NYU, unlike many other schools, is very clear throughout their website about what is acceptable DE credit. They specifically say it must be taken at a college or university, not in a high school. It must be taught by college faculty, in classes with other college students. The courses must not be used to satisfy HS graduation requirements.
Many schools have these requirements, so we were careful to have as many courses as possible meet these. The majority of the time, my kids were the only HS kid in their classes.
@Dusing2 Except that NYU did accept 6 Spanish credits from Adelphi University that were taught at our high school by a high school teacher. (She may have been listed as Adelphi faculty as well.) So it’s difficult to really plan this out too much. Plus policies can change by the time you take a class as a junior and you actually show up with your credits 2 years later.
I think there is no way to make a perfect prediction of what credits any college will/will not accept. But IMHO the reason to take ap/dual/post classes is to challenge yourself as a student, and explore interests, rather than ONLY b/c you get college credit. I think of it this way. A strong dancer can “ace” a beginner’s dance class with zero effort- be the star of then class etc. But they are not going to improve, and could even develop bad habits. It’s the same with education. If you take college level classes in HS it should be b/c that is the right academic level for you. Having it remove later obligations is then gravy, not the goal. As I said earlier- a 5 in AP Eng did not eliminate my kid’s freshman English class (the credit went to her electives instead) but it sure as heck helped her become a better writer…