<p>Does Penn use the credit so you can bypass introductory courses , but still have to take the full amount of classes? Or, can you use AP credits to actually reduce the amount of courses you take during your four years?</p>
<p>I am going to Wharton and I am also taking AP Micro/Macro Economics and wondering if I get 5s on both if I get to take two less classes or I just get to take more of the specialized classes? I hope this made sense…</p>
<p>I saw that site, so does that mean a Waiver does NOT decrease your courseload? And that a c.u. reduces the amount of classes you have to take?</p>
<p>c.u. go towards graduation. if you go in with 24 c.u.'s that means you're that much closer to graduating.</p>
<p>ap credit won't fulfill any requirements, but you can start off with higher level courses or skip out of a few (i'm premed and don't have to take the first sem of bio lecture b/c of bio credit...i might have to take a higher level, though)</p>
<p>pretty much means what megalomaniac said about being closer to graduation</p>
<p>I'm confused. So will AP credits ever reduce the amount of classes I need to take to graduate?</p>
<p>Yes, they will.</p>
<p>For all classes that you see "1 c.u." that is one less class that you have to take. For instance, a Spanish AP waiver will give you 1 c.u. and fulfill the language the requirement.</p>
<p>If the class says "waiver," that means that you don't have the take the introductory class of that subject. For example, Psyc AP waiver will let you place out of Psyc 001, but you will not get a credit. Instead, you can take an upper level Psyc class or take Psyc 001 for credit.</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>AP credit does fulfill requirements. AP credits (if u get a 5, a 4 on language) fulfilled my living world, quant. data, and language.</p>
<p>sweet, i gotta shoot for those 5s</p>