AP credits: Riverside
The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering
Art History
Earns 4 units of Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth credit and 4 units elective credit.
Art (Studio)
Any test: Earns 4 units of Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth credit and 4 units elective credit.
Biology
Earns 4 units Natural Science and Mathematics (Biological Sciences) breadth credit and 4 units elective credit.
Chemistry
Earns credit for Chemistry 1W and Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Physical Sciences) breadth plus 5 units of elective credit.
Computer Science
Computer Science A: Score of 3 earns 8 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns credit for Computer Science 10A and 4 units elective credit. (Students who matriculated before 2018 earn 2 quarter units instead of 8).
Economics
Macroeconomics: Earns credit for Economics 2.
Microeconomics: Earns credit for Economics 3.
English
Either test: Score of 3 earns credit for English 1A and 4 units elective credit (or 8 units elective credit if the student enrolls in English 1A); score of 4 or 5 earns credit for English 1A and 1B.
Environmental Science
Score of 3 earns credit for subject credit Environmental Sciences; score of 4 or 5 earns credit for Environmental Sciences 1.
Government and Politics
Comparative: Earns credit for Political Science 15.
United States: Earns credit for Political Science 10.
History
European: Earns 4 units toward Humanities breadth requirement plus 4 units elective credit.
United States: Earns credit for History 17A and 17B.
World: Earns 4 units credit toward Humanities (World History) breadth requirement and 4 units elective credit.
Human Geography
Earns 4 units of Social Science (Geography) breadth credit.
Language Other Than English
Language: Score of 3, 4: 8 units elective. Score of 5: 4 Humanities breadth; 4 elective.
Literature
French or Spanish: Earns 4 credits for Humanities (Literature) breadth plus 4 units of elective credit.
German: Earns 8 units of elective credit.
Mathematics
Calculus AB: Earns credit for Mathematics 9A; additional subject credit may be granted after individual counseling. AB subscore (from BC examination) credit for Math 9A (additional credit may be granted after individual counseling).
Calculus BC: Score of 3 earns credit for Mathematics 9A and 9B; Score of 4 or 5 earns credit for Mathematics 9A, 9B, and 9C. (Students who matriculated before 2019 earn credit for Math 9A and 9B only for score of 3, 4, or 5)
Music
Theory: Earns 4 units of Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth credit plus 4 units of elective credit.
Listen and Literature: Earns 4 units of Humanities (Fin Arts) breadth credit.
Physics
Physics 1: Earns 8 units elective credit.
Physics 2: Earns 8 units elective credit.
Physics C Mechanics: Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit. Score of 4 or 5 earns credit for PHYS 2A.
Physics C Electricity and Magnetism: Earns 4 units elective credit.
Psychology
Score of 3 earns 4 units toward Social
Science breadth requirement; score of
4 or 5 earns credit for Psychology 2.
Statistics
Earns credit for Statistics 4.
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and School of Business Administration
Art History
Earns 4 units credit toward Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth requirement plus 4 units elective credit.
Art (Studio)
Either test: Earns 4 units credit toward Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth requirement plus 4 units elective credit.
Biology
Earns 4 units credit toward Mathematics/Natural Science (Biological Sciences) breadth requirement plus 4 units elective credit.
Chemistry
Earns credit for Chemistry 1W plus 5 units elective credit.
Computer Science
Computer Science A: Score of 3 earns 2 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns 2 units elective credit and placement after individual counseling.
Principles: Earns 8 quarter units elective credit.
Economics
Macroeconomics: Earns credit for Economics 2.
Microeconomics: Earns credit for Economics 3.
English
Either test: Score of 3 earns credit for English 1A and 4 units of elective credit (or 8 units of elective credit if the student enrolls in English 1A); score of 4 or 5 earns credit for English 1A and 1B.
Environmental Science
Score of 3 earns credit for Environmental Sciences 1; score of 4 or 5 earns credit for Environmental Sciences 2.
Government and Politics
Comparative: Earns credit for Political Science 15.
United States: Earns credit for Political Science 10.
History
European: Earns credit for History 52 and 4 units elective credit.
United States: Earns credit for History 17A and 17B.
World: Earns 4 units credit toward Humanities (World History) breadth requirement and 4 units elective credit.
Human Geography
Earns 4 units credit toward Social Science (Geography) breadth requirement.
