Course selection and AP exams

alamemom
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:12:02 +0000

I’ll answer #2 first: Yes, he can change his courses after the AP exam results come in. (In fact, changes can be made after classes start.) Since he has lots of flexibility the first semester (because he needs “everything”), it might be most convenient to just avoid the ones that might be waived by AP credit. Here they are:

For students pursuing the regular General Education requirements:

-A score of 4 or 5 on a foreign language AP waives the third semester FL requirement.
-A score of 4 or 5 on AP Art (History) or History (European) waives the GE Cat 1 Western Cultures and Traditions.
-A score of 4 or 5 on AP Biology, Chemistry, Physics (B), Physics (C- Mechanics) or Physics (C- Electricity/Magnetism) waives the GE Cat 3 Scientific Inquiry.

[USC ARR : Articulation : AP Exam Credit at USC](http://www.usc.edu/dept/ARR/articulation/apexamcredit.html)

For Thematic Option students:

-A score of 4 or 5 on a foreign language AP waives the third semester FL requirement.
-A score of 4 or 5 on AP Art History or European History will satisfy the Theme Course in the Humanities and Social Science.
-A of 4 or 5 on AP Biology, Chemistry, or Physics will satisfy the Theme Course in Natural Science.