<p>According to this website: UCLA</a> Undergrad Admissions: AP Credit - College of Letters and Science, AP credits don't satisfy GE requirements. </p>
<p>What exactly do AP credits do then?</p>
<p>If you actually read the chart you’ll see what specific requirements they fulfill. Units also boost your class standing which could allow you to choose classes before your peers.</p>
<p>Not a whole lot.</p>
<p>“AP units may be applied toward graduation.”</p>
<p>i think that, plus the ability to get ahead with higher level classes, are the biggest benefits and are probably what you are inquiring about…
No GE is not that bad…</p>
<p>Some do, some don’t; look it up. Otherwise it just gives you units that boosts your standing. For example, I came in with sophomore standing and now I’m junior standing b/c of AP credit</p>
<p>So basically you can’t graduate any earlier (because doesn’t fulfill GE’s), but you get the status of being a sophomore or whatever? (besides the few courses, which credit does cover and the writing requirements, etc, they fulfill)</p>
<p>I’ve heard from a teacher who went to UCLA that freshman english was a pain in the ass if you’re a physical science major, a major waste of time. What specific class is it? And is getting a 4 on AP Language and Composition able to satisfy it? Is the class he was talking about English Composition Writing 1? And does the 4 satisfy both that and the Entry level writing requirement, or only one of them?</p>
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Anything that puts you closer to the 180 minimum (or whatever your major requires) helps you graduate earlier. You are allowed to apply more lower-division units than just the sum of the GE requirements towards graduation.</p>
<p>Good score on either AP English exam satisfies Entry Level and Writing I (English Composition 3). However, you still have one more class to go, Writing II (i.e., freshmen GE clusters or any course designated with a W after the numbering — which dosn’t have to be an English dept course).</p>
<p>mikemac, lower division units don’t seem to be too useful. Although north campus majors have fewer requirements, those students tend to take classes for fun (i.e., liberal arts breadth) that covers the unit deficit. On the opposite spectrum, south campus majors are swamped with lower div major prep courses. So in the end, it seems like most people are in need of upper division courses to fulfill the 60 required.</p>
<p>So I have a question of my own regarding AP credit. Courses like ECON 1 and ENGCOMP 3 are awarded for them, thus you can’t take them again. However, some professional schools require these courses but do not take AP credit. So how does it work out? Does it count as if you took the courses at UCLA (except no grade)?</p>
<p>What’s the maximum amount of AP credit you can earn at UCLA?</p>
<p>I would like to know the answers to the questions posed by the previous two posters as well. Someone help please! :)</p>
<p>There aren’t any limitations on what transfers as units/course completion. It’s everything that applies from that table.</p>
<p>I don’t remember what the exact science requirements are at UCLA, but I’m hoping to take as few science classes as possible if I go there next year. I apologize if this has been answered before, but what will a 5 on my AP Bio exam do? I know it gives me a lot of units, but I’m mostly interested in staying away from science!</p>
<p>naia, short answer: no.</p>
<p>Minimum of 4 science courses (2 of them requiring a lab/demo type class) for GE, and GEs cannot be satisfied via AP credit.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks for explaining. Are there a lot somewhat bs science classes that fulfill the reqs? Things like “science of cooking”…or do you have to take hard sciences?
Sorry so many questions!</p>
<p>does this mean that if i have a life science major that my ap credit from classes like math, physical science, english, econ, etc are essentially useless?</p>
<p>AP credits are essentially useless for any major. However, they do satisfy various requirements such as: ENTRY-W/SUBJ A, AMERICAN HISTORY & INSTITUTIONS, WRITING I, QUANTITATIVE REASONING,and FOREIGN LANGUAGE. Also a few basic courses.</p>
<p>Well there are BS sciences like earth sciences…</p>
<p>AP Calculus can be good for you if you have to take math classes for your major. You can place out of the first calculus class if you get a 4 or 5 on AB Calc or 4 on BC calc… and can pass out of two calc classes if you get a 5 on the BC exam.</p>
<p>@ucapplicant
so basically you are saying
if i am a life science major, the only ap credit i can use is probably AP chem and AP bio?
(plus the ap lit and comp ) but yeah?
ew. all that hard work lol</p>
<p>AP Chem does nothing (unless you petition or something). AP Bio does nothing. AP Lit and Comp gets you out of Writing I (EngComp3).</p>