She should not take pre-calc, but since she only took AB and not BC, and since she has had no math for a year, she is right thinking she should take calc in college. She will likely find others in her class who have also previously taken AP calc AB, and find there is more in college.
DD took AP Calc BC in 11th grade, and Multivariable Calc in 12th grade (and got straight A+). At the suggestion of her HS multi teacher, she contacted the math department at Stanford who told her they’d let her use the AP credit to place out of Calc, but they recommended she re-take multivariable calc in college - where she was in with lots of upperclassmen). She re-took it and only got a 91 the second time around.
@scmom2017 - you should be very proud of your D . It sounds like she has considered the possibility of skipping calc, for the obvious benefit of freeing up her schedule to take something else, but she is also considering the advice of her college professors. Your D will be fine.