AP Exam Equivalency Chart Your AP credits must appear on your UC Berkeley transcript before they can be used to meet major requirements. While your major may accept AP exams to satisfy a major requirement, consult with your major advisor to discuss what impact this may have on you. Remember that substitution is optional and students more often struggle with the subsequent biology, chemistry, physics, and math courses if they don’t take the introductory courses at UC Berkeley. Pre-Med students: Please note that most medical and pre-health graduate programs do not accept AP units for pre-med requirements.
UCB Course Biology 1B
Requirements AP Exam Subject Biology
Score 4, 5
Math 1A or 16A
Calculus AB or BC
3, 4, 5
Math 1B or 16B
Calculus BC
5
Chemistry 1A
Chemistry
4, 5
Economics 1
Economics (Macro and Micro)
4, 5
Environmental Economics & Policy C1 ESPM 15 or ESPM C10
Economics (Micro)
4, 5
Environmental Science
4, 5
Statistics 2
Statistics
3, 4, 5
Physics 8A
Physics B
3, 4, 5
Humanities & Social Science Breadth
Varies
3, 4, 5
EEP
ES
CRS
EMF
Majors MEB GPB
MB
NST (NS-PM,NS-T, NS-D)
*
*
*
S&E
Higher Level IB Exam Equivalency Chart Your IB credits must appear on your UC Berkeley transcript before they can be used to meet major requirements. While the major may accept IB exams to satisfy a major requirement, consult with your major advisor to discuss what impact this may have on you. Remember that substitution is optional and students more often struggle with the subsequent biology and chemistry courses if they don’t take the introductory courses at UC Berkeley. Pre-Med students: Please note that most medical and pre-health graduate programs do not accept IB units toward admission requirements.
UCB Course Reading and Composition Math 1A
Requirements IB Higher Level Exam English 1A Mathematics
Score 5, 6, 7 5,6,7
American History and History of the Institutions Americas
5, 6, 7
Biology 1A or 1B
5, 6, 7
Biology
EEP
ES
Chemistry
5, 6, 7
Economics 1
Economics
5, 6, 7
Foreign Language
Foreign Language
5, 6, 7
Quantitative Reasoning
Mathematics or Computer Science
5, 6, 7
EMF
MB
Chemistry 1A, 1AL
CRS
Majors MEB GPB
NST (NS-PM,NS-T, NS-D)
S&E
Updated March 2018
