<p>I'm taking a biolgy course at a community college, which is equivalent to high school ap bio. And I was wondering, would I have to take the ap exam on collegeboard if I want to skip that class in college? I know most highschoolers have to take the ap exam and score at least a 4 or a 5 to get credit, but would it be a beneficial for me to take the exam or would it be redundant? My school doesn't offer too many aps, so that is why I took it at a community college. But when I actually get to college, I don't want to have to pay for a class that I already paid and took. Does anyone know?</p>
<p>I believe some colleges will accept the CC credit transfer, but not the most elite (since there’s no way of measuring what your AP exam grade would have been, and top schools require a 4 or 5).</p>
<p>Check the colleges’ websites- each have different criteria for gaining credit for HS or CC courses. To be safe, you may want to take the AP test while the information is fresh.</p>
<p>DO you wnat to be a pre-med or bio major in college? If so, graduate schools will EXPECT you to take bio in college.</p>
<p>It is generally unwise to place out of introductory science classes at the more academic colleges. The college level courses are typically at a much deeper level than the equivalently named AP courses.</p>
<p>In your situation I think that the right question to ask “is the CC level course truly equivalent to an strong academic introductory course at my likely college in the same subject?”.</p>