AP Exams
If you have taken an advanced placement class in high school and pass a College Board Advanced Placement (AP) exam with a minimum score of three (3) in a subject matter, please follow these steps:
- Request your official AP test scores to be sent from the College Board to the Shasta College Admissions and Record Office, P.O. Box 496006 | Redding, CA 96049-6006
- Upon receipt of your official AP scores, the Admissions and Records Office will determine course/unit equivalencies according to the Shasta College Advanced Placement Credit Matrix (see below), and post coursework and units to your Shasta College transcripts
- Grades and Grade Points will not be assigned to AP credit.
For any AP exam that Shasta College does not offer a course similar in content, the College will award credit in the General Education area shown on the California Community College General Education AP List. If there is no General Education area that fits the AP exam, the College may award elective credit.
Units will be applied, upon transfer to the California State University (CSU) system and the University of California (UC) system for general education requirements, as noted on the Matrix. Other transfer institutions will determine the number of units awarded and the courses satisfied according to the individual campus policy.
If you have any questions regarding math and English placement or Advanced Placement (AP) credit please contact your counselor.
Please Note: If Shasta College awards Credit for Prior Learning coursework and units, they will be used to fulfill your Shasta College graduation requirements. This coursework and associated units will be added to your Shasta College transcript. Financial Aid cannot be used to pay for units earned through CPL.
If you plan to transfer to another institution, please be aware that every college/university has their own policies about Credit for Prior Learning. What was accepted at Shasta College may not be accepted at another institution.
Shasta College's Advanced Placement Credit Matrix
| AP Subject Exam | SC Assoc. Degree Subject Credit | SC GE Area | Cal-GETC Area | Units Awarded | CSU Units Earned Towards Transfer | UC Units earned towards transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | ETHS 8♦♦ | Social/Behavioral Sciences | N/A | 3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Art History | Elective | Arts & Humanities | 3A or 3B | 3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Biology | BIOL 10 BIOL 10L |
Natural Sciences | 5B + 5C | 4 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Calculus AB | MATH 9 or MATH C2210 | Mathematical Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning |
2 | 3◊ | 31 | 2.61 |
| Calculus BC | MATH C2220 | Mathematical Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning |
2 | 3◊ | 61 | 5.31 |
| Calculus BC/AB Subscore | MATH C2210 + MATH C2220à | Mathematical Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning |
2 | 3-6◊ | 3 | 2.6-5.3 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 1A#% or CHEM 2A# | Natural Sciences | 5A + 5C | 4 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | CHIN 1 | Arts & Humanities | 3B | 3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | Elective | Social/Behavioral Sciences or Arts & Humanities | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Computer Science A | CIS 60 | N/A | N/A | 3♦◊ | 31 | 5.3 |
| Computer Science AB | Elective | N/A | N/A | 3♦◊ | 61 | N/A |
| Computer Science Principles | Elective | Mathematical Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning |
N/A | 3◊ | 6 | 5.3 |
| English Language and Composition | ENGL C1000 | English Composition |
1A | 3 | 6 | 5.31 |
| English Literature and Composition | Elective | English Composition or Arts & Humanities |
1A or 3B | 3 | 6 | 5.31 |
| Environmental Science | AGNR 60♦♦ | Natural Sciences | 5A + 5C | 3 | 4 | 2.6 |
| European History | HIST 1B | Social/Behavioral Sciences or Arts & Humanities | 3B or 4 | 3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| French Language and Culture | Elective | Arts & Humanities | 3B | 3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| German Language and Culture | Elective | Arts & Humanities | 3B | 3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Human Geography | GEOG 1B | Social/Behavioral Sciences | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Italian Language and Culture | Elective | Arts & Humanities | 3B | 3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | JAPN 1 | Arts & Humanities | 3B | 3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Latin | Elective | Arts & Humanities | 3B | 3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Macroeconomics | ECON C2002 | Social/Behavioral Sciences | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Microeconomics | ECON C2001 | Social/Behavioral Sciences | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Music Theory | MUS 2 | Arts & Humanities | N/A | 3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Physics 1 | PHYS 2A# | Natural Sciences | 5A + 5C | 4 | 42 | 5.32 |
| Physics 2 | PHYS 2B# | Natural Sciences | 5A + 5C | 4 | 42 | 5.32 |
| Physics C (electricity/ magnetism) | PHYS 4B# | Natural Sciences | 5A + 5C | 3 | 42 | 2.62 |
| Physics C (mechanics) | PHYS 4A# | Natural Sciences | 5A + 5C | 3 | 42 | 2.62 |
| Precalculus | MATH 2 | Mathematical Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning | N/A | 3 | 3 | N/A |
| Psychology | PSYC C1000 | Social/Behavioral Sciences | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | Elective | Arts & Humanities | 3B | 3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | Elective | Arts & Humanities | 3B | 3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Statistics | STAT C1000 | Mathematical Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning |
2 | 3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Studio Art – 2D | Elective | N/A | N/A | 3♦ | 3 | 5.32 |
| Studio Art – 3D | Elective | N/A | N/A | 3♦ | 3 | 5.32 |
| Studio Art – Drawing | Elective | N/A | N/A | 3♦ | 3 | 5.32 |
| U.S. Government and Politics | POLS C1000* |
Social/Behavioral Sciences | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| U.S. History | HIST C1001* or HIST C1002* | Social/Behavioral Sciences or Arts & Humanities | 3B or 4 | 3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| World History: Modern | HIST 2 or HIST 3 | Social/Behavioral Sciences or Arts & Humanities | 3B or 4 | 3 | 3 | 5.3 |
* Course may meet CSU US-1 or US-2 requirement, see a counselor for limitations.
♦ Community college elective units.
♦♦ The AP-approved GE area differs from the Shasta College course, see a counselor with questions.
% Requires an AP score of 4 or 5 for SC Associate Degree subject credit.
# Student must provide evidence of equivalent lab work, such as a lab notebook or a set of lab reports.
◊ If a student passes more than one AP exam in calculus or computer science, only one examination may be applied to the baccalaureate.
1CSU only one applies for transfer, UC 5.3 max credit for both exams.
2 CSU max 6 units towards baccalaureate, max 4 units towards the GE area. UC 5.3 units for all exams.
For more details visit www.shastacollege.edu/CPL.
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