<p>Getting credit at UCSD and UCLA for my D’s HS AP classes was pretty straightforward. It can vary with the particlar school within the UC (i.e. School of Engineering) and by major but these are usually posted on the website. For some clases, for example math, they’ll typically award credit for a particular score (ex: getting a 5 on the AP Calc AB or BC) and then the students skips to the next level. Alternatively, they sometimes test to determine placement. If your S has taken a ton of math and is going to pursue a major requiring more math, then I’m sure he’ll get credit for what he’s done - they don’t want to put him in a class that would be redundant.</p>
<p>Since both of my Ds are/were in the school of engineering at their respective Universities as CS majors, the AP credits really didn’t get them out of many classes although it starts them at a higher rank, i.e. my D started with Sophomore standing and had Junior standing at the end of her first year. About the only value to this is sometimes in class/dorm signup. students in some other majors will be able to obviate more courses due to the APs. They were able to skip out of some classes due to APs though. </p>
<p>If your S has a pretty good idea of his major then he should go to UCB’s website and see if he can find the list of AP credits for the particular major.</p>