ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) Exam Credit:
The university grants credit for all College Board Advanced Placement Tests for which a student scores 3 or higher. The credit may be subject credit, graduation credit, or credit toward breadth requirements as determined by each college office. For a complete list including units awarded, please see www.catalog.ucr.edu.
| Exam | Score | Credit given for Course/Breadth area* |
| Art History | 3, 4, 5 | Humanities B (Fine Arts) |
| Studio Art: Drawing, 2-D Design, 3-D Design, and General Portfolio | 3, 4, 5 | Humanities B (Fine Arts) |
| Biology | 3, 4, 5 | Natural Sciences A (Biological Science) |
| Chemistry | 3, 4, 5 | CHEM 001W & Natural Sciences B (Physical Sciences) |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | Humanities C (does not satisfy DEPTH) |
| Computer Science: A Exam | 4,5 | CS 010A |
| Economics: Macroeconomics | 3, 4, 5 | ECON 002 (Social Sciences A) |
| Economics: Microeconomics | 3, 4, 5 | ECON 003 (Social Sciences A) |
| English: Language/Composition | 3 | ENGL 001A |
| English: Language/Composition | 4, 5 | ENGL 001A & ENGL 001B |
| English: Literature/Composition | 3 | ENGL 001A |
| English: Literature/Composition | 4, 5 | ENGL 001A & ENGL 001B |
| Environmental Science | 4, 5 | ENSC 002 (does not satisfy BCOE Breadth) |
| French: Language and Culture | 5 | Humanities C (does not satisfy DEPTH) |
| French Literature | 3, 4, 5 | Humanities C (does not satisfy DEPTH) |
| German: Language and Culture | 5 | Humanities C (does not satisfy DEPTH) |
| Government and Politics: US Government | 3, 4, 5 | POSC 010 (Social Sciences A) |
| Government and Politics: Comparative Government | 3, 4, 5 | POSC 015 (Social Sciences A) |
| History: United States | 3, 4, 5 | HIST 017A & HIST 017B (does not satisfy BCOE Breadth) |
| History: European | 3, 4, 5 | Humanities C (does not satisfy DEPTH) |
| History: World | 3, 4, 5 | Humanities A |
| Human Geography | 3, 4, 5 | Social Science C (does not satisfy DEPTH) |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | Humanities C (does not satisfy DEPTH) |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | Humanities C (does not satisfy DEPTH) |
| Latin | 5 | Humanities C (does not satisfy DEPTH) |
| Latin: Literature | 3, 4, 5 | Humanities B (Literature) |
| Mathematics: AB Examination | 3 | MATH 009A |
| Mathematics: BC Examination | 3 | MATH 009A & MATH 009B |
| Mathematics: BC Examination | 4, 5 | MATH 009A & MATH 009B & MATH 009C |
| Mathematics: AB Subscore from BC examination | 3, 4, 5 | MATH 009A |
| Music: Theory | 3, 4, 5 | Humanities B (Fine Arts) |
| Music: Listen and Literature | 3, 4, 5 | Humanities B (Fine Arts) |
| Physics: Examination C: Mechanics | 4, 5 | PHYS 002A (does not satisfy BCOE Breadth) |
| Psychology | 3 | Social Sciences B (Psychology) |
| Psychology | 4, 5 | PSYC 002 (Social Sciences B) |
| Spanish: Language and Culture | 5 | Humanities C (does not satisfy DEPTH) |
| Spanish: Literature and Culture | 3, 4, 5 | Humanities B (Literature) |
| Statistics | 3 | STAT 004 |
| Statistics | 4, 5 | STAT 008 or STAT 010 |
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) Exam Credit:
The university grants credit for each International Baccalaureate (IB) higher level examination on which a student scores 5 or higher. Some higher level examinations may be considered equivalent to freshman level courses in the subject and may be used to satisfy Breadth requirements. For a complete list including units awarded, please see www.catalog.ucr.edu.
| Exam | Score | Credit given for Course/Breadth area* |
| Classical Languages | 5, 6, 7 | Humanities C (does not satisfy DEPTH) |
| Economics | 5, 6, 7 | ECON 002 & ECON 003 (Social Sciences A) |
| English: Literature | 5 | ENGL 001A |
| English: Literature | 6, 7 | ENGL 001A & ENGL 001B |
| Geography | 5, 6, 7 | GEO 002 & Social Science C (does not satisfy DEPTH) |
| History | 5, 6, 7 | HIST 20 (Humanities A) |
| History of the Islamic World | 5, 6, 7 | Humanities C (does not satisfy DEPTH) |
| Math | 5, 6, 7 | MATH 009A |
| Philosophy | 5, 6, 7 | PHIL 001 (Humanities B) |
| Psychology | 5 | Social Sciences B (Psychology) |
| Psychology | 6, 7 | PSYC 002 (Social Sciences B) |
| Theatre Arts | 5, 6, 7 | THEA 070 (does not satisfy BCOE Breadth) |
| Visual Arts | 5, 6, 7 | Humanities B (Fine Arts) |