Advanced Placement (AP) Test Scores and General Education (GE) Area Credit at Cosumnes River College
The following AP Examinations have been approved for CRC General Education area credit. Where CRC grants credit also for specific CRC courses, those courses are listed (in bold), along with the minimum AP score required. If an examination is listed in more than one area, only one area will be satisfied by the examination (exceptions are listed in the table).
GE and course credits earned at CRC are for fulfillment of CRC Associates Degree Graduation Requirements. If you plan to transfer to a CSU or UC campus, make sure you see a Counselor for more information about how your AP credits are used after transfer.
CRC GE credits are granted per CRC policy. CSU-GE and IGETC credits are granted per CSU and UC policies. All unit values are semester units.
| AP Examination | AP Score | CRC GE Area | CSU GE Area | IGETC Area (UC/CSU) | |||
| COURSES AND/OR GE AREA | Units | GE AREA | Units | COURSES | Units | ||
| Art History | 3,4,5 | ARTH 300 Humanities (I) |
3 | Area C1 | 3 | Area 3A or 3B | 3 |
| Biology | 3 | BIOL 310 Natural Science (IV) |
4 | Area B2 & B3 (lab) | 4 | Area 5B w/lab | 4 |
| Biology | 4,5 | BIOL 310 OR BIOL 400 Natural Science (IV) |
4 5 |
Area B2 & B3 (lab) | 4 | Area 5B w/lab | 4 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | MATH 341 Language and Rationality (IIb) |
3 | Area B4 | 3 | Area 2A | 3 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | MATH 350 Language and Rationality (IIb) |
4 | Area B4 | 3 | Area 2A | 3 |
| Calculus AB | 5 | MATH 400 Language and Rationality (IIb) |
5 | Area B4 | 3 | Area 2A | 3 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | MATH 350 Language and Rationality (IIb) |
3 | Area B4 | 3 | Area 2A | 3 |
| Calculus BC | 4,5 | MATH 341 (3 units) OR MATH 350 (3 units) & 351 (3 units) OR MATH 400 (5 units) & 401 (5 units) Language and Rationality (IIb) |
3 6 10 |
Area B4 | 3 | Area 2A | 3 |
| Chemistry | 3,4,5 | Natural Science (IV) | 4 | Area B1 & B3 (lab) | 4 | Area 5A w/lab | 4 |
| Chinese Language & Culture | 3,4,5 | Humanities (I) | 3 | Area C2 | 3 | Area 3B | 3 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | CISP 360 No GE Credit |
4 | No GE Credit | No GE Credit | ||
| Computer Science A | 5 | CISP 401 No GE Credit |
4 | No GE Credit | No GE Credit | ||
| Computer Science B | 3 | CISP 360 No GE Credit |
4 | No GE Credit | No GE Credit | ||
| Computer Science B | 4,5 | CISP 400 & 401 No GE Credit |
8 | No GE Credit | No GE Credit | ||
| English Language & Composition | 3,4,5 | Language and Rationality (IIa) | 3 | Area A2 | 3 | Area 1A | 3 |
| English Literature & Composition | 3 | ENGWR 300 Language and Rationality (IIa) |
3 | Area A2 & C2 | 6 | Area 1A or 3B | 3 |
| English Literature & Composition | 4,5 | ENGWR 300 (3 units) & ENGWR 301 (3 units) Language and Rationality (IIa) AND Humanities (I) |
6 | Area A2 & C2 | 6 | Area 1A or 3B | 3 |
| Environmental Science | 3,4,5 | BIOL 350 Natural Science (IV) |
3 | Area B2 & B3 (lab) or Area B1 & B3 (lab) (If taken prior to FA-09. Area B1 & B3 ONLY if taken after) |
4 | Area 5A w/lab | 3 |
| European History | 3,4,5 | Social and Behavioral Sciences (Vb) OR Humanities (I) |
3 | Area D2 | 3 | Area 3B or 4 | 3 |
