<p>I'll be attending Berkeley in the fall as a freshman, hopefully for an Applied Mathematics major. I received a 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam, but I had a few questions -</p>
<p>According to: <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/ap-credits/index.html">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/ap-credits/index.html</a>, the score should get me 8/1.5 = 5.33 semester units. Is this correct?</p>
<p>On the other hand, the math department allows students to skip MATH 1A and 1B, which are 4 units each. </p>
<p>There's a disparity between the two, but would I only receive 5.33 credits for skipping 1A and 1B, although they are "worth" 8 credits total?</p>
<p>Finally, what happens if I start at Math 1B? Will I receive half of the 5.33 units for 1A, and 4 additional units for taking 1B, summing to 6.66 total units for MATH 1A and 1B?</p>
<p>Thank you in advance!</p>
<p>Yes, you only get 5.3 units, but you can use the AP calculus BC credit with a 5 to fulfill the subject requirement for Math 1A and 1B for the math major and go directly to Math 53 and/or 54 if you want (but see the department’s note about self-studying the introductory differential equations material from 1B if you do skip 1B).</p>
<p>Yes, the stated policy is that they will cancel AP credit if you take the course that covers the same material, so what you expect if you take Math 1B is a reasonable expectation.</p>
<p>So, how much credit is retained if a kid with AP Calculus BC (score=4 or 5) takes Math 1B?
Is it different than the amount of that credit that the kid would’ve retained had she instead taken the Calculus AB test (score = 4 or 5) and then taken Math 1B? </p>
<p>How many units (if any) does a kid with AP Chemistry (score = 3, 4, or 5) retain if she takes Chem 1A/1AL? Is it different if she takes AP Chemistry 4A/4AL?</p>
<p>Also, is it the same in L&S as it is in CoE and CoC?</p>
<p>There does not seem to be much explicitly stated other than general UC policy:</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/ap-credits/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/ap-credits/index.html]University</a> of California - AP credits<a href=“see%20the%20bottom”>/url</a></p>