5.3 | 8 quarter/5.3 semester units for both English Lang/Comp and Lit/Comp |
Literature and Composition |
3, 4, 5 | UC-E/UC-H | 1A or 3B | 8 | 5.3 | 8 quarter/5.3 semester units for both English Lang/Comp and Lit/Comp |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE**+ | 3, 4, 5 | UC-S | 5A and 5C | 4 | 2.6 | |
| GOVERNMENT and POLITICS: | ||||||
Comparative |
3, 4, 5 | UC-B | 4 | 4 | 2.6 | |
U.S. |
3, 4, 5 | UC-B | 4 | 4 | 2.6 | |
| HISTORY: European | 3, 4, 5 | UC-H/UC-B | 3B or 4 | 8 | 5.3 | |
U.S. |
3, 4, 5 | UC-H/UC-B | 3B or 4 | 8 | 5.3 | |
World - Modern |
3, 4, 5 | UC-H/UC-B | 3B or 4 | 8 | 5.3 | |
| HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | 3, 4, 5 | UC-B | 4 | 4 | 2.6 | |
| LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH: | ||||||
Chinese Language and Culture |
3, 4, 5 | UC-H | 6A and 3B | 8 | 5.3 | |
French Language and Culture |
3, 4, 5 | UC-H | 6A and 3B | 8 | 5.3 | |
German Language and Culture |
3, 4, 5 | UC-H | 6A and 3B | 8 | 5.3 | |
Italian Language and Culture |
3, 4, 5 | UC-H | 6A and 3B | 8 | 5.3 | |
Japanese Language and Culture |
3, 4, 5 | UC-H | 6A and 3 B | 8 | 5.3 | |
Latin |
3, 4, 5 | UC-H | 6A and 3B | 4 | 2.6 | |
Spanish Language and Culture |
3, 4, 5 | UC-H | 6A and 3B | 8 | 5.3 | |
Spanish Literature and Culture |
3, 4, 5 | UC-H | 6A and 3B | 8 | 5.3 | |
| MATH: Calculus AB | 3, 4, 5 | UC-M | 2A | 4 | 2.6 | 8 quarter/5.3 semester units max for both exams, 4 quarter/2.6 semester units max between AB and AB subscore |
Calculus BC |
3, 4, 5 | UC-M | 2A | 8 | 5.3 | 8 quarter/5.3 semester units max for both exams, 4 quarter/2.6 semester units max between AB and AB subscore |
AB subscore from BC exam |
3,4,5 | UC-M | 2A | 4 | 2.6 | 8 quarter/5.3 semester units max for both exams, 4 quarter/2.6 semester units max between AB and AB subscore |
| MUSIC THEORY | 3, 4, 5 | UC-H | 8 | 5.3 | ||
| PHYSICS: Physics 1* | UC-S | 5A and 5C | 8 | 5.3 | 8 quarter/5.3 semester units maximum for all physics exams. Physics 1 and Physics 2 replaced Physics B in 2014-2015. | |
Physics 2* |
3, 4, 5 | UC-S | 5A and 5C | 8 | 5.3 | 8 quarter/5.3 semester units maximum for all physics exams. Physics 1 and Physics 2 replaced Physics B in 2014-2015. |
Physics C Mechanics** |
3, 4, 5 | UC-S | 5A and 5C | 4 | 2.6 | 8 quarter/5.3 semester units maximum for all physics exams. |
Physics C Electricity and Magnetism** |
3, 4, 5 | UC-S | 5A and 5C | 4 | 2.6 | 8 quarter/5.3 semester units maximum for all physics exams. |
| PSYCHOLOGY | 3, 4, 5 | UC-B | 4 | 4 | 2.6 | |
| STATISTICS | 3, 4, 5 | UC-M | 2A | 4 | 2.6 |
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AP exams in Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1, Physics 2 or Physics B allow CCC campuses to apply 4 semester or 5 quarter units to IGETC certification.
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AP exams in Environmental Science, Physics C: Mechanics and Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism allow CCC campuses to apply 3 semester or 4 quarter units to IGETC certification. NOTE: Students who complete these exams will be required to complete at least 4 semester or 5 quarter units to satisfy the minimum required units for Area 5.
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IGETC Standards (7.1):
Advanced Placement (AP) Students who have earned credit from an AP exam should not take a comparable college course because transfer credit will not be granted for both.