Advancement Placement (AP) Credit for Oxnard College, Cal-GETC
Advancement Placement (AP) Credit for Oxnard College, Cal-GETC
Oxnard College faculty have determined passing scores and, when appropriate, certification areas for General Education (GE) and course equivalency for Advanced Placement examinations as provided below:
- A score of 3 or higher (except if otherwise noted) is required to grant credit for GE and/or towards a major at Oxnard College.
- An acceptable AP score equates to 3 semester units for GE certification, except where otherwise noted.
- Students who have earned credit for an AP exam and take a comparable course listed on this AP chart, will not be granted credit for both.
- Credits awarded for AP exams shall not impact a student's GPA, nor can the units earned be used toward financial aid or the 12 unit residency requirement.
- Units granted for AP exams will not be subject to the unit limits for Credit for Prior Learning or Pass/No Pass grading which otherwise apply within the district.
- Oxnard College course equivalents listed on this AP chart are for Associate degree (AA/AS) majors. Each CSU and UC campus determines which, if any, specific course equivalency will be granted toward major requirements of their bachelor's degree programs. Students planning to transfer should consult with a college counselor and review the AP policy of their intended transfer institution to determine if they will be granted credit after transfer for the Oxnard College course equivalent listed, if that course is required in their major. If their intended transfer institution will not grant the same course credit, the student should plan to take the course at Oxnard College instead.
Advanced Placement Exam (AP Exam) | Total Units Earned AA/AS (includes GE, Major & Electives) | Units Earned Toward OC General Education for AA/AS | OC General Education Area Placement for AA/AS | OC Course Equivalent for Use within Major for Associate Degrees |
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Art History | 6 | 3 | 3 | ART R102 |
Studio Art: 2D Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | ART R104A |
Studio Art: 3D Design | 3 | 0 | n/a | ART R180 |
Studio Art: Drawing | 3 | 0 | 3 | ART R106A |
Studio Art Exam Limitation | Max 6 units for all 3 exams | |||
Biology | 6 | 4 | 5 | BIOL R101 + BIOL R101L |
Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | 2 | MATH R120 or MATH R106 |
Calculus BC | 6 | 3 | 2 | MATH R120 and MATH R121 or MATH R106 |
Calculus BC/AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | 2 | MATH R120 or MATH R106 |
Calculus Exam Limitation | Max credit: one Calculus exam may be applied to the associate degree | |||
Chemistry (score of 3) | 6 | 4 | 5 | CHEM R110 |
Chemistry (score of 4 or 5) | 6 | 4 | 5 | CHEM R120 |
Chinese Language/Culture | 6 | 3 | 3 | n/a |
Comparative Government & Politics | 3 | 3 | 4 | POLS R108 |
Computer Science A | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
Computer Science AB (No longer offered) | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
Computer Science Principles | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
Computer Science Exam Limitation | Maximum Credit: one computer science exam may be applied to the associate degree | |||
English Language or English Language and Composition | 6 | 3 | 1a | ENGL C1000 |
English Literature or English Literature and Composition1 | 6 | 3 | 1a | ENGL C1000 |
Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | 5 | ESRM R100 |
European History1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | n/a |
French Language and Culture | 6 | 3 | 3 | n/a |
French Literature - No longer offered | 6 | 3 | 3 | n/a |
French Language - No longer offered | 6 | 3 | 3 | n/a |
German Language and Culture | 6 | 3 | 3 | n/a |
German Language - No longer offered | 6 | 3 | 3 | n/a |
Human Geography | 3 | 3 | 4 | GEOG R105 |
Italian Language & Culture | 6 | 3 | 3 | n/a |
Japanese Language & Culture | 6 | 3 | 3 | n/a |
Latin | 6 | 3 | 3 | n/a |
Latin Literature (prior F09) - No longer offered | 6 | 3 | 3 | n/a |
Latin: Vergil (prior to F12) - No longer offered | 3 | 3 | 3 | n/a |
Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | 4 | n/a |
Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | 4 | n/a |
Music Theory (prior F09) - No longer offered | 6 | 3 | 3 | n/a |
Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | PHYS R101 |
Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | n/a |
Physics B - No longer offered | 6 | 5 | 5 | PHYS R101 |
Physics C (electricity/magnetism) | 4 | 5 | 5 | PHYS R101 |
Physics C (mechanics) | 4 | 5 | 5 | PHYS R101 |
Physics Exam Limitation | Maximum Credit: 6 units for all Physics exams | |||
Precalculus | 6 | 3 | 2 | MATH R117 |
Psychology | 3 | 3 | 4 | PSYC C1000 |
Seminar | n/a | 0 | n/a | n/a |
Spanish Language and Culture | 6 | 3 | 3 | SPAN R100 and SPAN R110 |
Spanish Literature and Culture | 6 | 3 | 3 | SPAN R200 and SPAN R210 |
Spanish Language (prior S14) - No longer offered | 6 | 3 | 3 | SPAN R100 and SPAN R110 |
Spanish Literature (prior S13) - No longer offered | 6 | 3 | 3 | SPAN R200 and SPAN R210 |
Statistics | 3 | 3 | 2 | STAT C1000 or PSY R103 or SOC R125 |
U.S. Government and Politics1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | POLS C1000 |
U.S. History1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | HIST R130 and HIST R140 |
World History1 | 6 | 3 | 3 or 4 | n/a |
World History: Modern1 | 3 | 3 | 3 or 4 | n/a |
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Note: AP exam may be used in either GE area (but not both) regardless of where the certifying CCC’s discipline is located.
