Use of Advanced Placement Credit in General Education
Cal State San Marcos grants credit towards its undergraduate degrees for successful completion of examinations of the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board. The following table indicates which General Education and other University requirements are satisfied by students who present scores of 3, 4, or 5 on Advanced Placement examinations.
These equivalencies are in effect for all AP exams taken after July 1, 2006. For AP exams taken prior to July 1, 2006 click here.
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AP EXAM PASSED WITH A SCORE OF |
GENERAL EDUCATION (GE) REQUIREMENTS SATISFIED |
SEMESTER UNITS AWARDED |
CSUSM COURSE EQUIVALENT (IF APPLICABLE) |
OTHER UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS SATISFIED |
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Art History |
C1 (Arts) |
6 |
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Biology |
B2 (Life Science). Also satisfies B3 (laboratory) only if the AP course was taken with a lab. |
6 |
GES 102 |
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Calculus AB |
B4 (Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning) |
6 |
MATH 160 |
Exemption from ELM (Entry Level Mathematics) examination |
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Calculus BC |
B4 (Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning) |
6 |
MATH 160 & 162 |
Exemption from ELM (Entry Level Mathematics) examination |
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Calculus AB AND Calculus BC |
B4 (Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning) |
9 |
MATH 160 & 162 |
Exemption from ELM (Entry Level Mathematics) examination |
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Chemistry (Score of 3) |
B1 (Physical Science). Also satisfies B3 (laboratory) only if the AP course was taken with a lab. |
6 |
GES 101 |
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Chemistry (Score of 4,5) |
B1 (Physical Science). Also satisfies B3 (laboratory) only if the AP course was taken with a lab. |
6 |
CHEM 150 |
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Chinese Language & Culture |
C (Arts and/or Humanities) |
6 |
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Satisfies LOTER (Language Other Than English Requirement) |
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Computer Science A |
B4 (Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning) |
3 |
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Computer Science AB |
B4 (Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning) |
6 |
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Economics: Macro |
D (Discipline-Specific or Second Interdisciplinary Social Science Course) |
3 |
ECON 202 |
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Economics: Micro |
D (Discipline-Specific or Second Interdisciplinary Social Science Course) |
3 |
ECON 201 |
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English Language & Composition |
A2 (Written Communication) |
6 |
GEW 101 |
Exemption from EPT (English Placement Test) |
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English Literature & Composition |
A2 (Written Communication) and C2 (Humanities) |
6 |
GEW 101 & LTWR 100 |
Exemption from EPT (English Placement Test) |
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English Language & Composition AND English Literature & Composition |
A2 (Written Communication) and C2 (Humanities) |
9 |
GEW 101 & LTWR 100 |
Exemption from EPT (English Placement Test) |
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Environmental Science |
B1 (Physical Science) or B2 (Life Science), but not both. Also satisfies B3 (laboratory). |
6 |
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European |
D (Discipline-Specific or Second Interdisciplinary Social Science Course) |
6 |
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French Language |
C (Arts and/or Humanities) |
6 |
FREN 201 |
Satisfies LOTER (Language Other Than English Requirement) |
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French Literature |
C (Arts and/or Humanities) |
6 |
FREN 202 |
Satisfies LOTER (Language Other Than English Requirement) |
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German Language |
C (Arts and/or Humanities) |
6 |
GERM 201 |
Satisfies LOTER (Language Other Than English Requirement) |
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Government & Politics: Comparative |
D (Discipline-Specific or Second Interdisciplinary Social Science Course) |
6 |
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Government & Politics: United States |
Dh (U.S. History) and Dc (U.S. Constitution) |
6 |
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Human Geography |
D (Discipline-Specific or Second Interdisciplinary Social Science Course) |
3 |
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Italian Language & Culture |
C (Arts and/or Humanities) |
6 |
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Satisfies LOTER (Language Other Than English Requirement) |
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Japanese Language & Culture |
C (Arts and/or Humanities) |
6 |
JAPN 201 |
Satisfies LOTER (Language Other Than English Requirement) |
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Latin Literature |
C (Arts and/or Humanities) |
6 |
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Satisfies LOTER (Language Other Than English Requirement) |
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Latin: Vergil |
C (Arts and/or Humanities) |
6 |
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Satisfies LOTER (Language Other Than English Requirement) |
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Music Theory |
C1 (Arts) |
6 |
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Physics B |
B1 (Physical Science). Also satisfies B3 (laboratory) only if the AP course was taken with a lab. |
6 |
PHYS 101 |
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Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism |
B1 (Physical Science). Also satisfies B3 (laboratory) only if the AP course was taken with a lab. |
6 |
PHYS 202
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Physics C: Mechanics |
B1 (Physical Science). Also satisfies B3 (laboratory) only if the AP course was taken with a lab. |
6 |
PHYS 201 |
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Psychology |
D (Discipline-Specific or Second Interdisciplinary Social Science Course) |
3 |
PSYC 100 |
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Spanish Language (score of 3) |
C (Arts and/or Humanities) |
6 |
SPAN 201 |
Satisfies LOTER (Language Other Than English Requirement) |
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Spanish Language (score of 4 or 5) |
C (Arts and/or Humanities) |
6 |
SPAN 202 |
Satisfies LOTER (Language Other Than English Requirement) |
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Spanish Literature |
C (Arts and/or Humanities) |
6 |
SPAN 315 |
Satisfies LOTER (Language Other Than English Requirement) |
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Statistics |
B4 (Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning) |
3 |
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Exemption from ELM (Entry Level Mathematics) examination |
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Studio Art: 2-D Design |
C1 (Arts) |
3 |
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Studio Art: 3-D Design |
C1 (Arts) |
3 |
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Studio Art: Drawing |
C1 (Arts) |
6 |
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United States History |
Dh (U.S. History) and Dc (U.S. Constitution) |
6 |
HIST 130 & 131 |
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World History |
D (Discipline-Specific or Second Interdisciplinary Social Science Course) |
6 |
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