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College Board Advanced Placement Program (AP)
AP (Advanced Placement) Exams
SJSU grants credit toward its undergraduate degrees for successful completion of examinations of the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board. Students who present scores of three or better will be granted up to six semester units (nine quarter units) of college credit" for each exam (no duplicate credit granted). The number of units granted, course equivalence, and satisfaction of requirements vary.
Requires scores of 3-5 for credit to be granted.
| Exam | Units | Course | GE Credit and Comments |
| ACS | 3 | CHEM 030A | Area B1 (3 units, no lab) |
| Art History | 6 | ARTH 070A & 070B | Areas C1 or C2 (3 units) |
| Biology | 6 | BIOL 010 | Area B2 & B3 (4 units) |
| Calculus AB* | 3 | MATH 030 | Area B4 (3 units); ELM exempt |
| Calculus BC* | 6 | MATH 030 & 031 | Area B4 (3 units); ELM exempt |
| Calculus BC/AB Subscore* | 3 | MATH 030 | Area B4 (3 units); ELM exempt |
| Chemistry | 6 | CHEM 030A | Area B1 & B3 (4 units) |
| Chinese Language & Culture | 6 | CHIN 001A | Area C2 (3 units) |
| Comparative Govt & Politics | 3 | POLS 002 | Area D3 (3 units) |
| Computer Science A | 3 | CS 046A | No GE |
| English Language | 6 | ENGL 001A | Score 3-4 = Area A2 (3 units); EPT exempt |
| English Language | 6 | ENGL 001A & 001B | Score 5 = Areas A2 & C3 (6 units); EPT exempt |
| English Literature | 6 | ENGL 001A & 010 | Score 3-4 = Area A2 & C2 (6 units); EPT exempt |
| English Literature | 6 | ENGL 001A & 001B, or | Score 5 = Areas A2 & C3 (6 units); EPT exempt |
| English Literature | 6 | ENGL 001A & 010 | Score 5 = Areas A2 & C2 (6 units), at student's request; EPT exempt |
| Environmental Science | 4 | Elective credit | Area B1 & B3 (4 units) |
| European History | 6 | HIST 010A & 010B | Areas C2 or D2 (3 units) |
| French Language & Culture | 6 | FREN 001A | Area C2 (3 units) |
| German Language & Culture | 6 | GERM 001A | Area C2 (3 units) |
| Human Geography | 3 | GEOG 010 | Area D (3 units) |
| Italian Language & Culture | 6 | ITAL 001A | Area C2 (3 units) |
| Japanese Language & Culture | 6 | JPN 001A | Area C2 (3 units) |
| Latin: Vergil | 3 | LATN 001A | Area C2 (3 units) |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | ECON 001A | Area D1 (3 units) |
| Microeconomics | 3 | ECON 001B | Area D1 (3 units) |
| Music Theory | 6 | Elective credit | No GE |
| Physics B** | 6 | PHYS 002A | Areas B1 & B3 (4 units) |
| Physics C, Elec & Mag** | 4 | PHYS 051 | Areas B1 & B3 (4 units) |
| Physics C, Mechanic** | 4 | PHYS 050 | Areas B1 & B3 (4 units) |
| Psychology | 3 | PSYC 001 | Area D (3 units) |
| Spanish Language | 6 | SPAN 001A | Area C2 (3 units) |
| Spanish Literature | 6 | SPAN 001B | Area C2 (3 units) |
| Statistics | 3 | SOCI 015 | Area B4 (3 units); ELM exempt |
| Studio Art, 2D Design | 3 | Elective credit | No GE |
| Studio Art, 3D Design | 3 | Elective credit | No GE |
| Studio Art, Drawing | 3 | ART 024 or 026 | No GE |
| U.S. Govt & Politics | 3 | POLS 001 | Area D3 & F2 (3 units) |
| U.S. History | 6 | HIST 020A & 020B | Areas C2 or D2; & F1 (3 units) |
| World History | 6 | Elective credit | Areas C2 or D2 (3 units) |
*Students may receive credit for only one calculus exam.
**If a student passes more than one AP exam in Physics, only 6 units of credit will be granted, and only 4 of those units will be applied to GE.
