<p>I go to a small rural school. We had very few APs to begin with, but we are getting rid of them for these in school dual enrollment classes. Basically the teachers get certifications from a local CC and teach the subjects at the high school for both high school and college credit... you don't even have to pay if you get an A or a B. The curriculum for these courses has stayed exactly the same as their AP counterparts, but do you think colleges will view these as less rigorous since credit is guranteed as long as you pass the class?</p>
<p>I’m not sure about dual enrollment, but if your school offers few APs, you could take online AP classes.
My school offers 14 APs, so I don’t have a fabulous selection, I just finished my first semester online and found it challenging yet worthwhile.</p>
<p>My school offers 5 or 6 APs, and an assortment of dual enrollment classes as well (including floral design…). Colleges may view them as less rigorous, but as long as you’re taking every (or most of) the opportunities that your school offers, you shouldn’t have a problem. I’m taking 2 APs, 4 DE (which are somehow easier than the honors courses in my school), choir, & regular level psychology this year, and although a lot of kids here may think my schedule is too easy, it will probably be the most rigorous in my grade.</p>
<p>My school offers dual enrollment classes that you take at the high school as well. For the most part, they are combined with the corresponding AP class, so dual enrollment and AP students are in the same class (there isn’t enough interest in most courses to offer a dual enrollment class AND an AP class).
They do seem less rigorous I’m sure, but you could always take the DE course and sign up for the AP test on your own to show that they are the same level of difficulty.</p>