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CSU, Chico grants credit toward its undergraduate degrees for successful completion of examinations of the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board. Students who present scores of 3, 4, or 5 will be granted up to 8 semester units (12 quarter units) of college credit. The number of units and how they meet specific academic content requirements are specified in the following chart.
Advanced Placement Examinations Chart |
AP Exam |
Credit (in semester
units) |
Meets this GE area or course equivalent |
Art—StudioArt/General |
6 |
Area C1 |
Art—Studio Art/Drawing |
6 |
— |
Art—History |
6 |
Area C1: ARTS 101, ARTS 102 |
Biology (includes lab) |
6 |
Area B2 and GE lab requirement: BIOL 101, BIOL 151, or BIOL 108 plus additional life science |
Calculus AB |
4 |
Area A4: MATH 120 |
Calculus BC |
8 |
Area A4: MATH 120 and MATH 121 |
Calculus AB Subscore on BC Exam |
4 |
Area A4: MATH 120 |
Chemistry (includes lab) |
8 |
Area B1 and GE Lab Requirement, plus additional physical science |
Computer Science A (A only) |
3 |
CSCI 111 |
Computer Science A and B |
6 |
CSCI 111 and CSCI 112 |
Economics—Macro |
3 |
Area D2: ECON 102 |
Economics—Micro |
3 |
Area D1: ECON 103 |
English—Language and Composition |
6 |
Area A2: ENGL 130 |
English—Literature and Composition |
6 |
Area A2: ENGL 130 & Area C2: ENGL 240 |
Environmental Science |
4 |
— |
French—Language |
6 |
Area C2* |
French—Literature |
6 |
Area C2* |
German—Language |
6 |
Area C2* |
Government and Politics— U.S. |
3 |
U.S. Constitution or any Area D objective** |
Government and Politics—Comparative |
3 |
Area D1 or D2 |
History— European |
6 |
Area D3 |
History— U.S. |
6 |
HIST 130 and GE Area D3 |
History— World |
6 |
HIST 101 and HIST 102 |
Human Geography |
3 |
Area D3 |
Latin—Vergil |
6 |
Area C2 |
Latin—Latin Literature |
6 |
Area C2 |
Music—Theory |
6 |
Area C1* |
Physics B (includes lab) |
8 |
Area B1 and GE Lab Requirement: PHYS 202A and PHYS 202B |
Physics C (Mechanics) |
4 |
Area B1 and GE Lab Requirement: PHYS 204A |
Physics C (Electricity & Magnetism) |
4 |
Area B1 and GE Lab Requirement: PHYS 204B |
Psychology |
3 |
Area E: PSY 101 |
Spanish—Language |
6 |
Area C2* |
Spanish—Literature |
6 |
Area C2* |
Statistics |
3 |
Area A4: MATH 105 |
Either 3 or 6 units of credit will be allowed for all other exams and applied to meet lower-division breadth requirements as appropriate.
*Department requires formal assessment for placement into appropriate courses.
**Does not meet California State and Local content requirement.
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