AP Calculus BC credit at California colleges
Every California college with a published AP Calculus BC credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
166 of 183 California colleges (91%) award credit for AP Calculus BC at a score of 3. 17 require a 4 and 0 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at California State University-Fullerton (6 credit hours). 175 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 | MATH 150A (4), Electives (2) | Policy | |
 California State University-Long Beach Long Beach | 3 | 6 | MATH 122 & 123 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | Math 20A or 10A, 10B | Policy | |
 San Diego State University San Diego | 3 | 7 | MATH 141 and MATH 150 | Policy |
| 3 | 5 | — | Policy | |
 California State University-Northridge Northridge | 3 | 6 | MATH 150A | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | — | Policy | |
| 3 | 8 | MATH 2A or MATH 5A | Policy | |
 California State University-Sacramento Sacramento | 3 | 6 | MATH 30 & MATH 31 | Policy |
 San Jose State University San Jose | 3 | 7 | MATH 030 & 031 | Policy |
 American River College Sacramento | 3 | 10 | MATH 400/401 | Policy |
 Mt San Antonio College Walnut | 3 | 6 | MATH 180 or MATH 181 | Policy |
 East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | MAT 1140 and MAT 1150, or MAT 1200, MAT 1250, or MAT 1300 | Policy | |
 Ashford University San Diego | 3 | 8 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING CORE COMPETENCY | Policy |
 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara | 3 | 8 | Mathematics 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 34A, 34B, or equivalent | Policy |
 University of California-Riverside Riverside | 3 | 8 | MATH 009A or MATH 007A and MATH 009B or MATH 007B | Policy |
 Santa Ana College Santa Ana | 3 | 8 | MATH 180 and 185 | Policy |
 Long Beach City College Long Beach | 3 | 10 | Math 60P (5) and Math 70P | — |
 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo | 3 | 9 | (MATH 141 and MATH 142) or (MATH 161 and MATH 162) or (MATH 141 and MATH182) and elective unit | Policy |
 California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Santa Monica College Santa Monica | 3 | 5 | Math 7 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | MATH 75 & 76 | Policy | |
 Pasadena City College Pasadena | 3 | 5 | MATH 005A | Policy |
 San Francisco State University San Francisco | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 5 | Math 190 | Policy | |
FCC Fresno City College Fresno | 3 | 4 | MATH 5B | — |
 Cerritos College Norwalk | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz | 3 | 8 | AM 3, MATH 3, MATH 11A, MATH 19A | Policy |
 Riverside City College Riverside | 3 | 8 | Math 1A and 1B | Policy |
 Sacramento City College Sacramento | 3 | 10 | MATH 400 and 401 | Policy |
 Southwestern College Chula Vista | 3 | 5 | MATH 250 | Policy |
 Fullerton College Fullerton | 3 | 8 | MATH 151F & MATH 152 F | Policy |
 Bakersfield College Bakersfield | 3 | 8 | MATH B6A & MATH B6B | Policy |
 Palomar College San Marcos | 3 | 6 | MATH 140 & 141 | Policy |
 Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | 3 | 5 | Math A180 | Policy |
CCSF City College of San Francisco San Francisco | 3 | 3 | Math 110A or Math 100A | Policy |
 Saddleback College Mission Viejo | 3 | 3 | MATH 3A | Policy |
 San Diego Mesa College San Diego | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino | 3 | 6 | MATH 2210>A | Policy |
 College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | 3 | 10 | Math 213, Physics 110 and 220 | Policy |
 Rio Hondo College Whittier | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 De Anza College Cupertino | 3 | 6 | MATH 1A and 1B | Policy |
 Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | 3 | 6 | MATH-C2210 and MATH-C2220 | Policy |
 Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | 3 | 6 | — | — |
 Modesto Junior College Modesto | 3 | 3 | MATH 172 | Policy |
 California State University-San Marcos San Marcos | 3 | 6 | MATH 160 & 162 | Policy |
 San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | 3 | 5 | MATH 1 | — |
 Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | 3 | 8 | MATH-65A and MATH-65B | — |
 Cosumnes River College Sacramento | 3 | 10 | MATH 400 and 401 | Policy |
 Sierra College Rocklin | 3 | 4 | MATH 30 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | MATH 119 | Policy | |
 Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | — | Policy | |
 Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen | 3 | 6 | MATH 247 & 248, or 261 & 262, or 265 & 266 | Policy |
 Cypress College Cypress | 3 | 8 | MATH 150AC and MATH 150BC | Policy |
 Victor Valley College Victorville | 3 | 4 | Math 226 | Policy |
 Moorpark College Moorpark | 3 | 6 | MATH M25A | Policy |
 Grossmont College El Cajon | 3 | 4 | MATH 280 | Policy |
 San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | 3 | 3 | MATH 251 | Policy |
 Foothill College Los Altos Hills | 3 | 10 | MATH 1A | Policy |
| 3 | 9 | MATH 150 & 160 | Policy | |
 Chabot College Hayward | 3 | 5 | Math 2 | Policy |
 Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 College of the Sequoias Visalia | 3 | 4 | MATH 065 | Policy |
 San Diego Miramar College San Diego | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
SCC Santiago Canyon College Orange | 3 | 8 | MATH 180 + MATH 185 | Policy |
