<p>I'm confused. If I take an AP exam which is not a requirement for my major, will it still count towards my graduation credits?</p>
<p>Yes. Depending on how you score, you will receive elective credit that will count toward your 120 required credits for graduation. You may also get out of a prerequisite for your major. A four or five on AP Bio will get you out of Bio 171/172, a four or five on AP Calc BC will get you out of Math 115, etc. Both of those classes are prerequisites for many science concentrations.</p>
<p>They may count as electives. However, you need to be very careful. If you have accumulated too many credits, you may start paying the higher tuition from sophomore year.</p>
<p>A lot of it depends on the class. There is a chart on-line that will tell you what you get. For example, AP US History gets you 4 elective credits that is good for nothing but the 120 to graduate. AP US Govt gets you 4 credits for POLSCI 111 which is good for everything but distribution credit. AP Calc AB gives you 2 credits of math that becomes an extra 2 if you take Math 116. If you take Math 115 you lose the credit.</p>