CEEB Advanced Placement from High School
The Advanced Placement program recognizes that certain students are often able to complete college-level courses while attending high school. The College Board provides course descriptions and professional consultants to help schools establish college-level courses. The program administers and grades the examinations and sends the results to the students' prospective colleges.
Successful completion of these examinations, which are administered in the student's high school, entitles the student to be considered for advanced placement, granted college credit, or both, depending upon the area and the examination scores. Advanced placement without credit does not reduce the total units to be earned for the bachelor's degree, but allows the student to study at a higher level than otherwise possible. Advanced placement with credit reduces the units to be completed for a degree. Final decision regarding credit or placement is the prerogative of the department concerned. The three top scores on Advanced Placement examinations are 5, 4, and 3; in many cases, a placement score of at least 3 will suffice for advanced placement and credit.
No grades are recorded for courses credited through the Advanced Placement program.
University policy encourages prospective students to avail themselves of Advanced Placement programs, because successful achievement will substantially increase flexibility in future course selection.
The following is a list of the Advanced Placement examinations offered and their course equivalents at the university:
| AP Exams and Grades | General Education | Course Credit | AP Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN HISTORY | |||
| 4 OR 5 | satisfies Tier 1. TRAD 103 & 104 | HIST 106 & 107 | 6 Units |
| 1, 2, or 3 | None | None | |
| ART (STUDIO) | |||
| 3,4,5 | lower-division placement by department | 6 units | |
| ART HISTORY | |||
| 3, 4 or 5 | satisfies Tier 1,TRAD 104 | ARH 117 & 118 | 6 Units |
| 1, 2 | None | None | |
| BIOLOGY | |||
| 4 or 5 | satisfies Tier 1, NATS 104 | None | 8 Units |
| 3 | satisfies Tier 1, NATS 104 | None | 4 Units |
| 2 | Placement by Department | None | |
| 1 | None | None | |
| CHEMISTRY | |||
| 4 or 5 | satisfies Tier 1, NATS 104 | CHEM 103a-b, 104a-b | 8 Units |
| 3 | satisfies Tier 1, NATS 104 | CHEM 103a, 104a | 4 Units |
| 1 or 2 | None | None | |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE A | |||
| 4, or 5 | C SC lower division credit or MIS 111 | 3 Units | |
| 3 | MIS 111 | 3 Units | |
| 1 or 2 | None | None | |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE AB | |||
| 5 | C SC 227 | 3 Units | |
| 3 or 4 | C SC lower division credit | 3 Units | |
| ECONOMICS - MICROECONOMICS | |||
| 4 or 5 | ECON 201a | 3 Units | |
| 1, 2, or 3 | None | None | |
| MACROECONOMICS | |||
| 4 or 5 | satisfies Tier 2, Individuals & Societies | ECON 201b | 3 Units |
| 1, 2, or 3 | None | None | |
| ECONOMICS- MICRO- & MACROECONOMICS | |||
| 4 or 5 | satisfies Tier 2, Individuals & Societies | ECON 200 & 201a or b | 6 units |
| ENGLISH LITERATURE / COMPOSITION | |||
| 4 or 5 | general ed: a combination of AP credit/completion of ENGL 109h with C or better satisfies first-year composition requirements |
Engl. Comp.* - lower division credit, 3 units; and 3 units ENGL 267 | 6 Units |
| 1, 2, or 3 | None | None | |
| * A combination of AP composition credit and credit for English 109H with a grade of C or better satisfies the University freshman-composition requirement. English credit can be earned in Literature/Composition or Language/Composition, but not both. | |||
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE / COMPOSITION | |||
| 4 or 5 | general ed: a combination of AP credit/completion of ENGL 109h with C or better satisfies first-year composition requirements | Engl. Comp.* - lower division credit | 6 Units |
| 1, 2, or 3 | None | None | |
| * A combination of AP composition credit and credit for English 109H with a grade of C or better satisfies the University freshman-composition requirement. Credit can be earned in either English Literature/Composition or English Language/Composition. | |||
| EUROPEAN HISTORY | |||
| 4 or 5 | satisfies Tier 1,TRAD 102 & 103 | HIST 101 & 102 | 6 Units |
| 1, 2, 3 | None | None | |
| FRENCH LANGUAGE | |||
