<p>Basically Vanderbilt maxes out at 18 credits... so is it worth it to pay the 85 dollars and take AP exams even if you already have 18 credits? </p>
<p>From what I understood, if you want to take calculus it doesn't matter what you get on the AP exam because no matter what you will have to take a departmental exam (how is this by the way?).</p>
<p>For english to get out of basic requirements you need to get above a 500 in writing and CR or have to take a basic 100 course. A 4 or 5 on Lit or Lang will also place you out of this requirement. So is there any point in me ataking lit this year?</p>
<p>For spanish you need to either pass the departmental exam, sat2 (certain score) or a 4 or 5 on the exam. So basically if i get a 520 on the sat2 then there is no point in taking the exam? </p>
<p>I was told that Vanderbilt students are allowed to take any undergraduate level course and therefore APs are rarely used for placement. Is this correct or did I not understand fully? Can you really take any class without certain prereqs?</p>
<p>The number is much higher than 18. I had something like 43 AP credits coming into Vandy. </p>
<p>Unless the exam fee is an extraordinary hardship for you, you should take all the AP exams for which you are eligible. Taking cumulative, standardized exams is good practice and you never know what credits you might end up using. Regarding your specific questions:</p>
<p>Calculus AP exam definitely matters. The departmental exam is mostly composed of pre-calculus material and designed to deterime whether or not you need to take remedial math courses. You must pass the placement exam to take calculus, but beyond that placement is determined by your AP score.</p>
<p>AP English lit exam gives credit for two courses, English 104W and 105W. You will not get any credit for your SAT score (though you will be exempt from a requirement). Thus, it is worth taking.</p>
<p>Again, for Spanish, the AP exam is worth taking because you will get credit in addition to placement.</p>
<p>No, you cannot take any class without prereqs. AP credit can be useful in fulfilling prerequisites.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the quick reply. This is what I received from a person in the arts of science registrar.</p>
<p>"You will receive credit for most AP exams with a score of 4 or 5. We adjust the hours required for graduation based on the hours you bring in. All students must complete 102 hours at Vanderbilt, so if you brought in 30 hours of AP credit, you would need to present 132 hours for graduation, rather than the usual 102. In most instances, placement is not an issue."</p>
<p>Ah I meant to post more,</p>
<p>Anyways, she told me that since I was an economics major that I would have to take the calculus departmental exam and therefore my AP score would be irrelevant. </p>
<p>Then she told me that taking lit or lang isn't important because my SAT will get me out of the basic requirements.</p>
<p>The money isn't a hardship, but if I can save the 85 dollars and not have to study and sit through the exam, I would definitely go with that option.</p>
<p>only the school of engineering allows for more than 18 credit hours to be taken into account for graduation. All other schools only allow 18 credit hours. None of those credit hours can go towards the axle requirements either. they are merely available to fill elective slots.</p>
<p>As far as the math departmental exam goes, the results of it only suggest what class you should enroll in, but in no way force you to go that way. In my case, my score was lost (yes, that's right, lost), so during SAOP when it was my time to register for classes, I had no idea what I had scored on the placement test. My advisor (who I know now does very little "advising") told me to sign up for whatever I felt most comfortable with...he was telling everyone this, whether or not they knew what their score was at the time.</p>
<p>As far as the 18 credit limit coming in, I've heard rumors that they are going to create that rule for freshmen in a few years, but I'm pretty sure that won't be enforced for the class of 2011. I may be wrong though...</p>
<p>it began being capped at 18 credits when AXLE was initiated for the class of 09</p>
<p>are there any current econ majors on cc?</p>
<p>If say you had 30 AP credit hours like nicole07 said and then instead of 102 you needed 132 what was the point of the AP credit? are you getting ahead in some way, im confused?</p>
<p>With certain subjects you can bypass AP scores and credits. I think I finally understand the AP policy now. </p>
<p>For example, lets say i'm already at my 18 max but I got a 4 on Spanish. A 4 in spanish would allow me to go into a 201 class instead of a 104 class. Therefore I can still get credit and go into a higher level class even though the credits will not actually count for graduation.</p>