<p>That is, if I'm applying to graduate school after I get my BS, would it be better to refuse the AP credit and re-take the course in order to avoid the chance that some graduate schools don't accept diplomas attained by AP credit?</p>
<p>You cannot get an entire diploma based on AP credit. :)</p>
<p>If your college gives you full transferrable credits for your AP tests, then they will count toward the credits you need for graduation; however, because AP credits are all for introductory courses, they shouldn’t have anything to do with the courses grad schools will look at EXCEPT in the case of medical school which requires, for example, a year of college biology, no matter which level. If you are an engineer who tested out of introductory physics, then the grad schools won’t care as long as you did well in more advanced courses.</p>
<p>If you would be more specific about your concerns, I might be able to offer more specific advice.</p>
<p>Right, medical schools care about AP credit, but graduate schools generally do not care how course credit was obtained. Many graduate programs don’t have lists of courses which an applicant must have taken as an undergraduate, unlike medical schools.</p>