<p>There is another consideration. Depending on the major, students may not find any value to having the AP credit even if available. S has putative AP credit that serves him no good end. His concentration combined with premed and some other interests means he needs more courses not fewer, and does not want to use AP for electives. Course wise, he will have enough credits to graduate at the end of his third year, but he is now fretting about how he is going to fit everything in he wants to study in four. Having the credits, and using them to good end, is something else that needs to be considered.</p>