Dual Credit vs AP for Admissions

BPro
Sun, 08 Oct 2023 16:50:05 +0000

In terms of GPA, yes - but in terms of rigor a true college-level class is always given more weight. For example, if you have a student who took AP calcAB at a high school and another student who took CALC1 as DE, an ‘A’ in CALC1 is going to command a lot more attention and respect than even a 5 on an AP. But that CALC1 needs to be hosted by an accredited college/uni. Some high schools have arrangements with local colleges/universities for high level kids to take courses for credit as DE, which is almost always superior to AP in the eyes of admissions if it is a 100s level class or higher. That’s why I said it depends on the DE, as the OP asked about rigor.