| French Language | 3,4,5 | Humanities (I) | 3 | Area D2 | 3 | Area 3B and 6A | 3 |
| French Literature | 3,4,5 | Humanities (I) | 3 | Area C2 (Only if taken prior to FA-09) | 3 | Area 3B and 6A | 3 |
| German Language | 3,4,5 | Humanities (I) | 3 | Area C2 | 3 | Area 3B and 6A | 3 |
| Government & Politics: Comparative | 3,4,5 | Social and Behavioral Sciences (Vb) | 3 | Area D2 | 3 | Area 3B and 6A | 3 |
| Government & Political: United States | 3,4,5 | HIST 312 (3 units) & HIST 313 (3 units) Social and Behavioral Sciences (Va) |
6 | Area D1 (and US 2*) | 3 | Area 4 (and US 2*) | 3 |
| Human Geography | 3,4,5 | GEOG 310 Social and Behavioral Sciences (Vb) |
3 | Area D2 | 3 | Area 4 | 3 |
| Italian Language & Culture | 3,4,5 | Humanities (I) | 3 | Area C2 (Only if taken prior to FA-10) |
3 | Area 3B and 6A | 3 |
| Japanese Language & Culture | 3,4,5 | Humanities (I) | 3 | Area C2 | 3 | Area 3B and 6A | 3 |
| Latin Literature | 3,4,5 | Humanities (I) | 3 | Area C2 (Only if taken prior to FA-09) |
3 | Area 3B and 6A | 3 |
| Latin: Virgil | 3,4,5 | Humanities (I) | 3 | Area C2 | 3 | Area 3B and 6A | 3 |
| Macroeconomics | 3,4,5 | ECON 302 Social and Behavioral Sciences (Vb) |
3 | Area D2 | 3 | Area 4 | 3 |
| Microeconomics | 3,4,5 | ECON 304 Social and Behavioral Sciences (Vb) |
3 | Area D2 | 3 | Area 4 | 3 |
| Music Theory | 3,4,5 | MUFHL 400 Humanities (I) |
4 | Area C1 (Only if taken prior to FA-09) |
3 | ||
| Physics B | 3,4 | PHYS 310 Natural Science (IV) |
4 | Area B1 & B3 (lab) | 4 | Area 5A w/lab | 1 |
| Physics B | 5 | PHYS 350 (4 units) & PHYS 360 (4 units) OR PHYS 370 (5 units) & PHYS 380 (5 units) Natural Science (IV) |
8 10 |
Area B1 & B3 (lab) | 4 | Area 5A w/lab | 4 |
| Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 3,4,5 | Natural Science (IV) (PHYS 421 – 4 units ONLY with AP score of 5) |
3 | Area B1 & B3 (lab) | 4 | Area 5A w/lab | 3 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3,4 | PHYS 310 Natural Science (IV) |
4 | Area B1 & B3 (lab) | 4 | Area 5A w/lab | 3 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | PHYS 411 Natural Science (IV) |
4 | Area B1 & B3 (lab) | 4 | Area 5A w/lab | 3 |
| Psychology | 3,4,5 | Social and Behavioral Sciences (Vb) (PSYC 300 – 3 units ONLY with AP score of 5) |
3 | Area D2 | 3 | Area 4 | 3 |
| Spanish Language | 3,4,5 | SPAN 401 (4 units) & SPAN 402 (4 units) Humanities (I) |
8 | Area C2 | 3 | Area 3B and 6A | 3 |
| Spanish Literature | 3,4,5 | Humanities (I) | 3 | Area C2 | 3 | Area 3B and 6A | 3 |
| Statistics | 3,4,5 | STAT 300 Language and Rationality (IIb) |
4 | Area B4 | 3 | Area 2A | 3 |
| Studio Art: 2D Design | 3,4,5 | ||||||
| Studio Art: 3D Design | 3,4,5 | ||||||
| Studio Art: Drawing | 3,4,5 | ||||||
| United States History | 3,4,5 | HIST 312 (3 units) & HIST 313 (3 units) Social and Behavioral Sciences (Va) OR Humanities (I) | 6 | Area D1 (and US 1*) | 3 | Area 3B or 4 (and US 1*) | 3 |
| World History | 3,4,5 | Social and Behavioral Sciences(Vb) OR Humanities (I) | 3 | Area D2 | 3 | Area 3B or 4 | 3 |
*CSU graduation requires completion of exams or coursework that covers US History, Constitution and American Ideals. It is not possible to complete this requirement using AP exams alone. See a Counselor to determine what coursework will be needed to satisfy this requirement.