AP credits: Santa Cruz

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Art History
Earns 8 units credit; satisfies Interpreting Arts and Media requirement.

Art (Studio)
Earns 8 units credit; satisfies Practice (Creative Process) requirement.

Biology
Earns 8 units credit; satisfies Scientific Inquiry requirement.

Chemistry

Earns 8 units credit; satisfies Scientific Inquiry requirement.

Computer Science

Computer Science A: Earns 8 units elective credit. (Students who took the exam before 2018 earn 2 quarter units instead of 8). Computer Science Principles: Earns 8 units credits; satisfies the Mathematical and Formal Reasoning requirement. 

Economics

Each test: Earns 4 units credit; satisfies Perspectives (Human Behavior) requirement.

English
Either test: Earns 8 units credit.

Environmental Science

Earns 4 units credit; satisfies Perspectives (Environmental Awareness) requirement.

Government and Politics
Comparative: Earns 4 units credit; satisfies Cross-Cultural Analysis requirement.
United States: Earns 4 units elective credit.

History

United States: Earns 8 units credit.
European: Earns 8 units credit; satisfies Cross-Cultural Analysis requirement.
World: Modern: Earns 8 units credit; satisfies Cross-Cultural Analysis requirement.

Human Geography
Earns 4 units elective credit.

Language & Culture

Language: Earns 8 units credit.
Spanish Literature & Culture: Earns 8 units credit; satisfies Textual Analysis and Interpretation requirement.
Language and Culture: Earns 8 units credit.

Latin
Earns 4 units credit; satisfies Textual Analysis and Interpretation requirement.

Mathematics
One or more tests: Satisfies Mathematical and Formal Reasoning requirement.
Calculus AB: Earns 4 units credit.
Calculus BC: Earns 8 units credit.

Music Theory
Earns 8 units credit.

Physics

One or more tests: Satisfies Scientific Inquiry requirement.
Physics B: Earns 8 units credit.
Physics C, each test: Earns 4 units credit. Scores of 4 or 5 satisfy the Mathematical and Formal Reasoning requirement. 
Maximum of 8 units granted for all Physics exams.

Psychology

Earns 4 units credit; satisfies Perspectives (Human Behavior) requirement.

Statistics

Earns 4 units credit; satisfies Statistical Reasoning requirement.