AP credits: Davis
Full details of UC Davis's AP credit awards can be found in the UC Davis catalog.All Colleges
AP credit cannot be used to satisfy the campus general education (GE) requirements, except as they may be applied to the English Composition component of the Literacy with Words and Images requirement.
African American Studies
Earns course equivalency credit for African American and African Studies (AAS) 010.
Biology
Earns course equivalency credit for Biological Sciences (BIS) 010.
Chemistry
Score of 3 or 4 earns course equivalency credit for Chemistry (CHE) 010. Score of 5 earns equivalency credit for Chemistry (CHE) 002A.
Computer Science
Computer Science A earns course equivalency credit for Computer Science Engineering (ECS) 032A.
Economics
Microeconomics earns course equivalency for Economics (ECN) 001A. Macroeconomics earns course equivalency for Economics (ECN) 001B.
English
Language & Composition or Literature & Composition score of 4 or 5 earns course equivalency credit for English (ENL) 003 or University Writing Program (UWP) 001.
Environmental Science
Earns course equivalency credit for Environmental Science and Policy (ESP) 010.
History
European History earns course equivalency credit for History (HIS) 004B and History (HIS) 004C. United States History earns course equivalency credit for History (HIS) 017A and History (HIS) 017B. World History: Modern earns course equivalency credit for History (HIS) 010B and History (HIS) 010C.
Human Geography
Earns course equivalency credit for Landscape Architecture (LDA) 010.
Language Other Than English
French Language & Culture: Score of 3 earns course equivalency of French (FRE) 003. Score of 4 earns course equivalency of French (FRE) 021. Score of 5 earns course equivalency of French (FRE) 022.
German Language & Culture: Score of 3 earns course equivalency of German (GER) 003. Score of 4 earns course equivalency of German (GER) 020. Score of 5 earns course equivalency of German (GER) 021.
Italian Language & Culture: Score of 3 earns course equivalency of Italian (ITA) 003. Score of 4 earns course equivalency of Italian (ITA) 021. Score of 5 earns course equivalency of Italian (ITA) 022.
Latin: Earns course equivalency of Latin (LAT) 002.
Spanish Language & Culture: Score of 3 earns course equivalency of Spanish (SPA) 021. Score of 4 earns course equivalency of Spanish (SPA) 022. Score of 5 earns course equivalency of Spanish (SPA) 023.
Spanish Literature & Culture: Score of 3 earns course equivalency of Spanish (SPA) 023. Score of 4 or 5 earns course equivalency of Spanish (SPA) 024.
Mathematics
Calculus AB exam score of 4 or 5 earn course equivalency credit for Mathematics (MAT) 012 or Mathematics (MAT) 017A or Mathematics (MAT) 019A or Mathematics (MAT) 021A.
Calculus BC exam score of 4 earns course equivalency credit for Mathematics (MAT) 012 or Mathematics (MAT) 017A or Mathematics (MAT) 019A or Mathematics (MAT) 021A.
Calculus BC exam score of 5 earns course equivalency credit for Mathematics (MAT) 012 or Mathematics (MAT) 017A or Mathematics (MAT) 019A or Mathematics (MAT) 021A and 021B or Mathematics (MAT) 021M.
Music Theory
Earns course equivalency credit for Music (MUS) 003A.
Physics
Note: 8 transferable unit maximum for all Physics exams.
Physics 1: Earns 4 units toward Natural Sciences credit or preparatory courses for science majors in the College of Letters and Science; score of 4 or 5, exempt Physics 1A, 1B.
Physics 2: Earns 4 units toward Natural Sciences credit or preparatory courses for science majors in the College of Letters and Science; score of 4 or 5, exempt Physics 1A.
Physics B: Earns 8 units toward Natural Sciences credit or preparatory courses for science majors in the College of Letters and Science. Score of 4 or 5, exempt Physics 1A-1B.
Physics C Mechanics: Earns 4 units toward Natural Sciences credit or preparatory courses for science majors in the College of Letters and Science; score of 4 or 5, exempt Physics 1A.
Physics C Electricity and Magnetism: Earns 4 units toward Natural Sciences credit or preparatory courses for science majors in the College of Letters and Science.
Psychology
Score of 5 earns course equivalency credit for Psychology (PSC) 001.
Statistics
Score of 4 or 5 earns course equivalency credit for Statistics (STA) 013.