Do you have to get credit for the AP Scores?

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Re: #7 @RichInPitt , #8 @gardenstategal

Why would a college publish an AP credit chart that allows a given AP score to get subject credit and advanced placement when its advisors tell students to retake the course? If it does not believe that AP credit is enough to place out of one of its courses, it should not list it as being able to, or require additional placement testing, or offer the subject credit only for specific situations (e.g. general education, but not for taking a more advanced course).

This happens quite frequently in engineering. They want you to take “their” math or “their physics” which by the way is always much harder then their AP course.

If they say that, then they should not list subject credit and advanced placement for AP scores up front on the web site, or list the circumstances where that may not apply (e.g. whether one will be taking a more advanced course, etc.).

University of Michigan lists the following AP credit for engineering students: https://admissions.umich.edu/apply/freshmen-applicants/ap-ib-credit#Engineering . If they want students to repeat from calculus 1 even with a 5 on AP calculus, shouldn’t they remove the granting of subject credit and advanced placement?

No clue. He was able to use his AP credits for other things though. Again, he has taken all the high level math that he can get and as a senior doesn’t seem to be ahead or behind. He can graduate after this fall but wants to finish his two minors. Also some might just go ahead to something else. But in retrospect the kids that have done that some are repeating or not doing as well as they thought.