AP Credit Policy Search

Your AP scores could earn you college credit or advanced placement (meaning you could skip certain courses in college). Use this tool to find colleges that offer credit or placement for AP scores.

California State University: Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

Students may be granted up to 6 units for each Advanced Placement (AP) examination for which a score of 3, 4, or 5 is earned. Transferable college courses completed as a high school student will be evaluated for possible college credit upon receipt of an official college transcript.

For more information, view the credit policy on this college's website.

Additional restrictions and requirements may apply to the policy listed below. For more detailed information, visit the college's AP policy on the Web or contact the college directly.

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Exam Name	Min Score Required	# of credits	Equivalent course
Sort examTitle ascending	Sort minScore	Sort numCredit	Sort courseEquivalent
AP 2-D Art and Design	3	6	--
AP 3-D Art and Design	3	6	--
AP Art History	3	3	--
AP Biology	3	6	--
AP Biology	4	6	BIO 10
AP Calculus AB	4	6	MATH 30
AP Calculus AB	3	6	--
AP Calculus BC	3	6	MATH 30 & MATH 31
AP Chemistry	3	6	--
AP Chinese Language and Culture	3	6	--
AP Comparative Government and Politics	3	6	--
AP Computer Science A	3	6	CSC 15
AP Computer Science Principles	3	6	--
AP Drawing	3	6	--
AP English Language and Composition	3	6	ENGL 5
AP English Literature and Composition	3	6	ENGL 5
AP Environmental Science	3	6	--
AP European History	3	6	HIST 4 & HIST 5
AP French Language and Culture	3	6	FREN 2A & Foreign Language Requirement
AP French Language and Culture	4	6	FREN 2B & Foreign Language Requirement
AP German Language and Culture	4	6	GERM 2B & Foreign Language Requirement
AP German Language and Culture	3	6	GERM 2A & Foreign Language Requirement
AP Human Geography	3	6	GEOG 2
AP Italian Language and Culture	3	6	Foreign Language Requirement
AP Japanese Language and Culture	3	6	JAPN 1B & Foreign Language Requirement
AP Japanese Language and Culture	4	6	JAPN 1B & Foreign Language Requirement
AP Japanese Language and Culture	5	6	JAPN 2A & Foreign Language Requirement
AP Latin	3	6	Foreign Language Requirement
AP Macroeconomics	3	6	ECON 1A
AP Microeconomics	3	6	ECON 1B
AP Music Theory	3	6	--
AP Physics 1	3	6	--
AP Physics 2	3	6	--
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	4	6	PHYS 11C
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	3	6	--
AP Physics C: Mechanics	4	6	PHYS 11A
AP Physics C: Mechanics	3	6	--
AP Precalculus	3	4	MATH 29
AP Psychology	3	6	PSYC 2
AP Research	3	6	--
AP Seminar	3	6	--
AP Spanish Language and Culture	4	6	SPAN 2B & Foreign Language Requirement
AP Spanish Language and Culture	5	6	SPAN 42, SPAN 47 & Foreign Language Requirement
AP Spanish Language and Culture	3	6	SPAN 2A & Foreign Language Requirement
AP Spanish Literature and Culture	3	6	Foreign Language Requirement
AP Statistics	3	6	STAT 1
AP United States Government and Politics	3	6	--
AP United States History	3	6	HIST 17A & HIST 17B
AP World History: Modern	3	6	HIST 51