Is elective credit worth it?

TheMathProf
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:49:50 +0000

At my school, many of the students take Physics C and Calculus AB concurrently, and they seem to do fine on the Physics C exam.

The question of whether the credit is worth it is entirely up to you. Taking a look at possible majors at UC Irvine might help you to figure out whether those elective credits would help you credit-wise towards your major. (Some colleges/majors have specific types of elective credits that you need to take, while other colleges/majors don’t specify the type.) It’s possible that the elective credits would be enough to bump you to sophomore standing that you might not otherwise have, and that standing might have value, too.

The other thing you have to consider – and only you know the answer to this – is whether taking on the studying for another AP exam would push you too hard. If taking on this other exam would jeopardize the credits you might earn from the other AP classes, then it’s almost certainly not worth it.