Is it usually 30 (1 yr)?
<p>Depends on where you want to go. Harvard, for example, only takes AP credit for 4 exams, while some other place might take all of the exams</p>
<p>Columbia will only allow one semester's worth: 16 credits</p>
<p>But most other non-ivy caliber schools will give you credit for most if not all of your exams...especially state schools.</p>
<p>Varies greatly from school to school.....</p>
<p>most public state schools will give credit for EVERY 3 or better, as long as they offer a similar class.</p>
<p>what about UC's (LA & Berkeley, if it matters)?</p>
<p>UC's don't have any limit to AP credit. They generally give 8 quarter units of credit for year-long APs and 4 quarter units for semester APs, which converts to 5.3 and 2.7 semester units for Berkeley.</p>
<p>it really depends on the school. Cal Poly gave my friend like a ton of units for getting a 5 on AP Calc BC .. I think he said 54, but i have no idea if i heard correctly.</p>
<p>You heard incorrectly. Cal Poly SLO gives 9 units for each AP exam.</p>
<p>ah, i guess it was for 6 AP exams then</p>
<p>yes CalPoly gives 9 credits - but much of these are for extra "electives". If you are an engineering major you dont really need all those extra elective credits so they are sort of wasted.</p>
<p>For example, my S took 4 AP exams and earned 36 credits. Only 3 of the exams actually applied towards actual courses that he needed for a computer engineering major so it is really like he got 12 credits for 3 satisfied courses.</p>