Yes, if pre-med or similar, there are various considerations with respect to AP credit and community college course work in the areas of pre-med requirements: FAQ Pre-med courses, AP/IB/etc. credit and college/DE courses, etc. . The usual expectation is that they not be used to reduce the number of courses / credits taken in pre-med science subject areas in residence at a four year college (i.e. if used for subject credit or advanced placement, expect to need to take additional advanced courses in that subject area).