Advanced Placement (AP) Credit & Chart

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Students who earn scores of 3, 4, or 5 on College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations taken before high school graduation will receive 2, 4, or 8 units of credit toward graduation at UC Davis for each such test completed with the required scores, provided official scores are submitted to the Office of Admissions.

Students should be advised that college courses taken before or after attending UC may duplicate AP, International Baccalaureate (IB) and/or A Level (GCE) examinations. Additionally, exams may duplicate each other; for example, an AP or IB exam in the same subject area. If the student does duplicate an exam with another exam of the same subject content, and/or an exam with a college course, we will award credit only once.

Note: Advanced Placement credit earned prior to entering the university will not be counted toward maximum unit limitations either for the selection of a major or for graduation.

AP Exam with Score of 3 or 4 or 5 Units Awarded UC Davis Course Equivalent Duplicate Credit Allowed
2-D Art & Design 1 8 None N/A
3-D Art & Design 1 8 None N/A
Art History 8 None N/A
African American Studies 4 AAS 010 Yes
Biology 8 BIS 010 No
Calculus AB (or AB subscore of BC exam) 2
With score of 3
 4 None N/A
With score of 4 or 5
 4 MAT 012 or MAT 017A or MAT 019A or MAT 021A All except MAT 012
Calculus BC 2
With score of 3
 8 None N/A
With score of 4
 8 MAT 012 or MAT 017A or MAT 019A or MAT 021A All except MAT 012
With score of 5
 8 MAT 012 or MAT 017A or MAT 019A or (MAT 021A & MAT 021B) or MAT 021M All except MAT 012
Chemistry
With score of 3 or 4
 8 CHE 010 No
With score of 5
 8 CHE 002A Yes
Chinese Language & Culture 8 Consult with Department N/A
Comparative Government & Politics 4 None N/A
Computer Science A 8 ECS 032A No
Computer Science Principles 8 None N/A
Drawing 1 8 None N/A
English–Language & Composition or Literature & Composition 3
With score of 3
 8 None N/A
With score of 4 or 5
 8 ENL 003 or UWP 001 No
Environmental Science 4 ESP 010 No
European History 8 HIS 004B & HIS 004C Yes
French Language & Culture
With score of 3
 8 FRE 003 No
With score of 4
 8 FRE 021 No
With score of 5
 8 FRE 022 No
German Language & Culture
With score of 3
 8 GER 003 No
With score of 4
 8 GER 020 No
With score of 5
 8 GER 021 No
Human Geography 4 LDA 010 Yes
Italian Language & Culture
With score of 3
 8 ITA 003 No
With score of 4
 8 ITA 021 No
With score of 5
 8 ITA 022 No
Japanese Language & Culture 8 Consult with Department N/A
Latin 8 LAT 002 No
Macroeconomics 4 ECN 001B Yes
Microeconomics 4 ECN 001A Yes
Music Theory 8 MUS 003A & MUS 003B No
Physics 1 4
With score of 3
 8 None N/A
With score of 4 or 5
 8 PHY 001A & PHY 001B No
Physics 2 4
With score of 3
 8 None N/A
With score of 4 or 5
 8 PHY 001A No
Physics C: Mechanics 4
With score of 3
 4 None N/A
With score of 4 or 5
 4 PHY 001A No
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism 4 4 None N/A
Psychology
With score of 3 or 4
 4 None N/A
With score of 5
 4 PSC 001 No
Spanish Language & Culture
With score of 3
 8 SPA 021 No
With score of 4
 8 SPA 022 No
With score of 5
 8 SPA 023 No
Spanish Literature & Culture
With score of 3
 8 SPA 023 No
With score of 4 or 5
 8 SPA 024 No
Statistics
With score of 3
 4 None N/A
With score of 4 or 5
 4 STA 013 Yes
United States Government & Politics 4 None N/A
United States History 8 HIS 017A & HIS 017B Yes
World History: Modern 8 HIS 010B & HIS 010C Yes
1

A maximum of 8 quarter units for all three exams: 2-D Art & Design, 3-D Art & Design, and Drawing.

2

A maximum of 8 quarter units for both Calculus AB and Calculus BC exams.

3

A maximum of 8 quarter units for both Language & Composition and Literature & Composition exams.

4

A maximum of 8 quarter units for all four exams: Physics 1, Physics 2, Physics C: Mechanics, and Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism.

To have AP scores sent to UC Davis, contact AP Services at 609-771-7300 or 888-225-5427; use the UC Davis CEEB code 004834; View Your AP Scores. Older CollegeBoard test scores require additional fulfillment time.