AP and high school dual credit hours = freshman or sophomore?

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>If you graduate from high school with over 30 credit hours recieved from AP tests and dual credit classes, are you considered by the college an in-coming freshman who must take incoming freshmen courses and follow freshman rules or are you a sophomore transfer? Would having those credits also make you ineligible for freshman scholarships - which sounds like a slap in the face because you weren't a slacker in high school. </p>

<p>Also, if your high school dual credits are not required for your degree, are you penalized? I know that some colleges offer incentives if you graduate in 4 years if you don't take any classes over and beyond those specified by your degree plan. So does that also mean that if your high school dual credits are not required for you degree, you are penalized? Because of scheduling at d's high school, the only class offered during that period was a dual credit class. At the time we thought it would be a good thing, but now I'm not so sure since it's not a required degree course and it would put her over on electives as well.</p>

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<p>From my understanding you aren't considered to be an incoming freshman (I purposely didn't want to exceed 30 hours but I ended up not even receiving a scholarship) if you have over 30 hours. </p>

<p>Also, I'm pretty sure you aren't penalized from dual credit classes, I think they're more concerned with how many extra courses you take at UT. Also, if you have an extra class that wasn't required it'll just be counted as an elective (if your degree even needs electives). Hypothetically if that class doesn't even count as an elective, it should be OK as it wouldn't even be applied to her major - since it's not required.</p>

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<p>From what I have read, if you have earned college credit prior to graduating high school, then you are a freshman.</p>

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<p>Thanks. I think calling the school is the only way to clear this up.</p>