<p>I have a bit confusion with Mich's AP credit system. I read that the Mich LSA ap credit site and it said that I would be awarded credits for 4s and 5s on ap tests (and sometimes 3s). But it also says that "Your AP credit cannot count toward any LSA requirement other than the language requirement." So my question is, what is the good for those extra credits? If they don't qualify for any requirements... well, then why bother? What is the benefit of getting 2 credit hours if it doesn't meet the LSA requirements? I feel like there is something I'm just not understanding about the whole ap credit system. I don't feel like I'm reaping any benefits from my solid scores in the past and hopefully good scores in the future.</p>
<p>P.S. I couldn't find any info on this, but the Ross AP credit system is the same as LSA right? </p>
<p>If you look at the online grid, you’ll see that for LSA, some AP scores will you give you credit for taking the course; others will simply allow you to bypass lower division courses and start a level higher. What that means is you are either getting credit for the course, which means you save that money; or you are bypassing a lower level prerequisite course, which also saves you money. Either way, it’s a great deal. Get as many 4s and 5s as possible!</p>
<p>Probably the biggest perk is that they can get you credit for prerequisite courses for your intended major. If you decide to major in a hard science, and you took AP bio, you can bypass BIO 171 and start at 173, so it gives you extra time to spend on a minor or another major, etc. Also, BIO 171 sucks, so getting out of it is good just because of that.</p>
<p>Be very careful and report only useful AP for credits. Once you’ve reached certain number of credits, you will be in advanced status (Junior/Senior) and you need to pay higher tuition. Some UM students told me about that last week.</p>
<p>LSA has a limit of 60 credits I think, but the thing is, in order to graduate you need to have 30 credits towards your major, 30 distribution credits, 30 LSA elective credits, and 30 departmental credits.</p>
<p>AP credits can only count towards departmental credits, so does that mean only up to 30 AP credits do anything?</p>
<p>Happened to my friends D - as you may know the tuition in your junior and senior is higher at Michigan. So his D was starting her second semester sophomore year and he got a higher tuition bill than normal - he called to point out the error and they told him that she was technically a junior because of AP credits. </p>
<p>He hit the roof and fought it hard because his D was going to be there for 4 years no matter what because of her program of study. He told me this story to point out how arrogant the admin can be (since my D may go). He explained the situation and said they wouldn’t give him the time of day and actually said “well sir if you don’t like this determination and can’t afford it maybe your D is better off at another university” He said if his D didn’t love school he would have taken her out of there.</p>
<p>So yes, be careful about what you will classified.</p>
<p>The upperclassmen tuition thing is written somewhere in your course guide and probably in fine print somewhere. A lot of people miss this. They also aren’t divided evenly as you might expect:</p>
<p>Freshman: < 25 credits
Sophomore: 25 through 54 credits
Junior: 55 through 84 credits
Senior: 85 credits or more</p>
<p>There is a lengthy process by which you can have AP credits removed from your transcript but it involves paperwork and convincing whatever school you’re in to go along with it.</p>
<p>So basically you guys are saying that if I am an english major, and of my 26 credits in AP: bio, chem, Econ, english, calc AB, US Government, and Psych, 23 of these will be only electives, and 3 (English) will be departmental?</p>
<p>Wolverine131, you are correct, though it is likely that your 3 “departmental” English credits will function exactly the same as elective credits i.e. not count towards your major. I could be wrong about that though; an adviser (from LSA, probably; from English, definitely) would be able to confirm and it could be on their website somewhere.</p>
<p>Yes, with AP credits many are paying the higher tuition by second semester of sophomore year (some in first semester).</p>
<p>For LSA, that’s about $800 in-state and $1,400 OOS a semester. For engineering, it’s about $2,000 in-state and about $2,400 OOS a semester.</p>
<p>If you are expecting it when you go in, then you’re prepared for the bill when it comes. If you first find out about it when you get the second semester sophomore bill, then it can be quite a shock (like bigdoglover’s friend).</p>
<p>On the plus side, you register for classes based on how many credits you have. So someone coming in with more AP credits may have to start paying the higher tutiton a semester earlier, but will be registering for classes each of his/her 8 semesters earlier than other students who do not have as many AP credits.</p>