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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.) 
Art History 8 F: 1 course Art History 1 
*Art Studio 2D Design Portfolio 8 none Art Studio 18
*Art Studio 3D Design Portfolio 8 none  
*Art Studio Drawing Portfolio 8 none  
Biology 8 C: 1 course EEMB 20, MCDB 20, Natural Science 1C 
Chemistry 8 C: 1 course # Natural Science 1B 
Chinese Language & Culture
    With a score of 3
    With a score of 4
    With a score of 5



8
8
8

B
B
B
 
Comparative Government and Politics 4 D: 1 course  
+Computer Science A 2 none  
+Computer Science AB 4 C: 1 course # Computer Science 5NM
Economics–Macroeconomics 4 D: 1 course   
Economics–Microeconomics 4 D: 1 course   
*English–Composition and Literature or Language and Composition 
    With score of 3

    With score of 4

    With score of 5



8

8

8

 


Entry Level Writing
Requirement

Writing 2

Writing 2, 50

 


Writing 1, 1E, 1LK 


Writing 1, 1E, 1LK, 2, 2E, 2LK 

Writing 1, 1E, 1LK, 2, 2E, 2LK, 50, 50E, 50LK 

Environmental Science 4 C: 1 course Environmental Studies 2
European History 8 E: 1 course no equivalent 
French Language 
    With score of 3
    With score of 4
    With score of 5

8
8
8

B
B
B

French 1-3 
French 1-4
French 1-5
French Literature 
    With score of 3
    With score of 4 or 5

8
8

B
B

French 1-5 
French 1-6
German Language 
    With score of 3
    With score of 4 or 5

8
8

B
B

German 1-3 
German 1-4
Human Geography 4 none no equivalent 
Italian Language & Culture
    With score of 3
    With score of 4
    With score of 5

8
8
8

B
B
B

Italian 1-3 
Italian 1-4
Italian 1-5
Latin: Vergil 4 B Latin 1-3 
Latin: Literature 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: 2 courses 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
    With score of 4
    With score of 5

8
8
8

B
B
B

Spanish 1-3 
Spanish 1-4
Spanish 1-5
Spanish Literature
    With score of 3
    With score of 4 or 5

8
8

B
B

Spanish 1-5
Spanish 1-6
Statistics 4 C: 1 course # Communication 87, EEMB 30, Geography 17, PSTAT 5AA-ZZ, Psychology 5, Sociology 3
US Government and Politics 4 D: 1 course Political Science 12
US History 8 D: 1 course no equivalent
World History 8 none no equivalent

  * 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.
† Consult the mathematics department about optional higher placement in calculus.
• If you received a score of 5 on Mathematics-Calculus AB, see www.math.ucsb.edu/ugrad/placement.php