<p>Hi, I'm trying to transfer to a UC in two years. Since I have been having trouble getting some classes, I might not be able to do so unless I am able to fulfill some prerequisites if I take some AP exams. Is it possible for a community college student to take AP exams and get credit for them? Would UCs not accept the AP scores if I pass (I would take it during the spring before I transfer)? </p>
<p>You cannot take AP exams as a CC student The best you could hope for is to see if teachers would grant you credit by examination. </p>
<p>Damn, that’s rough. Thanks for the response. </p>
<p>Depending on where you want to transfer, because some schools do not accept online units, online classes may be an option. The other piece of advice is to take easy A teachers to fill in your schedule with more units than you could otherwise. For instance take 2-3 hard classes aka classes that require a lot of work and 2 easy classes than take almost no effort. Full time student is 12 units, if you use that strategy then you could easily manage 18-19 units. </p>
<p>Presumably, the easy A classes/professors are the ones that fill up fast, leaving people with later enrollment dates with the professors that are more difficult.</p>
<p>You can do it. I’ve done it successfully for Physics C Mechanics and E&M. </p>
<p>@ chaoscuber Can you elaborate more please?</p>
<p>@StaticRoar Basically, you just go to a local high school and register for the AP exam. Just show ID and pay for the exam(s). If you want to get out of your english composition class, take the AP English Exam and score a 3+. If you want to get out of both English Composition and English Literature, take the AP Literature Exam and score a 4+. If you want to get out of Calc I, get a 4+ on the calculus AP AB exam. If you want to get out of Calc I and II, take the AP calculus BC exam and score a 4+. It’s fairly straight forward and each exam you do well on (isn’t that hard to study on your own), you are granted 8 quarter units or 5.3 semester units. </p>
<p>For engineering majors, I HIGHLY recommend you study the calculus AP BC material since it will get you out of Calc I and II and get you on the fast track to completing all the math you need, e.g. Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, and Calc III. It opens up soooooo many courses for you so you have no excuses to not complete your lower division requirements and transfer within 2 years. </p>