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College Board Advanced Placement
Credit/General Education Program

Advanced Placement Exam with score of  3, 4, or 5
Units awarded 
General Education course credit 
UCSB course equivalent   
 (You may not enroll in these courses for credit at UCSB.) 
American Government and Politics 4 D: 1 course Political Science 12 
American History 8 D: 1 course no equivalent 
Art History 8 F: 1 course Art History 1 
*Art Studio General Portfolio 8 none Art Studio 2D 
*Drawing Portfolio 8 none Art Studio 2D 
Biology 8 C: 1 course EEMB 20, MCDB 20, Natural Science 1C 
Chemistry 8 C**: 1 course Chemistry 25, Natural Science 1B 
Comparative Government and Politics 4 D: 1 course  
+Computer Science A 2
+Computer Science AB 4 C**: 1 course Computer Science 5PA 
Economics–Macroeconomics 4 D: 1 course 
Economics–Microeconomics 4 D: 1 course 
*English–Composition and Literature or Language and Composition 
    With score of 3 8 none Writing 1, 1E, 1LK 
    With score of 4 8 Writing 2 Writing 2, 2E, 2LK 
    With score of 5 8 Writing 2, 50 Writing 2, 2E, 2LK, 50, 50E, 50LK 
Environmental Science 4 ++ C: 1 course  
European History 8 E-2: 1 course no equivalent 
French Language or Literature 
    With score of 3 8 B French 1-5 
    With score of 4 or 5 8 B French 1-6 
German Language or Literature 
    With score of 3 8 B German 1-5 
    With score of 4 or 5 8 B German 1-6 
Latin: Vergil 4 B Latin 1-3 
Latin: Catullus–Horace 4 B Latin 1-3 
*Mathematic–Calculus AB
(or AB subscore of BC exam)
4 C**: 1 course Mathematics 3A, 15, 34A, or equivalent 
*Mathematics–Calculus BC 8 C**: 1 course Mathematics 3A, 3B, 15, 34A, 34B, or equivalent 
*Music–Theory 8 F: 1 course Music 11 
*Physics–B 8 C**: 1 course Physics 10, Natural Science 1A
Physics–C (Mechanics) 4 C**: 1 course Physics 6A 
Physics–C (Electricity and Magnetism) 4 C**: 1 course Physics 6B 
Psychology 4 D: 1 course Psychology 1 
Spanish Language 
    With score of 3 8 B Spanish 1-5 
    With score of 4 or 5 8 B Spanish 1-6 
Spanish Literature 8 B no equivalent 
Statistics 4 ++ C**: 1 course Communication 87, EEMB 30, PSTAT 5AA-ZZ, Sociology 3


*A maximum of 8 units EACH in art studio, English, mathematics, music, and physics is allowed.
**Also satisfies the quantitative relationship requirement in Area C.
+Maximum credit for computer science exams is 4 units.
++ 8 units if test taken prior to May 1999.
 


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