# Chemistry — AP exam score to college credit, compared across universities

For Chemistry, institution is University of California, San Diego; minimum score is 4; credit granted is Exempt Chemistry 4 or 11; Chemistry 6AH, 6BH, 6CH recommended; may take Chemistry 6A, 6B, 6C for credit; restriction is Students qualify for the exemptions listed below only if the course is required for their major, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **AP exam:** Chemistry _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Institution:** University of California, San Diego _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum score:** 4 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Credit granted:** Exempt Chemistry 4 or 11; Chemistry 6AH, 6BH, 6CH recommended; may take Chemistry 6A, 6B, 6C for credit. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Restriction:** Students qualify for the exemptions listed below only if the course is required for their major. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Students qualify for the exemptions listed below only if the course is required for their major. Biology Score of 3: Exempt BILD 10; may take BILD 1, 2, 3 for credit. Score of 4 or 5: Exempt BILD 1, 2 and 3. Chemistry Score of 3: Exempt Chemistry 4. Score of 4: Exempt Chemistry 4 or 11; Chemistry 6AH, 6BH, 6CH recommended; may take Chemistry 6A, 6B, 6C for credit. Score of 5:

## Source

- https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/admission-requirements/ap-exam-credits/ap-credits/san-diego.html

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-08-05.
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