 MiraCosta College Oceanside | 3 | 6 | MATH 150 and MATH 155 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | MATH 1304, & 1305 | Policy | |
 Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | 3 | 5 | MATH 160 | Policy |
 Ventura College Ventura | 3 | 3 | MATH V21A | Policy |
 National University San Diego | 3 | 12 | MTH 220 & MTH 221 | Policy |
 Merced College Merced | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Irvine Valley College Irvine | 3 | 10 | Math 2 | Policy |
 Folsom Lake College Folsom | 3 | 5 | Math 400 | Policy |
 Golden West College Huntington Beach | 3 | 4 | MATH G180 | Policy |
 College of the Desert Palm Desert | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | MATH 1410 or 1420 | Policy | |
 Butte College Oroville | 3 | 5 | MATH 30 | Policy |
| 3 | 5.3 | MATH 011 or MATH 021. (When multiple AP Mathematics exams are taken and passed, total credit is limited to 5.3.) | Policy | |
 Norco College Norco | 3 | 8 | Math 1A and 1B | Policy |
 Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | 3 | 8 | Math 1A and 1B | — |
 California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Citrus College Glendora | 3 | 3 | MATH 191 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | MATH 265 and MATH 266 | Policy | |
 California Baptist University Riverside | 3 | 4 | MAT 255 | Policy |
 Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | 3 | 10 | MATH 181 & 182 | Policy |
 Evergreen Valley College San Jose | 3 | 3 | — | — |
 Chapman University Orange | 3 | 3 | MATH 110 | Policy |
 Cabrillo College Aptos | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 College of San Mateo San Mateo | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 West Los Angeles College Culver City | 3 | 3 | Math 261 & 262 | Policy |
 Hartnell College Salinas | 3 | 4 | MAT 3A | Policy |
 Skyline College San Bruno | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Los Medanos College Pittsburg | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 San Jose City College San Jose | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Coastline Community College Fountain Valley | 3 | 5 | Math C180 | Policy |
 Ohlone College Fremont | 3 | 6 | MATH-101A and MATH-101B | Policy |
 Imperial Valley College Imperial | 3 | 4 | MATH 192 | Policy |
 Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | 3 | 6 | Math 265A | Policy |
 Cuyamaca College El Cajon | 3 | 4 | MATH 280 | Policy |
 Las Positas College Livermore | 3 | 10 | MATH 1 and 2 | Policy |
 Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Santa Clara University Santa Clara | 3 | 4 | MATH 11 | Policy |
 West Valley College Saratoga | 3 | 5 | Math 3A | Policy |
 Oxnard College Oxnard | 3 | 6 | MATH R120 and MATH R121 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | 2; MATH 130 | Policy | |
 Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | 3 | 3 | MATH 20A | — |
 University of San Diego San Diego | 3 | 8 | MATH 150 & 151 | Policy |
 Mission College Santa Clara | 3 | 5 | MAT 003A* | Policy |
 Shasta College Redding | 3 | 3 | MATH 3B | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | MATH 105 or 109, MATH 110 (GE area 2 Mathematical Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning) | Policy | |
 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park | 3 | 6 | MATH 161 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | MATH 140 + 3 credits of elective credits or MATH 150 + 2 elective credits | Policy | |
 Merritt College Oakland | 3 | 5 | MATH 3A or 3B | Policy |
 Crafton Hills College Yucaipa | 3 | 8 | MATH 250 & MATH 251 | Policy |
 Canada College Redwood City | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Reedley College Reedley | 3 | 9 | MATH 5A, 5B | Policy |
CCC Contra Costa College San Pablo | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Berkeley City College Berkeley | 3 | 5 | MATH 3A or 3B | Policy |
 Gavilan College Gilroy | 3 | 4 | MATH 1A | Policy |
 College of Alameda Alameda | 3 | 5 | MATH 3A or 3B | Policy |
 Academy of Art University San Francisco | 3 | 3 | LA 271 College Algebra with Geometry (LA 255 College Math waived) | Policy |
 College of Marin Kentfield | 3 | 5 | MATH 123 | Policy |
 Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Pepperdine University Malibu | 3 | 8 | MATH 150.01 and MATH 151.01 | Policy |
 Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest | 3 | 5 | MATH C151 | Policy |
UV University of La Verne La Verne | 3 | 4 | GE Quantitative Reasoning (LVQR) | Policy |
 Lemoore College Lemoore | 3 | 5 | Math 001B | Policy |
TC Taft College Taft | 3 | 6 | MATH 2120 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | — | Policy | |
 Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego | 3 | 8 | MTH1044/1064/1073; MTH 1074 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | MATH 165 & 166 | Policy | |
 Woodland Community College Woodland | 3 | 9 | MATH 1A + 1B | Policy |
 Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Palo Verde College Blythe | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
MC Mendocino College Ukiah | 3 | 5 | MTH-210, 211 | Policy |
 Porterville College Porterville | 3 | 4 | MATH P103 | Policy |
 Barstow Community College Barstow | 3 | 10 | MATH 4A and 4B | Policy |
 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks | 3 | 0 | Exempt from IDEAS Math | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | MATH 137 | Policy | |
| 3 | 8 | MATH-180C & MATH-181C | Policy | |
