<p>daughter has high enough AP score and dual credit class that is essentially the same course at a CC. should she claim credit for RHE306 or take it again at UT? i get the feeling she may get some pressure to take it at UT.</p>
<p>What’s her major? For Bio, I only have to take two english classes, both of which are covered by AP. So there’s no reason for me to take English at UT, since I won’t be taking any classes after that.</p>
<p>Claim the credit. Most people who can claim credit for RHE306 (through SAT/AP/CC) do so and move on to E316K, which isn’t too difficult of a course. Depending on the instructor, rhetoric can be a pain in the *** (from watching others struggle, I claimed credit).</p>
<p>Claim every credit she can.</p>
<p>Do yourself a favor and claim the credit. You don’t want to be writing analytical papers lol.</p>
<p>I do not think that anyone will try to talk her into taking RHE 306 at UT. (I think that the sections of that class are full enough that the advisors are relieved when people don’t need to take it.)</p>
<p>So, it’s more trouble than it worths?</p>
<p>Always claim the credit, this is what the AP test are for…</p>
<p>Well, you don’t ALWAYS claim AP credit. If you’re planning on applying to med school, you should still take biology at UT, for example. Med schools don’t want to see AP credit used for biology.</p>
<p>well in that case if Med school is your goal, then dont take the AP biology test</p>
<p>Med schools like to see that you take the next levels of Biology if you used your AP credits for intro Bio. You can still use the credits, though.</p>
<p>Why wouldn’t you want to take the AP Bio test? You’ll get more practice and see how well you did and how much you’ve learned. Though money is sometimes an issue, but not really.</p>
<p>@pierre: My son’s high school requires AP tests be taken or credit is not given for the class. It stands in lieu of a final exam (even though results come too late for official transcript for seniors). It isn’t optional.</p>
<p>at my HS either you take the AP test, or you take a final exam</p>
<p>Xcellerator is absolutely correct. BIO 315H and BIO 325H are specifically mentioned in the Undergraduate Catalog as courses for students with AP BIO expereince.</p>
<p>“BIO 315H (Advanced Introduction to Genetics: Honors) and BIO 325H (Genetics: Honors) is a two course sequence open to students with AP biology experience. This sequence is offered, for students from any major who enter the University prepared for this advanced level of work, in place of BIO 311C and BIO 311D, an introductory sequence.”</p>
<p>[2010-2012</a> Core Course Lists](<a href=“Spotlight & Events | Faculty Council”>Spotlight & Events | Faculty Council)</p>
<p>That’s good to know about biology. My son was dreading taking the intro class, because he would have been bored to death. Thanks for the explanation!</p>
<p>Claim credit for AP or CLEP only when it applies toward your degree. Otherwise, you risk losing out on the $1000 tuition rebate for attempting more than three semester hours beyond the minimum number of hours required for the degree. </p>
<p>[Tuition</a> Rebates : Tuition Dollars & Sense](<a href=“Cost & Tuition Rates - Texas One Stop - University of Texas at Austin”>Cost & Tuition Rates - Texas One Stop - University of Texas at Austin)</p>
<p>In the case of AP BIO, if you achieve a 5 on the AP exam, you take BIO 315H and BIO 325H instead of BIO 311C and BIO 311D but don’t automatically claim credit for AP BIO because it will limit your flexibility for the $1000 tuition rebate. You don’t need to claim credit in order to meet class prerequsite requirements. You just have to provide documentaion that you meet the prerequsites.</p>
<p>If these do’s/don’ts about AP/CLEP and whether or not to claim credit sound confusing, it will be explained in detail at orientation.</p>
<p>I didn’t know about the rebate, but it appears that it won’t apply to my son since he is an out-of-state resident, boo.</p>