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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of work, but my kid looked at a 2-3 of his target schools  and what credit they offered for certain classes.

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/getting-credit-placement/search-policies/college/1195

Very anecdotally, looking at U Michigan…
the minimum score for physics C credit is a 5. This gives you credit for 2 100-level physics classes.

The minimum score for chemistry is a 4; this give credit for three 100-level classes.

This could give you an idea, of what the school thinks is important, and how difficult the class is compared to the school curriculum.  You can  also check Out the requirements for the CS degree. It’s similar for Most engineering schools.

if I, remember correctly an engineering CS degree requires 2 physics classes. It also requires chemistry 1, biology 1, and a choice of the second level of either of those.
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This summary is misleading.

"Courses" don't matter. Credits matter. 
Some subjects  are split into class and lab credits.

In that example, 4 on Chemisty is 5 credits, and 5 on Physics is 5 credits for Mechanics and 5 more credits for E&M, for 10 total.
It's probably as easy to get a 5 in a full year Mechanics class as a 4 in Chemistry. 
And E&M has an extreme grading curve, because almost no one actually learns E&M in high school.

So ita a big difference whether you do one or both parts of Physics that year. (schools/classes vary.)

Also, that page says Physics 1 or 2 get 10 (lower level) credits, but it's the same 10 credits for both classes, and it's almost certain that credit won't count for a science major.

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