Advanced Placement Credit & Chart
Students who earn scores of 3, 4, or 5 on College Board Advanced Placement Examinations taken before high school graduation will receive 2, 4, or 8 units of credit toward graduation at UC Davis for each such test completed with the required scores, provided official scores are submitted to the Office of Admissions.
Students should be advised that college courses taken before or after attending UC may duplicate AP, IB and/or A Level (GCE) examinations. Additionally, exams may duplicate each other; for example, an AP or IB exam in the same subject area. If the student does duplicate an exam with another exam of the same subject content, and/or an exam with a college course, we will award credit only once.
Note: Advanced Placement credit earned prior to entering the university will not be counted toward maximum unit limitations either for the selection of a major or for graduation.
AP Exam with Score of 3 or 4 or 5 | Units Awarded | UC Davis Course Equivalent | Duplicate Credit Allowed |
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2D Art & Design (Studio Art) 1 | 8 | None | N/A |
3D Art & Design (Studio Art) 1 | 8 | None | N/A |
Art History | 8 | Exam prior to 2020 with score of 5 receive credit for Art History 001A/B/C. Effective May 2020, Art History 001A/B/C no longer awarded | N/A |
Biology | 8 | Biological Sciences 010 | No |
Calculus AB (or AB subscore of BC exam) 1 | |||
With score of 3 |
4 | None | N/A |
With score of 4 or 5 |
4 | Mathematics 012, 016A, 017A or 021A | Math 012 No |
Calculus BC 1 | |||
With score of 3 or 4 |
8 | Mathematics 012, 016A, 017A, 019A or 021A | Math 012 No |
With score of 5 |
8 | Mathematics 012, 016A/B, 017A/B, 019A/B or 021A/B | Math 012 No |
Chemistry | |||
With score of 3 or 4 |
8 | Chemistry 010 | No |
With score of 5 |
8 | Chemistry 02A | Yes |
Chinese Language & Culture | 8 | Consult with Department | N/A |
Comparative Government & Politics | 4 | Exams prior to 2015 receive credit for Political Science 002. Effective May 2015, Political Science 002 no longer awarded credit | N/A |
Computer Science A (through S17) 2 | 2 or 8 | Engineering Computer Science 032A | No |
Computer Science Principles (effective S17) | 8 | Engineering Computer Science 015 | Yes |
Drawing (Studio Art) 1 | |||
With score of 3 |
8 | None | N/A |
With score of 4 or 5 |
8 | Art Studio 002 | No |
English–Language & Composition or Literature & Composition 1 | |||
With score of 3 |
8 | None | N/A |
With score of 4 or 5 |
8 | English 003, University Writing Program 001 | No |
Environmental Science | 4 | Environmental Science & Policy 10 | No |
European History | 8 | History 004B/C | Yes |
French Language & Culture 1 | |||
With score of 3 |
8 | French 003 | No |
With score of 4 |
8 | French 021 | No |
With score of 5 |
8 | French 022 | No |
German Language & Culture 1 | |||
With score of 3 |
8 | German 003 | No |
With score of 4 |
8 | German 020 | No |
With score of 5 |
8 | German 021 | No |
Human Geography | 4 | Landscape Architecture 010 | Yes |
Italian Language & Culture 1 | |||
With score of 3 |
8 | Italian 003 | No |
With score of 4 |
8 | Italian 004 | No |
With score of 5 |
8 | Italian 005 | No |
Japanese Language & Culture | 8 | Consult with Department | N/A |
Latin | 8 | Latin 002 | No |
Latin Literature | 4 | None | N/A |
Macroeconomics | 4 | Economics 001B | Yes |
Microeconomics | 4 | Economics 001A | Yes |
Music Theory | 8 | Music 003A | No |
Physics 1 (beginning S15) 1 | |||
With score of 3 |
8 | None | N/A |
With score of 4 or 5 |
8 | Physics 001A/B | No |
Physics 2 (beginning S15) 1 | |||
With score of 3 |
8 | None | N/A |
With score of 4 or 5 |
8 | Physics 001A | No |
Physics B (last offered S14) 1 | |||
With score of 3 |
8 | None | N/A |
With score of 4 or 5 |
8 | Physics 001A/B | No |
Physics C: Mechanics 1 | |||
With score of 3 |
4 | None | N/A |
With score of 4 or 5 |
4 | Physics 001A | No |
Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism 1 | 4 | None | N/A |
Psychology | |||
With score of 3 or 4 |
4 | None | N/A |
With score of 5 |
4 | Psychology 001 | No |
Spanish Language & Culture 1 | |||
With score of 3 |
8 | Spanish 021 | No |
With score of 4 |
8 | Spanish 022 | No |
With score of 5 |
8 | Spanish 023 | No |
Spanish Literature & Culture | |||
With score of 3 |
8 | Spanish 023 | No |
With score of 4 or 5 |
8 | Spanish 024 | No |
Statistics | |||
With score of 3 |
4 | None | N/A |
With score of 4 or 5 |
4 | Statistics 013 | Yes |
United States Government & Politics | 4 | None | N/A |
United States History | 8 | History 017A/B | Yes |
World History: Modern | 8 | History 010B/C | Yes |
- 1
A maximum of 8 units EACH in art studio, English, mathematics, physics, and language other than English is allowed. The Physics B exam is no longer offered.
- 2
The change from 2 units to 8 units for AP Computer Science A was approved for students matriculating at a UC campus in fall 2018 or later. Students who matriculated in fall 2018 may earn 8 units for the exam if it was taken in spring 2018 or later.
To have AP scores sent to UC Davis, contact:
AP Services at 609-771-7300 or 888-225-5427; use the UC Davis CEEB code 004834; View Your AP Scores. Older CollegeBoard test scores require additional fulfillment time.