Advanced Placement (AP) Test Scores
Course credit available for some of the AP examinations below if taken in 2015-2016. Refer to the 2016-2017 University Bulletin for details.
Exam | Passing Score | Credits Earned | Credits towards GE | General Education |
---|---|---|---|---|
Art History | 3 | 6 | 3 | C1 |
Biology | 3 | 6 | 4 | B2 + B3 |
Calculus AB 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | B4 |
Calculus BC 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | B4 |
Calculus BC (fail) 2 Calculus AB subscore (pass) |
3 | 3 | 3 | B4 |
Chemistry | 3 | 6 | 4 | B1 + B3 |
Chinese Language & Culture | 3 | 6 | 3 | C2 |
Comparative Government & Politics | 3 | 3 | 3 | D |
Computer Science A 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | No GE |
Computer Science AB 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | No GE |
English Language and Composition | 3 | 6 | 6 | A2 + A4 |
(also fulfills Written English requirements ENG 114 and ENG 214) | ||||
English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | 6 | A2 + A4 + C2 |
(also fulfills Written English requirements ENG 114 and ENG 214) | ||||
Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | 4 | B1 + B3 |
European History | 3 | 6 | 3 | D |
French Language and Culture 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | C2 |
German Language and Culture 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | C2 |
Human Geography | 3 | 3 | 3 | D |
Italian Language & Culture | 3 | 6 | 3 | C2 |
Japanese Language & Culture | 3 | 6 | 3 | C2 |
Latin 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | C2 |
Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | 3 | D |
Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | 3 | D |
Physics 1 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | B1 + B3 |
Physics 2 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | B1 + B3 |
Physics C (Elec./Magnetism) 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | B1 + B3 |
Physics C (Mechanics) 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | B1 + B3 |
Psychology | 3 | 3 | 3 | D |
Seminar | 3 | 3 | 0 | No GE |
Spanish Language and Culture 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | C2 |
Spanish Literature and Culture 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | C2 |
Statistics | 3 | 3 | 3 | B4 |
Studio Art - 2D Design | 3 | 3 | 0 | No GE |
Studio Art - 3D Design | 3 | 3 | 0 | No GE |
Studio Art - Drawing | 3 | 3 | 0 | No GE |
U.S. Govt. & Politics | 3 | 3 | 3 | D + USG |
U.S. History | 3 | 6 | 3 | D + USH |
World History | 3 | 6 | 3 | D |
footnotes
- Maximum 8 units if both Calculus AB & BC are passed.
- Subscore only counts if student fails Calculus BC.
- Maximum 8 units if both CS A & AB are passed.
- Effective Fall 2014, replaces language-only exam. (AP French Literature removed effective Fall 2009.)
- Effective Fall 2014, replaces AP Latin: Vergil.
- Physics B last administered in May 2014. Physics 1 and 2 first administered in Fall 2014. Maximum 6 units total, with 4 units in GE, if more than one AP Physics exam is passed.
- Effective Fall 2014. Replaces AP Spanish Language and AP Spanish Literature exams.