Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate Higher Level (IBH), and A-level Exams, 2024–2025
The University of California awards unit credits for designated exams completed with the following scores or grades:
● Advanced Placement (AP) – score of 3, 4, or 5
● International Baccalaureate Higher Level (IBH) – score of 5, 6 or 7
● GCE and Singapore-Cambridge Advanced Level (A-level) – grade of A, B or C
Not all AP, IBH and A-level exams have been approved to earn unit credits. Credit is also not granted for IB standard or subsidiary level exams.
Designated exams awarded unit credits may additionally be applied to graduation requirements for specific subjects and/or for general education
requirements. No credit is granted for lower division language and literature other than English if the exam is the student’s native language and/or
the student has completed at least nine years of education in that language. Credit and/or placement listed below is based on exams taken in
2023–2024.
Students will not receive duplicate credit for multiple exams or college courses in the same subject area, such as AP Biology and IBH Biology, or AP
Biology and a college-level introductory biology course, taken before, during, or between enrollment periods at UC Santa Cruz.
Advanced Placement (AP)
AP Exam
Score
Quarter Units
Awarded
General Education
(GE) Requirement
UC Santa Cruz
Course Equivalent
Additional Information
African American Studies
3, 4, 5
TBA
Units awarded to be announced by
University of California, Summer 2024
Art and Design: 2-D Art and
Design
3, 4, 5
8
IM
ART 10D
Maximum of 8 quarter units awarded
for all three exams.
2-D and 3-D Art and Design exams
completed prior to Fall 2023 satisfy the
PR-C GE.
Art and Design: 3-D Art and
Design
3, 4, 5
8
IM
ART 10E
Art and Design: Drawing
3
8
PR-C
4, 5
8
PR-C
ART 15
Art History
3, 4, 5
8
IM
Art BA : satisfies one Europe and the
Americas HAVC requirement.
History of Art and Visual Culture BA :
does not satisfy requirements for this
major.
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AP Exam
Score
Quarter Units
Awarded
General Education
(GE) Requirement
UC Santa Cruz
Course Equivalent
Additional Information
Biology
3, 4
8
SI
5
8
SI
BIOL 20A
BIOE 20B
Chemistry
3, 4, 5
8
SI
Computer Science: A
3
8
MF
CSE 10
4, 5
8
MF
CSE 5J
Computer Science: Principles
3, 4, 5
8
MF
CSE 10
Economics: Microeconomics
3
4
PE-H
Both Economics exams may be taken
for credit.
4, 5
4
PE-H
ECON 1
Economics: Macroeconomics
3
4
PE-H
4, 5
4
PE-H
ECON 2
English: Language and
Composition
3, 4, 5
8
Satisfies the Entry Level Writing
Requirement (ELWR) .
Maximum of 8 quarter units awarded
for both Language and Composition
and Literature and Composition
exams.
English: Literature and
Composition
3, 4, 5
8
Environmental Science
3, 4, 5
4
PE-E
Government and Politics:
United States
3, 4, 5
4
Both Government and Politics exams
may be taken for credit.
Government and Politics:
Comparative
3, 4, 5
4
CC
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Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate Higher Level (IBH), and A-level Exams, 2024–2025
AP Exam
Score
Quarter Units
Awarded
General Education
(GE) Requirement
UC Santa Cruz
Course Equivalent
Additional Information
History: United States
3, 4, 5
8
United States exam satisfies American
History and Institutions (AH&I)
requirement.
All three History exams may be taken
for credit.
History: European
3, 4, 5
8
CC
History: Modern World
3, 4, 5
8
CC
Human Geography
3, 4, 5
4
Language and Culture:
Chinese
3, 4, 5
8
Each Language and Culture exam may
be taken for credit.
Language and Culture: French
3, 4, 5
8
Language and Culture:
German
3, 4, 5
8
Language and Culture: Italian
3, 4, 5
8
Language and Culture:
Japanese
3, 4, 5
8
Language and Culture:
Spanish
3, 4, 5
8
Language: Latin
3, 4, 5
8
TA
8 quarter units awarded for exams
taken May 2013 and beyond.
Literature and Culture:
Spanish
3
8
TA
4, 5
8
TA
Latin American and Latino Studies
B.A. and minor : Satisfies lower-division
elective requirement.
Mathematics: Precalculus
3, 4, 5
TBA
MF
MATH 3
Allows enrollment in
Math 11A or 19A
Units awarded to be announced by
University of California, Summer 2024
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AP Exam
Score
Quarter Units
Awarded
General Education
(GE) Requirement
UC Santa Cruz
Course Equivalent
Additional Information
Mathematics: Calculus AB
(or AB subscore of Calculus BC
exam)
3, 4, 5
4
MF
AM 3
MATH 3
MATH 11A
MATH 19A
Allows enrollment in
Math 11B,16A, 19B
or 20A.
Maximum of 8 quarter units awarded
for both Calculus AB and Calculus BC
exams.
Students who take the Calculus BC
examination and earn a subscore of 3
or higher on the Calculus AB portion
will receive 4 quarter units for the
Calculus AB examination, even if they
do not receive a score of 3 or higher
on the BC examination.
Mathematics: Calculus BC
3
8
MF
4, 5
8
MF
AM 3
MATH 3
MATH 11A
MATH 11B
MATH 19A
MATH 19B
Allows enrollment in
Math 20A, 22 or
23A.
Music Theory
3, 4, 5
8
Credit is awarded for the full Music
Theory exam. Students who earn only
a subscore do not receive exam credit.
