Advanced Placement
If you got a grade of 4 or better on approved Advanced Placement exams, UBC will grant you first-year credit. The table below is not exhaustive, so credit may be granted for courses not shown.
High school subject | UBC course granted (including credits) |
2-D Art and Design | VISA 1st-year level (3) |
3-D Art and Design | VISA 180 (3) |
Art History | ARTH 100 (6) |
Biology | BIOL 1st-year level (8), with exemption from BIOL 111, BIOL 121, and BIOL 180 |
Calculus AB or subscore of AB in Calculus BC | MATH 100 (3) |
Calculus BC | MATH 100 (3) and MATH 101 (3) |
Chemistry | CHEM 121 (4)
Students entering the BASc degree will be granted an exemption from CHEM 154. |
Chinese Language and Culture | CHIN 241 (3) and CHIN 243 (3) |
Computer Science A | CPSC 1st-year level (3) |
Computer Science AB | CPSC 111 (4) and CPSC 1st-year level (2) |
Computer Science Principles | CPSC 100 (3) |
Drawing | VISA 180 (3) |
Economics: Macroeconomics | ECON 102 (3); or ECON 1st-year level (3) for the Bachelor of International Economics degree |
Economics: Microeconomics | ECON 101 (3); or ECON 1st-year level (3) for the Bachelor of International Economics degree |
English Language and Composition | ENGL 1st-year level (6)
When AP ENGL Language/Composition and AP ENGL Literature/Composition are taken together, credit is granted as ENGL 1st-year level (12). |
English Literature and Composition | ENGL 1st-year level (6)
When AP ENGL Language/Composition and AP ENGL Literature/Composition are taken together, credit is granted as ENGL 1st-year level (12). |
Environmental Science | EOSC 1st-year level (3) |
French Language and Culture | FREN 301 (3) and FREN 302 (3) |
French Literature and Culture | FREN 311 (3) and FREN 3rd-year level (3) |
German Language and Culture | GERM 310 (3) and GERM 2nd-year level (3) |
Government and Politics: Comparative | POLI 220 (3) |
History: European | HIST 1st-year level (6) |
History: United States | HIST 1st-year level (6) |
Human Geography | GEOG 122 (3) and GEOG 1st-year level (3) |
Italian Language and Culture | ITAL 201 (3) and ITAL 202 (3) |
Japanese Language and Culture | JAPN 100 (3) and JAPN 101 (3) |
Latin | LATN 200 (6) |
Latin: Vergil | LATN 200 (6) |
Music Theory | MUSC 1st-year level (6) |
Physics 1 | No credit
When AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 are taken together, credit is granted as PHYS 100 (3) and PHYS 101 (3). |
Physics 2 | PHYS 101 (3) Credit is only granted for PHYS 101 when one full year of Physics has been successfully completed before taking AP Physics 2. When AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 are taken together, credit is granted as PHYS 100 (3) and PHYS 101 (3). |
Physics C (Electricity and Magnetism) | PHYS 118 (3) |
Physics C (Mechanics) | PHYS 117 (3) |
Psychology | PSYC 100 (6) |
Spanish Language and Culture | SPAN 201 (3) and SPAN 202 (3) |
Spanish Literature and Culture | SPAN 220 (6) |
Statistics | STAT 200 (3) |
United States Government and Politics | POLI 1st-year level (3) |
World History: Modern | HIST 1st-year level (3) |