And if it is indeed university and college-specific, then the high school student that takes DE courses (instead of the standard high school AP class) should then take the corresponding AP Test at the end of the year.
The downside: paying the AP test fee, the student needing to study for the exam and do well.
The upside: since we don’t know which schools offer both DE and/or AP Test credit (having not finalized a college application list), having both the college course and the AP Test allows the student full credit for their efforts - if the school offers any credit at all.