AP vs Dual Enrollment

racereer
Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:48:20 +0000

It sounds like you are asking if schools look at AP vs Dual Enrollment different as far as course rigor? If they are similar level like AP Physics C vs College Engineering Physics then they would most likely be looked at the same, but if you are comparing AP Stat to Dual Enrolled Multivariable Calc then the MV would be considered more rigorous.

If you are concerned about getting college credit then that will be school specific, but it does seem that State schools (especially in-state schools) are more accepting of dual enrollment credits and can get you credits (sometimes more) without having to take the AP exams. My son is going OOS to GT and took DE College Physics Mechanics and EM and was awarded 8 credits of Physics at GT (all of his engineering physics needed). He would have need to score a 5 on both the AP Physics C Mech and EM test to get the same credit. He did the same with DE Chemistry and was awarded 8 credits while the most a 5 on the AP Chemistry exam would have got him was 4 credits. Many of the state schools have transfer credit tables you can look and check, while other require you to submit the classes for evaluation.