<p>Hello there, I am a high school student who was recently accepted to The University of Alabama with full tuition, and I have a few questions pertaining to AP credits:</p>
<p>Originally, when I took my AP tests in my sophomore and junior years, I had done so thinking it would help me pay for college, as these credits would count as college credits. So now that I have a full tuition with these AP credits (5 on AP World History, US History, & Language/Comp), I was wondering if these tests were taken in vain.</p>
<p>Also, currently I am in 4 additional AP classes this year (which I am grasping quite well), would you recommend paying for these AP tests to get college credit despite having full tuition? </p>
<p>Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>Yes, having those credits will allow you to free up required classes for your major and could let you graduate early</p>
<p>Also taking the credits allows you to take additional courses that interest you rather than taking the required core course that you got credit for. Also it gives you greater freedom to manage your course load without taking longer to graduate. It also means you might be able to drop/retake a course and still graduate on time if needed.</p>
<p>Just think carefully about what credits you take. Some majors will not allow you to get credit for a required course even if the school does. Also realize a 5 on an AP might not guarantee that your AP course cover all the material that the college course would have.</p>
<p>[Credit</a> by Examination < The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://courseleaf.ua.edu/introduction/academicpolicies/creditbyexamination/]Credit”>http://courseleaf.ua.edu/introduction/academicpolicies/creditbyexamination/) is Alabama’s AP credit chart.</p>
<p>You have the option to skipping any required courses for which your AP credit counts for, and taking additional free electives in their place. Or you can graduate early (or avoid graduating late) with the credit units from the AP credit.</p>
<p>However, for courses which are key prerequisites for other courses, it would be a good idea to check the old final exams for the courses you may skip, to make sure that you know the material as expected by the instructors at the university. Also, if you are a pre-med, you will need to retake the pre-med courses or substitute more advanced courses for any skipped pre-med courses.</p>
<p>I have never used College Confidential before, so I am very impressed by your insightful and quick responses. Thank you for clearing up my questions about AP credits, and I will indubitably take this advice into consideration when I plan my schedule. Thanks again!</p>
<p>Having the AP credits at the University of Alabama will also give you advanced standing for purposes of course registration, which is helpful in getting the classes you want to take, but not for housing selection or football tickets which are based on hours completed on campus.</p>