Tuition and credits

<p>you know how you get credit for courses with AP exams right? well here is my question</p>

<p>at private universities like GWU or AU, does getting credit for one class mean that you don't have to pay that anymore, or is it a fixed tution regardless of which credits or not you might have? do you save money by taking a lot of ap's and getting a lot of credit at private universities?</p>

<p>If you are a full-time student (i assume), you will not pay any less unless you are able to graduate in less than 4 years (which is a definite possibility). You pay per quarter/semester regardless of how many classes you take (usually min of about 12 hours and sometimes there is a max)</p>

<p>Also in my child's experience, community college and AP credits transferred in as three credit hours but the classes at the University are four credits...so they don't always translate one for one.
The biggest advantage is that you can be placed out of freshman survey type classes, and take smaller more advanced classes because your core requirements are out of the way.<br>
As the poster above mentions, you may be able to graduate a semester early depending on how many credits you transfer in with. Most schools have a set tuition minimum and maximum. If you are over credits, you will pay extra per credit hour.</p>