<p>My son did get a great deal of credit for electives but in his engineering major
they have 17-18 units a semester which is pretty much set and I think one elective course in four years. He took AP Bio but they require a Physics course anyway. Some of his friends took AP Physics but it did not totally count for the exact class and some had to take it over. It does help for where you stand in the line up for registration. He can’t use the AP spanish since his CS major doesn’t require a language, they won’t waive any classes with AP Psych and still had to take CS class even though he had APCS BC? (I think you need a 5 on that) Sometimes I wish he went to a UC or another school which would have counted all his Ap’s
To answer your question, you also may need to check your high schhol. In my daughter’s school you have to sign a contract that you will take the AP exam or they do not give you credit for it on your transcript. Her school also does not give you an extra point on your GPA for AP’s.</p>