Should I graduate under 4 years?

b_r_um
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:41:43 +0000

blamu2, some high school courses count for college credit (e.g. “Advanced Placement” courses) and some students take college classes while they are still in high school (either just for fun or because they have taken the hardest courses that their high school offers before they are eligible to graduate from high school). That credit can be applied towards general electives that are required for a degree (I am sure you know that American colleges, unlike universities in most other countries, make you take a number of classes outside of your major.)

Some international students are awarded transfer credit for their high school work as well. For example, British A Levels, the French Baccalaureate and the German Abitur qualify for one to two semester’s worth of transfer credit at most colleges.