 Columbia College Sonora | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | MATH 220 Calculus II (GE) | Policy | |
 The Master's University and Seminary Santa Clarita | 3 | 6 | MA121&122 | Policy |
FRCC | 3 | 4 | MATH 220 | Policy |
 Lassen Community College Susanville | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | *GE Math (A3) OR MTH 900 | Policy | |
 Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles | 3 | 3 | Math Elective | Policy |
 Dominican University of California San Rafael | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Copper Mountain Community College Joshua Tree | 3 | 10 | — | Policy |
 William Jessup University Rocklin | 3 | 4 | MATH 141 | Policy |
 Pacific Union College Angwin | 3 | 8 | MATH 131+132 | Policy |
 Woodbury University Burbank | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Whittier College Whittier | 3 | 4 | MATH 141 and 142 | Policy |
 Menlo College Atherton | 3 | 6 | Satisfies General Education Math | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | MTH 210 & MTH 211 | Policy | |
 Hope International University Fullerton | 3 | 8 | MTH1500 MTH1550 | Policy |
 University of Silicon Valley San Jose | 3 | — | GE: Math & Sciences | Policy |
| 3 | — | — | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | Personal Finance & Success | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | MTH 230 | Policy | |
| 3 | 7 | MA 151, MA ELT | Policy | |
 University of the West Rosemead | 3 | 3 | General Education | Policy |
BHDI Beverly Hills Design Institute Beverly Hills | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 University of Southern California Los Angeles | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Stanford University Stanford | 4 | 6 | MATH 19, 20 | Policy |
 Solano Community College Fairfield | 4 | 9 | MATH 020, 021, 030 | Policy |
 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles | 4 | 8 | MATH 131 and MATH 132 | Policy |
 Laney College Oakland | 4 | 5 | MATH 3A or 3B | Policy |
 University of San Francisco San Francisco | 4 | 8 | Math 109, 110 | Policy |
 College of the Redwoods Eureka | 4 | 8 | Math 50A & 50B | Policy |
 Biola University La Mirada | 4 | 8 | MATH 150 and MATH 151 | Policy |
 University of the Pacific Stockton | 4 | 4 | MATH 053 | Policy |
 University of Redlands Redlands | 4 | 4 | MATH 121 | Policy |
 Art Center College of Design Pasadena | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Occidental College Los Angeles | 4 | 4 | MATH 120 | Policy |
 Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles | 4 | 8 | Math 5A and Math 5B and fulfills GE 3A Math Reasoning requirement | Policy |
 Pomona College Claremont | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Westmont College Santa Barbara | 4 | 8 | MA-010 | Policy |
 Pitzer College Claremont | 4 | 2 | 2.00 credits for MATH030 & MATH031 after completing MATH032 Calculus III OR 1.00 credit for MATH030 after completing MATH031 Calculus II | Policy |
 Scripps College Claremont | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
AP Calculus BC credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per California college: the lowest score that earns actual credit under the policy that applies to all students, and the largest credit award published at that score. Placement-only policies — permission to skip a course without earning credit hours — are excluded. Credit hours and course equivalents are reproduced exactly as the college published them; “—” means no value was published and we do not estimate one. A page is published for a state only when at least 8 colleges back it.
Frequently asked questions
Which California colleges give credit for AP Calculus BC?+
183 colleges in California publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Calculus BC. 166 of them (91%) award credit at a score of 3, 17 require a 4, and 0 require a 5. The full list, with credit hours and the course each exam replaces, is in the table on this page.
What is the lowest AP Calculus BC score that earns credit in California?+
3. California State University-Fullerton in Fullerton awards credit at a score of 3, worth 6 credit hours, counting as MATH 150A (4), Electives (2). 166 California colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in California?+
No. AP credit policy is set per institution and applies to admitted students regardless of residency — residency affects tuition rate, not credit awards. What does vary is the school within a university: engineering and nursing colleges commonly set higher bars than arts and sciences. The rules shown here are the ones that apply to all students at each college.
How do I verify these California AP credit policies?+
175 of the 183 colleges on this page link to their own published AP credit page in the Source column; our snapshot was taken July 30, 2026. The college's page is authoritative and can change between admission cycles, so confirm there before building a graduation plan around the credit.
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Data sources: Each college's own published AP / advanced-standing credit page (captured July 30, 2026) · IPEDS institution directory (names, control, location). Figures are the most recent values published in each federal dataset; cells with no published value are shown as “—” and never estimated. Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.