Advanced Placement Credit
for majors in the School of the Arts and Architecture

Please note:

• Credit awarded by UCLA as a result of AP exams is subject to change without notice. Course descriptions for each AP subject are reviewed by UCLA on a yearly basis.
• AP examinations, IB examinations, and college courses taken prior to or after enrolling at UCLA may be duplicative. In these cases we will award credit for only one.

Key to requirement codes

Code	Definition
AH	satisfies American History and Institutions requirement
EW	satisfies Entry Level Writing requirement
FAH-LC	4 units toward Foundations of the Arts and Humanities (Literary and Cultural Analysis)
FAH-VP	4 units toward Foundations of the Arts and Humanities (Visual and Performance Arts Analysis and Practice)
FL	satisfies Foreign Language requirement
FSC-H	8 units toward Foundations of Society and Culture (Historical Analysis)
FSC-S	4 units toward Foundations of Society and Culture (Social Analysis)
FSI	4 units toward Foundations of Scientific Inquiry
W1	satisfies English Composition Writing 1 requirement

Last modified: July, 2007

AP Examination		Credit at UCLA
Exam Name	Score	Subject Area	Title/Course #	Units	Req's Met *
Art
- Art History	3-5	ART HIS	Art History	8.0	FAH-VP
- Studio Art    (8 unit max for all 3 exams)
- Drawing Portfolio	3-5	ART	Art Studio	8.0
- 2-D Design Portfolio	3-5	ART	Art Studio	8.0
- 3-D Design Portfolio	3-5	ART	Art Studio	8.0
Biology	3-5	LIFE SCI	Unassigned	8.0	FSI
Chemistry	3	CHEM	Introductory	8.0	FSI
	4-5	CHEM	General	8.0	FSI
Chinese Language and Culture	3-5	CHIN	Elementary Chinese	8.0	FL
Computer Science (4 unit max for both exams)
- Computer Science A	3-5	COMPTNG	Unassigned	2.0
- Computer Science AB	3-5	COMPTNG	Unassigned	4.0	QR
Economics
- Macroeconomics	3	ECON	Unassigned	4.0
	4-5	ECON	2	4.0
- Microeconomics	3	ECON	Unassigned	4.0
	4-5	ECON	1	4.0
English (8 unit max for both exams)
- Language/Composition	3	ENGL	Unassigned	8.0	EW
	4-5	ENGCOMP	3	8.0	EW, W1
- Literature/Composition	3	ENGL	Unassigned	8.0	EW
	4-5	ENGCOMP	3	8.0	EW, W1
Environmental Science	3-5	GEOG	Environ Science	4.0	FSI
French
- French Language	3	FRNCH	4	8.0	FL
	4	FRNCH	5	8.0	FL
	5	FRNCH	6	8.0	FL
- French Literature	3-5	FRNCH	Literature	8.0	FAH-LC
German Language	3	GERMAN	3	8.0	FL
	4	GERMAN	4	8.0	FL
	5	GERMAN	5	8.0	FL
Government and Politics
- Comparative	3-5	POL SCI	Comparative	4.0	FSC-S
- US	3-5	POL SCI	United States	4.0	AH, FSC-S
History
- European	3-5	HIST	European	8.0	FSC-H
- US	3-5	HIST	United States	8.0	AH, FSC-H
- World	3-5	HIST	World	8.0
Human Geography	3-5	GEOG	Human Geography	4.0
Italian Language and Culture	3	ITALIAN	3	8.0	FL
	4	ITALIAN	4	8.0	FL
	5	ITALIAN	6	8.0	FL
Japanese Language and Culture	3-5	JAPAN	Elementary Japanese	8.0	FL
Latin
- Literature	3	LATIN	1	4.0
	4-5	LATIN	3	4.0	FL
- Vergil	3	LATIN	1	4.0
	4-5	LATIN	3	4.0	FL
Mathematics (8 unit max for both exams)
- Calculus AB/    AB subscore of BC exam	3-4	MATH	Calculus	4.0	QR
	5	MATH	31A	4.0	QR
- Calculus BC	3	MATH	Calculus	8.0	QR
	4	MATH	31A / Calculus	8.0	QR
	5	MATH	31A and 31B	8.0	QR
Music Theory	3-5	MUSIC	Theory	8.0
Physics (8 unit max for all 3 exams; 4 unit max toward General Education )
- Physics B	3-5	PHYSICS	General "B"	8.0	FSI
- Physics C: Electricity/    Magnetism	3-5	PHYSICS	General "C"	4.0	FSI
- Physics C: Mechanics	3-5	PHYSICS	General "C"	4.0	FSI
Psychology	3	PSYCH	Unassigned	4.0
	4-5	PSYCH	10	4.0
Spanish
- Spanish Language	3	SPAN	4	8.0	FL
	4	SPAN	5	8.0	FL
	5	SPAN	6	8.0	FL
- Spanish Literature	3-5	SPAN	Literature	8.0	FAH-LC
Statistics	3-5	STATS	Unassigned	4.0	QR

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