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| College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Examination Credit | |||||
| Examination | Score | UC Davis Course Equivalencies | Continuing Course | Credit Toward Degree | |
| ENGLISH | |||||
| A score of 3, 4, or 5 on the English AP examination satisfies the unversity Subject A requirement. | |||||
| English | 5, 4 | English 1, 3 | 8 units | ||
| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: 4 units—Satisfies first part of English composition requirement.
College of Engineering: 8 units—Satisfies English 1. College of Letters and Science: Satisfies first course toward English Composition requirement. | |||||
| English | 3 | 8 units | |||
| Examination | Score | UC Davis Course Equivalencies | Continuing Course | Credit Toward Degree |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES | ||||
| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: 4 units of credit allowed toward Breadth requirement or Unrestricted electives for each foreign language examination passed.
College of Letters and Science: Examinations (except for Latin) satisfy the Foreign Language requirement. | ||||
| French | 5 | French 22 | French 23, or consultation with adviser | 8 units |
| French | 4 | French 21 | French 22 | 8 units |
| French | 3 | French 3 | French 21 | 8 units |
| German | 5, 4 | German 20 | German 21, upper division literature courses | 8 units |
| German | 3 | German 3 | German 20 | 8 units |
| Latin (Vergil) | 5, 4, 3 | Latin 2 | Determined by consultation with Classics adviser | 4 units |
| Latin (Lyric) | 5, 4, 3 | Latin 2 | Determined by consultation with Classics adviser | 4 units |
| Spanish | 5, 4 | Spanish 21 | Spanish 22, 23 or 24, or more advanced course in consultation with adviser | 8 units |
| Spanish | 3 | Spanish 3 | Spanish 21, or consultation with adviser | 8 units |
| Examination | Score | UC Davis Course Equivalencies | Continuing Course | Credit Toward Degree |
| HUMANITIES | ||||
| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: 8 units of credit allowed toward Breadth requirement or Unrestricted electives for each humanities examination passed. | ||||
| Art Studio | 5 | Art Studio 2, 5 | 8 units | |
| College of Letters and Science: partially satisfies Area (breadth) requirements for A.B. degree. | ||||
| Art Studio | 4 | Art Studio 2 | 8 units | |
| College of Letters and Science: partially satisfies Area (breadth) requirements for A.B. degree. | ||||
| Art Studio | 3 | 8 units | ||
| Art History | 5 | Art History 1A, 1B, 1C | 8 units | |
| College of Letters and Science: partially satisfies Area (breadth) requirements for A.B. degree. | ||||
| Art History | 4, 3 | 8 units | ||
| American History | 5, 4, 3 | History 17A, 17B | 8 units | |
| Satisfies the university American History and Institutions requirement. History 17A and 17B may be taken for full credit. | ||||
| European History | 5, 4, 3 | History 4B, 4C | 8 units | |
| All colleges: History 4A and 4B may be taken for full credit. | ||||
| Music | 5, 4, 3 | Music 10 | 8 units | |
| College of Letters and Science: partially satisfies Area (breadth) requirements for A.B. degree. | ||||
| Examination | Score | UC Davis Course Equivalencies | Continuing Course | Credit Toward Degree |
| NATURAL SCIENCES | ||||
| All colleges: 4 units of credit toward Natural Sciences Credit or Preparatory Course Work allowed for science majors for each Natural Sciences examination passed, except 8 units of credit allowed for Mathematics BC and Physics B examinations. | ||||
| Biology | 5, 4, 3 | Biological Sciences 10 | 8 units | |
| Biological Sciences 1A is the first course taken by most students contemplating majors in the Life Sciences. | ||||
| Chemistry | 5 | Chemistry 2A | Determined by consultation with adviser | 8 units |
| Although Chemistry 2A may be taken for full credit, students are strongly encouraged to enroll in the 2HA, 2HB, 2HC sequence. | ||||
| Chemistry | 4, 3 | Chemistry 10 | 8 units | |
| Computer Science AB | 5, 4 | Computer Science Engineering 30 | Computer Science Engineering 40 | 4 units |
| Credit for Computer Science Engineering 30 may serve as prerequisite for Computer Science Engineering 40 with consent of instructor | ||||
| Computer Science AB | 3 | 4 units | ||
| College of Engineering: examination awards units towards the unrestricted electives requirement. | ||||
| Computer Science A | 5, 4, 3 | Computer Science Engineering 30 | 2 units | |
| Environmental Sciences | 5, 4, 3 | Environmental and Resource Sciences 10, 10G | Environmental and Resource Sciences 60 | 2 units |
| Mathematics AB | 5, 4 | Mathematics 12, 16A, or 21A | Mathematics 16B or 21B | 4 units |
| Mathematics 16A or 21A may be taken for full credit. Credit for Mathematics 16A or 21A equivalents may serve as prerequisite for Mathematics 16B or 21B. | ||||
| Mathematics AB | 3 | Mathematics 16A or 21A | 4 units | |
| Mathematics BC | 5 | Mathematics 12, 16A-16B, or 21A-21B | Mathematics 16C or 21C | |
| Mathematics 16A, 16B, 21A, or 21B may be taken for full credit. Mathematics 16A, 16B, 21A, or 21B equivalents may serve as a prerequisite for Mathematics 16B, 16C, 21B, or 21C. | ||||
| Mathematics BC | 4, 3 | Mathematics 12, 16A, or 21A | Mathematics 16B or 21B | |
| Mathematics 16A or 21A may be taken for full credit. Credit for Mathematics 16A or 21A equivalents may serve as prerequisite for Mathematics 16B or 21B. | ||||
| Physics B | 5 | Physics 1A, 1B, 7A, 7B, 7C, 10 | Determined by consultation with adviser | 8 units |
| Physics 7A, 7B, 7C may be taken for full credit. | ||||
| Physics B | 4, 3 | Physics 10 | 8 units | |
| Physics CI | 5 | Physics 1A, 7B, or 9A | 4 units | |
| College of Engineering: only a score of 5 on Physics CI and CII Examinations applies toward Physics requirement. | ||||
| Physics CI | 4 | Physics 1A or 7B | 4 units | |
| Physics CI | 3 | 4 units | ||
| Physics CII | 5, 4 | Physics 1B or 7A | 4 units | |
| Physics CII | 3 | 4 units | ||
| Statistics | 5, 4 | Statistics 13 | 4 units | |
| Statistics 13 may be taken for full credit | ||||
| Statistics | 3 | 4 units | ||
| Examination | Score | UC Davis Course Equivalencies | Continuing Course | Credit Toward Degree |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||||
| College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences: 4 units of credit allowed toward Breadth requirement or Unrestricted electives for each Social Science examination passed. | ||||
| American Government and Politics | 5, 4, 3 | Political Science 1 | 4 units | |
| Political Science 1 satisfies American History and Institutions requirement. | ||||
| Comparative Government and Politics | 5, 4, 3 | Political Science 2 | 4 units | |
| Economics (Micro) | 5, 4, 3 | Economics 1A | Determined by consultation with Economics adviser | 4 units |
| Economics (Macro) | 5, 4, 3 | Economics 1B | Determined by consultation with Economics adviser | 4 units |
| Psychology | 5 | Psychology 1 | 4 units | |
| Psychology | 4, 3 | 4 units | ||
UC Davis 1999-2000 Online General Catalog. Posted July 30, 1999.
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Molly Theodossy, Keitha Hunter and Barbara Anderson, Editors
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