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Scores of 3 or higher on Advanced Placement Exams earn unit credit. Some limitations apply where content of two or more exams overlap. Additionally, unit credit will not be awarded for an AP exam taken after the student completed a college course covering the same material. Placement is separate from the amount of unit credit awarded.

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English Language and Literature, General

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In the 16 years since its first students enrolled, UC Merced has earned acclaim for building social mobility among first-generation and historically underrepresented young people, while advancing a research agenda that is creating new knowledge in sustainability, engineering, the sciences, humanities and more. The youngest campus in the storied University of California system quickly became the fastest-growing public university in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Education, was named one of the top young universities in the world by Times Higher Ed and is the youngest to earn a Carnegie R2 classification. UC Merced approaches the UC mission of teaching, research and public service through five portals that focus our institutional and intellectual priorities: educational opportunity; health care; economic revitalization; sustainability; and building civic capacity. The campus location provides a unique opportunity for research and stewardship crucial to the Central Valley and the state of California. A strong relationship with Yosemite National Park enables important studies in climate change, water and biological diversity at longtime field stations, while also educating the park leaders of the future through the Yosemite Leadership Program. UC Merced recently completed its ambitious Merced 2020 Project, a $1.2 billion public-private partnership (P3) that nearly doubled the square footage of the campus. The project is the largest P3 social infrastructure project completed in U.S. history and enables the campus to accommodate up to 10,000 students. UC Merced is the only U.S. campus with every building LEED-certified, including 11 of the Merced 2020 Project buildings which are certified LEED Platinum, the highest honor available by the U.S. Green Building Council. Sustainability is in UC Merced's DNA. It is the first public research university in the country to achieve carbon neutrality, two years ahead of its goal.

University of California: Merced

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University of California: Merced

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