Physics: 1
3, 4, 5
8
SI
Maximum of 8 quarter units awarded
for all Physics exams.
Physics: 2
3, 4, 5
8
SI
Physics: C Mechanics
3
4
SI
4, 5
4
MF
PHYS 6A and 6L
5
4
MF
PHYS 5A and 5L
Physics: C Electricity and
Magnetism
3
4
SI
4, 5
4
SI
PHYS 6C and 6N
5
4
SI
PHYS 5C and 5N
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Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate Higher Level (IBH), and A-level Exams, 2024–2025
AP Exam
Score
Quarter Units
Awarded
General Education
(GE) Requirement
UC Santa Cruz
Course Equivalent
Additional Information
Psychology
3
4
PE-H
4, 5
4
PE-H
PSYC 1
Statistics
3
4
SR
4, 5
4
SR
PSYC 2
SOCY 3B
STAT 5
International Baccalaureate Higher Level (IBH)
IBH Exam
Score
Quarter Units
Awarded
General Education
(GE) Requirement
UC Santa Cruz
Course Equivalent
Additional Information
Anthropology, Social and
Cultural
5, 6, 7
8
PE-H
Biology
5, 6, 7
8
SI
Business Management
5, 6, 7
8
Chemistry
5, 6, 7
8
SI
Computer Science
5, 6, 7
8
MF
CSE 5J
Dance
5, 6, 7
8
IM
Economics
5, 6, 7
8
PE-H
Film
5, 6, 7
8
IM
Geography
5, 6, 7
8
PE-E
Global Politics
5, 6, 7
8
CC
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Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate Higher Level (IBH), and A-level Exams, 2024–2025
IBH Exam
Score
Quarter Units
Awarded
General Education
(GE) Requirement
UC Santa Cruz
Course Equivalent
Additional Information
History: Africa
5, 6, 7
8
CC
History: Americas
5, 6, 7
8
History: Southeast Asia &
Oceania
5, 6, 7
8
CC
History: Europe & The Islamic
World
5, 6, 7
8
CC
History: Europe & The Middle
East
5, 6, 7
8
CC
History: World History (20th
Century)
5, 6, 7
8
CC
Language A: Language and
Literature (all languages)
5, 6, 7
8
English A: Literature or English A:
Language and Literature exams satisfy
the Entry Level Writing Requirement
(ELWR) .
Maximum of 8 quarter units awarded
for both English A: Literature and
English A: Language and Literature
exams.
Language A: Literature (all
languages)
5, 6, 7
8
Language B (all languages)
5, 6, 7
8
Mathematics
(last offered Fall 2020)
5, 6, 7
8
MF
AM 3
MATH 3
MATH 11A
MATH 19A
Allows enrollment in
Math 11B,19B or
20A.
If Topic 9-Calculus is completed,
students can petition Math Department
for MATH 11B or MATH 19B credit.
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IBH Exam
Score
Quarter Units
Awarded
General Education
(GE) Requirement
UC Santa Cruz
Course Equivalent
Additional Information
Mathematics Analysis and
Approaches* (2021 and later)
5, 6, 7
8
MF
MATH 3
MATH 11A
MATH 11B
MATH 19A
Allows enrollment in
Math 19B or 20A.
*No credit is awarded for the
Mathematics Applications and
Interpretations exam offered 2021 and
later.
Students can petition Math Department
for MATH 19B credit.
Mathematics, Further (last
offered Spring 2020)
5, 6, 7
8
MF
AM 3
MATH 3
MATH 11A
MATH 19A
Allows enrollment in
Math 11B,19B or
20A.
Students can petition Math Department
for MATH 11B or MATH 19B credit.
Music
5, 6, 7
8
PR-C
Philosophy
5, 6, 7
8
TA
Physics
5, 6, 7
8
SI
Psychology
5, 6, 7
8
PE-H
Theatre Arts
5, 6, 7
8
PR-C
Visual Arts
5, 6, 7
8
PR-C
A-level Exams
A-level Exam
Grade
Quarter Units
Awarded
General Education
(GE) Requirement
UC Santa Cruz
Course Equivalent
Additional Information
Accounting
A, B, C
12
Afrikaans
A, B, C
12
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A-level Exam
Grade
Quarter Units
Awarded
General Education
(GE) Requirement
UC Santa Cruz
Course Equivalent
Additional Information
Arabic
A, B, C
12
Art and Design
A, B, C
12
Biology
A, B, C
12
Chemistry
A, B, C
12
Chinese
A, B, C
12
Classical Studies
A, B, C
12
Computing
A, B, C
12
Economics
A, B, C
12
English - Language
A, B, C
12
English - Literature
A, B, C
12
French
A, B, C
12
Geography
A, B, C
12
German
A, B, C
12
Hindi
A, B, C
12
History
A, B, C
12
Marathi
A, B, C
12
Marine Science
A, B, C
12
Mathematics
A, B, C
12
Mathematics - Further
A, B, C
12
Music
A, B, C
12
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A-level Exam
Grade
Quarter Units
Awarded
General Education
(GE) Requirement
UC Santa Cruz
Course Equivalent
Additional Information
Physics
A, B, C
12
Portuguese
A, B, C
12
Psychology
A, B, C
12
Putonghua
A, B, C
12
Sociology
A, B, C
12
Spanish
A, B, C
12
Tamil
A, B, C
12
Telugu
A, B, C
12
Urdu
A, B, C
12
Urdu - Pakistan only
A, B, C
12
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