Advanced Placement (AP) Exams
You cannot use standardized test credit to satisfy any lower division credit for the integrative biology major.
Please click this link to access options for applying standardized test credit for the neuroscience major.
|
Exam |
Score |
Course Requirement |
| Chemistry (MCB) | 4 or 5 | Chem 1A/1AL |
| Chemistry (Neuroscience) | 5 | Chem 1A/1AL |
| Biology** (MCB) | 4 or 5 | Bio 1A/1AL and Bio 1B |
| Biology** (Neuroscience) | 5 | Bio 1A/1AL |
| English Composition and Literature | 4 | English R1A |
| English Composition and Literature | 5 | English R1A and R1B |
| English Language and Composition | 4 or 5 | English R1A |
| Economics (micro and macro) | 4 or 5 on both exams | ECON 1 or ECON 2 |
| Math BC* | 3, 4, or 5 | Math 51*** |
| Math AB* | 3, 4, or 5 | Math 51*** |
International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level Exams
You cannot use standardized test credit to satisfy any lower division credit for the integrative biology major.
Please click this link to access options for applying standardized test credit for the neuroscience major.
|
Exam |
Score |
Course Requirement |
| Chemistry | 5, 6, or 7 | Chem 1A/1AL |
| Biology | 5, 6, or 7 | Bio 1B |
| English Literature | 5, 6, or 7 | English R1A and R1B |
| Economics | 5, 6, or 7 | ECON 1 or ECON 2 |
| Mathematics* | 5, 6, or 7 | Math 51*** |
*For students who took AP Calculus and feel fully prepared to take higher-level math, Molecular and Cell Biology will accept Math 1B or higher (Math 53, 54, 55) plus Stats 20, Stats W21, or Data 8 to fulfill the math requirement. If you are interested in applying AP credit to your course planning, please email the program advisor at lsbe@berkeley.edu for full details. Please note that Haas does not accept the Math 10 series.
**LSBE Staff strongly suggest that you take all lower-division courses here at Cal so that you have a solid background in biology and chemistry before you begin your upper-division course work. We particularly recommend taking Biology 1A/1AL regardless of AP credit. The classes at Cal are typically more in-depth, taught differently, and designed to prepare you for success beyond Cal.
***MATH 51 was formerly MATH 1A. If you have any credit that articulates as MATH 1A — either standardized test credit or community college credit (from before matriculating at UC Berkeley) — then that will suffice for MATH 51.