Advanced Placement Examinations for UC Transfer and Cal-GETC
Students who earn scores of 3 or higher on the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) examinations will receive credit toward graduation. The individual CSU and UC campus will determine how each AP exam will be awarded and applied in meeting major, elective, and/or graduation requirements. Refer to their catalog, website, and/or ASSIST website for more information.
For transfer students, AP exams can also be used to meet transfer admission subject requirements in English (UC-E), Math (UC-M) and 4 other courses chosen from the humanities (UC- H), behavioral/social sciences (UC-B) and biological/physical sciences (UC-S).
Rules for Using AP Scores Credit for Transfer and Cal-GETC
- A minimum score of 3 is required to grant credit for Cal-GETC certification. Cal-GETC certification does not determine applicability towards meeting program requirements at the receiving institution.
- Students who have earned credit from an AP exam should not take a comparable college course because transfer credit will not be granted for both.
- There is no equivalent AP exam for Cal-GETC Area 1B (Critical Thinking and Composition).
- Students earning a score of 3, 4 or 5 in a Physical or Biological science AP examination earn credit toward Cal-GETC Area 5A (Physical Science) or 5B (Biological Science) and also meet the Cal-GETC 5C (Laboratory) requirement. With this exception, each AP exam may only be applied to one Cal-GETC area.
- Where more than one area of Cal-GETC is possible (cf., 3B or 4) the AP exam may be used in either area (either Cal-GETC Area 3B or Cal-GETC Area 4) regardless of where the certifying CCC’s comparable course is located.
- Generally, an acceptable AP score for Cal-GETC equates to either 3 semester or 4 quarter units for certification purposes.
- An exception is that AP exams in Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1, or Physics 2 allow CCC campuses to apply 4 semester or 5 quarter units to Cal-GETC Area 5 certification.
- AP exams in Environmental Science, Physics C: Mechanics and Physics C: Electricity/Magnetism only allow CCC campuses to apply 3 semester or 4 quarter units to Cal-GETC certification.
7. AP exams that have been discontinued are not shown on the table below. A student with catalog rights may be able to use the now discontinued exam if accepted under the comparable area of IGETC or under Cal-GETC at the time the exam was taken.
8. There is no limit on the number of external exams that can be applied to Cal-GETC. External exams may be used regardless of when the exam was taken.
9. Units granted for AP tests are not counted toward the maximum number of credits required for formal declaration of a major or the maximum number of units a student may accumulate prior to graduation. Students who enter UC with AP credit do not have to declare a major earlier than other students, nor are they required to graduate earlier.
10. Actual AP transfer credit (including possible differences in units to be awarded beyond those used for Cal-GETC certification) awarded for these and other AP exams at admission is determined by the CSU and UC.
- The UC Policy for AP Exams credits
- The CSU system-wide minimums policy governing the use of these and other AP exams for awarding general education.
