<p>I'm very confused about AP Credit policy. I'm in Lang, Stats, Gov, and Econ, and I'm under the impression that if I plan on majoring in Econ, none of them get me any credit except econ, which just lets me go into a higher class. Is this right?</p>
<p>so i’m attending next year (not a current student, so not sure), but i’m pretty sure it works like this: AP credits only count as extracurricular substitutes, but you CAN use them to take higher level classes when you start college.</p>
<p>maybe i’m wrong :P</p>
<p>wait, if one does not have the ap score but has taken the class already—could they go to higher level classes? are they allowed to take an evaluation test in college so that they don’t end up taking intro lvl classes?</p>
<p>There is no way that AP econ credit will prepare you for subsequent econ courses as opposed to having taken the intro courses with Buckles and/or Vrooman. Don’t miss the valuable opportunity to take the intro sequence and with AP credit you may likely score well and benefit your gpa.</p>
<p>AP Credit for A&S is capped at 18 hours. 120 hours is required for graduation. So if you transfer in any number of AP Credit less than or equal to 18, than the number of hours you need to graduate is reduced by that amount. For instance, if you transfer in 10 hours, you will need 110 hours to graduate. If you transfer in 18 hours, you will need 102 hours to graduate. </p>
<p>However, if you transfer in any more than 18 hours, than the number of hours you need to graduate will be increased by (n-18), where n is the number of hours of AP Credit you have. In doing this, Vanderbilt A&S essentially limits you to essentially a semester of AP Credit. For instance, if you transfer in 23 hours, than the number of hours you will need to graduate will increase by 5, so you will be required 125 hours to graduate. But since you have transferred in 23 hours of AP Credit, then you really only need 102 hours to graduate. </p>
<p>Also, A&S does not let you use AP Credit to satisfy nearly all core requirements. I think the only requirement that can be satisfied using AP Credit is the English Composition Requirement, which I believe can be met with either a 4 or 5 on either of the AP English exams. </p>
<p>The AP Credit Policy for Blair, Peabody, and Engineering are different.</p>
<p>Also, like 2VU0609, I would recommend taking Introductory Macro and Micro at Vanderbilt with either Buckles or Vrooman. Vrooman only teaches Intro Macro in the Spring. Buckles teaches Intro Macro and Micro in the Fall, and only Intro Micro in the Spring. You probably learn more with Buckles, but it is more time consuming and there is a lot more work involved. And definitely, taking the AP Course and Intro sequence will lay a better foundation for the subsequent more difficult Economics courses.</p>