Language Other Than English
Language: Earns 8 units elective credit.
Literature: Earns 4 units credit toward Humanities (Literature) breadth requirement plus 4 units elective credit.
Mathematics
Calculus AB: Earns credit for Mathematics 9A; additional subject credit may be granted after individual counseling. AB subscore (from BC examination) credit for Math 9A (additional credit may be granted after individual counseling).
Calculus BC: Earns credit for Mathematics 9A and 9B; additional subject credit may be granted after individual counseling.
Music
Theory: Earns 4 units of Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth credit plus 4 units of elective credit.
Listen and Literature: Earns 4 units of Humanities (Fin Arts) breadth credit.
Physics
Physics B: Earns 4 units credit toward Natural Science (Physical Sciences) breadth requirement and 4 units elective credit (last offered 2014).
Physics 1: Earns 8 units elective credit.
Physics 2: Earns 8 units elective credit.
Physics C Mechanics: Score of 3 earns 4 units toward Natural Science (Physical Sciences) breadth requirement. Score of 4 or 5 earns credit for PHYS 2A.
Physics C Electricity and Magnetism: Earns 4 units toward Natural Science (Physical Sciences) breadth requirement.
Psychology
Score of 3 earns 4 units credit toward Social Sciences (Psychology) breadth requirement; score of 4 or 5 earns credit for Psychology 2.
Statistics
Score of 3 earns credit for STAT 4. Score of 4 or 5 earns credit for STAT 8.
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Art History
Earns 4 units credit toward Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth requirement plus 4 units elective credit.
Art (Studio)
Either test: Earns 4 units credit toward Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth requirement plus 4 units elective credit.
Biology
Earns 8 units elective credit.
Chemistry
Earns credit for Chemistry 1W plus 5 units elective credit.
Computer Science
Computer Science A: Score of 3 earns 2 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns 2 units elective credit and placement after individual counseling.
Principles: Earns 8 quarter units elective credit.
Economics
Macroeconomics: Earns credit for Economics 2.
Microeconomics: Earns credit for Economics 3.
English
Either test: Score of 3 earns credit for English 1A and 4 units elective credit (or 8 units elective credit if the student chooses to enroll in English 1A); score of 4 or 5 earns credit for English 1A and 1B.
Environmental Science
Score of 3 earns credit for Environmental Sciences 1; score of 4 or 5 earns credit for Environmental Sciences 2.
Government and Politics
Comparative: Earns credit for Political Science 15.
United States: Earns credit for Political Science 10.
History
European: Earns credit for History 52 and 4 units elective credit.
United States: Earns credit for History 17A and 17B.
World: Earns 4 units credit toward Humanities (World History) breadth requirement and 4 units elective credit.
Human Geography
Earns 4 units credit toward Social Science (Geography) breadth requirement.
Language Other Than English
Language: Earns 8 units elective credit.
Literature: Earns 4 units credit toward Humanities (Literature) breadth requirement plus 4 units elective credit.
Mathematics
Calculus AB: Earns credit for Mathematics 9A or Mathematics 7A; additional subject credit may be granted after individual counseling. AB subscore (from BC examination) credit for Math 9A of Mathematics 7A (additional credit may be granted after individual counseling).
Calculus BC: Score of 3 earns credit for Mathematics 9A and 9B or Mathematics 7A and 7B; Score of 4 or 5 earns credit for Mathematics 9A, 9B, and 9C or Mathematics 7A, 7B, and 9C. (Students who matriculated before 2019 earn credit for Math 9A and 9B only for score of 3, 4, or 5)
Music
Theory: Earns 4 units of Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth credit plus 4 units of elective credit.
Listen and Literature: Earns 4 units of Humanities (Fin Arts) breadth credit.
Physics
Physics B: Earns 8 units elective credit (Last offered 2014).
Physics 1: Earns 8 units elective credit.
Physics 2: Earns 8 units elective credit.
Physics C Mechanics: Score of 3 earns 4 units elective credit. Score of 4 or 5 earns credit for PHYS 2A.
Physics C Electricity and Magnetism: Earns 4 units elective credit.
Psychology
Score of 3 earns 4 units credit toward Social Sciences (Psychology) breadth requirement; score of 4 or 5 earns credit for Psychology 2.
Statistics
Score of 3 earns credit for STAT 4. Score of 4 or 5 earns credit for STAT 8.