Didn’t you ask this question about SDSU just a couple days ago? You need to talk to your advisor when you register for classes and they will help you know how your AP credits work, if it can be used for your major, etc.
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SDSU gives AP Biology credit with a score of 3,4,5: BIOL 100, BIOL 100L and 2 units of BIOL 299
Here is the AP chart but I have stated before, at Freshman orientation you will be given a list of AP credit if you submit your scores by the deadline.
Advanced Placement Credit
| Examination | Score | Semester unit credit allowed towards degree | SDSU course equivalents* | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3, 4, 5 | 6 | ART 258 and ART 259 | |
| Art | ||||
| Drawing | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | ART 100 | |
| 2D Art and Design | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | ART 101 | |
| 3D Art and Design | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | ART 103 | |
| Biology | 3, 4, 5 | 6 | BIOL 100, BIOL 100L and 2 units of BIOL 299 | |
| Chemistry | 3, 4, 5 | 6 | CHEM 200 and CHEM 201 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | 6 | CHIN 202 and 1 unit of CHIN 296 | Satisfies the language requirement. |
| Classics: | ||||
| Latin | 3, 4 | 6 | CLASS 202L | |
| 5 | 6 | CLASS 202L and CLASS 303L*** | ||
| Computer Science | ||||
| A | 3 | 3 | CS 299 | |
| 4,5 | 4 | CS 150 and CS 150L | ||
| Computer Science Principles | 3, 4, 5 | 6 | CS 100 and CS 299 | Satisfies freshmen mathematics competency. |
| Economics: | ||||
| Macro | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | ECON 101 | |
| Micro | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | ECON 102 | |
| English: | ||||
| Lang. and Comp. | 3, 4 | 6 | RWS 100 and 3 units of RWS 299 | Satisfies freshmen writing competency. |
| 5 | 6 | RWS 100 and RWS 200 | Satisfies freshmen writing competency. | |
| Lit. and Comp. | 3, 4, 5 | 6 | ENGL 220 and RWS 100 | Satisfies freshmen writing competency. |
| Environmental Science | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | ENV S 100 and 1 unit of ENV S 299 | Satisfies Foundations of Learning Physical Sciences and Laboratory. |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FRENC 201 and FRENC 210 | Satisfies the language |
| 4, 5 | 6 | FRENC 221 | requirement. | |
| Geography: | ||||
| Human Geography | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | GEOG 102 | |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GERMN 202 | Satisfies the language requirement. |
| 4, 5 | 8 | GERMN 205A and GERMN 205B | Satisfies the language requirement. | |
| History: | ||||
| United States | 3, 4, 5 | 6 | HIST 109 and HIST 110 | Satisfies American History/Institutions and Ideals, and U.S. Constitution requirements. Does not satisfy California Government requirement. |
| European | 3, 4, 5 | 6 | HIST 106 and 3 units of HIST 299 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World History: Modern | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | HIST 101 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | ITAL 201 | Satisfies the language requirement. |
| 4 | 6 | ITAL 201 and ITAL 211 | Satisfies the language requirement. | |
| 5 | 6 | ITAL 211 and ITAL 212 | ||
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | JAPAN 111 and JAPAN 112 | |
| 4 | 6 | JAPAN 111, JAPAN 112, and JAPAN 211 | Satisfies the language requirement. | |
| 5 | 6 | JAPAN 111, JAPAN 112, JAPAN 211 and JAPAN 212 | Satisfies the language requirement. | |
| Mathematics: | ||||
| Calculus AB/AB Subscore | 3 | 6 | MATH 120 and MATH 141 | Satisfies freshmen mathematics competency. |
| 4, 5 | 4 | MATH 150 | Satisfies freshmen mathematics competency. | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 7 | MATH 141 and MATH 150 | Satisfies freshmen mathematics competency. |
| 4, 5 | 8 | MATH 150 and MATH 151 | Satisfies freshmen mathematics competency. | |
| Calculus BC and AB Subscore | 3 | 7 | MATH 141 and MATH 150 | Satisfies freshmen mathematics competency. |
| 4, 5 | 8 | MATH 150 and MATH 151 | Satisfies freshmen mathematics competency. | |
| Calculus AB and BC | 3 | 7 | MATH 141 and MATH 150 | Satisfies freshmen mathematics competency. |
| 4, 5 | 8 | MATH 150 and MATH 151 | Satisfies freshmen mathematics competency. | |
| Calculus AB, BC, and AB Subscore | 3 | 7 | MATH 141 and MATH 150 | Satisfies freshmen mathematics competency. |
