Question about AP Credit

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>I've found conflicting information about AP credit and I'm confused. I'll be an engineering student this fall and on the 2010-2010 Undergraduate Handbook it says this on AP Credit:</p>

<p>ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT
Below are the tests and scores needed to fulfill UC Berkeley and/or College of Engineering requirements:</p>

<p>Chemistry AP
SCORE: 3 or better
UC BERKELEY UNITS: 5.3 units
REQUIREMENT FULFILLED: Chemistry 1A. If your major requires Chemistry 1B, the Chemistry Department
strongly recommends enrolling in Chemistry 1A before taking Chemistry 1B.</p>

<p>Mathematics AP (BC Exam)
SCORE: 4,5
UC BERKELEY UNITS: 5.3 units (The maximum units awarded for Math AP exams is 5.3. Students who pass
both the AB and BC exams will receive 5.3 units total.)</p>

<p>AND yet I've read from other sources that only a 4 or higher in AP Chemistry and 5 on AP Calc BC will be given credit. Which one is true?</p>

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<p>Oh here’s the link to the 2010-2011 handbook: <a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/advising/Undergraduate%20Handbook%2010-11[/url]”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/advising/Undergraduate%20Handbook%2010-11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>For Calc BC, i believe getting a 3 or 4 (or just 4) is good enough to skip 1A while you need a 5 to get out of 1A and 1B. L&S and the CoE handbooks have different requirements so that might the reason you received different information. Since you’re in CoE, follow whatever CoE says…</p>

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<p>yeah that handbook is for college of engineering “ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT
Below are the tests and scores needed to fulfill UC Berkeley and/or College of Engineering requirements:”</p>

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<p>it’s even from the college of engineering website: <a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/cur...ndbook%2010-11[/url]”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/cur...ndbook%2010-11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>The handbook says that “4,5” on Calc BC will fulfill the requirements for both Math 1A and 1B. However, it also says that “Students with a score of 4 are strongly advised to complete Math 1B”.</p>

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<p>yeah but I did a past year final for their 1B class at the CalSO because I requested it and I almost aced (got all the answers right) that test so I think I’ll be fine skipping 1B. But I was wondering if I’d get the credits for 1A and 1B. SO can I assume that the 2010-2011 handbook is right about the credits or should I call the college?</p>

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<p>You fulfill the requirements for both classes, but you only receive 5.3 units.</p>

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<p>alright kk thank you Crystal Knight!</p>

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<p>This is unrelated but I didn’t want to waste a thread. Do macro and
micro only count when taken together?</p>

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<p>Depends on what you mean by ‘count’. And, your college. The answer below is for Letters and Sciences. </p>

<p>Each independently will give you 2.7 units of credit, regardless of whether you take the other or not. [Advanced</a> Placement Examinations](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/faq/ap.html]Advanced”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/faq/ap.html) That is for the purpose of adding to your units towards the minimum needed to earn a degree. </p>

<p>If you mean will it be taken as equivalent of having passed Econ 1 or Econ 2, waiving the need for the class and serving as a pre-req for any class that lists those courses, then the answer is that both must be passed. The economics department, which hosts the ‘equivalent’ class of econ 1 or econ 2, determines what constitutes an acceptable substitute, AP test and other college course among them. In this case [Prospective</a> Majors](<a href=“http://www.econ.berkeley.edu/econ/ugrad/prospect_prerequisites.shtml]Prospective”>http://www.econ.berkeley.edu/econ/ugrad/prospect_prerequisites.shtml)</p>

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<p>Ok thank you</p>