First-Time, First-Year Student Test and Transfer Credit

Students who have completed College Board Advanced Placement (AP) examinations with a score of 3 or higher and submit an official College Grade Report directly from the College Board will receive up to 6 units of college credit for each examination. Credit is awarded based on when the exam was taken. If your exams were taken in prior years, please review the University Catalog from the specific year to see how credit will be awarded.

Advanced Placement results are only accepted directly from AP - College Board. Please visit their website for information about how to request your scores.

Once scores are received, credit will be granted automatically for students that have been admitted and the results can be seen once you are active as a CSULB student through MyCSULB Student Center.

Note: A maximum of 6 units will be granted for each exam. If the number of units per course equivalency is less than the class at CSULB, the remaining units will be waived. Credit can only be awarded once per course. For example, if a student takes Calculus AB and Calculus BC, only 10 units can be awarded.

If a student passes more than one AP exam in physics, only six units of credit may be applied to the baccalaureate, and only four units of credit may be applied to a certification in GE Breadth.

Visit the webpage below for a complete list of AP examination credit.

• AP Exam Test Credit Table

Students who have completed International Baccalaureate Higher Level examinations with a score of 4 or higher and submit an official International Baccalaureate Transcript of Grades will receive up to 12 units of college credit for each examination. See the table below for a complete list of IB examination credit. Credit is awarded based on when the exam was taken. If your exams were taken in prior years, please review the University Catalog from the specific year to see how credit will be awarded.

Examination results are only accepted directly from International Baccalaureate. Please visit their web site for information regarding how to request your scores. Once scores are received, credit will be granted automatically for students that have been admitted and the results can be seen once you are active as a CSULB student through MyCSULB Student Center.

Note: A minimum IB score of 5 is required for credit unless otherwise noted. 

Visit the webpage below for a complete list of International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examinations Credit:

• International Exams Test Credit Table

• College credit can be earned for baccalaureate level courses taken from a regionally accredited institution during high school.
• If the college has deemed the credit applicable to high school ONLY (notated on the official transcript) no credit will be awarded. 
• For courses taken at a CA Community College or a CSU please refer to ASSIST for information on how they may apply.
  • ASSIST is an online student-transfer information system that shows how course credits earned at one public California college or university can be applied when transferred to another. ASSIST is the official repository of articulation for California's public colleges and universities and provides the most accurate and up-to-date information about student transfer in California.
• You must submit an official transcript from the college in order to receive credit.
  • Transcripts can be ordered directly from the college in which you took the course and be sent directly to CSULB. 
  • Official transcripts must be sent in a sealed envelope to the following address:
    Enrollment Services/Admissions
    CSU Long Beach
    1250 Bellflower Blvd.
    Long Beach, CA 90840-0601