<p>I just graduated High School and will be attending CC.</p>
<p>I have already taken 12 units in following with the Igetc requirements and will be taking another 4 units over the summer. So by the start of Fall semester I will hopefully keep my 4.0 with 16 units completed.</p>
<p>Now, I have also already passed three AP exams (Ap Lang, European history, and US history) with a three or higher. I am also fairly confident that I passed AP Calc, Government, Economics and perhaps AP English Literature. </p>
<p>Looking at UCLA's page here, this puts me over 36 units of AP credits.
AP</a> Credit - College of Letters and Science - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions</p>
<p>This grants a total of 52 units, which to me seems way too good to be true since there remains only 8 more units until I can transfer. I have a feeling something is amiss, or do universities really grant so much credit for AP tests?</p>
<p>It does say that "AP credit does not satisfy General Education requirement" so it seems I will have to complete the remaining Igetc requirements, as I had previously assumed that Ap tests can fill in those spots. Yet it lists requirements that certain tests do pass (Foreign Language, Writing, American history) Are these not considered General Education? But regardless, at worst that still puts me at ~9 units needed.</p>
<p>Does it seem realistic that I will be able to transfer out in under a year?</p>
<p>Those are calculated as quarter units. You need 60 semester units to transfer (90 quarter units). Also remember, that this is just the unit requirement, you still need to fulfill IGETC and your pre-reqs.</p>
<p>So the AP credits cannot count as part of the Igetc requirements, correct? The AP Calc test for example says that it meets the quantitative reasoning, which is a requirement within the Igetc, so I am still a bit confused. </p>
<p>I also assume that because I passed the AP Lang test, I don’t have to take English 101.</p>
<p>IGETC completion is up to your CC, not the UC. Meaning that if your CC will give you credit for a part of IGETC with an AP test, that’s all you need. The UCs don’t care, they just look to see if you’ve been (or will be) IGETC certified by your CC. If so, you won’t have to take any GE classes at the UC, and more importantly, your admission chances will greatly increased (it’s hard to get in without unless it’s specifically not recommended for your major). Don’t forget your pre-reqs though, lots of people get rejected becuase they won’t have them finished.</p>
<p>Just to be clear though, while IGETC certification is only up to your CC. Course articulation and unit credit from AP tests for transfer is completely up to the UC.</p>
<p>AP credit CAN satisfy IGETC requirements at least for my major. got a 5 on english langiage/comp which is 5.3 semester units. I only had to take one college level english class to complete Area 1A and 1B (might be called something else at your CC). But it really depends on your major.</p>
<p>How do I know what AP class satisfies what part of the Igetc though?</p>
<p>The UCLA page lists the requirements each test satisfies, but it doesn’t match with the course categories within the Igetc. For example, there is a “Quantitative Reasoning” portion within the Igetc, so I assume passing Calculus will fill that portion since the UCLA page says that it satisfies “Quantitative Reasoning”. However, a course like US history says that it satisfies the “American History and Institutions requirement”. However, that is not something listed within Igetc.</p>
<p>I assume AP US and or AP Euro would count as a history course for the Igetc requirements, but there doesn’t seem to be any clear guidelines as to what satisfies what.</p>
<p>This leaves me confused as to what courses within the list I should take since I don’t want to take more courses than I need to take. I rather take classes relevant to my major such as intro programming courses rather than extra unnecessary GEs to fill my 60 unit requirement.</p>
<p>^ If you look on your community college’s website, there should be a table telling you if an ap test will count for credit at your community college, and if and where you can apply that to IGETC.</p>