<p>I want to take AP Micro and Macroeconomics, but my school only offers a college prep course in Micro and Macroeconomics (which I plan on taking). What do I have to do in order to take the AP exam?</p>
<p>PS: I plan on majoring in economics, so I want to get AP credits for colleges.</p>
<p>Anyone can take the AP exams without actually enrolling in an AP course. The topics covered on the individual AP exams can be found on the College Board website, so you would just need to self-study any exam topics not covered in your college prep class.</p>
<p>If your school offers AP classes in other subjects, it will have a designated AP Coordinator. You can just talk to him or her about the exams you want to take. Ideally, your school would order the exams for you and make arrangements for a proctor to oversee your test taking. If they are not willing to do that, you can try contacting another school in your area that offers those AP classes to see if they would be willing to let you take the exams there.</p>
<p>Be sure to check first and see if the colleges you are interested in will accept the AP credit for an economics major. Sometimes, academic departments will not accept AP credit for their majors because they want everyone to start with the same basic classes. Others may not give you actual academic credit but will just allow you to start in a higher level class.</p>
<p>I know of several kids that take the regular level course and then study for and take the AP exam.</p>
<p>For instance, my cousin took a regular level psychology course as one of his electives, studied hard and took the AP Psych test and did very well. If you think you’d be able to handle teaching yourself some extra work and using practice questions to go over it than go for it!</p>
<p>Again, just make sure you’re prospective colleges would accept them, and if you don’t know then call the admissions office!</p>