Getting InAdvanced Placement Guide
Advanced Placement (AP) exams with a minimum score of 3 can be used toward associate degree requirements, CSU admission and GE certification requirements, and UC admission and IGETC certification requirements.
| Advanced Placement Exam | MCC Course(s) MC Units GE Area/Units |
CSU GE Certification Area/Semester Units** |
CSU Minimum Admission Semester Units** |
IGETC Certification Area/Semester Units*** |
UC Admission Semester Units*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | ART 258 and 259 6 units Area C/3 units | Area C1 or C2 3 units | 6 units | Area 3A or 3B 3 units | 5.3 units |
| Studio Art (any exam) | N/A 3 units No GE | N/A | 3 units per exam | N/A | 5.3 units (max credit for Studio Art AP exams) |
| Biology | BIO 100 or 101 and 101L 6 units Area B/4 units | Areas B2 and B3 4 units | 6 units | Area 5B (with lab) 4 units | 5.3 units |
| Calculus AB | MATH 150 3 units Area A2/3 units | Area B4 3 units | 3 units (only one Calculus AP exam applied to degree) | Area 2 3 units | 2.7 units (5.3 units max credit for Calculus AP exams) |
| Calculus BC | MATH 150 and 155 6 units Area A2/3 units | Area B4 3 units | 6 units (only one Calculus AP exam applied to degree) | Area 2 3 units | 5.3 units (max credit for Calculus AP exams) |
| Calculus AB Subscore | N/A | Area B4 3 units | 3 units (only one Calculus AP exam applied to degree) | Area 2 3 units | 2.7 units (5.3 unit max credit for Calculus AP exams) |
| Chemistry | CHEM 110 (score 4 or 5) 6 units Area B/4 units | Areas B1 and B3 4 units | 6 units | Area 5A (with lab) 4 units | 5.3 units |
| Chinese Language & Culture | N/A 6 units Area C/4 units | Area C2 3 units | 6 units | Areas 3B and 6 3 units | 5.3 units |
| Computer Science A | CS 111 3 units No GE | N/A | 3 units (only one CS AP exam applied to degree) | N/A | 1.3 units |
| Computer Science AB (discontinued after May 2009) | N/A 6 units No GE | N/A | 6 units (only one CS AP exam applied to degree) | N/A | 2.7 units (max credit for both CS AP exams) |
| Economics: Macroeconomics | ECON 101 3 units Area D/3 units | Area D2 3 units | 3 units | Area 4 3 units | 2.7 units |
| Economics: Microeconomics | ECON 102 3 units Area D/3 units | Area D2 3 units | 3 units | Area 4 3 units | 2.7 units |
| English: Language & Composition | ENGL 100 6 units Area A1/4 units | Area A2 3 units | 6 units | Area 1A 3 units | 5.3 units (max credit for English AP exams) |
| English: Literature & Composition | ENGL 100 and LIT elective 6 units Area C/3 units | Areas A2 and C2 6 units | 6 units | Area 1A or 3B 3 units | 5.3 units (max credit for English AP exams) |
| Environmental Science | N/A 4 units Area B/4 units | Areas B1 and B3 4 units | 4 units | Area 5A (with lab) 3 units | 2.7 units |
| French Language | FREN 201 6 units Area C/4 units | Area C2 3 units | 6 units | Areas 3B and 6 3 units | 5.3 units |
| French Literature | FREN 202 6 units Area C/4 units | N/A | 6 units | Areas 3B and 6 3 units | 5.3 units |
| German Language | GERM 201 6 units Area C/4 units | Area C2 3 units | 6 units | Areas 3B and 6 3 units | 5.3 units |
| Geography (Human) | GEOG 102 3 units Area D/3 units | Area D5 3 units | 3 units | Area 4 3 units | 2.7 units |
| Government & Politics: Comparative | PLSC 103 3 units Area D/3 units | Area D8 3 units | 3 units | Area 4 3 units | 2.7 units |
| +Government & Politics: United States | PLSC 102 3 units Area D/3 units | Areas D8 and US-2 CSU AI requirement 3 units | 3 units | Area 4 3 units | 2.7 units |
| History: European | HIST 104 6 units Area C/3 units | Area C2 or D6 3 units | 6 units | Area 3B or 4 3 units | 5.3 units |
| +History: United States | HIST 110 3 units Area D/3 units | Area C2 or D6 and US-1 CSU AI requirement 3 units | 6 units | Area 3B or 4 3 units | 5.3 units |
| History: World | HIST 100 and 101 6 units Area D/3 units | Area C2 or D6 3 units | 6 units | Area 3B or 4 3 units | 5.3 units |
| Italian Language & Culture | ITAL 201 6 units Area C/4 units | N/A | 6 units | Areas 3B and 6 3 units | 5.3 units |
| Japanese Language & Culture | JAPN 201 6 units Area C/4 units | Area C2 3 units | 6 units | Areas 3B and 6 3 units | 5.3 units |
| Latin: Literature (discontinued after May 2009) | N/A 6 units Area C/3 units | N/A | 6 units | Areas 3B and 6 3 units | 2.7 units |
| Latin: Vergil | N/A 3 units Area C/3 units | Area C2 3 units | 3 units | Areas 3B and 6 3 units | 2.7 units |
| Music Theory | MUS 101 6 units No GE | N/A | 6 units | N/A | 5.3 units |
| Physics B | PHYS 111 and 112 6 units Area B/4 units | Areas B1 and B3 4 units | 6 units | Area 5A (with lab) 4 units | 5.3 units (max credit for Physics AP exams) |
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | PHYS 152 4 units Area B/4 units | Areas B1 and B3 4 units | 4 units | Area 5A (with lab) 3 units | 2.7 units (5.3 units max credit for Physics AP exams) |
| Physics C: Mechanics | PHYS 151 4 units Area B/4 units | Areas B1 and B3 4 units | 4 units | Area 5A (with lab) 3 units | 2.7 units (5.3 units max credit for Physics AP exams) |
| Psychology | PSYC 101 3 units Area D/3 units | Area D9 3 units | 3 units | Area 4 3 units | 2.7 units |
| Spanish Language | SPAN 201 6 units Area C/4 units | Area C2 3 units | 6 units | Areas 3B and 6 3 units | 5.3 units |
| Spanish Literature | SPAN 202 6 units Area C/4 units | Area C2 3 units | 6 units | Areas 3B and 6 3 units | 5.3 units |
| Statistics | MATH 103 4 units/ Area A2/3 units | B4 3 units | 3 units | Area 2 3 units | 2.7 units |
| * | MCC Advanced Placement Policies The AP exams listed above may be applied for course and unit credit toward the MiraCosta College associate degree requirements. |
| ** | CSU Advanced Placement Policies The AP exams listed above may be incorporated into certification of CSU General Education-breadth requirements. All CSU campuses will accept the minimum units shown if the examination is included in full or subject area certification; individual CSU campuses may choose to accept more units than those specified towards completion of general education breadth requirements. The CSU Minimum Admission Semester Units column reflects the minimum number of units all CSU campuses will accept toward CSU admission. |
| *** | UC Advanced Placement Policies Each AP exam may be applied to one IGETC area as satisfying one course requirement, with the exception of Language Other Than English (LOTE). The last column reflects the minimum number of units all University of California campuses will accept toward UC admission. |
| + | This examination only partially fulfills the CSU American Institutions graduation requirement but can be used toward the requirement. |
