SMC

Saint Mary's College of California AP credit

What each AP score earns at Saint Mary's College of California: 36 exams, credit shown in credits. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

The College grants up to a full year of college credit for AP examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board.
Credit is awarded only for successful AP exam results listed in the summary; credit is not given for scores below the listed bands.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses
AP Art and Design: 2-D Design	3+	—	ART 103 – Basic Design
AP Art and Design: 3-D Design	3+	—	ART 199A – Art & Practice Elective
AP Art History	3+	—	AH 201 – Western Art Survey
AP Biology	5	—	BIOL 202 – Intro to Organisms and Evolution, BIOL 202L – Intro to Organisms and Evolution Lab
	4	—	BIOL 150 – General Biology, BIOL 150L – General Biology Lab
	3	—	BIOL 199S – Scientific Lecture, BIOL 199L –- Scientific Lab
AP Calculus AB	4+	—	MATH 137 – Calculus I
	3	—	MATH 199M – Mathematical Understanding
AP Calculus BC	4+	—	MATH 238 – Calculus II
	3	—	MATH 137 – Calculus I
AP Chemistry	5	—	CHEM 230 – General Chemistry II, CHEM 230L – General Chemistry Lab II
	3+	—	CHEM 110 – General Chemistry I, CHEM 110L – General Chemistry Lab I
AP Chinese Language and Culture	3+	—	ELEC 299E – Elective Credit
AP Comparative Government and Politics	3+	—	POL 102 – Introduction to Comparative Politics
AP Computer Science A	3+	—	CS 121 – Programming I
AP Computer Science Principles	3+	—	CS 102 – Digital Literacy
AP Drawing	3+	—	ART 101 – Introduction to Studio Art
AP English Language and Composition	4+	—	WRIT 101 – Writing As Inquiry
	3	—	WRIT 199E – Writing Elective
AP English Literature and Composition	4+	—	WRIT 101 – Writing as Inquiry
	3	—	WRIT 199E – Writing Elective
AP Environmental Science	4+	—	EES 210 – Environmental Science, EES 210L – Environmental Science Lab
	3	—	EES 199S – Scientific Lecture, EES 199L – Scientific Lab
AP European History	3+	—	HIST 199E – History Elective
AP French Language and Culture	4+	—	FREN 202 – Intermediate French II
	3	—	FREN 201 – Intermediate French I
AP German Language and Culture	4+	—	GERM 202 – Intermediate German II
	3	—	GERM 201 – Intermediate German I
AP Human Geography	3+	—	SOCSI 199SS – Social Science Elective
AP Italian Language and Culture	4+	—	ITAL 202 – Intermediate Italian II
	3	—	ITAL 201 – Intermediate Italian I
AP Japanese Language and Culture	4+	—	JAPAN – 202 – Intermediate Japanese II
	3	—	JAPAN – 201 – Intermediate Japanese I
AP Latin	3+	—	LATIN 299E – Latin Elective
AP Macroeconomics	3+	—	ECON 102 – Macroeconomic Principles
AP Microeconomics	3+	—	ECON 101 – Microeconomic Principles
AP Music Theory	3+	—	MUSIC 100 – Music Fundamentals
AP Physics 1	3+	—	PHYSI 141 – General Physics I, PHYSI 141L – General Physics I Lab
AP Physics 2	3+	—	PHYSI 142 – General Physics II, PHYSI 142L – General Physics II Lab
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	4+	—	PHYSI 152 – Introduction to Physics II, PHYSI 152L – Introduction to Physics II Lab
	3	—	PHYSI 142 – General Physics II, PHYSI 142L – General Physics II Lab
AP Physics C: Mechanics	4+	—	PHYSI 151 – Introduction to Physics I, PHYSI 151L – Introduction to Physics I Lab
	3	—	PHYSI 141 – General Physics I, PHYSI 141L – General Physics I Lab
AP Psychology	3+	—	PSYCH 100 – Introduction to Psychology
AP Seminar	3+	—	SEM 199E – Seminar Elective
AP Spanish Language and Culture	4+	—	SPAN 202 – Intermediate Spanish II
	3	—	SPAN 201 – Intermediate Spanish I
AP Statistics	3+	—	MATH 104 – Introduction to Prob. & Statistics
AP United States Government and Politics	3+	—	POL 101 – Introduction to American Politics
AP United States History	3+	—	HIST 120SS – US History I & II
AP World History: Modern	4+	—	HIST 112 – Global History since 1500
	3	—	HIST 199SS – History Elective