AP & IB & A-Level Exam Equivalency Chart

AP Exam Equivalency Chart

Your AP credits must appear on your UC Berkeley transcript before they can be used to meet major requirements. While your major may accept AP exams to satisfy a major requirement, consult with your major advisor to discuss what impact this may have on you. Remember that substitution is optional, and that students more often struggle with the subsequent biology, chemistry, physics, and math courses if they don’t take the introductory courses at UC Berkeley. 

Read the Berkeley Academic Guide pages for information about using AP credit to satisfy the Reading and Composition Requirement and the American History and American Institutions Requirement

Pre-Med students: Please note that most medical and pre-health graduate programs do not accept AP units for pre-med requirements.

Requirements			Majors
UCB Course	AP Exam Subject	Score	EEP	ES	CRS	EMF	MEB	GPB	MB	NST /NMB	S&E
BIOLOGY 1B	Biology	4, 5
MATH 51 or 16A  [MATH 51 formerly known as 1A]	Calculus AB or BC	3, 4, 5
MATH 52 or 16B  [MATH 52 formerly known as 1B]	Calculus BC	5
CHEM 1A, 1AL	Chemistry	4, 5						* A score of 3 is also acceptable for this major	* A score of 3 is also acceptable for this major
ECON 1	Economics (Macro and Micro)	4, 5
ENVECON C1	Economics (Micro)	4, 5
ESPM 15 or ESPM C10	Environmental Science	4, 5
STAT 2	Statistics	3, 4, 5
PHYSICS 7A	Physics C: Mechanics	5
PHYSICS 8A	Physics 1 and Physics 2	4, 5
Humanities & Social Science Breadth	Varies	3, 4, 5

Higher Level IB Exam Equivalency Chart 

Your IB credits must appear on your UC Berkeley transcript before they can be used to meet major requirements. While the major may accept IB exams to satisfy a major requirement, consult with your major advisor to discuss what impact this may have on you. Remember that substitution is optional, and that students more often struggle with the subsequent biology and chemistry courses if they don’t take the introductory courses at UC Berkeley. 

Standard Level IB Exams cannot be used to complete major requirements.

Read the Berkeley Academic Guide pages for information about using IB credit to satisfy the Reading and Composition Requirement and the American History and American Institutions Requirement

Pre-Med students: Please note that most medical and pre-health graduate programs do not accept IB units toward admission requirements. 

Click here for information about using IB credit to satisfy the Foreign Language Requirement for the Environmental Economics & Policy Major

Requirements			Majors
UCB Course	IB Higher Level Exam	Score	EEP	ES	CRS	EMF	MEB	GPB	MB	NST/NMB	S&E
MATH 51 or 16A  [MATH 51 formerly known as 1A]	Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches)	5, 6, *7
*A score of 7 can be used to satisfy both MATH 51 and MATH 52 (Formerly known as MATH 1A and MATH 1B)
MATH 16A	Mathematics (Applications and Interpretations)	5, 6, *7
*A score of 6 or 7 can be used to satisfy Math 10A
BIOLOGY 1B	Biology	5, 6, 7
CHEM 1A, 1AL	Chemistry	5, 6, 7
ECON 1 or ENVECON C1	Economics	5, 6, 7
Humanities & Social Science Breadth	Varies	5, 6, 7

Advanced Level (A-Level) Exam Equivalency Chart

Your A-Level credits should appear on your UC Berkeley transcript before they can be used to meet major requirements. The UC system only accepts certain A-Level exams from certain testing providers. Please refer to the University of California website on A-Level exams

While the major may accept A-Levels to satisfy a major requirement, consult with your major advisor to discuss what impact this may have on you. Remember that substitution is optional and students more often struggle with the subsequent biology and chemistry courses if they don’t take the introductory courses at UC  Berkeley. Pre-Med students: Please note that most medical and pre-health graduate programs do not accept A-Level units toward admission requirements.  

Read the Berkeley Academic Guide pages for information about using A-Level credit to satisfy the Reading and Composition Requirement and the American History and American Institutions Requirement

Click here for information about using A-Level credit to satisfy the Foreign Language Requirement for the Environmental Economics & Policy Major

Requirements			Majors
UCB Course	A-Level Exam	Score	EEP	ES	CRS	EMF	MEB	M       GPB	MB	NST/NMB	S&E
MATH 51 or 16A  [MATH 51 formerly known as 1A]	Mathematics or   Further Mathematics	A (1) or  B (2)
MATH 52 or 16B  [MATH 52 formerly known as 1B]	Further Mathematics	A (1) or B (2)
BIOLOGY 1B	Biology	A (1), B (2), or C (3)
CHEM 1A, 1AL	Chemistry	A (1), B (2), or C (3)
ECON 1 or ENVECON C1	Economics	A (1), B (2), or C (3)
Humanities & Social Science  Breadth	Varies	A (1), B (2), or C (3)