<p>I can still get a refund on the gov exam if I withdraw tomorrow so I want to make up my mind before then.</p>
<p>USC awards 4 elective credits to AP Gov exam scores of 4 or 5...Does anyone know how many elective credits are needed at SC to graduate? If getting a good score on this test won't exempt me from an actual GE requirement and elective credits won't be that helpful in fulfilling my requirements at USC, I'm not sure I want to take the test. Any current students, parents, or admits who are particularly knowledgable about this, please let me know!</p>
<p>Thanks so much :)</p>
<p>Son’s AP credits didn’t cover any specific GE requirements but he is using 16 AP credits to meet total credit requirements to basically be done a semester early. He is a music major and I’m not sure how the # of credits required compares across the different colleges and he has taken 17-19 credits several semesters, so I think it can depend on your major and your courseload and other things if it will be useful or not. If you can reduce the # of semesters you are paying it can be worth it and I don’t think AP test costs are much compared to USC tuition.</p>
<p>I think I will take it then. Thank you @raddad! :)</p>
<p>You’ll need to earn 128 units to graduate, including GEs and your major/minor required classes. Anything over those reqs to get you up to 128 units are made up in electives. Different majors req varying numbers of units (typically 46-80+ units). If you take a double major, add those units. If you want a minor or 2, the units will add up. However, if you take a simple (non BFA, non interdepartmental) single major and you bring in the maximum number of AP units (32), you can very easily graduate in 3 years. If your major(s) and minor(s) require many units, you cannot, no matter how many elective units you are credited.</p>
<p>You’ll find out more about this at orientation, but you can look at USC’s online catalogue to see the number of required class units per major.</p>
<p>Thank you madbean, that was very helpful!!!</p>