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Advanced Placement Test Scores

Students may earn credit for College Entrance Board Advanced Placement (AP) tests with scores of 3, 4, or 5. AP scores can be used to meet American River College Local AA/AS General Education requirements or California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) requirements.

A student may receive credit for AP exams they have successfully passed once the following requirements are met:

Official copies of test scores are on file with Admissions and Records
Student has completed twelve (12) units of credit and has a minimum 2.0 grade point average (GPA)

Students should be aware that other colleges and universities can accept, modify, or reject using AP scores towards their graduation requirements. Check with your counselor to determine whether these test results will be accepted at the transfer institution of your choice.

American River College General Education AP Credit
The use of AP exam scores for American River College course credit and general education is determined by American River College policy.
AP Exam	Exam Score	ARC Course Credit	Satisfies ARC GE Area	Units Earned at ARC
2-D Art and Design	3, 4, 5	N/A	N/A	3
3-D Art and Design	3, 4, 5	N/A	N/A	3
Art History	3, 4, 5	ARTH 300	L3: Arts and Humanities	3
Biology	3	BIOL 300	L5: Natural Sciences	3
Biology	4, 5	BIOL 310	L5: Natural Sciences	4
Calculus AB	3, 4, 5	MATH 400	L2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning	5
Calculus BC	3, 4, 5	MATH 400 and MATH 401	L2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning	10
Calculus BC/AB Subscore	3, 4, 5	N/A	L2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning	3
Chemistry (taken Fall 2009 or later)	3, 4	CHEM 305	L5: Natural Sciences	5
Chemistry (taken Fall 2009 or later)	5	CHEM 400	L5: Natural Sciences	5
Chinese Language and Culture	3, 4, 5	N/A	L3: Arts and Humanities	8
Comparative Government and Politics	3, 4, 5	N/A	L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
Computer Science A	3	N/A	N/A	3
Computer Science A	4, 5	CISP 300	N/A	3
Computer Science AB	3, 4, 5	N/A	N/A	3
Computer Science Principles	3, 4, 5	CISC 310	N/A	3
Drawing	3, 4, 5	ART 300	L3: Arts and Humanities	3
English Language and Composition	3, 4, 5	ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGWR 300)	L1A: English Composition	3
English Literature and Composition	3, 4, 5	ENGL C1000 (formerly ENGWR 300)	L3: Arts and Humanities and L1A: English Composition	6
Environmental Science	3, 4, 5	NATR 300	L5: Natural Sciences	4
European History	3, 4, 5	HIST 302	L3: Arts and Humanities or L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
French Language and Culture	3, 4, 5	N/A	L3: Arts and Humanities	8
German Language and Culture	3, 4, 5	GERM 401 and GERM 402	L3: Arts and Humanities	8
Human Geography	3, 4, 5	GEOG 310	L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
Italian Language and Culture	3, 4, 5	ITAL 401 and ITAL 402	L3: Arts and Humanities	8
Japanese Language and Culture	3, 4, 5	N/A	L3: Arts and Humanities	8
Latin	3, 4, 5	N/A	L3: Arts and Humanities	3
Macroeconomics	3, 4, 5	ECON 302	L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
Microeconomics	3, 4, 5	ECON 304	L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
Music Theory	3	N/A	L3: Arts and Humanities	3
Music Theory	4, 5	MUFHL 400	L3: Arts and Humanities	4
Physics 1: Algebra-Based	3, 4, 5	N/A	L5: Natural Sciences	4
Physics 2: Algebra-Based	3, 4, 5	N/A	L5: Natural Sciences	4
Physics 1: Algebra-Based, and Physics 2: Algebra-Based	4, 5	PHYS 350 and PHYS 360	L5: Natural Sciences	8
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	3, 4, 5	N/A	L5: Natural Sciences	4
Physics C: Mechanics	3, 4, 5	N/A	L5: Natural Sciences	4
Precalculus	3, 4, 5	N/A	L2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning	3
Psychology	3, 4, 5	PSYC C1000 (formerly PSYC 300)	L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
Seminar	3, 4, 5	N/A	N/A	3
Spanish Language and Culture	3, 4, 5	SPAN 401 and SPAN 402	L3: Arts and Humanities	8
Spanish Literature and Culture	3, 4, 5	N/A	L3: Arts and Humanities	3
Statistics	3, 4, 5	STAT C1000 (formerly STAT 300)	L2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning	4
US Government and Politics	3, 4, 5	N/A	L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
US History	3, 4, 5	HIST 310 and HIST 311	L3: Arts and Humanities or L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences or Va: American Institutions (through Summer 2025)	6
World History (taken before Fall 2019)	3, 4, 5	HIST 307 and HIST 308	L3: Arts and Humanities or L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences	6
World History – Modern	3, 4, 5	HIST 308	L3: Arts and Humanities or L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences	3

Cal-GETC AP Credit

Visit Cal-GETC External Exams (Section 6.1) to find information on how credit is granted for general education using the Cal-GETC pattern. Note that each CSU and UC campus individually determines how it will apply external examination credit in the major. For more information about AP credit, consult a counselor.

CSU AP Credit

Visit CSU's AP Credit Page for information on how credit is granted for admission and general education. Note that each campus in the CSU system individually determines how it will apply external examination credit in the major. For more information about AP credit, consult a counselor.

UC AP Credit

Visit UC's AP Credit Page for information on how credit is granted for admission and general education. Note that each campus in the UC system individually determines how it will apply external examination credit in the major. For more information about AP credit, consult a counselor.

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