AP Credit & Enrollment Information
Suggested Courses for Pre-Med Students
Students planning to attend medical or or professional health schools after receiving their bachelor’s should visit the pre-health advising website for guidance on what mathematics courses to take while at UCLA.
UCLA Course Credit for AP Calculus AB Exam
| Score | Credits Granted |
| 5 | Credit for Math 31A Enroll into Math 31B or 3B |
| 4* | Credit for 4 units of Calculus |
| 3* | Credit for 4 units of Calculus |
| 2* | No college credit |
| 1* | No college credit |
*Take the Math Diagnostic Test to place into Math 1, 3A, or 31A.
UCLA Course Credit for AP CALCULUS BC EXAM
| Score | Credits Granted |
| 5 | Credit for Math 31A & 31B Enroll into Math 32A or 3C |
| 4 | Credit for Math 31A and 4 units of Calculus Enroll into Math 31B or 3B |
| 3* | Credit for 8 units of Calculus |
| 2* | No college credit |
| 1* | No college credit |
*Take the Math Diagnostic Test to place into Math 1, 3A, or 31A.
Suggested Courses for Pre-Med Students
Students planning to attend medical or or professional health schools after receiving their bachelor’s should visit the pre-health advising website for guidance on what mathematics courses to take while at UCLA.
| UCLA Calculus Series | If you have a 5 on the AB Exam: | If you have a 5 on the BC Exam: (4 On the BC Exam, refer to AB Exam Info) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Applications to Medical School | 3 Series | 3B,3C, + one additional math | 3C, + two additional math |
| 30 Series | 31B,32A,32B or 33A | 32A,32B,33A | |
| Additional Math Courses | 3 Series | One from: Stats 10(H),11,M12,13,14 or PIC 10A,10B, 10C | Two from: Stats 10(H),11,M12,13,14 or PIC 10A,10B, 10C |
Pre-med students should be aware that many medical schools do not recognize AP Calculus test scores as college unit credit. To fulfill your various major requirements and medical school entrance requirements, we have suggested the courses above for you. If your major allows the 30 Series, you may want to consider taking the 30 Series* instead of the 3 Series** to satisfy the math requirement for virtually any medical school to which you apply. Most medical schools that do not recognize AP units will accept PIC and Stats courses as a substitute for the year of math. It is the student’s responsibility to check with the individual schools for specific information.
*Courses in the 30 Series: 31A, 31B, 32A, 32B, 33A, 33B.
**Courses in the 3 Series: 3A, 3B, 3C.
For more questions about medical school requirements, please feel free to contact the Career Center: 501 Westwood Plaza (at Strathmore), Floors Two and Three. (310) 206-1915. You may also go to their website at www.career.ucla.edu for extensive information on pre-health requirements.
Once you have credit for 31A/31B through AP credit, transfer credit, or by taking the course(s) at UCLA, you will not receive unit credit if you take 3A/3B.