ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) TESTS 2025-2026 CHART
College Board Advanced | Minimum | Semester CredITS Toward GE Breadth Certification | Merced College GE | CAL-GETC | Removal Date for GE Breadth*** |
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AP Art History | 3 | 3 | 3 (3 units) | 3A or 3B |
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AP Biology | 3 | 4 | 5 (3 units) | 5B and 5C |
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AP Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | 2 (3 units) | 2 |
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AP Calculus BC | 3 | 3 | 2 (3 units) | 2 |
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AP Calculus BC/ AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | 2 (3 units) | 2 |
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AP Chemistry | 3 | 6 |
| 5A and 5C | F09 |
AP Chemistry | 3 | 4 | 5 (6 units) | 5A and 5C |
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AP Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | 3 (3 units) | 3B |
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AP Comparative Government & Politics | 3 | 3 | 4 (3 units) | 4 |
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AP Computer Science A | 3 | 0 |
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AP Computer Science AB | 3 | 0 |
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AP Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 |
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AP English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | 1 + 3 (3 units) | 1A |
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AP English Language | 3 | 3 | 1 + 3 (3 units) |
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AP English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | 1 + 3 (6 units) | 1A or 3B |
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AP English Literature | 3 | 6 | 1 + 3 (6 units) |
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AP Environmental Science | 3 | 4 |
| 5A and 5C | F09 |
AP Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | 5 (4 units) | 5A and 5C |
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AP European History | 3 | 3 | 4 (3 units) | 3B or 4 |
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AP French Language | 3 | 6 |
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| F09 |
AP French Language | 3 | 3 | 3 (3 units) |
| F11 |
AP French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 |
| 3B |
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AP French Literature | 3 | 3 | 3 (3 units) | F09 | |
AP German Language | 3 | 6 | 3 (3 units) |
| F09 |
AP German Language | 3 | 3 | 3 (3 units) |
| F11 |
AP German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 |
| 3B |
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AP Human Geography | 3 | 3 | 4 (3 units) | 4 |
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AP Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | 3 (3 units) | 3B |
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AP Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | 3 (3 units) | 3B |
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AP Latin Literature | 3 | 3 | 3 (3 units) | F09 | |
AP Latin | 3 | 3 |
| 3B |
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AP Latin: Virgil | 3 | 3 | 3 (3 units) | F12 | |
AP Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | 4 (3 units) | 4 |
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AP Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | 4 (3 units) | 4 |
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AP Music Theory | 3 | 3 | 3 (3 units) |
| F09 |
AP Physics 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5A and 5C |
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AP Physics 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5A and 5C |
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AP Physics B | 3 | 6 | 5 (6 units) |
| F09 |
AP Physics B | 3 | 4 | 5 (4 units) | F15 | |
AP Physics C (mechanics) | 3 | 4 | 5 (4 units) | 5A and 5C | |
AP Physics C (electricity/magnetism) | 3 | 4 | 5 (4 units) | 5A and 5C |
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AP Precalculus | 3 | 3 | 2 (3 units) | ||
AP Psychology | 3 | 3 | 4 (3 units) | 4 |
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AP Seminar | 3 | 0 |
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AP Spanish Language | 3 | 3 |
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| S14 |
AP Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | 3 (3 units) | 3B |
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AP Spanish Literature | 3 | 3 |
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| S13 |
AP Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | 3 (3 units) | 3B |
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AP Statistics | 3 | 3 | 2 (3 units) | 2 |
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AP Studio Art - 2D Design | 3 | 0 |
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AP Studio Art - 3D Design | 3 | 0 |
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AP Studio Art - Drawing | 3 | 0 |
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AP U.S. Government & Politics | 3 | 3 | 4 (3 units) | 4 |
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AP U.S. History | 3 | 3 | 4 (3 units) | 3B or 4 |
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AP World History | 3 | 3 | 4 (3 units) |
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AP World History Modern | 3 | 3 | 4 (3 units) | 3B or 4 |
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Notes:
Advanced Placement Exams that satisfy UC and CSU requirements should be checked for currency and specific college credit.
AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Calculus BC/AB Subscore, and AP Computer Science A, AP computer Science AB - If a student passes more than one AP exam in calculus or computer science, only one examination may be applied to the baccalaureate.
AP Environmental Science - Students who pass AP Environmental Science earn 4 units of credit. Tests prior to Fall 2009 may apply to either B1+B3 or B2+B3 of GE Breadth. Fall of 2009 or later, those credits may only apply to B1+B3.
AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics B, AP Physics C - If a student passes more than one AP exam in physics, only six units of credit may be applied to the baccalaureate, and only four units of credit may be applied to a certification in GE Breadth.
IGETC Version 2.0 – AP exams may be used in either area regardless of where the certifying CCC’s discipline is located.
* Minimum Semester Credits Earned towards admission - These units count toward eligibility for admission. The units may not apply towards Associate Degrees for Transfer (AD-T) or the baccalaureate degree. The units may not all apply toward certification of the corresponding GE-Breadth area. See Executive Orders 1036 and 1100 Revised for details.
** American Institutions and/or GE Breadth Area - Areas of GE Breadth (A1 through E) are defined in EO 1100. Areas of American Institutions (US-1 through US-3) are set forth in Sections IA and IB of EO 1061, and at assist.org.
*** Removal Date for GE Breadth - Students seeking certification in GE Breadth prior to transfer must have passed the test before this date.