Gifted but young for college

[ucbalumnus]

@JustGraduate

If you start with 1-2 years of credit going in and stay 4 years to pursue a degree, you’re going to either not use/waste the 1-2 years credit you came in with or have a lot of extra credits over and above your program that could be subject to the surcharge. Unless of course you’re not going full time for the 4 years.

Here is what https://sfs.virginia.edu/sites/sfs.virginia.edu/files/FAQs-125%25SurchargeRule.pdf says:

@University of Virginia

Q: Is there anything that does not count against my credit hour threshold?

A: Yes, the State Guidelines allow for the subtraction of credits awarded for high school dual enrollment, Advanced Placement, Advanced Standing, International Baccalaureate, and Credit by Exam from the completed totals . Transfer credits from non - Virginia public colleges and universities may also be excluded from the credit hours completed totals.

In other words, someone bringing credit from high school dual enrollment, AP, IB, etc. when starting as a frosh as UVA can exclude that credit from the 125% threshold. That means that s/he can take a full four years of full course loads at UVA without having to pay the surcharge for going over the 125% threshold. Or at least that is what this document says.