How do AP credits get transferred into college units?

Colleges & Universities University of California - Davis
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<p>So, I was looking at this nifty chart ([UC</a> Davis : Advanced Placement](<a href=“http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/admissions/fr_ap.cfm]UC”>Undergraduate Admissions)) and I don’t really know how to read it. :confused: I got a 3 in AP Lang, 4 in AP US History, and a 5 in AP Psychology last year. I’m in the college of agricultural and environmental studies as an animal science major. So, since I got a 3 in AP Lang, does that mean I still get 8 units, but I would have to take a college english course anyway, since I didn’t get a 4 or a 5? I’m going to take the AP Lit in a couple of weeks, but I heard that the UC’s only accept one AP English test score 3,4,5 (or max of 8 units for all English exams). What if I get a 4 or 5 on the AP Lit this year? Would UCD accept that score instead of the 3 I got in AP Lang last year?
Also, I’m taking AP Physics B this year. The chart says that I get credit for getting a 3 (8 units) but would I still have to take Physics 1A, 1B if I don’t get a 4 or 5? High school AP Physics is already killing me, so I can’t imagine what it would be like in college…
I’m also taking AP Gov, AP Microecon, along with AP Lit and AP Physics B this year…</p>

<p>Anyone who can read this chart, please tell me how my AP scores will be transferred into units when I attend UCD in the fall…</p>

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<p>You get a pretty good deal out of your AP units. Minimally, you will get the unit credit for the AP tests where you scored sufficiently enough to merit units according to the chart. However, if you score in the range that they deem makes you qualified, you can pass out of that class. So even if you can’t pass out of the class, you will still get the units added to your unit total. </p>

<p>I would answer each of the specific AP test questions that you have, but I’m not knowledgeable enough about what your plans are to give you a good answer. I will say this though, animal science majors aren’t required to take physics so you don’t have to worry about taking physics. UNLESS, you want to go to vet school, which has that nasty little 1 year of Physics required. And if that is the case for you, Physics 1A,B will not work for this requirement anyways. Generally, it’s the Physics 7 series that you have to do if you want to meet the physics requirement.</p>