<p>With AP’s, he may be able to opt out of some of the 101 coursework. My son had AP French and was able to test into a 300 level French course. Also, sometimes profs will give permission for a student to take a course without the prereq. if asked. What P3T says about high quality profs at many, many schools is true–also that other great students will be in the same position as your son because of this crunch year. I’d be here venting too if it happened to my son though!</p>
<p>And give yourself (and your son of course!) a HUGE pat on the back for locating and applying to a safer school that he really liked!</p>