AP® credit at El Camino College
El Camino College gives credit for 18 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 18 AP® exams earn credit at El Camino College
- Up to 10 credits from a single exam
From El Camino College's AP® credit policy (elcamino.edu). Last checked 28 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 3+Biology 104
- AP® Calculus BCscore 4+Mathematics 190 & 19110
- AP® English Languagescore 5English C1000 and English C10027
Credits before your first class21
Add up your AP® credit at El Camino College
Tap the exams you took (or plan to take), then pick your score.
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An estimate from El Camino College's published policy. Two exams that cover the same course (like Calculus AB and BC) may not both count. El Camino College decides when your official scores arrive.
See El Camino College's full AP® chart (18 exams)
| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 6 crARTH C1100, ARTH C1200 | 6 crARTH C1100, ARTH C1200 | 6 crARTH C1100, ARTH C1200 |
| Biology | 4 crBiology 10 | 4 crBiology 10 | 4 crBiology 10 |
| Calculus AB | No credit | 5 crMathematics 190 | 5 crMathematics 190 |
| Calculus BC | 5 crMathematics 190 | 10 crMathematics 190 & 191 | 10 crMathematics 190 & 191 |
| Chemistry | No credit | 5 crChemistry 1A | 5 crChemistry 1A |
| Comparative Government | 3 crPolitical Science 2 | 3 crPolitical Science 2 | 3 crPolitical Science 2 |
| Computer Science A | No credit | 4 crComputer Science 3 | 4 crComputer Science 3 |
| English Language | 4 crEnglish C1000 | 4 crEnglish C1000 | 7 crEnglish C1000 and English C1002 |
| English Literature | 4 crEnglish C1000 | 4 crEnglish C1000 | 7 crEnglish C1000 and English C1002 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 crEconomics C2002 | 3 crEconomics C2002 | 3 crEconomics C2002 |
| Microeconomics | 3 crEconomics C2001 | 3 crEconomics C2001 | 3 crEconomics C2001 |
| Physics 1 | No credit | 4 crPhysics 2A | 4 crPhysics 2A |
| Physics 2 | No credit | 4 crPhysics 2B | 4 crPhysics 2B |
| Physics C: E&M | No credit | 4 crPhysics 1C | 4 crPhysics 1C |
| Physics C: Mechanics | No credit | 4 crPhysics 1A | 4 crPhysics 1A |
| Psychology | 3 crPsychology C1000 | 3 crPsychology C1000 | 3 crPsychology C1000 |
| Statistics | No credit | 4 crStatistics C1000 | 4 crStatistics C1000 |
| US Government | 3 crPolitical Science C1000 | 3 crPolitical Science C1000 | 3 crPolitical Science C1000 |
Copied from El Camino College's AP® credit policy (elcamino.edu), checked 28 Oct 2026. El Camino College sets its own policy and can change it, so credit is never guaranteed. Credits are in units.
Missed the score? Don't wait a year.
Retake the AP® exam
12 months
Take a self-paced course
~1 month*
- Take the course onlineStart any day. Go at your own pace.
- It's already rated for creditACE and NCCRS review courses and say how many college credits they're worth.
- Send it to El Camino CollegeEl Camino College reviews the transcript and decides what counts.
Ask El Camino College's registrar before you enroll.
*UPI Study says its students finish a course in 28–30 days on average.
A backup course for each AP® exam
Same subject, self-paced, with ACE/NCCRS credit recommendations. They aren't El Camino College courses; El Camino College decides whether to accept them.
AP® Calculus AB
AP® Calculus BC
AP® Statistics
AP® Computer Science A
AP® Biology
AP® Chemistry
AP® Physics 1
AP® English Language
AP® English Literature
AP® Macroeconomics
AP® Microeconomics
AP® Psychology
AP® Art History
Study guides for every AP® exam
A printable PDF for each of the 36 AP® exams, $5 each. The green tag marks the exams El Camino College gives credit for.
CreditArt History
CreditBiology
CreditCalculus AB
CreditCalculus BC
CreditChemistry
CreditComparative Government
CreditComputer Science A
CreditEnglish Language
CreditEnglish Literature
CreditMacroeconomics
CreditMicroeconomics
CreditPhysics 1
CreditPhysics 2
CreditPhysics C: E&M
CreditPhysics C: Mechanics
CreditPsychology
CreditStatistics
CreditUS Government
African American Studies
Business & Personal Finance
Chinese
Computer Science Principles
Cybersecurity
Environmental Science
European History
French
German
Human Geography
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Pre-Calculus
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
US History
World History: Modern
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Self-paced UPI Study courses with ACE/NCCRS credit recommendations. One course is $250; plans start at about $41/month with the yearly plan.
| Course | Subject | Credits | Credit recommendation | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Communication | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Essentials | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Ethics | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Law | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Entrepreneurship | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Financial Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Foundations of Leadership | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Globalization and International Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Human Resources Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| International Business | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Leadership and Organizational Behavior | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Leading Organizational Change | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Managerial Accounting | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Marketing Research | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Finance | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Marketing | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Project Management | Business & Management | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Computer Concepts and Applications | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Current Trends in Computer Science and IT | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Cybersecurity | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Data Structure and Algorithms | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Database Fundamentals | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Database Programming | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Ethics in Technology | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Fundamentals of Information Technology | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Computing | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to HTML and CSS | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Java | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Javascript | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Linux | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Networking | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Operating Systems | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Network and Systems Security | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Programming in C | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Programming in C++ | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Programming in Python | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Software Engineering | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| System Analysis and Design | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Math | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 1 | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 2 | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Discrete Mathematics | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Statistics | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Quantitative Analysis | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| College Algebra | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Precalculus | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 3 (Multivariable) | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Chemistry I | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Environmental Science | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Healthcare Finance and Budgeting | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Healthcare Organization and Management | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Human Resource Management in Healthcare | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Intro to Biology 1 | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Intro to Biology 2 | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Medical Terminology | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Physics I | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology I | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology II | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Anatomy & Physiology II Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Chemistry Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Physics Lab | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Abnormal Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Advanced Social Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Advanced Technical Writing | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Educational Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Ethics in the Social Sciences | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Criminology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Sociology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Macroeconomics | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Microeconomics | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Philosophy | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Psychology of Diversity | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Psychology of Personality | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Research Methods in Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| English Composition I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| English Composition II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| American Literature | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Art History I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Art History II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| U.S. History I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| U.S. History II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| French I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| French II | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Critical Thinking & Analysis | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
Courses and prices from upistudy.com, checked 29 Oct 2026. UPI Study is a separate site; course links open upistudy.com with the code transfercreditspecial applied.
Questions students ask
What AP® score do I need for credit at El Camino College?
It depends on the exam: from a 3 on some exams to a 4 on others. Add your exams in the calculator above to see each one.
How much credit can one AP® exam earn at El Camino College?
Up to 10 credits (units), on Calculus BC. On this list, one exam earns 3 to 10 credits.
What if my score is too low?
If your score is below what El Camino College asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if El Camino College accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. El Camino College decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. El Camino College sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from El Camino College's AP® credit policy (elcamino.edu) on 28 Oct 2026; check the official page before you count on the credit.
Are these official AP® study guides?
No. AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, these guides. TransferCredit.org is independent.
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