| 4, 5 | 8 | MATH 150 and MATH 151 | Satisfies freshmen mathematics competency. | |
| Music Theory | 3 | 6 | MUSIC 105 and MUSIC 299** | |
| Music Theory | 4, 5 | 6 | MUSIC 105 and MUSIC 205A** | |
| Physics: | ||||
| 1 | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | PHYS 180A and PHYS 182A | |
| 2 | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | PHYS 180B and PHYS 182B | |
| C (Mechanics) | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | PHYS 195 and PHYS 195L | |
| C (Electricity and Magnetism) | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | PHYS 196 and PHYS 196L | |
| Political Science | ||||
| Govt./Politics: Comparative | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | POL S 103 | |
| Govt./Politics: United States | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | POL S 102 | Satisfies U.S. Constitution requirement. Does not satisfy California Government requirement. |
| Govt./Politics: United States and Comparative | 3, 4, 5 | 6 | POL S 102 and POL S 103 | |
| Psychology | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | PSY 101 | |
| Research | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | GEN S 299 | |
| Seminar | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | GEN S 299 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 201 and SPAN 211 | Satisfies the language requirement. |
| 4, 5 | 6 | SPAN 202 and SPAN 212 | ||
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | 6 | SPAN 395 and SPAN 401 | |
| Statistics | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | STAT 250 | Satisfies freshmen mathematics competency. |
For the AP credits that I got in high school, am I able to use all of the credits I got? Or can I only use the credits that are related to my major and the classes that I am going to take in college?
I have no background knowledge about this so I was curious.
If I have AP biology credit and I am not going to take biology in college, is my AP bio credit useless?
What you get in high school is AP scores. When you get to college, you find out if they are going to redeem them for college credits. And you find out if they have any relevance to your major.
I happened to attend a college that didn’t issue any credits for AP scores, although they did pat me on the head and say they were nice, and let me take the placement tests that all freshmen took to figure out which classes to take.
My kid is attending a college that does issue credits for AP scores, although we need to figure out how that all works in concert with the college advisor. It’s one of those tasks on the checklist for “post-high school, pre-college” summer.
Ask your SDSU advisor. The people on this post are not SDSU advisors.
Ask your SDSU advisor. The people on this post are not SDSU advisors
Ask your SDSU advisor.
You probably have not been asked to make up your class schedule yet because you have not met with your SDSU advisor. You will meet your advisor and can ask your questions at FRESHMAN orientation.
If you need further help there, you will be given an opportunity to meet with the advisors. It’s really not that hard.
If you need to find out about AP credits now, they can only guess because they can’t confirm anything without your AP transcript.
Work on submitting your AP transcript to the Registrar’s office.
That should be your focus now and you priority.
If the transcript doesn’t come through, before Registration, then you’ll have to wait a while because it takes a while to get transcripts confirmed into the Registrar’s Office.
There are thousands of students attending SDSU so you need to adjust your HS way of thinking and learn to be patient.
You can look up University Policies - San Diego State University - Acalog ACMS™ to find that these scores give the following course credit:
PSY 101 (3 units)
GEOG 102 (3 units)
RWS 100 (3 units)
RWS 299 (3 units)
CS 100 (3 units)
CS 299 (3 units)
POL S 102 or 103 (3 units) (depending on which AP government)
ECON 101 or 102 (3 units) (depending on which AP economics)
STAT 250 (3 units)
freshman writing competency
freshman math competency
Whether any of these are useful for major or general education requirements is something you need to look up yourself, since you have not mentioned what your major is, so no one here can help you in that area. SDSU general education is described at Program: General Education Requirements - San Diego State University - Acalog ACMS™ .