<p>For senior year, I have two options for English: I could either take AP Literature or college level English classes (composition, speech, and/or literature) that each provide three credit hours from Indiana University. </p>
<p>I feel like the Dual Credit Classes are probably the best, since I would be getting credit from Indiana University and my credit would not be given to be based off of the results from one test. However, I feel that the AP Lit credit would be more recognized, and I am not sure if Duke will take the credit. </p>
<p>From an admissions standpoint, it probably doesn’t matter. For practical purposes- in order for Duke to take any college-level class, the course must satisfy the requirements here: <a href=“http://registrar.duke.edu/transfer-credit/prematriculation-credit”>http://registrar.duke.edu/transfer-credit/prematriculation-credit</a>. It’s important to note that a maximum of 2 AP courses/pre-matriculation credits combined are considered for credit if you plan on graduating in eight long semesters (ie: instead of taking 34 courses to graduate, you will need 32). All other AP/pre-matriculation courses can be used for placement, though not for credit.</p>
<p>Particularly because the course in English, it will make no difference on graduation requirements at Duke. All first-year and transfer students must take Writing 101, regardless of AP or pre-matriculation credit. Neither AP courses nor PMC will count towards general education requirements. Upper-level English courses typically do not require pre-requisites.</p>
<p>So, at least at Duke, there are no real differences between the impact of an AP Lit or Dual Credit English course after enrollment. I would suggest, then, to take the course that will provide the most intellecutally stimulating experience-- at some schools, that’s the AP course; at others, it may be the dual enrollment, and through school gossip will tell you which one that is. Take then one that will ask you to think and write critically the most, with a teacher who has incredibly high expectations for you. These skills are incredibly important for all college first-years, but particularly at schools like Duke.</p>
<p>I agree with purpleacorn – it’s not about the difference in college credit, but rather what you think will enrich your experience more. Duke is very stingy with transfer/AP credits and may not even accept “dual credit English” from IU, while they certainly do accept AP Lit with a certain score (again, with a max of 2 AP credits for Trinity). </p>
<p>If the dual enrollment class is actually taught by an IU professor with IU students (unlikely, but offered in some circumstances), then I’d say that would be the more impressive option from an admissions standpoint and would expand your horizons more. If it’s simply a high school teacher and IU has some agreement with your school to give students credit for that coursework, then it seems like it’s more just IU trying to incentivize people to enroll at their university and likely isn’t much different from AP (from a rigor perspective – the contents may be different).</p>