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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I remember correctly, none of the schools my DC applied to this year would give credit for both AP Lang and AP Lit - I think all the schools would take one or the other (and it didn't matter which one) - Lang and Lit both secured the same credit, satisfied the same core course or same writing requirement. And, no school will ever know while you are applying whether you took the test or not.  So - just look carefully at your DC's college list and double check - but it's my guess your DC can skip this second English AP exam [/quote]

How can we find out if a particular AP exam gives credit at a  college? Is this something the common app informs before sending the application to that college?[/quote]

It's not the AP exam giving credit at the college--it's the college's decision whether to award credit for the AP exam score.

Different colleges will have different policies, so really you have to individually look up each college and see what they offer.  Most colleges have a chart on their website.  As an example, here is Virginia Tech
https://www.registrar.vt.edu/content/dam/registrar_vt_edu/documents/Updates/ap_ib_clep/AP-Credits-2023.pdf

So if you are wondering about a different college, just google "X college AP credit" and you should be able to find it.[/quote]

Thank you. What does award credit for AP exam score mean? are they credited towards graduation requirements? Technically, if more the number of AP exams awarded credit, the earlier they would graduate? [/quote]

In theory, yes. Depending on the college you might get credit for a required English class, e.g. some kind of "freshman composition" is a pretty common requirement. I was able to skip that with AP credits back in the day. But some schools want you to take their version and might give credit for some other gen ed requirements. Or they just go to general elective credits. Most schools grad requirements will include some general education credits, major credits, and non-specified electives credits. All depends on the college.[/quote]

In the VT AP credits pdf document link above, it says "A maximum of 38 credit hours may be awarded". If an undergrad program requires 120 credits, and if hypothetically 38 AP credits are awarded, does that mean the student graduates early after having attained 120-38 = 82 credits, in the most optimistic scenario?

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