Getting Started: Advanced Placement Credit
Students with Advanced Placement credit must provide Admissions an official copy of your test score. You can verify your AP credit in your MyUCSC portal.
Below is a list of AP credit by subject and test score, the UCSC course credit equivalent to that score, the course(s) that score allows you to enroll in, and the major credit you receive towards your MCD major:
NOTE: Advanced Placement Credit varies by major, the major credit listed is specific to the MCD majors.
AP Subject | Score | UCSC equivalency: | Enroll in: | MCD Major Credit: |
Biology | 5 | BIOL 20A, BIOE 20B | BIOE 20C or GCH 1 | BIOL 20A, BIOE 20B |
Calculus AB | 3+ | MATH 3 | MATH 11A or 19A | none |
Calculus AB | 4, 5 | MATH 11A, 19A | MATH 11B, 19B or 20A | MATH 11A |
Calculus BC | 3+ | MATH 11A, 19A | MATH 11B, 19B or 20A | MATH 11A |
Calculus BC | 4, 5 | MATH 11AB, 19AB | MATH 20A, 22 or 23A | MATH 11AB |
Chemistry | 3, 4, 5 | units only | CHEM 3A | none |
Physics 1 | 3+ | units only | NA | none |
Physics 2 | 3+ | units only | NA | none |
Physics C Mechanics | 4, 5 | PHYS 6A and 6L | PHYS 6B or PHYS 6C | PHYS 6A/L |
Physics C Electr & Mag | 4, 5 | PHYS 6C and 6N | PHYS 6B | PHYS 6C/N |
Statistics | 4+ | STAT 5 | NA | Statistics requirement |