USC Viterbi Undergraduate Handbook 2024-2025

Degree Requirements Students may receive a combined maximum of 32 elective units for college courses taken prior to high school graduation and/or examinations (e.g., AP, IB, or other international exams) taken before matriculation at a two-year or four-year college.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) EXAMS SCORE OF 4 OR 5 Calculus AB -> MATH 125 + GE-F Calculus BC (score of 4) -> MATH 125 + GE-F Calculus BC (score of 5) -> MATH 126 + GE-F Chemistry -> CHEM 105AL + GE-E Biology -> BISC 120L + GE-D Physics -> GE-E Art History -> GE-A Statistics -> GE-F

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) HL EXAMS SCORE OF 5, 6, OR 7

Mathematics (5, 6, or 7) -> MATH 125 + GE-F Chemistry (6 or 7) -> CHEM 105aL + GE-E Biology (5, 6, or 7) -> BISC 120L + GE-D Physics -> GE-E Economics -> GE-F History of Africa & the Middle East -> GE-H History of Asia/Oceania -> GE-H History of the Americas -> GE-H History of Europe -> GE-H Dance, Film, Music, Theatre, or Visual Arts -> GE-A Global Politics -> GE-G

Macroeconomics -> GE-F Microeconomics -> GE-F European History -> GE-H U.S. History -> GE-H World History -> GE-H

Please refer to your advisor for additional exam equivalencies.

A-LEVEL EXAMS Chemistry -> CHEM 105A + GE-E Physics -> GE-E Mathematics -> MATH 125 + GE-F

SPECIAL PHYSICS NOTE FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE, ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING, AND INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AP Physics C (Mechanics and Electricity/Magnetism), IB Physics (HL) and A-level physics exams are not equivalent to PHYS 151 or PHYS 152 but students may be able to fulfill the science requirements for these majors with exam credits. Talk to your academic advisor if you took any of these exams.

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