| 5 | satisfies second language requirement | FREN 201, 202, 305a-305b | 14 Units |
| 4 | satisfies second language requirement | FREN 201, 202, 305a | 11 Units |
| 3 | satisfies second language requirement | FREN 201, 202 | 8 Units |
| 2 | Proficiency met at 16-unit level | None | |
| 1 | None | None | |
| FRENCH LITERATURE | |||
| 5 | satisfies second language requirement | FREN 201, 202, 401,402 | 14 Units |
| 4 | satisfies second language requirement | FREN 201, 202, 401 | 11 Units |
| 3 | satisfies second language requirement | FREN 201, 202 | 8 Units |
| 2 | satisfies second language requirement | Proficiency met at 16-unit level | None |
| 1 | None | None | |
| GERMAN | |||
| 5 | satisfies second language requirement for non-BA | GER 101, 102, 201, 202, 301 | 19 Units |
| 4 | satisfies second language requirement for non-BA | GER 101, 102, 201, 202 | 16 Units |
| 3 | satisfies second language requirement | GER 101, 102, 201 | 12 units |
| 2 | satisfies second language requirement | GER 101, 102 | 8 Units |
| 1 | None | None | |
| LATIN: VERGIL | |||
| LATIN: CATULLUS/HORACE | |||
| 4 or 5 | satisfies second language requirement | LAT 202 | 4 Units |
| 3 | satisfies second language requirement | Advanced placement: Automatic satisfaction of the second language requirement | None |
| 1 or 2 | None | None | |
| MATHEMATICS AB | |||
| 3, 4, or 5 | satisfies math requirements for all students | MATH 125a or123 | 3 Units |
| 1 or 2 | None | None | None |
| MATHEMATICS BC | |||
| 3, 4, or 5 | satisfies math requirements for all students | MATH 125a-125b | 6 Units |
| 2 | satisfies math requirements for all students | MATH 125a | 3 Units |
| 1 | None | None | |
| MUSIC LITERATURE | |||
| 5 | satisfies Tier 2 arts requirement | MUS 130a-130b | 4 Units |
| 4 | satisfies Tier 2 arts requirement | MUS 130a | 2 Units |
| 3 | satisfies Tier 2 arts requirement | MUS 107 | 3 Units |
| 1 or 2 | None | None | |
| MUSIC THEORY | |||
| 5 | satisfies Tier 2 arts requirement | MUS 120a-120b | 6 Units |
| 3 or 4 | satisfies Tier 2 arts requirement | MUS 120a | 3 Units |
| 2 | satisfies Tier 2 arts requirement | MUS 100 | 3 Units |
| 1 | None | None | |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE A maximum of 9 units can be earned by AP exams |
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| AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | |||
| 3, 4, or 5 | None | POL 102 | 3 Units |
| 1 or 2 | None | None | |
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | |||
| 3, 4, or 5 | None | POL 140 | 3 Units |
| 1 or 2 | None | None | |
| PHYSICS B | |||
| 3, 4, or 5 | Tier 1, NATS 101 & Tier 2 Natural Sciences | PHYS 102a-b | 6 Units |
| 1 or 2 | None | None | |
| PHYSICS C Electricity and Magnetism | |||
| 4 or 5 | satisfies Tier 2 Natural Sciences | PHYS 241 | 4 Units |
| 1, 2, or 3 | None | None | |
| PHYSICS C Mechanics | |||
| 4 or 5 | satisfies Tier 1, NATS 101 | PHYS 141 | 4 Units |
| 1, 2, or 3 | None | None | |
| PSYCHOLOGY | |||
| 4 or 5 | None | PSYC 101 | 3 Units |
| 1,2, or 3 | None | None | |
| SPANISH LANGUAGE* | |||
| 5 | satisfies second language requirement | SPAN 201, 202, 251, 325 | 14 Units |
| 4 | satisfies second language requirement | SPAN 201, 202, 251 | 11 Units |
| 3 | satisfies second language requirement | SPAN 201, 202 | 8 Units |
| 2 | satisfies second language requirement | None, proficiency met at 16-unit level | None |
| 1 | None | None | |
| SPANISH LITERATURE* | |||
| 5 | SPAN 201, 202, 251, 325 | 14 Units | |
| 4 | SPAN 201, 202, 251 | 11 Units | |
| 3 | SPAN 201, 202 | 8 Units | |
| 2 | None, proficiency met at 16-unit level | None | |
| 1 | None | None |
* If a student earns a grade of 5 in both the Spanish language exam and the Spanish literature exam, credit will be given for SPAN 201 and 202, 301a and 301b, and for 6 units of upper division literature credit for a total of 20 units. If a student earns a grade of 5 in the language examination and a 4 in the literature examination, credit will be given for SPAN 201 and 202, 301a and 301b, and for three units of upper division literature, for a total of 17 units. If a student earns a grade of 4 in both the Spanish language exam and the Spanish literature exam, credit will be given for SPAN 201 and 202, 301a, and 3 units of upper division Spanish literature, for a total of 14 units.