College Credit for Advanced Placement Chart

Students may earn credit for College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) Advanced Placement (AP) Tests with scores of 3, 4, or 5.

Course credit and unit granted at Crafton Hills College may differ from course credit and units granted by a transfer institution.

Exam CHC Associate Degree CSU GE Semester Units
 GE Breadth Removal Date 		CSU Total Semester Units Earned Toward Admission** IGETC Semester Units UC Total Units Earned Toward Transfer
Art History ART 100;
Area C2
3 units		 Area C1 or C2
3 units		 6 units Area 3A or 3B
3 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Art (Studio) – 2D ART 120
3 units		 N/A 3 units N/A 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Art (Studio) – 3D No course equivalency
3 units		 N/A 3 units N/A 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Art (Studio) Drawing ART 124
3 units		 N/A 3 units N/A 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
AP STUDIO ART EXAM UC LIMITATIONS Maximum credit for Studio Art 2D, 3D, and Drawing is 5.3 units
Biology BIOL 100;
Area A
4 units		 Areas B2 and B3
4 units		 6 units Area 5B and 5C
4 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units

Calculus AB

(or Calculus BC/AB subscore)

MATH 250;
Area D3
4 units		 Area B4
3 units		 3 units Area 2A
3 units		 4 quarter/2.7 semester units
Calculus BC MATH 250 & MATH 251;
Area D3
8 units		 Area B4
3 units		 6 units Area 2A
3 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
AP CALCULUS EXAM LIMITATIONS Only one AP exam in calculus or computer science may be applied to the baccalaureate Maximum credit for Math AB and Math BC exams is 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Chemistry CHEM 101 
Area A
4 units		 Areas B1 & B3 - 4 units
(6 units if taken prior to FA 09)		 6 units Area 5A and 5C
4 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Chinese Language and Culture No course equivalency;
Areas C1 and F1
5 units		 Area C2
3 units		 6 units Areas 3B and 6A
3 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Computer Science A CIS 113
3 units		 N/A 3 units N/A 2 quarter/1.3 semester units
Computer Science AB CSCI 110
3 units		 N/A 6 units N/A 4 quarter/2.7 semester units
Computer Science Principles No course equivalency
Area D3*
3 units		 Area B4
3 units		 6 units N/A 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
AP COMPUTER SCIENCE EXAM LIMITATIONS Only one AP exam in calculus or computer science may be applied to the CSU baccalaureate Maximum UC credit for A and AB (no longer offered) 4 quarter/2.7 semester units
Economics – Macroeconomics ECON 200;
Area B
3 units		 Area D2
3 units		 3 units Area 4B
3 units		 4 quarter/2.7 semester units
Economics – Microeconomics ECON 201;
Area B
3 units		 Area D2
3 units		 3 units Area 4B
3 units		 4 quarter/2.7 semester units
English – Language & Composition ENGL 101;
Area D1
4 units		 Area A2
3 units		 6 units Area 1A
3 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
English - Literature & Composition +ENGL 101 and 152;
Area D1 and C1
8 units		 Areas A2 and C2
6 units		 6 units Area 1A or 3B
3 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
AP ENGLISH EXAM LIMITATION Maximum UC credit for both exams is 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Environmental Science ENVS 101 & 110;
Area A
4 units		 Areas B1 and B3
4 units
(Areas B1+B3 or B2+B3 if taken prior to FA 09)		 4 units Area 5A and 5C
3 units		 4 quarter/2.7 semester units
French Language or French Language/Culture FRENCH 101 & 102;
Areas C1 & F1
10 units		 Area C2
3 units
(6 units if taken prior to FA 09)		 6 units Areas 3B and 6A
3 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
German Language or German Language/Culture No course equivalency;
Areas C1 and F1
5 units		 Area C2
3 units
(6 units if taken prior to FA 09)		 6 units Areas 3B and 6A
3 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Government & Politics – Comparative POLIT 104;
Area B
3 units		 Area D8
3 units		 3 units Area 4H
3 units		 4 quarter/2.7 semester units
Government & Politics – U.S. POLIT 100;
Area B & F2 - 3 units		 Areas D8 and US-2*
3 units		 3 units Areas 4H & US-2*
3 units		 4 quarter/2.7 semester units
*Course does not include California government and does not meet the CSU American Institutions requirement.
History – European No course equivalency Areas B or C1 - 3 units Area C2 or D6 3 units 6 units Area 3B or 4F
3 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
History – United States HIST 100 or 101;
Areas B & F2, or
Areas C & F2 - 3 units		 Area (C2 or D6) and US-1
3 units		 6 units Area 3B or 4F and US-1
3 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
History – World HIST 170 or 171;
Areas B& F1, or Areas C1 & F1 - 3 units		 Area C2 or D6
3 units		 3 units Area 3B or 4F
3 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Human Geography No course equivalency;
Area B - 3 units		 Area D5
3 units		 3 units Area 4E
3 units		 4 quarter/2.7 semester units
Italian Language and Culture No course equivalency;
Areas C1 and F1
5 units		 Area C2
3 units		 6 units Areas 3B and 6A
3 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Japanese Language and Culture Japanese 101 & 102;
Areas C1 and F1
10 units		 Area C2
3 units		 6 units Areas 3B and 6A
3 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Latin No course equivalency;
Area C1 and F1
5 units		 Area C2
3 units		 6 units Area 3B and 6A
3 units		 4 quarter/2.7 semester units
Music Theory MUSIC 101
4 units		 Area C1
3 units
(Removed FA 09)		 6 units N/A 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Physics B or Physics 1 and Physics 2 PHYSIC 110;
Area A
4 units		 Areas B1 and B3
4 units
(6 units if taken prior to FA 09)		 Physics B – 6 units
Physics 1 or 2 – 4 units		 Area 5A and 5C
4 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Physics C – Mechanics and Physics C – Electricity and Magnetism PHYSIC 250, 251, & 252;
Area A
12 units
(1 exam – No course equivalency; Area A 6 units)		 Area B1 and B3
4 units		 4 units (1 exam) Area 5A and 5C
1 exam - 3 units 		4 quarter/2.7 semester units (1 exam)
AP PHYSICS EXAM LIMITATIONS Maximum CSU credit for all Physics exams is 4 units toward GE and 6 units toward transfer Maximum UC credit for all Physics exams is 4 units for IGETC and 5.3 units toward transfer
Psychology PSYCH 100; Area B
3 units		 Area D9
3 units		 3 units Area 4 I
3 units		 4 quarter/2.7 semester units
Spanish Language or Spanish Language and Culture SPAN 101 & 102;
Areas C1 & F1
10 units		 Area C2
3 units
(6 units if taken prior to SP 14)		 6 units Area 3B and 6A
3 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Spanish Literature or Spanish Literature and Culture No course equivalency;
Areas C1 and F1 3 units		 Area C2
3 units
(6 units if taken prior to SP 13)		 6 units Area 3B and 6A
3 units		 8 quarter/5.3 semester units
Statistics MATH/PSYCH 108; MATH 110
Area D3 - 4 units		 Area B4
3 units		 3 units Area 2A
3 units		 4 quarter/2.7 semester units

CHC students can meet competency requirements for F1 and F2 with the same courses that meet requirements specified in AB 1985.

**This is the system-wide minimum, and some campuses may award more than the minimum. Please see CSU campus catalogs for further details.

 

+Chart updated 03/04/20. The original publication can be found in the catalog archive.

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