Advanced Placement
Students with Advanced Placement credit must provide Admissions an official copy of your test score. You can verify your AP credit in your MyUCSC portal. Directions on how to verify your AP score can be found on the Mathematics website.
Below is a list of AP credit by subject and test score, the UCSC course credit equivalent to that score, the course(s) that score allows you to enroll in, and the major credit you receive towards your EEB major:
| AP Subject | Score | UCSC equivalency: | Enroll in: | EEB Major Credit: |
| Biology | 5 | BIOL 20A, BIOE 20B | BIOE 20C or BIOL 105 | BIOL 20A, BIOE 20B |
| Calculus AB | 3+ | MATH 3 | MATH 11A or 19A | none |
| Calculus AB | 4, 5 | MATH 11A, 19A | MATH 11B, 19B or 20A | MATH 11A |
| Calculus BC | 3+ | MATH 11A, 19A | MATH 11B, 19B or 20A | MATH 11A |
| Calculus BC | 4, 5 | MATH 11AB, 19AB | MATH 20A, 22 or 23A | MATH 11AB |
| Chemistry | 3, 4 | units only | CHEM 1A | none |
| Chemistry | 5 | CHEM 1A | CHEM 1B/M or 1C/N | CHEM 1A |
| Physics C Mechanics | 4 | PHYS 6A | NA | PHYS 6A |
| Physics C Eltr & Mag | 4 | PHYS 6C | NA | PHYS 6C |
| Statistics | 4,5 | AMS 5 (waives AMS 7/L) | NA | Statistics requirement |
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