AP credits: UCLA

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

Art History
Credit for “Art History” (8 units)

Art (Studio)
Credit for “Art Studio” (8 units)

Biology
Credit for “Unassigned” (8 units)

Chemistry
A score of 3 earns credit for “Introductory” (8 units); a score of 4-5 earns credit for “General” (8 units)
School of Engineering and Applied Science: Consult with departmental adviser about course placement during orientation.

Chinese Language and Literature
Credit for “Elementary Chinese” (8 units)
Satisfies Foreign Language requirement.

Computer Science A
Credit for “Unassigned” (8 units)

Computer Science AB
Credit for “Unassigned” (4 units)
Satisfies the Quantitative Reasoning requirement

Computer Science Principles
Credit for “Computer Science Principles” (8 units)

Macroeconomics
A score of 3 earns credit for “Unassigned” (4 units);  a score of 4-5 earns credit for ECON 2 (4 units).

Microeconomics
A score of 3 earns credit for “Unassigned” (4 units); a score of 4-5 earns credit for ECON 1 (4 units).

English Language and Composition
English Literature and Composition
Either exam: A score of 3 earns credit for “Unassigned” (8 units); a score of 4-5 earns credit for ENGCOMP 3 (8 units) and satisfies the Writing 1 requirement. All passing scores satisfy the Entry Level Writing requirement.

Environmental Science
Credit for “Environ Science” (4 units)

French Language
A score of 3 earns credit for FRNCH 4 (8 units); score of 4 earns credit for FRNCH 5 (8 units); score of 5 earns credit for FRNCH 6 (8 units). All scores satisfy the Foreign Language requirement.

French Literature
Credit for “Literature” (8 units)

German Language
A score of 3 earns credit for GERMAN 3 (8 units); score of 4 earns credit for GERMAN 4 (8 units); score of 5 earns credit for GERMAN 5 (8 units). All scores satisfy the Foreign Language requirement.

Government and Politics – Comparative
Credit for “Comparative” (4 units)

Government and Politics – United States
Credit for “United States” (4 units)
Satisfies American History and Institutions requirement

History – European
Credit for “European” (8 units)

History – United States
Credit for “United States” (8 units)
Satisfies American History and Institutions requirement.

History – World
Credit for “World” (8 units)

Human Geography
Credit for “Human Geography” (4 units)

Italian Language and Culture
A score of 3 earns credit for ITALIAN 3 (8 units); score of 4 earns credit for ITALIAN 4 (8 units); score of 5 earns credit for ITALIAN 6 (8 units). All scores satisfy the foreign language requirement.

Japanese Language and Culture
Credit for “Elementary Japanese” (8 units)
Satisfies Foreign Language requirement

Latin
Score of 3 earns credit for LATIN 1 (8 units). Score of 4-5 earns credit for LATIN 3 (8 units), and satisfies the Foreign Language requirement.

Mathematics – Calculus AB (or AB sub-score of BC exam)
All schools except Engineering and Applied Science:
A score of 3-4 earns credit for “Calculus” (4 units); score of 5 earns credit for MATH 31A (4 units).
All scores satisfy Quantitative Reasoning requirement.

School of Engineering and Applied Science:
Credit for “Calculus” (4 units) for Calculus AB; credit for “Unassigned” (4 units) for sub-score of BC exam.

Mathematics – Calculus BC
All schools except Engineering and Applied Science:
A score of 3 earns credit for “Calculus” (8 units); score of 4 earns credit for MATH 31A (4 units) and “Calculus” (4 units); score of 5 earns credit for MATH 31A (4 units) and MATH 31B (4 units).
All scores satisfy Quantitative Reasoning requirement.

School of Engineering and Applied Science:
A score of 3-4 earns credit for Math “Calculus” (8 units); score of 5 earns credit for Math 31A (4 units) and Math “Calculus” (4 units).

Music Theory
Credit for “Theory” (8 units)

Physics
Credit for “General” (8 units)
School of Engineering and Applied Science: Students who earn a 4-5 on Physics C: Mechanics can petition to receive PHYSICS 1A (4 units) in place of title credit.

Psychology
Score of 3 earns credit for “Unassigned” (4 units); score of 4-5 earns credit for PSYCH 10 (4 units).

Spanish Language and Cultures
A score of 3 earns credit for SPAN 3 (8 units); score of 4 earns credit for SPAN 4 (8 units); score of 5 earns credit for SPAN 5 (8 units). All scores satisfy the Foreign Language requirement.

Spanish Literature and Cultures
Credit for “Literature” (8 units)

Statistics
Credit for “Statistics” (4 units)
Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning requirement