AP credits: Irvine

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Full details of UC Irvine's AP credit awards can be found on the campus website. 

African American Studies

Score of 3, 4 or 5 earns 4 units of elective credit and satisfies one year of U.S. History for Area A requirement.

Art History

Score of 3 satisfies one course toward Art History major, minor, category IV of the UCI GE requirement earning subject credit for Art History 40A, and satisfaction of category VIII, plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace School of Humanities requirements. Score of 4 or 5 satisfies two courses toward Art History major, minor, category IV of the UCI GE requirement earning subject credit for Art History 40A and Art History 40B, and satisfaction of category VIII; may not replace School of Humanities requirements.

Art (Studio)

All exams with a score of 3, 4 or 5 earns 8 units elective credit.

Biology

Biological Sciences majors with a score of 3, 4 or 5 earns 8 units elective credit only.

Non-Biological Sciences majors with a score of 3, 4 or 5 earns one Biological Sciences course toward Category II of the UCI GE requirement.

Chemistry

Score of 3 earns 8 units elective credit. Score of 4 or 5 earns subject credit for Chemistry 1A or Engineering 1A plus 4 units elective credit. Students pursuing Chemistry or a related field, and all students with a score of 5, are encouraged to enroll in Honors General Chemistry H2A-H2B-H2C.

Chinese Language and Culture

Score of 3 earns 8 units of elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units of subject credit for Chinese 1A-B-C and 2A. Satisfies categories VI and VIII of the GE requirement. Additional course credit may be awarded following placement examination.

Computer Science

Computer Science A: Score of 3, 4 or 5 earns 8 units elective credit.

Computer Science Principles: Score of 3, 4 or 5 earns 8 units of subject credit for Information and Computer Science 20.

Economics

Microeconomics: Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns subject credit for Economics 20A or MGMT 4A. May not replace School of Social Sciences requirements for the bachelor’s degree.

Macroeconomics: Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns 4 units subject credit for Economics 20B or MGMT 4B. May not replace School of Social Sciences requirements for the bachelor’s degree.

English

Score of 3 on either exam satisfies UC Entry-Level Writing requirement.

Language and Composition: Score of 3 earns 8 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns Writing 50⁵ and one course toward category IV of the UCI GE requirement for English 10 or English 12; may not replace English major or minor, Literary Journalism major or minor, or School of Humanities requirements.

Literature and Composition: Score of 3 earns 8 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns Writing 50⁵ and one course toward category IV of the UCI GE requirement for English 10 and English 12; may not replace English major or minor, Literary Journalism major or minor, or School of Humanities requirements.

Both exams: Score of 3 earns elective credit. Score of 4 or 5 earns Writing 50 and two courses toward category IV of the UCI GE requirement for English 10 and English 12; may not replace Literary Journalism major or minor, English major or minor or School of Humanities requirements. 

Environmental Science

Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns 4 units subject credit for Earth System Science 1.

French Language and Culture

Score of 3 earns 8 units subject credit for French 1A-B-C and satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement. Score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit for French 2A-B-C and satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement.

German Language and Culture

Score of 3 earns 8 units subject credit for German 1A-B-C and satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement. Score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit for German 2A-B-C and satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement.

Government and Politics

US Government and Politics: Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credits only. Score of 4 or 5 earns American Institutions and Pol Sci 21A credit. May not replace School of Social Sciences requirements for the bachelor's degree.

Comparative Government and Politics: Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credits only. Score of 4 or 5 earns  Pol Sci 51A credit. May not replace School of Social Sciences requirements for the bachelor's degree. 

History

Each test: Score of 3 or 4 earns 8 units elective credit.

European: Score of 3 or 4 earns 8 units elective credit only. Score of 5 earns 8 units of subject credit for one lower-division course toward the History major or minor (excluding History 70B), GE category IV, and satisfaction of category VIII, plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace School of Humanities requirements.

United States: Score of 3 or 4 satisfies American History and Institutions requirement. Score of 5 earns 8 units of subject credit for one course toward the History 40A-40B-40C, GE category IV, plus 4 units of elective credit and satisfies American History and Institutions requirement; may not replace School of Humanities requirements.

World Modern: Score of 3 or 4 earns 8 units elective credit only. Score of 5 earns 8 units of subject credit for one course toward History 21B-21C, GE category IV, and satisfaction of category VIII, plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace School of Humanities requirements.

Human Geography

Score of 3, 4 or 5 earns 4 units elective credit.

Italian Language and Culture

Score of 3 earns 8 units subject credit for Italian 1A-B-C and satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement. Score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit for Italian 2A-B-C and satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement.

Japanese Language and Culture

Score of 3 earns 8 units of subject credit for Japanese 1A-B-C and satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement. Score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit for Japanese 2A-B-C and satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement.

Latin

Score of 3 earns 8 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit and satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement. Course credit toward the Classics major or School of Humanities language requirement awarded upon petition.

Mathematics

Calculus AB: Score of 3, 4 or 5 earns 4 units subject credit for Mathematics 2A or Mathematics 5A.

Calculus BC: Score of 3 earns 8 units subject credit for Mathematics 2A or Mathematics 5A; score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit for Mathematics 2A-2B or Mathematics 5A-5B.

Both exams, 8 units maximum. 

Precalculus

Score of 3 earns no university credit. Score of 4 or 5 earns no university credit and satisfies Area G college prep elective. 

Music Theory

Scores of 3, 4 or 5 earns 8 units elective credit only.

Physics

Physics 1: Score of 3, 4 or 5 earns 8 units elective credit.
Physics 2: Score of 3, 4 or 5 earns 8 units elective credit.
Physics C (Part I or II): Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit; score of 4 earns 4 units subject credit for Physics 2.
Physics C Part I (Mechanics): Score of 5 earns 4 units subject credit for Physics 3A.
Physics C Part II (Electricity and Magnetism): Score of 5 earns 4 units subject credit for Physics 3C.

Psychology

Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit. Score of 4 or 5 earns 4 units subject credit for Psychological Science 9 or Psychology 7A.

Spanish

Spanish Language and Culture: Score of 3 earns 8 units subject credit for Spanish 1A-B-C and satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement. Score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit for Spanish 2A-B-C and satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement.

Spanish Literature and Culture: Score of 3 earns 8 units subject credit for Spanish 1A-B-C and satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement. Score of 4 or 5 earns 8 units subject credit for Spanish 3/Spanish 3H and categories VI, VII and VIII of the UCI GE requirement. 

Statistics

Score of 3, 4, or 5 earns 4 units subject credit for Statistics 7 or Statistics 8 or Management 7 or Social Ecology 13 or Education 15.