AP credit in college for a grade - Have you ever heard of anything like this?!

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<p>I was looking at the web site of one of our lower tier state schools that is very generous in giving AP credit. Here's the odd part: For a 5, you not only get credit, but a grade of A on your transcript; for a 4 you get credit and a grade of B; and for a 3 you get credit but no grade in your GPA.</p>

<p>Isn't that punishing the folks that get a 4 and making a 3 more desirable? I'd assume that the kind of kids who come into college with a bunch of AP credits aren't normally the type who are satisfied with a B average. What if a student took 10 AP exams and got a 4 on all of them? His choice would be no credit in college, or 30 hours of B. The student with 10 AP exams with a score of 3 could get the same 30 hours of credit, but with no grade.</p>

<p>Does this make any sense at all?</p>

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<p>The way different colleges treat AP results are all over the map. But this is the first time I’ve ever heard of anyone getting credit AND a grade for an AP course. Seems over the top to me.</p>

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<p>I’d think you could ask to have credit but no grade, in this situation.</p>

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<p>AP credits should be treated like transfer credits - no impact on GPA since you didn’t take the course there. This different behavior is odd.</p>

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<p>I have never heard of this before. I agree that the student with a 4 does seem to get the short end here.</p>

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<p>Whoa, that’s weird. I’ve only ever heard of credit being given. What school(s) is this?</p>