<p>This way, even if you don’t get credit, you still skip a class and don’t waste time :), progressing more quickly toward your goals. Higher placement in physics is unlikely to be necessary since you may not continue with it.</p>
<p>You ask now, BEFORE submitting your deposit. You may not get an immediate answer but it’ll get the ball rolling.
Explain it’s the one thing that’s making you hesitate because things are straightforward with UC Davis (state what offer they made you - probably because they’re more used to British-system applicants, although IWU does have a lot of international students too.)</p>