<p>I was wondering how high scores on AP tests exempt students from colleges. For instance, UCSD's Earl Warren college shows that exemptions with a score of 5 on the AP Chemistry exam = exempt CHEM 4, 6A-B-C, 11. Does this mean that, were I to go to UCSD, I would skip all of these classes? Or just one of them (if chemistry is not my major)?</p>
<p>You need to pick up the phone and call UCSD to find out what that means. Chances are that these courses cover similar material, and you wouldn’t get credit for all of them, just for the one(s) that matter for your degree program.</p>
<p>The standard advice is that if the course you can exempt is in your major, or would allow you to place into a higher level course in the subject area, you should talk with the professors before skipping the class. Especially a math class. If you aren’t going to major in the subject or use it for placement, take the credit.</p>
<p>Ok thanks. I know my sister got a 5 on her AP chemistry test but she claims she had to take it over again, though her major was in biology.</p>