High School Senior with a question about AP Credit...

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Hi, so currently I'm contemplating the idea of possibly going for the transfer route to UCLA, CAL, or UCSD.
By the time I graduate I will have taken:</p>

<p>AP US History
AP Environmental Science
AP Biology
AP Computer Science
AP Statistics
AP US Government and Politics</p>

<p>I fairly sure this will amount to 30 AP credits when I pass all the tests (correct me if I'm wrong) , which I think is a pretty easy task. I want to be a biology major or a computer science major. Could I easily transfer in 1 year with this many AP credits? Will the class load still be a lot to handle? I know i need 60 semester units to transfer to a UC. Any current transfer students or successful 1-year transfers know where I stand?</p>

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<p>You need to check assist.org for the major prereqs. Be very careful to note if the AP credit satisfies the major prereq, since it depends on the school. Some schools will want the actual class. You can use <a href=“UC Transfer Admission Planner - UC TAP | UC Admissions”>https://uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu/students/&lt;/a&gt; to see how many AP credits will be counted.</p>

<p>Both computer science and biology are impacted, which means they are very competitive to enter. You are welcome to try and transfer after one year, assuming you have the prereqs done, but you will be competing with other students who have had two years of extra curriculars. There is nothing wrong with staying at a CC for multiple years to complete everything with an excellent GPA.</p>

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<p><a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors;

<p>2.67 us govt n politics
2.67 env sci
5.33 bio
1.33 cs
2.67 stats
5.33 us hist</p>

<p>total is 20 units </p>

<p>take classes in the summer after HS, fall, winter and then spring and you would be able to get 60 units to transfer in 1 yr. </p>

<p>BUTTTT this will NOT work for Bio or CS because both have high pre-reqs and you won’t have the priority reg to get those impacted courses. </p>

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<p>? Where did you get those numbers? You don’t even know what his scores are.</p>

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<p>The numbers come from the linked web site, but divided by 1.5 to convert quarter units to semester units.</p>

<p>Whether they can be used for subject credit for the desired major at each target UC is another matter.</p>

<p>In any case, a biology major requires a 3-4 semester chemistry sequence (including organic chemistry); without even AP chemistry (if it is even accepted), there is no way to shorten the time to 2 semesters. CS typically requires a 3-4 semester math sequence (among other things); again, without accepted AP calculus, there is no way to shorten the time to 2 semesters.</p>