Need some help deciphering Duke's AP Credit policy for English

bluedog
Tue, 11 Apr 2017 17:40:08 +0000

So the benefit of taking the AP test is that you could skip to a higher level class instead of taking an intro level class.

The credit you get at Duke for AP English Lit and Language are English 20 and English 22…which are not courses at Duke and simply say “AP Lit” or “AP Lang.” So, they don’t let you skip anything to go to a higher level class. You just get credit for AP English and can use it to fulfill requirements if you so choose. So, yeah, if you’re going to choose other AP credits over the English, then no point…unless they all appear on your transcript and you like the visual of it? (I don’t think they do though). As a Pratt student, all my AP credits showed up on the transcript, but there is no limit of credits in Pratt. And not like employers/grad schools will be impressed by seeing AP English on your transcript anyways.