AP English exam credit at UCSD

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - San Diego
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<p>Does UCSD only give 8 credits for English no matter how many AP English tests we take? The UC website kind of confuses me.</p>

<p>For UCSD:
English: EITHER TEST | Earns 8 units elective credit; satisfies Entry Level Writing requirement.</p>

<p>Does this mean I would only get 8 credits even if I take both Ap Lit and Ap Lang?</p>

<p>UCI is much more clear on this:
ONE TEST | Score of 3 earns 8 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns one course toward category IV of the UCI GE requirement from the English 28 series plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace English major or minor, Literary Journalism major or School of Humanities requirements.
BOTH TESTS | Score of 3 earns 8 units elective credit; score of 4 or 5 earns two courses toward category IV of the uci GE requirement from the English 28 series; may not replace English major or minor, Literary Journalism major or School of Humanities requirements.</p>

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<p>I am pretty sure the only thing passing either AP Test does is fulfill the entry level writing requirement. If you dont fulfill it they ask you to take a test later on (in may) which is just a really really easy essay. If you dont pass this they make you take a remedial community college class before you take your college’s writings sequence.</p>

<p>The 8 credits you get are just GE credits, they do not satisfy any requirements.</p>

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<p>So are there any extra benefits to taking the AP English Literature exam?
Doesn’t GE credits fulfill some GE requirements? lol</p>

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<p>Aren’t GE requirements?</p>

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<p>sorry, by “GE” i meant ‘elective’, they dont count towards a specific requirement </p>

<p>as far as i know tehre are no benefits to taking taking the AP english exams other than 8 units and fulfilling the entry level requirement, which is easy to fulfill with the test the UC’s give you, 8 units is 2 classes tho so it may give you a better time when you pick classes as a freshman</p>

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<p>Thanks Artic! That makes more sense now.
But if I already have a 4 on the AP Language test, will I get total 16 units if I pass the AP Literature test?</p>

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<p>Check how your individual college allocates units for AP scores, I think warren gives 8 for each, </p>

<p>If I were you I would just save your 90$ on the AP test.</p>

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<p>What I stated above was for my college (Revelle):
For UCSD:
English: EITHER TEST | Earns 8 units elective credit; satisfies Entry Level Writing requirement.</p>

<p>I’m not sure what that means. I would think that it means only 8 points max, since for the econ test, Revelle lists EACH TEST not EITHER TEST like for English
BUT I’m just not sure, and I need to know since the last day to pay for AP is next Friday. I guess I should call Revelle and ask huh?</p>