Advanced Placement Exam (AP Exam) | Total Units Earned toward UC Admission (qtr/sem) | Units Earned toward Cal-GETC Certification (qtr/sem) | Cal-GETC Area(s) |
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African American Studies | 4/2.6 | TBD | TBD |
2D Art and Design | 8/5.3 | 0 | n/a |
3D Art and Design | 8/5.3 | 0 | n/a |
Drawing | 8/5.3 | 0 | n/a |
Art and Design Exam Limitations | Maximum Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units for all Art and Design exams | ||
Art History (UC-H) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | 3A or 3B1 |
Biology (UC-S) | 8/5.3 | 5/4 | 5B and 5C2 |
Calculus AB (UC-M) | 4/2.6 | 4/3 | 2 |
Calculus BC (UC-M) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | 2 |
Calculus BC/AB Subscore | 4/2.6 | 4/3 | 2 |
Calculus Exam Limitations | Maximum Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units | ||
Chemistry (UC-S) | 8/5.3 | 5/4 | 5A and 5C2 |
Chinese Language & Culture (UC-H) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | 3B and 6A |
Chinese Language & Culture Exam Limitations | Maximum Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units | ||
Comparative Government & Politics (UC-B) | 4/2.6 | 4/3 | 4 |
Computer Science A | 8/5.3 | 0 | n/a |
Computer Science Principles | 8/5.3 | 0 | n/a |
English Language and Composition (UC-E) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | 1A |
English Literature and Composition (UC-E/H) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | 1A or 3B1 |
English Exam Limitations | Maximum Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units for both exams. Only one of the two English courses required or transfer admission may be satisfied with an AP exam. | ||
Environmental Science (UC-S) | 4/2.6 | 4/3 | 5A and 5C3 |
European History (UC-B/H) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | 3B or 41 |
French Language & Culture (UC-H) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | 3B and 6A |
French Language & Culture Exam Limitations | Maximum Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units | ||
German Language & Culture (UC-H) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | 3B and 6A |
German Language & Culture Exam Limitations | Maximum Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units | ||
Human Geography (UC-B) | 4/2.6 | 4/3 | 4 |
Italian Language & Culture (UC-H) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | 3B and 6A |
Italian Language & Culture Exam Limitations | Maximum Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units | ||
Japanese Language & Culture (UC-H) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | 3B and 6A |
Japanese Language & Culture Exam Limitations | Maximum Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units | ||
Latin (UC-H) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | 3B and 6A |
Latin Language & Culture Exam Limitations | Maximum Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units | ||
Macroeconomics (UC-S) | 4/2.6 | 4/3 | 4 |
Microeconomics (UC-S) | 4/2.6 | 4/3 | 4 |
Music Theory (UC-H) | 8/5.3 | 0 | n/a |
Physics 1: Algebra-Based (UC-S) | 8/5.3 | 5/4 | 5A and 5C2 |
Physics 2 : Algebra-Based (UC-S) | 8/5.3 | 5/4 | 5A and 5C2 |
Physics C: Electricity/Magnetism (UC-S) | 4/2.6 | 4/3 | 5A and 5C3 |
Physics C: Mechanics (UC-S) | 4/2.6 | 4/3 | 5A and 5C3 |
Physics Exam Limitations | Maximum Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units for all exams | ||
Psychology (UC-B) | 4/2.6 | 4/3 | 4 |
Spanish Language & Culture (UC-H) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | 3B and 6A |
Spanish Language & Culture Exam Limitations | Maximum Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units | ||
Spanish Literature & Culture (UC-H) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | 3B and 6A |
Spanish Literature & Culture Exam Limitations | Maximum Credit: 8 quarter/5.3 semester units | ||
Statistics (UC-M) | 4/2.6 | 4/3 | 2 |
United States Government & Politics (UC-B) | 4/2.6 | 4/3 | 4 and US-2 |
United States History (UC-B/H) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | (3B or 4)1 and US-1 |
World History: Modern (UC-B/H) | 8/5.3 | 4/3 | 3B or 41 |
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AP exam may be used in either area of the Cal-GETC (but not both) regardless of where the certifying CCC’s discipline is located.
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AP exams in Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1, or Physics 2 allow CCC campuses to apply 4 semester or 5 quarter units to Cal-GETC certification.
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AP exams in Environmental Science, Physics C: Mechanics and Physics C: Electricity/Magnetism only allow CCC campuses to apply 3 semester or 4 quarter units to Cal-GETC certification.
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