Update Application with AP Classes?

nextstepcollege
Sat, 26 Oct 2019 21:42:12 +0000

lookingforward:

This is confusing. You’re supposed to list classes taken at (or through) a college. Most often, these are Dual enrollment/DE. When they’re in-progress (or planned for 2nd semester) they can go in the section where you show current and 2nd semester courses, then note the college name. Not uncommon.

The first point is taking these classes (when they add rigor, adcoms see that.) Later comes any potential credit and you do need to see the ultimate college’s policy on this.

If this operates like DE, not sure why you need to pay in order to make the classes legit. Many high schools have DE at no cost to the kids, regardless of whether they later take the related AP exam. It shows on the hs transcript.

But what’s confusing is “credit” vs “transfer.” Credit usually eliminates some required college course. By transfer, are you assuming they go on his college transcript?

We were confused by this as well. I honestly wished the school stayed with offering AP courses, because we really struggled with how to list the classes on the Common App.

The school allows 3 options to students. If they do not register with the associated college and pay the fee, the will still receive high school credit towards meeting graduation requirements, however, they will give up the potential to earn college level credit which they may transfer to the college they attend the next year. I am guessing some colleges (primarily in state public) will allow the credits to transfer as college credit, some may transfer as electives and some not at all. The third option, Which can be pursued in addition to the option to register through the affiliated college, is to take the AP exam for the course. If a student earns above a certain score (4 or 5 at some institutions), they receive college credit that way.