<p>so I’m freaking out because I just read that ap credit doesn’t go towards my general Ed. how does this work then? I have taken almost 8 ap classes by the end of this year. and i am really confused at how they’re going to count towards my degree. any help is greatly appreciated!!</p>
<p>If your degree has free electives, then they can count towards that. For example,
this ‘4 year sample plan for economics’ <a href=“http://www.econ.ucdavis.edu/myHandbook/files/Sample4Year.pdf[/url]”>http://www.econ.ucdavis.edu/myHandbook/files/Sample4Year.pdf</a> shows 13 ‘open courses’ that you could use your AP credits for. Engineering majors don’t have any ‘open courses’. When you meet with your advisor at orientation, they can tell you for sure where your APs can be used. And don’t forget they are very valuable in giving you a higher place in the registration queue.</p>
<p>If this makes it clearer: you will probaby need 180 units to graduate. Maybe 60 of those (I’m guessing here) will be the GE requirements. Your major will require so many units (64 in the Econ example above). Anything left is ‘free electives’ that you need to get up to the 180 units. Your APs can count towards those.</p>
<p>You can sometimes skip classes with APs. They just don’t count towards general education requirements. Don’t worry, though; the GEs are extremely lenient.</p>