Advanced 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) Maximum AA/AS Units* |
MiraCosta GE Area |
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 ART 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 BIO 101 and BIO 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/MATH 150H 3 units | Area A2 3 units | Area B4 3 units | 3 units (only one Calculus AP exam applied to degree) | Area 2A 3 units | 2.7 units (5.3 units max credit for Calculus AP exams) |
| Calculus BC | MATH 150/MATH 150H and MATH 155 6 units | Area A2 3 units | Area B4 3 units | 6 units (only one Calculus AP exam applied to degree) | Area 2A 3 units | 5.3 units (max credit for Calculus AP exams) |
| Calculus AB Subscore | N/A | N/A | Area B4 3 units | 3 units (only one Calculus AP exam applied to degree) | Area 2A 3 units | 2.7 units (5.3 unit max credit for Calculus AP exams) |
| Chemistry | CHEM 110 (only if score of 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 D 3 units | 3 units | Area 4 3 units | 2.7 units |
| Economics: Microeconomics | ECON 102 3 units | Area D 3 units | Area D 3 units | 3 units | Area 4 3 units | 2.7 units |
| English: Language & Composition | ENGL 100 6 units | Area A1 3 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 A1 3 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 and Culture | 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 and Culture | GRMN 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 D 3 units | 3 units | Area 4 3 units | 2.7 units |
| Government & Politics: Comparative | PLSC 103 3 units | Area D 3 units | Area D 3 units | 3 units | Area 4 3 units | 2.7 units |
| Government & Politics: United States+ | PLSC 102 3 units | Areas D, F, G Max 3 units | Areas D and US-2 CSU AI requirement 3 units | 3 units | Area 4 3 units | 2.7 units |
| History: European | HIST 104/HIST 104H 6 units | Areas C, F Max 3 units | Area C2 or D 3 units | 6 units | Area 3B or 4 3 units | 5.3 units |
| History: United States+ | HIST 110/HIST 110H 6 units | Areas D, F, G Max 3 units | Area C2 or D and US-1 CSU AI requirement 3 units | 6 units | Area 3B or 4 3 units | 5.3 units |
| History: World | HIST 100/HIST 100H and HIST 101/HIST 101H 6 units | Areas D, F Max 3 units | Area C2 or D 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 PHYS 112 6 units | Area B 4 units | Areas B1 and B3 4 units (until fall '15) | 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) |
| Physics 1 | PHYS 111 4 units | Area B 4 units | Areas B1 and B3 4 units (maximum GE credit for Physics AP exams) | 4 units (6 units maximum credit for Physics AP exams) | N/A | N/A |
| Physics 2 | PHYS 112 4 units | Area B 4 units | Areas B1 and B3 4 units (maximum GE credit for Physics AP exams) | 4 units (6 units maximum credit for Physics AP exams) | N/A | N/A |
| Psychology | PSYC 101/PSYC 101H 3 units | Area D 3 units | Area D 3 units | 3 units | Area 4 3 units | 2.7 units |
| Spanish Language and Culture | SPAN 201 6 units | Areas C, F max 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 3 units | Area A2 3 units | Area B4 3 units | 3 units | Area 2A 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. |
